The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-10-08
Chapler .
WONG so AGAIN

WONG so AGAIN
THE gunbeat which Bowers and
Ivy bad failed to signal was
named Ladysmi / and der the Bris.
Isl flag. She had picked ur Flint,s
nrst S o s and while nurryine to the
scene Of the disaster had received
word from the admiralty in Singa.
pore to take any survivors prisoners
With the exception Of two aassen.
gers.
In -spilIing the beans as Flint
himself had called II. be had gosv
into particulars and separated the
sheep from the soats. II vas known
TO the newspaper men. who made
much : II. that Harvey Bowers. the
famous oig-game hunter. aud a fel
/ low passenger. q Miss Green had
ssen abandoned on sinking ship.
It wouln hare Leea q front-page
story anywhere. The ship had been
scuttied By her Chinese captain for
the insurance. and that xelE.man
would q caught ana in case the pas
sengers persisted. either be hanged
By . special arrangement, with the
Chinese Government or beheaded ,
the execution-yard Of cantols
The captain and the crew Of the
Lads smith were yoarg and adven.
turons men out to show on and make
record 1c be hursying the seer
Of the disaster and to be upon the
trail Of a Twentieth Century pirate
exhilaratsd them beyond measure.
A sisen spot 10 the seas cannot b
precisely located by instruments
however. and, oddly enough. there
vas a time whe they passc imme
diately over the sunkeD Boldero
but b. now all signs OF the wseeAags
had been dispersed far and wild. b.
the ocean currents.
Il wac Commander Ashton's the
CRY that Bowers and his Iellow-pas
senger mad gone aOwL with The shiy
aud his examination Of the nearest
land. Tiger Island - perf5nelory
Wong 30 and his pirates would no
choose 50 snail and precarios. az
asylum. They would make for Dor
neo.
10 the disaster had been Of an ordi
nary nature. Commander Ashton
would haze stood BY TIGER island
long .-ough to enc q party ashore
Bu, he had co DO with pirates an
q vas his duty to overtaks these. 4
possible ana bring them TO justice
An examfnation OF the distant shore
Of TIGER Island through q pair o
powerful marine glasses revealed
nothing
II Bowers had be- ale to make {
smoke. Il would lave .seh seer
from the f.adysm.th. The officer.
and ne crew were on the s.lokoE'
Tor anything OF the kind. II r. " er:
had been able 10 FIRE his elephant
rifle. the defamation mig5. nave
been heard AS Il was. the Lady
smith saw nothing and heard moth
ing aud presently at full spesj made
q long turn 20 starbr ard and aead
Tor Rorneo.
The air-pressure ana later thS
steady breeze which had so helpe,
Ivy md Bowers ana the progress ..
thei :. : IN equal measure delaye'
the progress of Wong 30. and
breeze aith which he bad to .ontenC
was II anything stronger.
THE I.aaysmith. when she was y
y hurry. could do little bette
than rty-seven knots IN hour
She earriGC a powerful searenligh
and a little after usdnight and with
IN nile OF the Borneo coast sighted
the Mree boats IN which the pirate
captain AMI his crew were Tying Il
escape
II Wong Bo had not been eangh
red-haDded his guilt was clear TIT
stolen goods b Bowers initial!
engraved On the esc1tcaecns were I
dea 9 givsa,Aay. Even II Bower. ant
the xoma we're saved by 4 miracle
there was still the murder OF Film
10 accent for.
Wong HO's case was hopeless. HI
would either hang by de neck,
most endignified wa. out OF thu
world. or his neck would b
stretched and dis Lad loppe; of
By q fellow-Chinaman who would
enjoy doina Il.
Daring the night Captain Woni
Bo I'm spite Of Ms manacles, sue
eeeded In swallowing a qusntitS o
gold leaf which was CONGO. LEI
about his person. and two or three
days later died in agony. In spite o.
the agony be succeeded in keeping
his gnity t. the bitter end
Upon the officers an! the crew o.
the late Boldero It was not possible