IN THE CHINA SEA

A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE. X- — 'y Ej tKWAOD W. HOI**INS.

> Kobv'.t bOBWM'f bom.1

CHAPTER II. [ coxtinvxd. ]

SudJealr there appeareilkt the window a queer little f»ee. peering into the lighted etore bom the outer derkpees. It wm bnt a moment, however, for the next ineUnt the owner of the

face was in the store.

"Here is a customer," I called to Phister, who came jto the front in rather a surly manner. Phister did not like Chinamen, and this fellow was decidedly a Mongol. I bare good reason for remembering that face and that night. Looking back, now, after all these happy years, I can see that face loom up in the window as clearly and as startlingly as. it did then. It wm not a pleasant face. It was a crafty, hateful face, bnt the almond eyes were opened wide with anxiety or fear, I know not which. The rich oriental clothing was limp and bedraggled. The water ran from him in riruleMas he stood, pant-

ing, before Phister. “doctor her'?" t}»e pigeon-English co: fornia Chinaman.

Phister nodded. He was not dis-

rracioi

to the Cali-

-Her thi

"Clom me:" said my guide, imperi-

.onsly.

I turned to follow him. He led way up a gloomy flight of stairs through the hall toward the

.the second story. "Here is," he said.

stopped before a door that

r led into the front

the and

front of

not dare barm the girl himself, for fear of his employer's wrath. These thoughts went through my head very rapidly. I made a resolve, and hastened to act upon it. I gave the girl a dose of chloral and said to the Chinaman: “four wife will be all right in the morning. You must not wake her. Let her sleep till she wakes herself. Then she will be well." "Thlank! Dloctor giood man. Heap like Chinaman's Josa. Veily smart Much pay." He fumnled under hie peculiar, j shirtlike garment, and from some capacious pocket produced a fat pocketbook. He counted ont fire ten-dollar bills snd'handed them to me. I pnt them in my pocket as if that aort of thing were an every-day sort of occurrence.

Wh(

r’hen I walked down the stairs to

j the door, I ran the gantlet of the same

deutly led'into the front chamber. He furious eyes that I had when I came took a bunch of keys from his pocket j n - O ne brought my hat, neatly and quickly unlocked the door. brnahed. Another brought my mack “Clom 1 " he said | iu* 0 ** 1 — 0T < rather. Philters—careI .tappedinside. aud he looked care- I fully feeling of ite ample folds to mfnlly around the hell m if to see thst ■“« himself that it wm dry.

-| *- 1 abated. I stood a

threshold, and then

stepped to the aide of the ^oom and ! ps»*ei ont. The Chinaman whia-

tnrh<

ly around the hell m if to eee that j one elae was there. Then he locked J us Jn. The gM wm burning low. TT -

sd to the aide of the room d the light fnll on. A huge bed-

stead atood in the center of the room. I stepped to it and looked down. Lying there, still m death, pale, with scarcely a breath stirring the snowny bosom, wm the moat beautiful girl I thought I had ever seen. Fair as the the fairest lily, with a skin as pare and w\ite as wax. the beauty of ber face came over me like a sudden vision. Her lips were fall and well-shaped. ** dazzling in ita white-

The storm had i

g e | moment on the M( ] i pMscu out. The

pered behind

•Dloctor

doctor. "Clom, quick!” “Not much’”, returned Phister, glancing out at the storm and ehruggiug his shoulders. "I am not the doctor; and if I wm, I wouldn't go out to-night for the best Chinamen in San Fran." A look of appeal came into the celestial's face. “Who he?" hj MkeO, looking at

me.

"That’e the doctor," replied ter; "and if he goes ort to-night he's a bigger fool than I think he is.” "What it. it yon want?" I asked, inclined to be too severe with the low because he had been unfortunate enough to be born a heathen. "Not Chinaman aiek. Chii only want oome. Mali can lady sick— very aiek—maybe die. Clom, dloctor, clom savee her; getee big pay—we go now.”

roat wm dazzling in ita whi Her hair, long, gloMy and ec ngled and snarled. Her pr in this hive of Chinamen startled

me. The secrecy maintained by the fellow who was her Keeper tola mo that I wm in the presence of one of

those great and horrible myatei

not say

i, dloctor?'

anything 'boot

this. Savee,

No sooner were the words uttered

y ill-coi

I sooi

than I began to regret my ill-oonaid-ered resolve. I conld have pounded myself for a fool because I bad not acted on my first impulse, and wrested the girl from the brnte by fo.-ce and

dragged her from the hi

i my from

l her from the honse. It was now fearfully apparant that the gul, instead of being the wife of the Chinaman, wm the victim, or the intendeo victim, of the foulest system of ganized kidnaping ever in exiate:

t boat furiously wit!

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the beds. <

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My heart boat fnrionsly with rage mi I realized how I had been doped.

only want 001 very sick—n tor, clom save* veUy big. Olot

He took hold of my coat and began palling me toward the door. “Whare it it?” I aaked. "No far. Glom! Melican lady die while sittee here.” "Well, Phister," I said, getting on y feet and shaking myaelf. “Lend e your mackintosh, and I’ll go and

aee what’s the matter." Phister stm very mneh disgusted, and while he wm getting the mackintosh for me, be mattered something very much to the disparagement of my intellect. Bnt I didn’t mind that ol Phister. IVwm his way; and I felt rather imbt/ed rith the spirit of adventure end wm bonnd to aee the thing through. I had not been to my office since making my ronad of cells, and so had my xnedicine-oaae handy. Bolling np the bottoms of my tronI said to the Chinaman: o on; lead the way. I’ll follow.’ I did not know any Chinese, end 1 - not know how they meMured d tanoes; bnt if the wklk that fellow

night

of my tronira, I said to if ~ ' "Oo on; lead any Chinese, and did they measured diste walk that fe

a short

a long a

under like circnmered on jnet ahead

of me, chattering to himself in unintelligible lingo. His hands were tacked in his sleeves. With my head ducked, to keep the rain ont of my neck, the collar of the mackintosh turned np m high as I conld 'get it and, my medicine CMe under my arm, my hands deep in Phister's pockets, I strode after the shambling Chinaman.

this ']

— — -r— e company and He pattered

11 woni

led that heathen pMt so many tores and doctors' honaes on hi p the hill to PLiiter'e. In the

ay drug his way

np ths hiU to PLiiter’e. In the light of enbeeqaent events it wm apparent that he did not want the physician to know the neighborhood into which he

'ogid c

• goin|

Ot m

tiraly new to me., nntil I m lied that he wm trying to mislead

a to onr direction. T

On and on he went, down one street,

into districts that were

tbesi

a great impression

wrong, and probably injure

m to onr direction. I began to think he wm going to take me all over San Francisco. And yet he wm in a tremendous hurry, bnt be would not ride in a street car, nor would he let me hire a carriage. At Ust my mysterious guide stopped before a gloomy100king honse, the windows of which were dark, m if there wm no life within. Had I (topped to think, I might even then hare .given / up the job, but what with my curiosity and my eager naae to earn a large (ee, I wm determined to eee the adventure throngb. The Chinaman .fare thrae quick knocks and two slow cnee on tha door, and it wm opened. The emell of a hot, fool atmosphere osrnc ont into my face and nearly stifled me. Almond eyas from two leathery faces peered at ma from the dimly lighted hall as I followed my guide iaaide. There wm a moment’s chattering, as of an many moakeyi, and I fait a queer aeneetion aalhaard the heavy door eloaad behind me. I woe in for B now, coma what

taaj.

The feltow who had brought me

gT 1

it ki. *1. ■

that have rat land of Calif.

mysteries the fair

Nothing wm left then but to follow

__ the plan I tad formed inside: This

hands and / crying aloud

crying alt

fe glanced np at my sco'

tongue. He; ing face, and

“She my

wife. Savee, dloctor. Much big fee if net die.”

tr

jowl * 1 To do thi ‘ I

. cal

parlor and cats

One night this week a j •as attacked and severely :miser ot half-starved cats.

A movement has been Marled to hire a private Cat catcher, who will chloro- I

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Th-- people of Pcnn»v:llc are thor- I

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in eacb case, and it is belifved to be j

by one party. Scarcely a night passes ] bm what some house is entered. Good* and cash worth several hun- J,

dred dollars were taken by thieves —

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disappeared several ■ *—'ieved the thieves

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about tho exterior of that honse to j Jrenlon. and more arc tcai distinguish it from s dozen other, j ,,rthh amhont.es

around it. Tha asms somber fronts, . the some bearv outlines loomed mi ; before me on both sides of the at

After a spell of

Hejapoke earnestly and anxioaily. I

did not doabt his sincerity in wishing

her saved, bat I thought be was a liar when he said she wm his wife. She wm evidently high-born. The ity clothing that she had on wm and of American manufacture.

jewels. If she had any, they had been

amhoritic1 epidemic

rich

There ware

eiver possessed 'taken from bar.

I mentally noted all the aarroandings while I made a hMty examination of tha gitl. After oarefnl woEk, I came to the conclusion that she had been dragged. I coald not tall what the nature of tl^e drug used' -wm, bnt it wm something that 'had tha power almost to suspend life. The Ohinaman had nssd -too mneh, and wm now frightened at the probable result. I did not disclose my disoovery to the Chinaman. I wot now fully convinced that he wm a scoundrel. I conld accomplish nothing by informing him then what I knew to be’ the matter. I opened my medicine-OMe, ; and ohose from it a most powerful' restorative—s drag that acted directly, upon the heart. I lifted the lovely head on my arm, and dropped the' potion down my patient's throat/ After what seemed to be an interminable time, I.h*fl the satisfaction ot seeing a slight movement of the chest. ‘ Then a twitching of the eyelids. Then, 1 after a still longer wait, she gave a

'deep inhalation.

"Ah, she breathes!*’ I raid. “She

will live!"

“Giood! Giood! Me no want die! VeUy booful wife! No die!” I eyed the Mongolian contemptn-

onsly. The thought that I was suspected of being so simple as to be’ gnlled by his words made me angry..

The Chinaman was now beginning!

to get restless. It was very evident! that he regarded all need for my ser-j vices ended, when I said she would! live. I knew he did not want me to be present when the girl returned to oonsaionsneM; I wm in donbt what .to do. My impulse wm to take the girl in my arms and fight my way to

ot armed. I did

1 A hat. together with its initialed

1 seemed to me*to be partic- Knoiri^^Wwas caLUug’at the'home! ■ly bright and happy. With- gave chase to the^ftllow. but he cscapmoving from in front of the :d. losing his head covering in tjie

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upon that seemed olarly brigh

ont moving from in front of the house, I fumbled in my pockels for a string or something of that kind. I had purohMed a bookcase for ’ my library a day or two before, and had meMured the corner into which it wm to go with a piece of tape^ This tape I had forgotten; bntnoW, to my great joy,'I discovered it in my coat-pocket. I drew it forth, and breathed a bles.i-

With the piece of hastened to the

(ebl Estate jioo&PESflU) bkd Bimhgeb Nl. B. SCUL-L,

ing upon it. Wi tape in my hand, I curb and tied the

and tied the meMuring-string id a tree that stood directly in

sronm

front of the door.

fixed thioi

Having fixed things thus satisfactorily to myself, I hurried off in the direction of what I concluded to be the Bay district. I knew that police headquarters lay in that direction, and my object now wm to reach there m ooou m possible. I say I harried, bat in truth I made bat slow progress. As I went along I closely scanned everything I conld see. I wanted to establish a system or chain of landmarks that would guide me back to that house. On one side of the street I saw a bent tree of great dimensit That was a good mark. Then I sa

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The Photphi rescent Gale A number of years ago thr pec tors were working some

« pro mi all

J. IX CRAIGr,

1 not sry Cl

That was a good mark. Then I saw a P^ctorm were working some mining honse of bolder front than the others Pr^cotL Aria. When standing farther ont in the street I ^ “’f* toV " ^ h ‘ d expected/te This, too. I mentally noted. | two ** finding more j

At every comer I studied the lamp- 1 0 h, I 1 . - - ^ streets. I I worked * third day without 1

EEl’AIRKR OF—

that

on Band

street. I 1

the outskirts of j eve f-

the street. I

not doubt that every Chinaman in the •honse wm armed like a brigand. Again, thare was no doubt tbht they ! would not stop at murder to gain their' ends. Bnt then it cams over ms, suppose the story the old rillalc told Ime should prove to be trns. The 'ridiculous spectacle of Archibald 1 Crick more, H. D., lagging a Chinolman's wife ont into the street at that' Inn seemly hour, with a gang of ent-

‘1 ^ heelfi wmm nat m ple(u te to contemplate. I would, at' undsr ”— -

the

At any rate, Ijwonldj

pects for life. . „ be th# laughing-stock of ths Golden Gate Olnb. I soon conrinoed myaelf that a raah course in the matter wonld,’ accomplish no good, and might, possibly, be. harmful. Whatever fate was in store for the beantifal girt, I did not believe she wonld be harmed before she became conscious. Then ahappy thought struck ma: Os# of thoea sparks of genius that oeeaoion-

mind and then go.

fojtt hours. In that Urns I oonld do

!whatever seemed beat te do.

I had heard of eases where girl, were

oad held ee seat I of others. The

those sparks of genius ally tight np a doll min ont again. I wonld

_ * be one of that vrsr-.sj

man: _

enough to establish the fact hbqse I had just left was street, jnst north of Bank knew I was jnst on tha bnl

Chinatown. Taming down Dank street, I felt my wey elong for a block or two. On a Corner, well-lighted, I fonnd e policemen standing. He seemed to take a great interest in my movements. When I approached him be- took a few steps toward me os though he wm going to accost me. 1

stopped abruptly. “Say, officer,” I

had a chance to say say thing.

ae Msistance from yon.”. I’s the irioiier? Are you

it grab, in worked os

tigns. But I found 0Taer 10 11,118,1 n P' ' n f r . the fact that the ‘f?*" ^ c « c,d ^

should have no trouble la lallowinf

as they could a

tld have no troublX

the trail after dark. The night, how-

and they

Seising Jffldo'hinoa & @rgans

420 Washington Street.

J. R. WILSON & SON, ;

Id not I hung

s unusually t see tne trail.

lucgry, they were

otlng

They had a bla

lelng fatii loslnf u

.3 much

par

pose. They had a black-and-tan hound' with them, and the Idea occurred ta

th them, and the Idea occurred te ' s of the boys to rub the phosphor j

dog's

thus a

began, before be

..

'What's the niatter?

aaked.

not 'ost

Dootor Crickmore,

lost?” he oi

"No. I ai

.1 am a physitre, of the Gol-

I was called to a a Sand street to see a

cion-

den Gate Olnb. I wm called to a

here 4

A Chinaman came after-me. nan hM been drugged, apd is

honse np woman.

Tho woman

now unconscious. I am on my way to police headquarters to get help. What

do yon advise me to do?”

The officer slowly whistled softly in ! hitnsslf. Ho eyid me curiously. I ; . wondered if he wasn't going to make

me any reply.

“Young man," he raid, “you have now got yourself mixed up in one of those Chinee# scrapes or y’n'd be

ir of this ont. But if y’n’d better go. Where’s

you’re goin’, the hones?"

“Or Send street, jest north of Bonk. . Two booses fromit there is a beat tree in the seme aide of the street I tied a tape around the smaU tne that is directly is front et the besae I mean. Too earn teUU-by

that-

-L. ^ Mvai'a M • IM Lt

otu from a bunch of matches on ths

talL It was done accordingly, I a aort of pillar of fire by

night The scheme worked beautifully. The dog found no difficulty in following the trail, the men followed the phoaphorlzed narrative of thlr canine guide, and reached Presctt in

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