SHORT STORY.
A Letter to a Gentleman
BY
SAMUEL MERWIN.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1913.
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An American judge was sent to when the remarkable oyes of the the China Coast, to furbish the young woman rested full on his. what tarnished name of his coun- An expression of mingled as try. He found that, if you place tonishment, suspicion, and relief a few thousand white men and came over her face, and brought women at a spot on the map five a touch of colour with it. She took or six inches listant, by your a stop towards him; then hesitat ruler, from the European and ed, still looking at him. Finally American arena of civilization, she said: they will live even moro queorly than they lived at home. Which Jimmy blushed. Real Indies). appears to support the socialistic had not figured largely in his life; theory of environmental influence and that this was real lady bad as a determining factor in buman been eloar to him at the first development. The bad man is, glimpse... It was now equally 5, Peak, 5 moms. of course, bad; the good man is clear that she was in trouble. Ho doubtless good: if you can be sure stepped forward, raising his hat, far farnished with Tennis Court,
for about 18 months from lat May, about either. But are you going and exposing a crop of chestnut
FOR SALE HARTING and RO- to held Jimmy McDevitt (whose curls above the blue eyes and the GATE, on pastor Kontoon Inland Lot army name had been Blaney) fushed face. responsible for Shanghai? Or for. "Anything I can do Miss?" he himself?
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS, episode, during those months of voice, in his solemn expression, The wandering before the arraignment in his attitude of body.
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of Jimmy for his part in the job young woman felt it, and another at the Alcazar gambling-house, series of curiously mingled emo that perhaps appears to his credit tions was reflected for an instant Hongkong, 25th Feb., 1913, ` in a big book that has no standing on her face. Bat there was no whatever in our courts of law, mistaking Jimmy at this moment. The woman's side of atory camelle looked as he felt; and he felt to me through a curious inadver- like a crude and blundering mor tance. Jimmy, poor devil, I tal who is suddenly called on to would have known under any aid a fairy princess in distress alias. And I tell it as it must or might have happened.
There was an unusual noise at the inn gate.
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Jimmy McDevitt started ner- vously, and straightened up, by podermic in band. Ilad they
come for him?.
Obviously not. The new and meddlesome American judge was altogether too busy holding court in three treaty ports at a time, and incidentally in running down Bing Anderson Yorkolium, and Charley Merts at Tientsia, and pitu big fellow, Tex Connor, who had dashed for Singapore at the firet
.word of trouble over the Alcazar
job.
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or only possible response wasTO LET furnished from end of PONY for heavy weight, good i to feel and look as much like a Maich, house on Peak, two Led-back, quite, with or without saddlery.
room, two titting oms, largo Apply Pony" asre of " Hon kong fairy princess as she could.
veroadah, tennis ground-39 Peak. Telegraph." Hongkong. 2181 Feb., 1918
"Why thank you," she said. "I don't quite know what to say, My interpreter had a fall, two hours back. He's badly burt, And they won't let me bring him in here. I'm alone. I don't know what to do."
(199 Hongkong 5th Mar., 1913.
Instead of replying she seemed to be looking past him to be looking past him and to be think ing intently, For the second Jimny ran his fingers into his time within the hour, a little hair, and looked from her to the color came into her checks. Her blus leg in the litter, from the blue lege to the excited inn-keeper, then with a hesitating. smile. eyes met bis, soberly at first, and She leaned back against the litter Finally she reached out a jeweled and watched him."
"That's kind of a fis," he said.
hand.
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"I don't know how to thank
she said, "Mr. you,'
he offered eagerly-William Henderick
I guess there's no use trying to That new judge would get him in. They coudn't do it Hendrickson," learn a thing or two before he was throngh with Tex Connor sud Chorley Merts.
if be's injured or dying-with- out being responsible for him. That's their fool law. But they cau take care of you." Ho
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pens that I'm able to help a little. Oh, it's nothing nothing at all I've got the time and the coin. Now, don't you see, one of these days you may be meeting some other fellow-er-come lady, say, of pass it along to him-erher. that's in wrong, and you can sort That's the way it goes, you know.
That's life, as you might say. He finished rather lamely, with an unexpected letting down of voice. For the expression in bar eyes was disconcerting. It is not always easy to slip naturally, at "Mr. Henderickson," she went a moment's notice, into the role like this happoning. I don't aware that she had again extend- on; "I never thought of anything of fairy princess. lle became know how I can wall, pay you ed her hand. He managed to back. I'm
take it, in a gingerly fashion. “Oh pahaw!" he broke in, Then she drow it away, and the then suddenly realized that ladies dingy old door swung to on its leather hinge, shutting out the "Excuse me, I bright beauty of that pink ly interrupted. We'll fix him up. didn't mean-Miss him thero. somehow."
Somewhat relieved, Jimmy studied the situation for a moment measured out a small dose of the "I'll tell you what we'll do, Miss. "white stuff" opened his shirt I'll have my rooms cleared out for and underskirt, and with a quick"; pressure of his thumb shot the you. You'd better come in and
can. And I'll find out where
drug under the skin of his abdo-it down, anyway, as quick as you men. After which be splashed there's a mission station and take are not accustomed to being rude his dusty hands in the basin of hot water that John, his interpre ter, had set out for him. Api he hammed blitholy:
"Give my regards to Broad
mo
WBY, Remember
Squure"
to
Herald
Again that confusion of voices at the inn ga'e.ie dried his steady handa, poked a hole in one of the paper squares that served for a window, and listened. Suddenly he tore the paper away and looked. There was a woman out there, and she was speaking English-excitedly but unmis takably,
He went out across the court, adjusting his necktie and dusting off his cluthing as he walked
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kimono.'
So Jimmy McDevitt, ne Blaney, "Oh," she exclaimed, "I She hesitated. Then, yaliae William Hendrickson, rode a jaokass northeastward through mustn't trouble you like that!" name is Williams," she said But ber face was white again, and!" Misa Mabel Williams. My the loss hills rode beside a she was learning more heavily father is starting the new Ameri- mule-litter on which lay a wizen against the litter.
can college in Tai Yuan. My ed, patient-faced old Chinamso
at home-in with a cracked skull. It's nothing" he protested; mother is ill absolutely nothing at all. And, New York and I have to get And he mused: if you'll lot mo I'll turn my John there as fast as I can."
"Your'e talking too much, over to you. He's a good man. Say, isn't that too bad!" cried you mutt; and you're getting Now come right in, please." Jimmy. "Well, now, look here careless. That's what you B10 She hesitated, then took hiI wish you'd please let me bolpoareless. Classy people aren't arm with a touch that gave him you the little I can. It isn't used to being talked to like that, an unusual little thrill of respon- much. Please don't say anything And look here; you want to drop sibility and limped across the more about that that paying back
(Continued on page 10) courtyard of the ancient caravan- stuff." A fantastic Irish thought sary and up the steps to the flashed into his mind and as rapid. number one" suite. There a ly took form in words. "I'll tell room was hastily oleared; her you how it is. You see, you're luggage was brought in and her in trouble now, and it just bap ALEXANDRA CAFE CO.
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