--
URNA, THE Geisha queen, In another minute the air was filed with kideens whistling and screeching, and the adjacent waters wore shaken with load THE PLAY GROUND OF PASSION. explosions as shot and shall hartled about their
ᎤᏴ .
BY CHARLES J. H. HALCOMBE. (Author of "The Mystic Flowery Land," “Children of Far Cathay." etc.)
CHAPTER XVIII.
TASSING THE FORTALS.
heads and splashed on every ude. A shell toro through the starboard gig and burst just astors, and another strack the water on the starboard bow and ricochetted over the forward deck, tearing through the bulwarks and passing out through the port quarter.
Hands bout ship!" cried the skipper, impa.
"Hard down the helm
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 6TH, 1911.
"Davella?"
Yos, he and another man.”.
former years and all were devoted to him, and many a maily tear was now quietly brushed aside with an honest tarry hand,
shalt return" were slowly and distinctly uttered, As the words "Just thou art to dust thon two seamen launched the body into its waterg grave.
At the conclusion of the service there was a period of profound silence. Theu the little group of men quietly dispersed, and the vessel proceeded on her course. "Captain McLoorie," said Mertou, stopping
Has that wretch been very eruel to you? "Do not ask me, dear," the answered ingly, a sudden catch of the breath causing her
plead to nervously lift her disengaged hand to her throat. We will not lamont our late nor waste the precious moments in idle resentment. All is well with me now, dear-now that you are with me; and, as I am, I would not be other wins than where I am-upon the threshold of
wander safely at our will and watch without wearying the way which loads out of the valley per, let the men go below, qail let no work be and neross the mountain up which those we love dons to-day." will come. For wo who go befors may retrace The skipper silently salutod him and weat one stops a little way to guide a loved one forward, and at that moment the thunder of
rong the mists which hover on the mount broke the stilfunza of the mornin tain.""
ho folded his arms, and, looking far out to go, stood communing with his own sorrowing soal. (To be continued.)
On rosshing the yacht, Merton found that the leatly stamping up and down the after deck.a brigliter better world where we may forward and shaking bands with his now skip. i
gangway ladder had been lowered, and Captain Splies was standing at the hood' of it ready to receive them.
Round went the yacht and again gathered way on the port tack. She was now well in Have you been successful?" he asked, lean tho channel and under the fall glare of the ing sugely forward and paring down into the powerful searchlights of Golden Hill and Wai darkness, for no light shoe on deck and the Yuon forts; but she appeared to bear a charmed night was blacker than ever.
pristones,
for she darted through a rogular All's well!" answered Merton, raising Usundownpoas of metal. The foot of the matter in his arms, and carrying her up the ladder, was tent she was travelling at such a high precio by Kaisha, who spoke a few serious spend that the inexperienced gunners at the words to the skipper. The latter at once stepped forts had no time to get a standy aim at her. forward and stretched out a helping hand.
Sudderly Merlon saw the Russian ganbost "I am right glad to sou you, my dear younfall speed; and as she rounded the blalf of land which had given the first, alarm coming up at tady," he said, speaking in a obaerful fatherly manner and looking anxiously into her pale withered face upon which fell a faint light from the lamp in the saloon.
She smiled gratefully and extended her hand. Without speaking again, yet with a world of feeling in his ragged face, he banded down and goutly kissed her shrunkon fingers.
Merton noticed his look of sad solicitude, and, turning his head to hide a choking sob of motion, carried her into one of the stats cabins, and laid her upon a soft lounge which had been Otted with rolling boards and which was broader and more comfortable than an ordinary burk Thon he made her drink a little brandy and milk, and this mewhat rarived her.
My brave duar!" she maraud faintly, putting her arms round lie neck und pressing bor tear-stained face
galost his as he stopped down and kissed her.
"I must go now, doar," he said, trying to appast cheerful, though his heart was full of facr for her; but I shall look in again soOD. We must get the vessel out of this place as quickly
By possible."
Kaisha was waiting outside, so leaving him to attend to her Merton reluctantly left the
cabin and harried on deck.
The skippar enme forward and gripping his hand shook it warinly
it
Well done, Mr. Merton," he oxclaimed with fervent sympathy, koop up a good heart; she has sufferered greatly, but she is with you,
Thank God for that!
it!" ejaculated Morton belton voico, turning away to hide his - in
fculings.
The edge anchor was quietly hauled on board and the vessel brought round on the star board tack. Then she commenced her most peritos pasige, having to beat out of the harbour. Luckily all the shipping had anchor lighty hoisted on the fare stay and, in spite of the darkness, there wore plainly visible and served as a guide.
at West Point a shot from her geven inch docks, shattering one of the battle but doing forward gas passed clean through the botwoon. no other damaga,
The yacht was now honding for the mouth of the channel and was leasing over under a dangerously heavy spread of cauvas, the reefs of her foresail having sise been shaken out.
She spoke slowly and languidly as though her thoughts came from superconscious deptly. and the intensity of her feelings was only mani fested in changing expressions of the face and impulsive pressures of the band.
voien," God's will be done, but you and I have "My love, my love," he said in a low brukon been greatly tried and greatly wronged."
his
WILK
He hid his face upon her shoulder and
frame
shaken by a convulsive sob; and for some momenta naither of thems spoke, though she laid her hand caressingly. upon his head and draw it closer to her.
Is
-
THIS STORY OF A MOTHER IN CHINA.
OF INTEREST TO AILING. WIVES
AFTER YEARS OF SUFFERING SHE WAR EVENTUALLY MADE HUTY AND WELL BY WILLIAMS PINK PILLS.
DR.
have
It is impossible to conceive of greater misery She at length raised herself a little, and, in life that to bonlways ailing, and get that is while struggling to overcome her emotion, the condition to which many women We may yet show her our stern," said the seemed to gather strength for a supreme effort. habitusted themselves, despairing of ever finding skipper, as a squall struck the little vessal,
Do not grieve, dear," she then entrented in relief from constant ill health. To much ladies causing her to litorally fly through the water. tones of sweet commisoration; "I shall ever be the story of his wife's illness, as told by Mr.
Ho and Merton wore fooking astern towards near you and I the pursuing warshly, from whose funnel and charitable, want you to be brave and good F. L. Harrison, Manager of the Dah Foong to regard this transitory Milling Co., Tsingkiangpn, China, will especially fire and sparks were issuing in a great life as a prepamtion for a higher and notior appeal. He said From childhood my wife cloud when there was rumbling sound one in which your loftiest ideals and aspirations was always weak and ailing, but as this condition followed by a terrific shock. The yacht will be realized and where grander ones seemed natural to her we paid no special stten- sound to stagger and tremble violently.
thau
any which you could possibly coussive tion to her delicate appearance matil and more advanced state of existence. And be presented themselves, and then I realised that now will be formed for fruition in still higher
SYMPTOMS OF INDIGEATION confident, my love, that our destinies are so it would have been better hul she received interlinked that we shall never be sundered for medical trestruoat earlier. any great length of time, and that our spiritual progress can only be accomplished by the close auton or re,ombodiment of our kindred souls which are in reality one-one eternally!"
She again sank back upon
pon her pillow, and ile lighted the sweet serenity of her face. raised his head and leaved closer to her.
regained his
composure, bo now Can I do saything for you, my loro?" ke naked eagerly though with quint resignation "Is there wish that I
18 there any w
can carry out?" No, dear," she
she responded slowly, should like to shake hands with door uid Cap nause taiu Splice and thank him for all his kindness,
of water, like an immense geyser, and the vessel Looking ahead, they saw a mighty eruption reared her bows and with a stupendous effort plunged over a gigantic wars paid down into a very hell of soothing waters which broke over her fra stem to stern and covered hor docks with foam.
Steady your belm!" thundered the skipper, jumping to the wheel as one of the men let ge of it and dinng to the taffrail.
the Far Cathay seemed to by leaping and bounding through tambling arches of war; and overy soul on board held on for dear life!
There was a roaring rasbing sound and
"Well, well," gaspod the skipper when he was able to breathe and see these around him, "II guess if they had exploded that mine a second later we should have gone to the bottom in pieces! We onst have been travelling like skyrocket to have got through it, and for- tunately we are light."
Look, sir," eried Mr McLoorie, pointing ustein, "the gunbunt is ashore !”
Iis words were tras, The Russian vessel had oridently been thrown aside by the great wase caused by the displacement of the water and had run aground upon the eastern shore. Suddenly, however, she was lost to ries, as
a searchlight shot its beam between them,
of
user.
The first lack took the yacht across the harbour to the east-north-east, and the second one to the west-south-west; and then in ordor to reach the charinal, they had to make a long easterly tack, aflor which the most
Morton was just learing the deck to visit dangerous part of the undertaking commencer.
Uena. when he heard a loud rending crash and The water was comparatively smooth, but tho a heavy thud behind him. Turning round wind blew with territio violonce, making it ex-shardy, he saw the skipper lying among soze tremely hazardous to carry ny sail beyond a reckigo near the wheel. A long length of the roofed forosait and to carry mainsail; and evenwel rail had-be-shattered by a projectile with this reduced canvas the vessel ny over to such
ram angle that it was diffult to traverse bet while one of the helmsmen took a lamp out of the Springing forward lie knelt beside him, desks.
Nevertheless perfuet silonée
prevailed und aft and every mna stood at his
binnacle and held the light over them, At past. not knowing whan his servicos night be required glance Morton saw that his faithful old friend ..or what might happen the next moment.
was quite dowl, for a long gaping wound, It was, indood, a trying time for everyone had boou torn through his body,
from the heart lost to the shoulder, extending aboard this adventurous little craft as she dashed onward through the darkness und among un
Motioning the man with the lamp back to his known dangers.
post, Merton rose to his fees and calling the Merton and the shipper stood together allug-inate helped him to carry the body to the ing g to the weather rail, with their night-ginas Aide of the deck, where it was covered with a Blued, to their straining eyes.
tarpaulin. One o'clock had just struck when they bouted ship for the third timo, puiting the far Cathay on the port fack.
"I guess it will be a close touch this tips," observed the skipper, pulling his board in eomn perplexity, "for we shall bare to make a straight fine through the whole armada or fetch to leeward of the channel,"
Mr. McLoerie," he sold silly, when they had done this "as our dour friend has now gone, you will take cumuland in his place. Let the Recond mate wea that the holy is made ready for burial at eight o'clock in the morning watch,
Aya, age, sir." quietly responded the mate, glancing sorrowfully at the dark object on the deck."He was a brave man, eir, brave man, indood! An he ha' done his daty nably in saving our lives this gude nicht; for we're fairly out of the channel now, tho we've been in sord poril."
ball shrieked overhead and exploded some dis- And are still "oxclaimed. Merton as
"but
Merten hesitated and nervously toyed with her hair; for he did not wish to darkon her last moments by telling her the truth about their faithful old friend,
"I am sorry, dear, he replied equivocally. vessel is not yet out of dauger "bat I am afraid he cannot be spared. The
Then will you give him my kindest thoughts. and thank him for me?"
Ho bowed assent, pressing Ler hand reast saringly..
1
DAI Ockle
nd
"Savere pains in the chost greatly troubled her after mests-I ass the word "meals" in a more or less figura. tive senso, for hor appetite tromaly small-and the ot of taking food was made all the more distasteful to her bocanso it w
followed usually
by sangations of extreme
The birth of our
third child still farther weakened my wife, and after that evout she experienced much misery
from
SICK HEADACHES.
of such violence that at times she could hardly hold her head up. Bealising what a seriously bad state of health she had fallen into I called in medical aid.
oxertion were
The doctor diagnosed her case us one of general weakness and Indigestion due to poverty Hos voice now faltered and her breathing of blood. For a long time sho falthfully por seemed fainter; yet she smilol wistfully nevared with his treatment, both as regards and nestled closer to him as he arranged horaedicine and dint, but becanis no better, palpita- pillows and slipped his arm around her slim tion of the heart and breathlessness upon wasted forms. whispered home to Thut quer laut, and layThe remembrance of a carpenter at the mill And you will take me herae, dear she continzul sandals to her syinptoms, and sho
ta fall away ms basile my father in the shrine where you baring been restored to health by Dr. Williams' troth And some day, dear, you will come aut seven years from and I watched and prayed and plighted our Pink Pills for Pulu People after suffering be laid to rest beside me and our spirits will
NEURASTHENIA most in the other world of peace and annsline where my father awaits me and where I eluall await you
was what decided use to subject my wife to a course of this famion medicine," continued Mr. Harrison. "I obtained a supply of Dr.. Williams Pink Pills, and was pleased to aco bow soon, and how much, ahe benefited by thoir. te
After only a little while the headaches which had made her life so miserable dis appeared, she got quite an appetite, and wash able to take aubstantial food without nansea or
Her sleep,
which before had been unsatisfactory, became sound and peaceful, and her general appearance improved until she looked quite the picture of health.
Do not be sad, flear," she added in a whisper that full of tonderness. "God always works out our salvat on by sacrifice. Perhaps sotason whom we greatly cherish is taken from us and transferred to another happier sato or aphore of nsofulness beyond the limited horizon of our sight and the seeming less brings ne nearer to Him-pata nearer to the foot of His throne. That world of which I speak is very-only across the way."
She looked beyond him steadfastly, and over her pole, drawn face thero flickered the light of a blissful smile. Only across the way she breathed Yes, valy-across the--"
Har voice died away in the rapture of repose; her deep lashes closed languidly ever her eyes, and she did not speak again. Morton folt a gentle pressure of her hand and a slight tremor. That was all; and he koelt in silence and his tears fell upon the pulsalesa band which stal rested confidingly in his
He now ordered the mate to bare men ready to out the gaskets of the main galt topsail, in case it became nocasary to set the mail, and to see the staysails clear for hoisting.
The
mata harried away, and the skipper moved further sit and stood near the binuale readiness to direct the belmsman; for the yacht was fast hearing the Russian font, whose ice on it for old the mente, pointing away lights could be sean distinctly right ahead and on the starboard beam, and motiening for the
Do you thinks we can get through them holm to be ported, d'ye no see the lighthouse of an angel crossing the threshold of Heavez
yonderf
on the port bow.
But
seo, air,
bow.
asket Merton, walking aft to the skipper,
Well, I think so, he answered, darting biserably, the Russians baring probably come to firs from the forts had slackened consid- keen eyes everywhere. "I reckon we shall just the conclusion that it was only some pass astorn of four of those hornots and serosa. the bows of the fifth."
par aut
anim
The foresail and mainsail were now roofed again and the lighter sails hauled down; for, south-westerly course, she felt the fall forces as the Far Cathay swept senward on a south of the sea and wind, though the latter had
Uens was "deal" she had laid down the
"Since her cure by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills another child has bean born to us, and this is the firet of our babes that my wife has been able
To FEED NATURALLY, This I attribute to the strength those Fills havo given her."
All the differense botwaan miserable weakness and joyous redundant strength that is what a short course of Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People has meant to many thousands of
with the calm ant fearless compare of "unho
nerveless, feeble, always ailing men and women. burden of her young lifeard had passed onward It is by building up the blood and recharging sitating faith with the sure yet reverent step that these Pills restore health and dispel disease. the entire system with abundant nervous energy Among the maladies for which they are the Valley of the Shutew from the World of Light toes, Back pains Rheumatism, Siation, knowing most assuredly that she was hat proved remedy are Auenia, Debility, Early travers g a warrow way which separated the Decay, Indigestion, Disordered Liver, Head How long Merton knelt there beside her Paralysis, (aron is its sovarest forms), Eczema, Tessel trying to escape from couch he did not know, for his mind was quite Seraful and Skin Eraptions binlaris, and The Far Cathay went surging along through the harbour, a thing of common occur benombed with grief. But at length he was Beri-Bari, the after-effects of Fevers, Dysen. the gloom, her aharp bows cutting their way
reace in the early days of the blockade, called to his sensus by the sound of eight bellstery unit Chills. As a specifio for the special so cleanly that only a silvery-acnuding rash of
and they were practically safe from pursuit as water could be heard and a weird whining of
being etrack overhead, and someone came to allucuts of ladies they have an unrivalled the stranded gauboat blocked the arrow the saloon door nul called bite. As he rose to reputation. Obtainable from medicine vendors wind in her shrouds as she flew past the stern of passage out of the harbour.
his feet ho saw that Kaisha had stolen into the generally, Dr. Williams Pink Pills can also be a large Russian battleship and approached the
cabin sail was kneeling at Vena's: foot,
had direct, from the Dr. Williams' Medicins bowe of a gunboat whose anchor light already throw a bright gleam Boross the intervening
ing dowu kissed her forehead. Then le quintly.
Witboat disturbing the mourner, he tenderly Co., China Oco, 84, Szechnen Koul, Shanghai, crossed Umma's hands upon her breast and boud-1 bottle for $1.50, or 6 bottles for 89, post free. and up her reeking hall. water and
Look," whispered Morton, pointing to the
crept out of the cabin and went on deck. vessel, "ahe hus steam up!".
"Yes, and look at that cuased sentry!” responded his companion, nodding his head in the direction of a man who was standing on the gunboat's forecastle-boad.
Starboard little!" he added to the helmsmen, as the yacht dashed across the of the warship.
The sentry on board of her shouted some command in Russian, but, receiving no reply, fired his rifle and commenced yelling at the top
Morton af once want to her, and found that of his voice. In a momout the tramp of foot
she was lying quiet and motionless and in the was heard, accompanied by the rattle of a same position as when he had left hor, He Benin:
:but onward into the blackness sped the
paused and regarded her in silence. plaatom-like yacht, her crew standing motion-
Death had placed its seal upon her fair face, Then a rocket soared heaven.yet she wis meeting it with the calm stoiciam
and dauntlessness of her race, load hissing sound, lighting up the
On seoing him her eyes brightened and a surrounding scene.
“Cut loosa
and
sweet smile of contentment came into her face. I sat the main gaff-topsail and
The same. shake the roofs out of the mainsail thundered He took her delicato hand into his and fondly
"Dear me," skipper, jumping to the main topmast-stay-pressing it to his lips gently chafed it, for the atticor with grave sympathy. Sho wata dear me! I am very sorry," said snil haliards, and with Merton hoisting the sail, Sugars were cold and oumy which flapped fariously until the sheet had been
It seems quite an age, dear," she whispered, who know her. I heard just before leaving and baantiful girl and was beloved by ali "gines we two parted at the garden gate iu Yokohama that she was engaged to an Eng- tightened and bolayed.
Nagasald"
3 at
ward
the
with clers.
a
bows
Up went the gaff-topsail and inner jib, and the Far Cathay ploughed arend at fully twoly knots an hour, lurching over to starboard until -hor loe rail scooped up the water.
Suddenly a shaft of dazzling light swept. round the harkoar from Golden Hill fort until it rested full прод
the yacht. **Water buckets ready!" cried Mr. Melzoorie, sashali soreamed overhead, immediately followed by a deep echoing boom.
we
We are near the channel," remarked the skipper as they sped past, a shore light; but e-must go round again to fetch through long drawn accents as two shore batteries opened fire upon them, piercing the darkness with
darting tongues of fieme, while red sulphurous clouds drifted through the murky atmosphere.
moderated somewhat.
Merton had just been attending to a man who had sustained a slight wound in the neck through flying splinter of wood, and was passing aft along the quarter-deck, when Kaicho
ene to the door of the saloon and
quietly beckoned him. The poor fellow tried to my something. bat his voies. failed. him and with tears in his eyes he pointed towards Uena's cabin.
Day had already dawned; the gale hat abated, and the sun was shining brilliantly. The Far Cathay was hove to in the midst of the Japanese squadron, and the land was some miles distant.
The men were all on deck and were dressed in their go-ahore elothes, and Mr. McLoorie
and the mate were standing together on the quarter-leck conversing with a Japanese naval officer who now came forward and courteously exchanged greetings with him.
Your chief officer." he then said, "has been telling me about your daring entry into Port Arthur, Yon. have had a most miraculous scape. But may I ask the name of the Japan ese lady whom you succeeded in resouing?"
"Her name was O Uana san," replied Merton. "She has just passed away,"
"Uena, the geisha P"
the
good
lishman," thought ully. "I should have come seende the officer now took his departure, his boat It is just three weeks, my love," he answered Sooing that Merton was much agitatud, anly we ran short of coal and vzporfenced a returning to the Admiral's vossel. Soon after- succession of fierce northerly gales which great wards a sinal went up from the fhrship and is do
delayed us."
immediately the whole squadron half-masted their engigns. Then Morton gave instructions for the captain's burial to take pinos.
of
un con
Ab, but I know you wild some," she reared softly: "that you would come to hold my hand in yours and be with me in the
The large bell on the forecastle commenced passing. It has been very dreadful--y, very tolling, and four of the oldest sense boro their dreadful; and yon, dear, have suffered much-I skipper's shrouded body to the quarter deck and can sou you have."
rested the bier apon the
lower
Julga Oh, Uens, my love, try to live!" was his the Union Jack being used as s passionate appeal, bending over her and booking puesto aton de buur? Bud Bar and Rhon wistfully into her eyes. "How did they take with their hands bawed and uncovered while you away!"
Morton, in a voice which quivered with motion, read the solemn service for the deal Bavera! among the crew had sailed with Captain Splios in
took me from my bed."
"They came in the night and gagging me
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TREATON WITH CHINA Creat Britain:--Nanking, 1842: Tientsin, 1858; Tariff Agreement and Rules, 1859 Convention, 1863; Rules for Joint Investigs
tion
of Customs Seizures, 1849; Chefor. 1876, with Additional Article; Opium Cons Fention, 1888; Chungking Convention, 1891; Tibet Sikkim Convention, 1890; Burmah Convention, 1897; Kowloon Extension, 1808; Weihainei, 1898; Convention, Commercial, Shanghai, 1992; Emigration Conventian, 104. Franco:-Tientsin, 1853 Convention, 1860; Tientsin, 1885: Convertions, 1896, 1887 and 1895; Frontier Trade Regulations. United States:-Tientsin, 1858; Additional, Peking, 1890; Immigration, 1894
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Germany-Tientsin, 1861; Teking, 1880; Klacan Convention, 1998; Railway and Mining Concesion, 1893.
Japan:-Shimonoseki, 1805; Lintang Con- tention, 1895; Commercial, 1806; New Fort 1896; Supplementary Commercial, 1908. Russian:St. Petersburg, 1881 Russian Land
Trade, 1991.
Portugal, 1688; Commercial Treaty, 1904. FINAL PROTOCOL made between China and
Eleven Powers, 1901.
TREATIES WITH Jazan Great Britain, 1894; Duties Convention, 1805; Bussin, Agreements as to Cores; United States, Extradition Treaty, 1886; Great Britain (Alliance) 1905; Rumia
(Peace Trenty) 1905,
TREATIES WITH COREA Jann, 1876 Japan Supplementary, 1873; Japan, 1904 and 1905. United States, 1883;
Great Britain, 1895,
TREATIES WITH SLAM Grest Pritalu, 1856, 1809 and 1900, France,
1898 and 1904; Japan, 1893; Rumin, 1899. Great Britain and France, Siamese Frontier. Great Britain and Enesia, Railway Convention,
1899.
CURTONS TARIFES TRADE REGULATIONS China, Japan, Siam, Corea.
LEGAL DOCUMENTS Orders in Cumcil for Government of H.H.M.'R Subjects in China and Corea, and in Siam Rules of H.B.M Supreas and other Courts in Chi, Se. Table of Cup stul Consular Fes; Churier of the Colony of Hong- kong, Haly States Federation Agreement; Table of Hongkong Court Fees; Admir- alty Rates; Foreign Jurisdiction Act: Regu lations for the Consular Courts of United States; United States Consular and Court Fees: Rules of Court of Consels of Shanghai; Chinese Passenger Act; Hongkong Licences, Trade Barks, and Letters Patont Fees; Pork. Regulations for China; Harbour Regulations for Japan.
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