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CHARLES J. H. HALCOMBE, KON. MEMBER OF CHINA BEFORE PARTY. Author of "The Mystic Floory Land," "Travels in the Transvaal," &c., &c.

(Continued from lust Saturday.) At length he rose to bid her good-night and, as he clasped her hand, who looked, fondly and wistfully into his face.

You will not go far away from me, will you?" she asked, tromalously.

Trust me, Luh-hws, and sleep soundly and fearlenely," be said is a kind, obivsirous annuer, raising to his lips the smoli haud which rested confidingly in his. "I will not move from your door, where I shall keep watch matil morning." "Ob. it is such a bad, nasty place for you to stay in," she said apologetically, sailing shyly, and in every way ovincing her reliance and gratitude.

Taking a chair from her room he went out and, closing the door, seated himself in front of it, so that no one could enter the apartment without disturbing him. He had not been seated long when a drunken, quarrelsome mikor nonompanied by ons of the girls belonging to the house, passed him and roughly demanded what he was doing there, but his companion managed to hustle him away, and for the remainder of the night all was quiet, Norrtheless it was a long and weary vigil, though towards morning Montrose gained a little sleep, and he was glad indeed when day dawned. Yet he did not leave his post until Luh-hwa opened the door and grosted him with a winsome smile and a few grateful words. ble was dressed in her best clothes, and looked very fresh and beautiful.

To think that this aweet, innocent creature should have been brought to such a horrible den as this," he involuntarily soliloquised, locking into her face and reading in her large oyes the secrot of her heart.

"I see you have kept the ring I sout you," he romarked, raising her left hand, and I hope, for my sake, that you will always wear it."

I will never remove it from my hand," she auswered with sweet simplicity, for it will remind me of your great kindness."

"And of my gratitude to you," he added aeriously.

notion. He, on the other hand, thought that it was understood by her, though he wondered a littls at the unconscious simplinity of her manner. And when about to unburden himself of a which was aliko cherized by both,

Hoorak and which would have revealed to her the tra meaning of his roquest and ber compliance, ho heard fontstopy approaching behind them It was Laura Brancome..

"I am sorry to disturb your tete-a-tete, Mr. Montross," she said scrimoniously, but, before you leave I should like to have a few words

·with_yon."

With pleasure, Mrs. Braucame; I will come now," he said, taking Lab-liwa's band, and, in the presence of this lady, bidding bor good-bye; and thus they parted.

When he had gone, and Lah-hwa was alone, she seated herself upon a rustic bench, and fondly, though tearfully, dwelt upon thass happy days that had passed.

Sho had been there for about an hour when Mrs. Braucome's amak appeared and, seating herself beside her, opened the conversation by asking inquisitive questions to which abo replied with marked reserve, particularly when the woman touched upon her friendship with the missionary.

Oh, it is no use your not confossing that you love him," said the umuth, playfully shaking her flugor," my mistress knows you do. Bat don't fret and worry yourself, my dear young lady, because it will only make you ill and will do no good, for he does not manau to marry yon. No Englishman ever weds a Chinese woman.

"How do you know that he will never marry yet proudly, rosenting this woman's which had not been manifested until then.

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"Because my mistress says go," promptly re- torted the woman, "and she has known Mr. Montrose since she was a girl."

"I thank you for having informed me of this," said Luh-hwa coldly, rising and galping down a sob of despair.

Learing the amah, she walked to the further end of the garden, and again seated herself near a grove of trees, which bordered a lane landing out of the main road. She did not doubt but that what the woman had said was true, for she was so honest and trustful herself that she never suspected others of falsehood; and now she felt a wild desire to flee from that place, so that she might never again sse Montrose, For it would At ten o'clock it was arranged that while only breaks har heart to be with him and to know Pino accorapanted Montrose to the Hongkong that her love was unraturned. It would be bet- and Shanghai Bank, Linh-hwa should be left inter, she reasoned, to go to work honestly and charge of a gendarme. He one of the gardians hide her secret, than to idly hope and dream and of the French Concession was called in and he obsequiously wait until he came back; for were complacently pocketed a dollar "eumsbas" and her passion known to bim, perhaps he would taking a seat, regaled himself upon bottled bear. deepise und resent her, and that would be un- Then Montrose and the "mistress" drove away bearable. She might find her brother and with his assistance make sufficient money to refund in ricahus, und, un seriving at the bank, he drow the stipulated number of dollars, and, into the young Englishman that which he had the presence of the cashier, handed them over to given to redeem ber from bandage. For her er, the giving a receipt for the amount. Then Leart, though luckon, was prond and sensitive

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whom he had rescued from a brothel. while she thought these things, her face blusheil crimson, and with a deep sigh and trembling together, and looked mournfully forward to the time when darkness should come and cover her unhappy flight.*

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"Your worthy uncle Lin somehow managed

his family to a place onlled, Wootang, a little the gaolers, and he conveyed it with him and village hidden among the lofty Meling moan- tains, where they are living with a few others of your clan; and, pooding your arrival there, the body awaits proper interment."

the morty was lifted into the woman's riesha, and har honcur was unblemished, and she knew hands she gathered her few worldly belongings i to obtain the body, probably by heavily bribing

During their absence Luh-hwa had retired to her room, but directly she heard that Montrose had returned, she came downstairs, carrying her

Talise.

"You are free, Lah-hwa," said Montrose, going forward sad taking her hand, which trembled with the excitement she was endens onring to suppress.

"I thook you! I thank you!" she murmared fervently as he led her out of the horse and assisted her into a rleshd

her into drove away into the English They Settlement, and turning down the Bubbling. well-road, ut length stopped before a large bangalow standing in commcilions grounds, Here Montrons asked Luh-hwa to wait, while bo saw his friends and made arrangements for her rocaption.

Entering the house, which was the residence of Mr. Bransome, he saw his old friead to whom be explained esorpthing, and asked if she would mind allowing Lal-hwa to live with her until he had communicated with her, brother or made other plans for ber maintenance.

Mrs. Brancema, expressing mach pity for the nofortunate girl, replied that she would be only too pleased to receive her as a guest. So Lub- lewa was most cordially welcomed by the English Indy, who, however, could not speak Chinese and was unable to converse with her except through Cantonese umah, who acted as interpreter, Montrose, who was staying in lodgings close by, soomed delighted to have found the sweet, charitable girl who had served bim so fondly and faithfully when i was sorely wounded and sloze and enemise, and he contrived strangers

ber frequently.

to

In her own quiet, modest way sho showed that she reciprocated bis affection, though for the first few days she was shy and ressered when in his presence. But this gradually wore off and they became firm friends,

Ho

be bis bride.

Her sad meditations were now disturbed by the luncheon gong, so she returned to the house her husband not being present, se ho generally ramained in town until the evening. The amak was also sitting in the room and was nursing an infant on this occasion. Laura Brancome was particularly amiable to Lnh-hwa and, through the midianship of her Cantonese servant, conversed with her upon various topics, though not at first mentioning Montrose: At length, however, just as they were about to rise from the tablo, she casually remarked that it was quite possible that he might be married to an English lady in Sratow and return with The poor girl mado no response, though her his bride to Shanghai.

Mra. heightened colour must have shown Brancome that her shaft bad piorced to the heart. Then, smiling with vindictivo satisfac tion, the lady left the room. Of course, what she had said about Montrose was wholly withent foundation; though had he afterwards taxed her about it she could have passed it off as a joke, since he happened to be acquainted with two missionary ludfes in Swatow.

and found Mrs. Brancome seated at the table,

Luh-hwa returned to her leafy retreut at the end of the garden, and, being alone in her anguish, she buried her face in her hands and allowed her pent-up feelings to find seat in tears.

Saddon'y she heard a familiar voice ealling her, and, looking up, she saw Ah-choi standing in the lane and looking through the hedge.

Come and speak to me, for you seem sad, my dear," said the latter in a soft, sympathetic voico. I have been watching and waiting to see yon for two days."

Rising to her fest, Lub-hwn approached her stopmother, who was wearing a green shade over her oyes; and, although the tedge formed barrier between them, it was only a fragile one, and Al-chei at once held aside the foliage and advanced to meat her.

indeed unhappy, and no wonder," sail Luh-hwa, reproachfully, adding with passionate energy, Oh why did you well me to that wicked woman P

Sell you, my dear Lab-hwa!" exclaimed the woman with foizned surprise; I merely borrowed some money of her, and left you there as some sort of a security until I returned.

"I know you are not happy hora, my dear," she continued, so you had bettor. come with me. For, as y know, my eyes were always weak, and I am fast losing my sight; and what abould I do were I to go blind, and have no one to take

There was a spacious garden at the back of the Brancome house, and here in the Falmy September evenings she and Montrose would often spend many hours together. never seed tired of exploring the depths of her strangely tutored, desp-musing mind, and used to let his thoughts go wandering away with her to the glories and mystories of the mights past which held such charms for her And those long-lashed eyes of here would light up with becoming animation as she credulously related some quaiat tradition or historie arifal old fos in-

Come, dear Luh-hwa," she added plain Cable in which an variably popped up most unexpectedly and worked much mischief by transforming itself tively, saging the girl hesitate," I will be kind into a mortal or fairy or a very frolicons 17. and good to you: for I am now your mother, and

month passed, it is your duty not to forsake me." la this pleasant manner though in the meantime Mrs. Braucome's feelings towards Lub-hwa had undergone a great obange; for although advantageously married, she secretly regretted that she had not been true to her early engagement with Mootrose, and it wounded her vanity and

ears of me

If I came with you," said Lub-bwa with grass earnestness, son must promise never to love wicked woman; for, if you do, I will take me again and never to take me back to that spium and die.”

valine.

That night, shortly after nine o'clock, when Mr. and Mrs. Brancome were sitting on the front verandah of the house, the luckless girl took her valien, and stealing out into the garden, made her way to the appointed readlezsons, where she found Ah-chini auxiously awaiting her. Passing out of the grounds, they drove away into the darkness, and that was the last that was heard of poor Lab-hwa for many a long day.my-good Ab-tin," said his companion, "for the

CHAPTER XX.-AN OUTCAST. During the forencon of a beautiful day in of Lien. As the reader will no doubt have autumn a solitary horseman approached the walls guessed, the traveller was none other than our young friend, Hung Fong Cheng, who, on the previous night, had sent the faithful Ab Sama forward with a message to his parents and Mr. Wong A-chib to give them notice of his approach and tidings of his success

He was beginning to wonder why his family and clausmen had not yet appeared to grrot him isolated tree and making signs to him. Urging when he perceived a man standing beneath an his jade 1 burse forward to soon recognised Lis venerable tator, Wong A chih.

My noble AL-tio," said the latter, in a hoarse, and deserre a gloriens welcome. But I alone tremulous voice, you have indeed done well, am left to bless you in the hour of victory and have come forth from that nnhappy city to meet to discharge the duties of a parent; and I alone you and condole with you, for no one else knows of your retara.

"Oh, tell me what has happened!" cried Cheng, with alarm. Is my father dond?"

"Have you not seen your sister, Luh-hwa?" asked the old man.

"No, did sha.come out to moot ma?"

Tether your korse, my son," said Mr. Wong, stone, and I will tell you the and story." sadly. "and sit you down with me upon this

Then let us not tarry here, my dear Mr. Wang," said Cheng, approaching his pany, “s I must make preparations for an immediate departure north,

most be must cautions and vigilant,

Tuotai has offered a reward for your capture. I have brought with me this round cap, which the one you are wearing; and, if you will quietly your must put on, it being less conspicsous than slip over the eastern wall, I wilt ride in on your pay through the western gate, and we will most at my house where Ah Sam is awaiting you."

"You have acted wisely and well, sir," said Chong

"and I feel deeply grateful to you. Wo will now separate for the present."

Taking from his ralise a far older jacket akuli-cap; he disguised himself as much as than the one he was wearing, and donring the possible and then assisted his venerable lator into the saddle.

The old wau at once rond away to the north- west, and Cheng sauntered towards the eastern days when, after visiting friends, he had returned late to the city and wished to evade the gate. wall, over which he had often climbed in bygane

keeper's exorbitant "squeeze."

He had no dieulty in mounting to the top which at that point was quite deserted. Ho at once descended by a narrow path into a side. street which he quickly traversed, appareatly without attracting any nutice, and woon gained Mr. Wong's house. The front door was standing

and .open, on entering, he was met in the hall by Ah Sam, who seemed much distressed.

"Oh, sir," he said excitedly, "1 suppose you I rode right up to the old house and was entering have heard all about the poor coaster and mistress. the by the front door when a rascally Tartar soldier Having saated themselves beneath

business. I told him that my business scanty foliage of the solitary tree. Mr. Wong asked my

Whereupon the fellow jeeringly said. As the terrible Fong, pered during his absence.

that the house no longer belonged to the trai- informed his all pupil of all that had hap was with the mastar of the house, Mr. Hung torons Hang family, but to the Tantai, who used tale was told, poor Cheng muttered a few in

the ground." hands and wept in manly silence, though at it as a harem; and, as he mentional wy poor. coherent words and then burial his face in his

Ah Sam, Bl | intervals a great convulsive sob would punctuate master's aid Cheng, looking his trusly the heart-wringing sentences of his companion

again allude to the terrible calamity which has and the few fatherly words of compassion and servitor in the face and speaking kindly though consolation which he now and again interposed with surn significance, do not in my preserve befallen my honourable family, until it has been in his narrative.

Avenged! Hos Mr. Wong returned?

No, sir."

he apat upon

Is your revolver charged?" "Yes, sir; all the chambers."

Thes keep them so." said Cheng; and he was passing inward when a thought seemed to strike bin, and he panned and added: "Ah Sam I am now an outlaw and an outcast, and in Do you still desire to future my life will probably be one of constant paril sud hardship.

Yes, sir; aud to the end of my life. I will remain with me?" never leave you.'

My future pels shall reveal to you my earnest voice.

Then Ascending a Bght of stairs be entered appreciation of your devotion," said Cheng in an

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starting to his fest and takings pals and stern as he approached the end. few excited strides up and down, he paused before Mr. Weng, at the same time holding up swear never to leave you, dear," said with both hands the keepsake sent to him by Ah-olici, tenderly, "bat you must not let your his beloved parout.

When it gets "I will never wear this dear ring of my father's mortified her to see this Chinese girl engages friends ses you come with me. much of his time and attention. Nevertheless, she was careful to conceal her feelings, and, todack, I will wait for you at this spot with a until I have clain the murderer of my people, and his breast heaving with a temper of con- all appearances, was quite a friendly and oil-couple of rioshas, and you can bring your ho said slowly and resclately, his voice quivering

Lub-hwa promised to be ready at nine o'clock, listing passions, disposed towards the beautiful young orphan.

thrungh as abe liad heen at first.

he continued, raising one arm heavenward. Then, One morning, soon after breakfast, Montrose and they parted, Ah-choi slipping away eslied to are Lul-hwa, and, leading her into the the hedge naar which a riesha was waiting.

Poor Lab-liwa went back to the house, and dropping the linb grimly an listlessly to his gardon, told her that he was obliged to go south going to her room male s-cret preparation for side, be added in a deep, fervid voice, I will do to Swalow for a couple or three weeks, na departure. She would never have loft those my duty-ape, I will do it, or parish in the n'ssionary friend of his was ill and bat urgent who had befriended her, had she not believed attempt; for, as the Master tightly says, five ly requested his assistance.

While he was specking, ba-bife that her love for the young Euglishman was wel under the same heaven as that beneutit which This stupendous blow, which in a remont and tarned pale and sorrowful, and she stole wistful hopes and unreturned, crenver, she was the slayer of your father lives,

proad and for tou susceptible to hear the glances at his, as if trying to discover whether humiliation of seeing her lover return with an who least expected had shattered all Lis hopes he was also sad. Bat his looks holiad Lis

other woman as his bride, On the other hand and aspirations, seemed to have simultaneously cheerful as possible, so her heart sank in distay it must not be forgotten that Ah-choi exercised changed him into a stern, resolute men with a

a potout influence over her-an influence which great and solema purpose.

What have they done with my father's was based upon the traditions and superstitione and she was silent.

"Labail gros be back, Lah-hwa," he said gantly, looking into her tell-in'e eyes, and I which had been interwoven with her home-life body?" he asked with grave composure.

* Delective Inspector Stanton, late of Hong- The But she did not blame Montross's no she was am sure that my friends will continuo to treat and which she bo'd most sacred.

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too noble and generons for that; nor did she kong, and author of The Tried society and give a thought to what she had dous for him. Chinese Dries, writes. The tentoeat of your She only bitterly reproved herself for her foolish-heroine by her father's concuting and her career nase and presumption in thinking that he cared in Shanghai is true to life. People who do not would never return to the wretch of a concubine again, but I

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you

But while I am absunt," he added, taking her left hand into his and removing the ring bo may this had given her to the wedding finger," keepsake romain where I now place it?

Yes, it may," she answered with a pensive

smile.

Dut the ring was too large for that finger, so taking from her pooket a piece of silk thread she wound it round the loop and mado it fit,

too

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Hongkong, 21 April, lov L'UNION OF PARIS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Oohi, Stinnew, Namasuta and Kami-Yamada Collieries and also Lojo Colliery, which will shortly be ready to produce on a large scale the best Buzon Coal,

Bote Agents for Kigin, Komatru (Tagawa) and Yashiromachi Coal (Karatsu).

The Head and Bauch Offices and the Agen cies of the Company will receive any order for Cani sold in 1904 by the Company amounted Coals produced from the above Colliorios. to 1,520,000 tons,

TAKASHIMA COAL Now and additional shafts at the Takashims Colliery have been completed and this well. known bost and most economical steam 'Coal in the EAST is now prodnend in abundance and aan be supplied in any quantity.

(108 Hongkong, 15th February, 1905,

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ON SALE. DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the abere Company are prepared to accept Risksegatusi Fice ut ourrant B WEEKLY PRESS, Jamoy KONG

rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 1st January, 1904,

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1905. With INDEX. Price $7.50.

On sale at the Hongkong Daily Press Office Hongkong 17th July, 1905.