CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY A SOCIAL AND POLIŢICAL NOVEL
BY
CHARLES J. H. HALCOMBE, ROS MEMBER OF CHINA REKOMÈN PAKTY, Autor of The Mgelic Blowery famad,"
Trucola in the Trouwruat," Ke.. dc. ¿Continent from last Saturday.) Well. Mr. Baug," said ilis Excellency in a ton of commiscation, a smile playing upon his fare un ho approaches him, I schontel certainly ho sorry to deprive your honourable guild of its head us, and Aill mere so to punish an innered person.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEYBER 90, 1905.
this heinous crime you must give us some ele na to where this man Hung Fong is most likely to havo mernted any treasonable papers.
r.
Com," he added is a steruer voice seeing the prisover hesitate, “time is pregímus, and “E
frite with or deceive us.
terrible example will be taude you if you
Ha!
"I think, my lord," verlied Hung Hol," that paper of some importance as seun biddon near the western wall of Mr. Hang Fongs pleure ground, though I am not positive.”
said the Tartai, "we stall soon get
of this conspiruoy." to the bottom
Then, without taking my netica of his ejuf victim, he cavered in an undertone will How Seng Wui, who som afterwards had the prisoner removed back to gnot,
CHAPTER XIV-TAS ARREST OF HUNG FONG
"I bave reason to beljove," he continued. producing from his poekota roll of paper, "that a certain cousin of yours, nane Hong Four, the traitor ringekutor in this revolt.
Cheng was very uel misol by his family, No doubt this donnent plated from his and is worthy father looked proudly and hand and, for that reason, I feel disposed to hopefully forward to the tin when he would Kisay
a comece of saving your life by helping come home growned with fresh laurels, Lak le bring the true culprit to justice and if hwn also mised her brother very much, for
t you run at an early dues provide mor rangistrate with any information that will pour bain her faithful Lore and champion; and there was yet another whose asist as în disgroting another such treasonable memory sha scoretly cherished with such hop deeraval as this in the pessussion of the man
loss constancy that there was something truly Hing Fong, it is in sy part of his house or diving in it for she could not rationally expert grounds, you will be pardoned of all couplesty to eter again so that brave and haar Isle handsome Fa the crime and at one liberdadasi Yonur foroister who came from influenced by the most human motives in
in. Freat Western seas."
in the long allowing you to thans vindicato your honour and sultry days of sommer she would sit in a establish the guilt of one who has oppressed shady arbour by the still waters of the lake, iu ber father's grounds, and ponder upon those Hi. Excoloury now tarnai and walked away,
short dreau-days when a new and indescribable Rud, as in did so, a paper fuitand down in tight, which beatified and irradiated all things, front of Hang H, whe poked it up and saw at was kindled in her inmest hurt. However, the a glance that it was his own plan of reyolt; but, strange fogay, Mr. Hung Eong's signature had was not the only one whe harboured a forlorn love for a little distance away pour Ah Loe, Ten attacked at the end, having oridently been the Total's daughter, compted the slowly- forget with the help of a letter from his co-in posing days and conjured the whimsical fates which had been found upon him and which referred to pasaufary assistant rendered by the generous merchant.
He knew perfectly well what Shun Ming wanted him to do, and, nihongh he was a bail, viciosas, and jealons geklive, he recoilet from the ides of perpetrating such a cruel and treacherous deed, upon one of his own kith and Lin. But his it was at stake and, being ef u cowardly nature. He clutched the paper and secreted it upon his perso. only intending to sire it of a just resonres. Shortly afterwards two men enterof the spartment, bearing a cange which they plocal upon his shoulders, His arms were then released und, in charge of a soldier, he was bear away into the streets, being only able to walk slowly in consegnenco. of the heapfrons upou lús legs.
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A crowd of people followed his ut first, but they gradually dispersed, and at length, on ariving at a thoroughfare which ran for some distance parallel with the western wall of Mr. Hung Fong's residence, his korper ordored him to remain within these bounds. The man then left him in the blusing sun. and went to aighairing booth where he could sit in shelter and waich bin charge.
It was now almost one o'clock, and size the early morning Hang Hai had not been able to obtain a sinoko of cpiura-or any foot and he felt weary, famished, and half dili ions. For five hours he remained in the sicinity of his cousin's house, though without Beng Of the Hang Fongs knowing of his prefere there; and still din skrauk from doing the datedly dead which would condemn to destruction in innocent man and his family int presently he hoard the use of a guitar wition the grounds and at intervals bright and mirthful laughter. Then the devil rose within him, and, cursing his fluent consin, he in tails Pult for the fatal decuruf, which
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with uname which shu darn not reveal.
The affairs of Lies were in an naprosperous condition and eansed Mr. Hung Fong much Forrow and anxiety; for he had always taken a keen and active interest in the welfare of the city, and there appeared to him little prospect of the dark and gloomy situation Eeing improved while Shao Ming and his mercenary satellites held the reins of govern ment. Morever, he had anffered such severe monetary losses through the insatiable greed of this mandaria vulture, hat he had been obliged to declare his inability to further re- spond to his Excellency frequent calls upou his parse. Nevertheless, he was always ready and willing to promote any necessary and legitimate undertaking, hat his private bene. factions were performed secretly and unosten. tatiously for the Chinese have a strong aver aint to making know their charitable deeds firmly believe that by seeking notoriety a nation they wont stebase them- selves mul offend the gods."
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All the merabers of the respected Hung family residing in and cand Lien, were ashamed and horrified when they heard of the intrigus and imprisonment of their anworthy relative, Hung Hoi, whom they had repeatedly tried to reclaim from his evil ways; moreover, they felt that bis sinister actions might have far-reaching effects, particularly if the unscrup alons Taotai pleased to magnify the crime and try the conspirators for treason instead of disorderly conduct and larceny, a thing which had often been done under far less provocation,
Hung Fong loved his home and family, and nothing pleased him better then to throw aside all fortslities and enjoy the companionship of his wives and daughter, who used to eagerly converse with him, white le sanoked the pipe of punce. eliciting from him with gentle tactil interesting items of news, Lubichwa was the he wildrow from his pocket and carefully folllife of these social gatherings, and she would ed. At that moment he saw the soldier, we dispol from her mind, as if by magic art, the was guarding him, prepare to lease the booth, thoughts which of late, bat haunted her, and for the purpose of cotangling him back to sing and play with awet vivacity, her melodious prison, and with a quick, vindictive motion be voice and music often inducing people to con- stepped a few paced from the wall and threw grogate outside the high wall, which enclosed The paper over into the garden.
the garden, and listen as if entranced. But Cheng's vacant place cansed a little clend to at times pass over the members of tut united family, and bis rame was ever on their hips.
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Soo," he added, “there is a nice-bucket-of clear water there and a bowl of cold boiled rice; spray make yourself quito at home, and eat as much as you please."
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coming to the western wall of the garden belonging to the ladies. Here they began to clovely soon every foot of ground, Mr. Hung Fong tollowing their movements with astonish- meat and indigestion not unmized with apprehension, for he begun to suspect foul plas. "He was endeavouring to prosent one of these rascally intruders from treading upon som prized plants, when the offer roughly clutched him by the sleeve.
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Ha! What have we here?" he said with malicious triumph, pointing to a coll of paper which a soldier picked up and handed to him: and an expression of devilish glee came into his face as he eagerly anrolled and Resument which was none other than th
thrown there by Hung Hei
the one
By the grit Kwang, hore's rank treason!" he vociferted, thrusting the paper before Hung Fong's face which flushed with anger and res utment as he scanned the first sentences and observed that his own unmis had been affixed at the end.
I swear I have never seen that paper before!" he cried, vehemently stamping his foot. It is a forgery, and the work of some cowardly und malicious conspirator, and has boon placed here for the purpose of dragging to the ground an innocent man."
A very plausible exouse, Mr. Hung," angered the official; and, in order that you snay axenipals yourself without delay. I will ask you to accompany me to the Yimen
Whot base-minded infamy is this?" de-
manded the honest merchant, towering in his wrath high above the magistrate's cullion. “I am no renegade who lives by kaarish deads!"
Seize and handcuff this traitor!" shouted the officer, and in a moment the Yamen-volvos fell on their prey.
But Hung
Fong was not the man to calmly submit to this indignity in his own grounds, and a fierce struggle ensued, more than one Being now half-past six the guilty wretch
rascally "brave" fulling before his strong arm was allened to return to the gaol, where he was
Hearing that their beloved master was in again incarceratel in his noisome cell where he
danger, the faithful Hung retainers gathered assed authier wiserable night, being only sap. We may soou have a letter from him," said arome him nel fought with desperate sparage, plied with sufficient rice, and that of the worst Mr. Hang Fong, ducing one of those pensive way of them being mortally wounded in the Inality, to keep life in his emaciated body. momonte, when they were sitting in the garden, encounter. Doors were broken down and gates And although the kind-hearted Hung Fans and the sun was casting its last gorions rays smashed as the straggling mass sarged from contrived, by heavily bribing the gaolere, Le around them and, while he spoke, a gleam of one courtyard to another, the noise becoming send him some warm wine and cake and a little hope lighted his manly face as his gaze realed so great that the whole city was soon stirred: opium, only a smell percentage of these things upon a female servant ezeltedly hurrying to- und, as the news spread, soldiers and oatsmen were delivered. This was a simple but vary wards him with a letter in her hand.
rushed to the fray. Above the swaying mul effective oficial way of coercing him, through
"Oh, Master!" she cried breathlessly, hand-titude Hang Fong's manly frm could be seen sheer want and desperation, intcubject obedientsing him the missive, the inner courtyard is as he wielded with the fury of despair a brokon and buinility.
Next morning at ten o'clock he was again full of soldiers, and the mandarin in charge of rifle which he had torn from one of hisaeuilante. the ordered this to bo immediately delivered Never before in at pearefni city had such dregged into the court-house where his judges into your bands."
a fight taken place, for the good rice-merchant wer sitting in al-man and imposing mago l
was belorod and rimerated by all, and lie and ecfice, Excellenes, Shun Ming, smiled
they know that a terrible calamity had fullen benigaly upon his son vilo retainers and crackod
upon them, and that they were not only fighting s joke at the expense of his miserable vietim
for their very lives but for their families and who hautowed lowly and reverently to his bettors and thin glost fainted with fatiguo and trepidation.
"Prisoner." at length said the magistrate. quinting horribly, it has come to one know. age that you were not the chief party in the revolt which has just occurred, but that you were simply the hired emistry of a seditious und unscrapulons traitor to whom you were noder au obligation which placed you in his power. Is that, in "
Yes, my lord," answered Hung Hoi in a weak vacillating voice.
you
“What is the name of the man who employed Here the prisoner seated to enlapso into a ' Fifeless heup, but it was not the first time the wile magistrate bind seeu pople simulato Bez and by moving his lund he made a sign which caused three mon to
With grave misgiving Hung Beng tore open the envelope, which contained a letter from the magistrate. It read thus
Te Mr. ilung Foug, a meritian of Lien,
to
Je to inform you that in eenwegtener of pro Hon÷ver, the wily Taotai and his certain information having been received, I deem
colleague bad fully preparat for say it ne esanty, for the safety and welfare of the! State to search your houan and grounds in order emergency of this kind, and had already gathered in from the surrounding districts a large number to ascertain whether there are my treasonable
of well-armed soldiers who had been brought papers concealed therein; and I must command
into the city at the dead of night and quartered have depated you to accompany these whom I have
in the two Yimens. perform this duty, in order that you may be pres ent in the event of any such discovery blog. made. My chicer has a warm, duly endorsed by His Excellency the Tautui and myself, which
powers him to inake the necessary investigui tious and to mist my person or persons whose forty constitutes a munurn to the peter and welfare of the city which it is our london duty to maintain,
(Signet)
How Song Wai,
Magistrate of Laen.
Soldiers and citizens poured from every thoroughfare, and soon the sharp crack of munsketry rang above the terrible din, and the ad and dying wore heaped armor the mer chant's resid-nou, Then darkness clored in upon this scene of strife, and at length Hung Fong and his valiant enpporters were over- powered by the suporier strength and arma- ment of their o ponents; and as bis victorions abductors left bito away, he gave a last lingery
· Let them search!" exclaimer Hung Pong in which he had spout so many happy years. ing look of hop-less sorrow towards the house Then with calm and unbending Ugnity towards the prisoner. Two of them straightened with righicons Indignation. Im straitor.
Turning to the ladies, who seemed cl turned and stalked away through the gather- bis bads sub, while the other fus oned upon his armed, e asked them to withdraw to their ing gloom, between the deep tilos of armed anties a bamboo ruatiiyuncu worked with cords apartments, and then proceeded to the second and toggle by which the ankle-bones were courtyard, at the front entrance of which he ae, his chains claking ut each step, and his squeed rgether. Tais nucline had no sooner was met by a petty mandarin who flourished clothes hanging in shreds. And belized biza commenced working thun Hung Hoi served with un air of great responsibility the allotel servals and stuuook clansmen abe bad in momoful procession trailed the few of his out at the top of his voice and struggled in a important warrant which the mercat scanned survived that final struggle for liberty. Bat Tely lively muner,
Speak, my moun cried the Taolai in a shrill voice. der we do not wish to ruin yon for life."
The prisoner, to whose-body unium for had been quickly given, was allowed to gain kneel before bis judges to whom to protest d his incence and pleaded ignorance of the Dame of his leader.
with ill-concealed coutempt.
Sir," he said with maily dignity, addressing and though bis heart was torn with anguish and | he looked more like a conqueror than a captive, the officer, no obstacle will be placed in your he knew that he was doomed mas, his step way, so pray paoreed at enre with your was firm and couules; and his honest sco investivalions: for I barbour no treason and quailed not before the venomous glances of his am guilty of no crime."
That remains to he seer." naswered theplers or at the crael taunts and threats
which they hurled at him. pragontirai and rin, with bombastic insolomeo That very day many of the wrekelund Hung and disdain, selling upon his men to follow him. He's confederates had been sommarily tried- Thou, my good man, you must suffer in his and entering the nearest building, which they gud cute, so that there was room in the gał studio, magistre te ard at a sign from proceeded to rumpampe in a most unrying for the little band of brave men who had thrown hine the unkle machine was a ain put in motion. In er overturning furniture and giving as in their lot with the good morghante
Marry mere, any leads! ered the unhappy mul tren le as possible. wretch, writt
Becerneck was standing, laut ruin hand- with pain. It was Hung From room TONEL they wont, insulting the Fong, the
servants and carrying confusion everywhere, for it was now dark-in readiness to recive the triumphant exultation ororepreed Shun Ming's disregarded and often auswered with threatening Feng and thought of ta possible" suvezes
A look of well-feigned surprise and also Mr. Hang Feng's remonstrances being utterly prisoners; aud a grim smile played upon his villainous fes us he caught sight of Hung face as he whispered something to hemagistrate, and abusive language. It was evident, however,
Clear this court," said the later in a tent by the rapidity with which they conducted their he might extort from this rich man's family.
Welcome Mr. Hung Tong," he yelpul of deep import; and all their hirolings hurried search, that they did not expect to find anything out as the soldiers bruded over to him their away, boving Hung Hoi alone w his judges. indoors, this part of the programme being only
Now my poor and the sgistaste carried out in onier to impart is lock of captives, "your's is a lucky first foot, and I hope
that you will be comfortable here." desing him in a fatherly peran ito roits, geumeuegs to the proceedings. The exas-and-be, varlet!" said Hung Fang-in-a in order to clear yourself of complexity in peratod merchant was not sorry when they commanding voice, and with a glance of loath tarred their energies to the grounds, which they hastily inspected, wantonly trampling flowers ing contempt, as the gaoler took hold of him by under foot and tearing down' shrubberies, until
The
"The cangue or teha is a heavy square-shapped wooden framework composed of two quatsections fistened one end by a l'ck or bolt. The culprits. week paszus through a hole in the centre, unl tos his bunds are confined in a shahar Yanner.
In this respect certain European nations might de well to grow a leaf from the China's
hook.
the arm 10 land him to his coll.
"Hai ya!" roured the impedant secundrel, opening a barred door and pointing to the filthy interior," you will be a little politor, me friend, after you have rested your well-fed carcass in
Hung Fong peced up and down his cell in a 25 fever of bitter anguish and indignatiou, for be Iell positive that Shun Ming Ind dons him this great wrong in order to spoil his good name and rols han of his hard-earned fortune. Moreover, he was thinking about his dear ones at home, and of his aberat sou, and was wondering what would become of them and whether any ill had already befallen them. Sometimes his thoughts would almost drive him mad with anger, and he vainly tried to wrench asunder the thick chains which weighed him down, but when he did this they only cut the deeper into lás flesh and gavo him intolerable pain.
Being at last worn out with mental and physical fatigue and suffering, he cast himself down upon some straw in a cerner of the coll and fell into a deep sloop from which he did not Saverneck brought bin a host of course rice awake until about nine in the morning, whom
and some watery tea. He ates little of the rice and drank some of the ton, and then tried to clean and tuly himself, which was not enay to do sin there was only a little dirty water in a bucket, and his clothes wore in tatters.
Presently a guard of soldiers Pyrun into the prison yard and formally domandat Hung Fong who was taken to the court-bonse, which was closely guarded by an imposing array of Black. banner troops and Tartar cavalry, the latter having only arrived that morning from Chan- tchou, ularge city sama fifty miles to the eastward of Lien. The interior was lowise full of armed men and official servants, and the Tastai and magistrata ware presiding in all the Driental aplendour of power and afuonce, their titles, and offices being proudly borns aloft by smirking depondants.
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