1913-02-24 — Page 3

SHORT

STORY.

THE PEKING PUG

THE CHARMED LIFE OF MISS. AUSTIN

BY SAMUEL MERWIN.

(Conduled.)

The Captain suddenly turned and looked straight down at her, The expression in his eyes first frightened, then angered her, Sus tried again to push him away, but realized, with a sinking of the heart, that she was weak and faint. In her confusion of mind, it did not occur to her that she had been resting there in his arm for a moment. There was some. thing horribly direct about that look in his eyes.

카

W

"It's the Manchus. Looks as if they're pulling off the mutiny, after all. Listen!"

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP MONJAT FEBRUARY 24, 1913.

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WOR

TO LET

FOR EACH INSERTION.

OFFICES TO LET First Clas

central sccommodation, light and alry, on Fit and Second Floor, in new building being erected for Mesars. WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO. LTD. Entranos from Des Voeux Road. Electric Lift to all floors, Electric Light throughout.

...

The plan can be seen and all partien- lam obtained at the Offifees of Messro,

PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra' Buildings, 3rd Floor. Hongkong. 30th Sept. 1919 TO LET on 2nd Floor No. 2.

dar Street.

1

TO ET.

TO LET tarned from end o March, hönsen Pesk, two bed rooms, two sitt rooms,

large verandah, tennis gand,-89 Peak. Hongkong, 21st 1", "1915.

190

LET LARG substantially bolli

708 To, fitted at matade front. Pod-East Point. Forfar or particulars apply Property Office, idine, Matheson à Co., Ltd...

Over the moaning and wailing and chattering, over the crackling of a fire that was now roaring out through heavily tiled roofs, came to their ears a faint boom- another a sudden series. Then, somewhere nearer at hand, a sharp, sputtering rattle. “That's a machine-gun!" oried the CapODOWE, No. 145, Wanchal Road. tain.

More of the Manchu soldiers he were now pouring into the street. Here and there groups of them were fighting over the loot. Three men with carbines on their

"It's "strange strange,'

"how things boppen. was saying, It took this thing to throw us together. Cost some lives, too." Hor head sank, and she pushed weakly against his chest with her elbow. Bis lips brushed her ear, "Oost some lives, but here we Queer world-eb, what! Oh, you beauty you raving little beauty, you! Sot me wild when I first saw you been crazy for you-and here we are!

are.

One roomed Office. Apply Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.. 1586 Honkong, 32nd May, 1913.

Apply to-KWONG BANG HONG, LTD., 248, Des Voeux Road Central (OPce), or 98, Praya East (Warehouse).

tongkong, 10th Feb,, 1913

Hongkong, 18th Ar., 1919.

[588

AND at Keloon comprising about 116,00 square fee Apply to Gorge Crry Local Fare- tary, Horgkong & Obins Gas Co., [179 Ltd.

backs and old-fashioned revolvers on her head, a matter-of-fact ex- the Captain, wit a queer, dense in their hands crowded up to the pression on her thin face, came expression of fae, picked it up doorway in which Miss Austin Miss Carmichael. and the Captain were sheltered.

גן

ས

"Is it really for me?" she

"O. T."

SAMPLES MAY BE

OBTAINED

ON APPLICATION

ΤΟ

GARNER QUELCH

cried, wholly unconscious that she TEL. 636, was speaking in English to a Manchu, "Oh how nice of you! Thank you ever ever so much!"

and without a word put it in bi Captain Waters caught the ex-pocket. Nor washe aware that The formost raised his weapon, pression on Miss Austin's face, the pale eyes of Kiss Carmichael peered over it at their white faces and was puzzled. Then he turned were studying hem both out of and at the Captain's uniform;

Hello," said Miss Carmi-a cool, expressiojless face.

The soldier gathered up the them, to her astonishment, smiled chael coolly. "I followed you up. and bowed. Captain Waters re- Thought I'd like one of those dog in one hani, shook it play- Bat let's get out of here! You turned the bor stifly. There dogs myself." She was quietly fully, and held itont. Miss Austin make me forget everything. was a brief exchange of words in looking them over as she spoke. ran back and took it. Quick-keep close to me this an unintelligible singsong. The "The row's most finished. I Captain made way, and drew her guess. The police are rauning all way, along the wall ! ??? ....

Couldn't the man understand? aside with him. The soldiers over the place. They'll be in here Couldn't he see that she had bowed again, with porfoot Orion before long, cutting off heads. fainted, that she was going total suavity then threw their Better get out before they be faint again?

She jerked weight against the door, tore it

gin-it's so spattery. her head back and drew in a from ite hinges, and plunged in quick breath of the choking air, over it. At least, he had relaxed the grip of that awful arm. There he was now, moving sidewise, back to the wall, looking out ahead, but groping for her with his free hand. She caught his sleeve and followed. To this extent he was

right; he must at least get her

safely to the main road:"

**"*Look out, bere!" shouted the Captain."Stop up!".".

She obeyed; and stopped on, then over, a human body.

"Better take our chance on getting out of this," said Captain Waters. He insists that they're not touching foreigners. Any bow, we'd soon be cooked in here."

They moved slowly along to ward the highway. It was better

13.

The soldier rose and bowed, The Captain was biting up clasping his lands before his ward at his moustache. "Think breast, Edith had never seen we'll have trouble getting back?' a man bow with such utter grace; "We might a little. But it's she suddenly felt eru le, as if There's a mission she were the barbarian. Then, unnecesary. within five minutes of here still smiling as with a pleasing American, too. Let's get her over memory, the Tartar knelt by the there... Say, Miss Austin, body of the dead girl and swiftly, there's some one trying to talk to one after another, tore the gold- you back there. Friend of yours?" mounted rubies from her fingers.

The soldier, still laughing

The big white man and the two girlish figures walker north-

Miss Carmichael, when the two ~ Are you all righazi-hisparad had fallen a little behind. "Was he very ugly?".

Miss Austin was cuddling the dog close to her face, like a malf At the question she puckered ber brows sa il trying to remember something, and look of pain cime into her pretty eyes.

SENNET FRERES.

Jewellers, Diamond Merchants

GOOD GLASSES Ü

4.

PROPERLY FITTED. Thera is a conomy in going to an optician of doubtful ability ta parabais g'as534 -upɔa whio's yur eye-sight depends.

now and the looters were working

The Tartar of the split lip, with desperate speed." One of them, a giant Tartar with a split rad and gold robe, was beckoning ward in ailence

still squatting by the holy in the lip, had carried the body of a women from a wraakad litter to and smiling eagerly. He pointed to his prize and beckoned again. Moaning scands cams from the doorstep and propped it up.

"He certainly thinks he's got → said Miss Car- dark tangle in the street. A mule The dead girl, young and slen- was waving his hoofs and soram- der, clad in a long robe of red a joke there," bling; while she watched, the ilk with embroidery in gold michaal," Watch him." animal got to its feet and stag. thread on the shoulders and slee- gerad out of the dark, cluttered ves, looked almost alive as she heartily, raised the arm that was impasse into the Hatamen Street. half lay, half sat, with her head clasped across the dead girl's Amanstumbled blindly against supported by the door-frame breast, and prodded at the em-

"Oh-it hardly matters now,” her, and groaned. She had to One arm was doubled stiffly broidered sleeve. Out orawled shoulder him off as she moved across her chest, as if clasping the smallest dog Edith bad ever she said. And then, as it realizing slowly forward. Frantic natives some precious object. The crou-seen-a jet black, almost blue the inadequcy of her reply added: were now running from the more ching soldier glanced round black, silky-haired, pug-nosed "But it was good of you to come." or less wrecked shops and dwel from his prize as Miss Aus little oresture with one white ear. Miss Carmichael fell silent lings, waving their hande and stin and her escort approached, The hair of his back and sides But when the Captain started to Children saw the pistol in Edith's hand, hung almost to his feet. His turn in toward the gate of the wailing in falsetto. were otying. Two young girls and smiled up at her admir-beady eyes peered out through a mission compound, she restel o came elowly out of a house from ingly; then turned biok to tear a black and white jungle. If he light hand on bis arm and whis- which the front wall had been ruby ornament from the ear of had not been so absurdly small pered something. Then she her surely no more than seven or self rang the bell; and, when a alboat entirely removal. Eur a the dead girl.

They had got nearly to the Ha-eight inches in length he might Chinese servant answered, press- moment they blocked the way,

(Cuntsud on paga 8). looking on with dazed, blank eyes. tamen Street when the Captain almost have passed for a cooker Their foreheads, noses, and chine again stopped and held her close spaniel. As it was, there was no

mistaking him. were white with powder; their to the wall.

"We'll go slow bere" he said. "A" Peking pug!" cried Miss straight, slanting eyebrows were

"There may be trouble outside. Austin. All the inner torment of heavily, blackened; their cheeks

the past ten minutes dropped from glistened with red paint; and Keep ready with that pistol."

There was again something her like a discarded cloak. Her the month of each was a perfect" Cupid's bow of bright carmine. disturbing in his nearness to her eyes danced. Her pistol clattered Their shining black hair was His voice had become hoarse and to the pavement and was forgot built up into elaborate coiffures, unsteady, and he seemed to be ten; she did not even know that Their dress was the embroided trying not to look at her. The short coat and trousers of the veins stood out sharply on his Chinese gentlewoman who is supflushed temple. Not knowing posed never to appear in public.what to say or do, she raised the ALEXANDRA CAFE CO. And they were beautiful, with a pistol and showed him that her finger was caressing the trigger. haunting Oriental beauty.

"Captain Waters thrust them Suddenly he turned and looked† roughly aside and press-d for deep into her eyes. Wards, dragging Miss Anstin with him. The two were past the thickest of the wreckage and perhaps half way out of the street when the Captain again pressed her into a doorway. Edith peered out round his bulky person. The street blazed with light now, for one of the shops was in flames She could see a number of brown- faced men in blue turbans run

Again his arms were about her! ning in from the Hatemen Street, They had knives at their belte, shoulders, holding, her close to and carried heavy, naked swords him. A blass of hotrenger rushed RUBBER SPONGES that glittered with demassene up within her. She wrested her work and inlaid silver. They right arm free and waved the were silent, and weirdly business pistol unsteadily. like. Those in advance stopped "My God, girl” he cried. at the first bodies and swiftly: "You don't mean "Then he! looked them over, picked off caught her wrist by my

and hair ornam- Baddenly Miss Austin's tense ringe, éár mente, purses, and jeweled gir body relaxed. Her face lighted with a stock of surprise that ran dlaste

Captain Waters drew's second swildy bf into relief. For pick pistol from his pocket, and thrust ing her way olly up the harrow

into her hand.

"Can you use it"? he asked. She nodded.

May be I was too well, too rough back there," he began, a note of excitement rising in his Edith fell voice as he went on. herself growing cold and shrink. ing back against the wall. "Maybe

For Best Meals just try the

and Watchmakers. Binoculars and Stop Watches For The Races. Honk ng Fo Bailding.

Notice

WE HAVE A Fine assortmenT OF

I took took much for granted HONEYCOMB SPONGES perhaps you didn't mean it. God, how do I know what you mean! Bat feeling you there by me-n

my arms your face so near TURKEY SPONGES

ነ

BATH GLOVES

Persoas sibentibi is girn to the eximiantion an! the fitting of Unses that will relieve all troubles. Thebrly charge is for the glasses.

N. LAZARUS, Ophthalmic Optician,

TA, D'Aguilar Street, Note, The Oly· Earopesa Optician in D'Aguilar Street.

NON-RUSTATI

& CO.

THE SOLE AGENTS.

TO GOLFERS. AND OTHERS

SMOKE EMBASSY

CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO

THEY

BEAT

EVERY-

THING

THE

ROYAL

WORCES

MEE CHEUNG.

WING KEE & co.

47-49, Connaught Bd.

TER

$

A BT PHOTOGRAPHER

AMERI-

CAN

CORSET ON

VIEW.

WORCESTER

CASSUM AHMED,

DRAPER.

32/4, WELLINGTON STREET. 28, NATHAN ROAD; KOWLOON.

· HONGKONG.`

TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

DEVELOPING, PRESTITO & E-LARGING

Pongkong, lat May, 1711.

SHIPOHANDLER),

FROVISION & COAL

MEROBANT.

Hongkong, 23rd Mar, 1912,

EMBROIDERY AND RARE LACES, SWATOW DRAWN WORK;

AND

LADIES TAILORING.

SWATOW TRADING COMPANY, HONGKONG.

OPPOSITE THE CLOOK TOWER":

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS, AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS FORGEMASTERS, BRAES AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUCTIONAL, ELECTRICAL ANT

MECHANICAL ENGINEERS,

THE WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS

By the OXY-ACETYLENE SYSTEM Modern Appliances for quick construction and repair of Ships.

Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stook, Bridges, and all Classe

of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work.

Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools, installed throughout the

Worka

THE TAIKOO DOCKYA

TAIKOO DOCKYARD,

LOOFAH GLOVES

BATH TIDIES

»HAVING

SPONGES NETS

NAIL SCISSORS AND

FLESH BRUSHES

NAIL SCISSORS AND NAIL TRIMMERS,

PRICES MODERATE.

street her long blanket-coat QUEEN'S

I thrown Uck exposing the blue

middy blokas, a boy's plaid cap 10'; 498

DISPENSARY,

BUSQUELNI ROAD |TENTRAL,

DOCK

72. by 881 by:

Puspa empty Dock in

OF HONGKONG,

HREE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking: Y-tools

cụ up to 8,000 tons displacement, providing conditions

for painting "ships with most efficient røralts.

ENGINEERING CO

LONGKONG

-Ton ELECTRIC CRANE on Quar-ELECTRIO OVER LEAD: CHANES THROUGHOUT THE Bxors Bargins up to 100 Tons,ONE

Telegraphic Address 2-m

*** TAIKOO, DOCK ✨

-Toz Erdkaulio TESTING MACHINE FOR CHAINS, Winn Borne, Birmes, Erd, Estimator given for Docking, Repairs to Hall and Machinery, Constructional Work, JULKYARD MAFAĞne, Ma, }, Reid, can be ¦ sud talvees the hours at 11 AM and Noon.

MAGPAZZER LOWE OFFICH CA AGERE, AND ABKITI ;

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

HONGKONG, CHINA AND JAPAN,