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SHORT

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

STORY

THE PEKING PUG,

BY SAMUEL MERWIN,

[Below will be found the conolading instalment of a vitally interesting short story, which commenced on Saturday last, Set in Peking, it deals with "the charmed life of Mies Austin, and the Oriental atmosphere is admirably por trayed by the author. The atory will appeal to our readers. It recently appeared in Maclure's.]

EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1914,

His voice had become horse and unsteady, and he seemed to be. trying not to look at her. The veins stood out sharply on bis flushed temple. Not knowing what to say or do, abe raised the pistol and showed him that her finger was caressing the trigger. Suddenly he turned and locked deep into her eyes.

didn't

"Maybe I was too well, too rough back there," he began, & note of excitement rising in his ward, dragging Miss Austin with herself growing cold and shrink voice as he went on. Elith felt bim. The two were past the ing back against the wall. thickest of the wreckage and per- "Maybe I took too much for baps half way out of the street granted-perhaps you when the Captain again pressed mesh it. God, how do I know her into a doorway. Edith peer- what you mean! But foeling od out around his bulky person. you there by me-in my arms The street blazed with light now, your face so near-" for one of the shops was in flames. She could see a number of brown-shoulders bolding her close to Again his arme were about her faced men in blue turbans ran him. A blaze of hot Ding in from the Hatamen Street. rashed (Concluded from last Saturday), and carried beavy, naked swords waved the pistol unsteadily.

up within her. She They had knives at their belts, wrested her right arm free and The Captain suddenly turned that glittered with damascene and looked straight down at her. silver. They were silent, and The expression in his eyes first weirdly businesslike. Those in frightened, then angered her. advance stopped at the first bodies She tried again to push him and swiftly looked them over; away, but realized, with a sink picked off rings, ear and hair ing of the heart, that she was weak and faint. In her confusionments, purses, and jewelled

girdles.

of mind, it did not occur to her that she had been resting there in his arm for a moment. There was something horribly direot about that look in his eyes.

" he

Captain Waters draw a second pistol from his pocket and thrust it into her hand.

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

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

anger

THE WRECK OF THE

GOTHLAND.

bitter little laugh escaped her. Looking only a little less than" Ob, how nice of you! Thank Under pretence of brushing back her usual brisk self, she sat on you ever ever so much!” astraying lock of hair, she cover-the edge of the bed and examThe soldier ross and bowe ed her face for a moment with her ined little Wing with great sare. clasping his hands before his hand. Then her head drooped "Yes," she said, holding him breast. Edith had never seen London, July 25,

and ask against his breast. His up to the light and playing with man bow with such utter gra arm slid about her shoulders. Gathland is lying fast on the she murmured. "I'll help and white as the dishes and vases, smiling as with a pleasing his one white ear, "you may not she suddenly falt orade, as if she The Belgian Red Star steamer

"Let that child alone, Jim," by quite the same sort of blue were the barbarian. Then, still of the western rocks of the Scilly this shouders shookLet her is certainly about sa near blue es body of the dead girl and swiftly, Orim, one of the most dangerous you, Jim, if-if it's hard." The but that wonderful hair of yours memory, the Tartar knell by the Islande, which she struck during alone, that's all!" a dense fog. lost of her eighty-six said to have been deported by the

one after another, tore the gold- passengers, mainly Russians, pre

mounted rubies from her fingers. Canadian

The big white man and the two Government for

it

With the crow the persons in "poverty, illness, or incapacity,

the Gothland numbered 217, and ia a remarkable tribute to the rescuers that not a single life was boats full of women and children lost, although one of the vessel's collapsed and overturned, while being lowered."

looked down at the dark head Captain Waters, between den- sity, surprise and weakness, against his cost.

"You're not ing as if you cared about her!” be muttered.

black can be."

negligee and drowsy of eye, and Mr. Wilberly, still in There was a knook at the door,

girlish figures walked northward

came in from the adjoining room. in silence."

"I've had quite a nap,” she observed. Then-" Oh, yon got that dog 1" -

Misa Carmichael, when the two Are you all right?" whispered

be very ugly?" had fallen a little behind."" War

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Miss Carmichael fellent.

Then he kissed her. marines (on special duty) beld held him up for inspection.

A khaki-olad sergeant of For niece nodded brightly, and conference with four grave "He is cunning," mused Hra, dog close to her face, like a muff. the head of the compound. Five wasn't a dog Harriet wanted. brows as if trying to remember missionaries in the big house at Wilberly. "But oh, yea! It At the question she puckered her Miss Austin was cuddling the

minutes later a rocket swished Wait a minute I can show you something, and a look of pain and soared in a slow ourre high on the letter. We read it wrong. came into her pretty eyes. Several exciting incidents above the roofs of the Tartar It isn't a P at all." It's meant "You don't mean!" Tasa beite sen saved three women; the and a long column of troops stroke, and the ink didn't run. added: "But it was good of you

attended the "My God, girl!" he cried.

rescues. One City, north, by the great Hatamen for an B But the pen points the said. And then, as it realiz "Oh it hardly maiters now"" caught her wrist."

man who jumped into Street. Twenty minutes more spread out on the last down ing the inadequacy of her reply, broken lost and rescued a baby, the double quick, whistling, to s a rug she wants, not a puga But when the Captain started to Lethbridge, loapt coxawain of a lifeboat, James slouching follows in grey cam. If you look closely-there! You to come.

into the paign bate-came shuffling up on can see the little scratches. It's

were hampered by the wreckage. Dandy" as an accelerant to the a litle girl, and a wondo, who me, "I'm a Yankee Doodle Peking Rng."

tura in toward the gate of the The stewardess of the Gothland stop.

"Oh, I see replied Miss mission compound, she resto), a qua.ter-mastor, who dived from leaving his Kentucky horse at And it's as well, because now herself rang the bell; and, when Austin demurely. "It was a light hand on his arm and W38 rescued by the abip's While the beardless captain, natural enough mistake, though, whispered something. Then the the deck of the Gothland and the gale, entered the compound, osa keep Wing for myself. dragged the woman from under two sergeants conversed by the Look at him, Aunt! Did you the orokon boat. She was handed long line of fighting men in the ever in your life see anything so dead, but artificial respiration and grinned unreservedly. The bok into the ship apparently road. One stood on his two legs perfectly darling 7.- was successful.

other leaned on a new-model Springfield and softly tapped his fixed bayonet.

body relaxed. Ter faced lighted Suddenly Miss Austin's tense with a shock of surprise that ran swiftly effinto relief. For, pick street, ing her way coolly up the narrow thrown back exposing tho blue her long blanketcoat middy blouse, a hoy'a plaid cap on her head, a matter-of-fact Miss Carmichael. expression on her thio face, came

Captain Waters caught the

tarned. and was puzzled. Then expression on Miss Austin's face,

he

'It's strange strange," was saying, "how things happen. It took this thing to throw as together. Cost some lives, too," Her head aank, and she pushed weakly against bis cheet with hor elbow. His lips brushed her ear. "Cost some lives, bat here we to their esraa faint boom-another Thought I'd like one of thipioave way, and the boat fell into on th' dangerous mission, Pete ?"

are. Queer world-eh, what! Oh, you beauty you raving little beauty, you! Set me wild when I first saw you been orazy for you-and hore we are!... But let's get out of here! You make me forget everything... Quick keep close to me this way, along the wall!".

Couldn't the man understand? Couldn't he see that she had fainted, that she was going to

mintsagain?........ She jerked her head back and drew in a quick hrth of the choking air. At least, he had relaxed the grip of that awful arm. There he was now, moving sidewies, 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,

here!" shouted the Captain. "Stop up!"

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

Moaning sounds came from the

dark tangle in the street. A male was waving his hoofs and scrambling; while ake watched the animal got to its feet and staggered out of the dark, clut

and chattering, over the crackling Over the moaning and wailing of a fire that was now roaring out through heavily tiled roofs, came

were

A lifeboatman who assisted in coolly "I followed you up.

"Hello," said Miss Carmichael the rescues said: "The rope by which the boat was suspended

guess.

ward at Eis moustachio. "Think The Captain was biting up we'll have trouble getting back?"

unnecessary. There's a mission We might a little. But it's

yours?".

in the sea."

"How many men did ye bring

laquired the one.

A full comp'ny-hundred an "Th' last-mentioned six would 'a' done, Pete."

replied:

To which ile beardless one

Corps-have to be pjoked men, "Well, of course, in the Marine

SHORT SERMON.

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sed back against the wall and kept a Chinese servant answered, pres the Captain by her,

"Go in," she called to Miss Austin- go in. Good night. Don't forget that your dog's s delicate little mite; don't give him meat without chopping it very Ano. Goodnight.

"Why" faltered Miss Austin -"aren't you coming too?.** The two sentiments which mos) inspire mon to good deeds are best alone. It's safe enough for "No-not in there. You ro love and hope. Religion should us, now that the row's over!. give freer and more rational play And, alipping her arm through world has heretofore witnessed: to these two sentiments than the the Captain's, she hurried him and the love and hope will be away

Well around the corner, abs thoroughly grounded in and on stopped short, olasped her wo efficient, serviceable, visible, hands about the Captain's big actual and concrete deeds and forearm, and lasted up into his conduct,

sudden: "What's the matter, face, which was balled and Jan?" she whispered.

the

wan

that girl, I saw it, I didn't "Never you mind,” he growled. "You were roughing it with

Didn't think anything would ever get you," muttered the

Captain.

about this girl? Haven't you *Never mind that now. What

Can't you see she's decent, Jim ?," got any braing left ? Can't you sce abe doesn't talk our language?

where nearer at hand, a sharp, looking them over us the spoke above 30 feetnad her bottom was a sudden series. Then, soms dogs myself." She was quietly the water a few feat clear of our sputtering rattle."That ma-The

bas. She fell from a height of chine-gun!" oried the Captain.

row's most finished, I

smahad in. With the help of & The clice are running More of the Manchu soldiers all over the placa. They'll be in motor boat which was also on street. Here and there group's of heade. Batter get ont before sangers. It was awful to see the

now pouring into the here before long, enrting off the scene wo rescued all the pass Tat, tut, me boy. Tis holy

Then why in the name- them were fighting over the loot. they begin-it's so spattery.""

women and children struggling ground ye're all but standin' on. baoke and old-fashioned revol- Three.men with carbines on their

Twas a little matter iv th telly vers in their hands crowded op

phone wires bein' down. An' th' to the doorway in which Miss

exercise all be fine fr th boys. Austin and the Captain were

Not to say there ain't a bit o sheltered. The foremost raised within five minutes of here-progress and development. It th' hotel-an' her dog."

class to the young lady that thinks

When a 'man works out a suo his weapon, peered over it at American too. Let's get or rejsets all the limitations of fam

mebbe she'd like to go back to cesalul treatment for cerebro- their white faces and at the over there... Say, iss Austin, ily, tribal or national religion. men in khaki with fixed bayonets absolutely helpless a dozen years spinal meningitis a disease be Captain's uniform; then, to her there's some ono trying to talk to It is not bound to any dogma, marched in rigid fours before the ago by applying to the discovery think you were a dirty coward,

So it came about that forty fore which medioine astonishment, smiled and bowed, Captain Waters returned the bow

you back there. Friend of creed, book or institution. It'riokeba of Miss Austin, and of a remedy ideas and processes Jim; but I guese you are. You stilly. There was a brief ex change of words in an unintellquatting by the body in the red ciples: had its

has the whole world for the field sixty-six men marched as rigidly invented or developed by other are like the rest one of the worst, The Tartar of the split lip, still of the loving labours of ita-dis- by fours behind. To the beard- men studying other diseases, he really. They've kept you on the igible sing-song The Captain and gold robe, was heckouing precept of serviceableness admits thinking up common acquaint for the future the breaking of way it gets all of them sooner or made way, and drew her sside and smiling eagerly. He pointed an infinite variety and range in ances she confided impulsively: innumerable ties of love and later. Sometimes I even think fundamental loss captain who rode beside her does a great work of love, prevents Coast too long. It's got you, the with him. The soldiers bowed to his prize, and beckoned again. both time and space. again, with persect Oriental "He certainly thinks he's got

"I never realized before that establishes good grounds for hope it's got 118," against the door, bore it from its chael. "Watch him." suavity; then threw their weight a jake there," said Miss Cami pesesses an important element of looking. Why, it's just like be- generations to come..

It is very simple, and therefore our own soldiers were so good- of many like benefits for haman hinges, and plunged in over it.

durability. It is the complicated ing with art of the boya at The men who do auch things in The soldier, still laughing things that get out of order. Its home."ling getting out of this," said Captain clasped across the dead girl's or dogma; but it will doubtless "Better take our chance on heartily, raised the arm that was symbols will not relate to sacrifice Waters. not touching foreigners. Anyhow, broidered sleeve. Out omawled ent in love of liberty, truth and

He insists that they're breast, and prodded at tho ens we'd soon be cooked in here."

have symbols, which will repres

ward the highway. It was better, black, silky-haired, pugnosed for it will wish to commemorate

going-I was crazy. I can't They moved slowly along to see a jet black, almost blue rites and reverent observances; the smallest dog Edith had ever beauty. It will also have social

Captain Waters chewed his lip. now, and the looters wore work little creature with one white ear the good thoughts and deede

now san; I've got to go back to How was I to help it! She had stumbled blindlying with desperate speed. One The hair of his back, and aides which have come down from against her, and groaned. She of them, a giant Tartar with a hung almost to his feet. His former generations, had to shoulder him off as she split lip had carried the body of beady eyes peered out through a

that hotel and talk to her uncle moved slowly forward. Frantio a woman from a wrecked litter to black and white jungle. If he canonizations will be based on

and try to remember. I'm an It will have its sainte; but its natives were now running from a doorstep and propped it up. had not been so absurdly small-grounds somewhat new. It will

The future religion will have officer. An officer-ch, God! the more or less wrecked, shops The dead girl, young and slender, surely no more than seven or eight have its herces; but they must

the attribute of universality and of Gaese you're right, Els. The and dwellings, waving their clad in a long robe of red silk, inches in length-he mightalmost have shown a loving, disinterested

adaptability to the rapidly in Coast's got me. It's got me, all hands and wailing in falsetto. with embroidery in gold thread have passed for a cocker spaniel. or protective courage. It will

battles on the land and on creasing etores of knowledge and right. Bat talking this way don't the sea. young girls came alowly out of a looked almost alive as she half him,

orging. Two on the shoulders and elcoves, As it was, there was no mistaking have its communiona, with the he said good night and then

power over nature acquired by help. I'd like to know what I'm When they reached the hotel the human race. house from which the front wall lay, half sat, with her head sup-

As the religion of a child is hotel

to do. I've got to goʻbnok to that Grest Spirit, with the spirits of shook hands twice. had been almost entirely removed, ported by the door-frame. One Austin. All the inner torment of fellow men of like minds,

"A Peking pug!" cried Miss the departed and with living

inevitably very different from that For a moment they blooked the arm was doubled stiffly across the past ten minutes dropped

Miss Austin smuggled the of an adult, and must grow up Carmichael. Still clamping his "Shut up, Jim," said Miss way, looking on with dazed, blank her chest, as if clasping come from her like a discarded cloak, authority as are necessary to room. Here her firet task was to enlarging must be capable of a delicate in the faint light. Her morsel of a dog under her coat with the child, so the religion of a arm, she leaned back against the It will teach only such use of and went directly to her own race whose capacities are rapidly wall. Her face looked white and eyes. Their forebeads and chins precious object. The crouching Her eyes danced. Her pistol seonie the co-operation of several make Wing Tee-wee-which was corresponding development. The usually hard mouth had softened. were white with powder; their soldier glanced around from his clattered to the pavement and was straight, slanting eyebrows were prize as Miss Austin and her forgotten; she did not even know the discipline it will advocate did it not stand that Wing Tes. ought to grow up with him all the Jim, she breathed. "I'm a or many people to one end; and his new name; as was fitting, for religion of any single individualThere's a few things I ain't, heavily blackened; their cheeks escort approached, saw the pistol that the Captain, with a queer, will be training in the develop weg was sweet Chinese way from infancy to age; and the gambler, yes. I work for big glistened with red paint; and the in Edith's hand, and smiled up denea expression of face, picked ment of co-operative goodwill. make Wing as comfortable as same is true of the religion of a Tex Connor of Shanghai, "yes, mouth of each was a perfect at her admiringly then turned it up and without 's word put it Choic's how of bright carcino, back to fear, a ruby ornament in his pocket." Nor was she aware the creeds and religious practices the broad white bed. the still in their soverome to stand There's no mar ever made love Their shining black hair was from the ear of the dead girl.

It will progressively modify possible exactly in the middle of race. bailt up into elaborate coiffures,

But there's a few things I ain't Their dress was the embroidered Halamen Street when the Captain out of a cool, expressionless face teachings concerning the conduct pressed by the wan, pallid face the organisation of their indus- Do you get me? They will They had got nearly to the ohael were studying them both change their symbolism and their mirror, and, momentarily de captions and practices, or in Jim, you leave that girl alone.

that the pale eyes of Miss Carmi-of all the existing churches and Then she confronted short coat and trousers of the again stopped and hold her close

conto me in Peking not in Peking. Chinese gentlewoman who is to the wall,

The soldier gathered up the of life. Since its olief doctrine that stared out at her, slapped tries, or in any of their arts or only be here a week supposed never to appear in public. And they were beautiful," There may be trouble outside. Austin ran back and took it, and ita chief precept is, be service the colour back. After which still in their religious conceptions where. She caught her breath. dog in one hand, shook it play is the doctrine of a sublime unity her cheeks and rubbed her trades, even the oldest but it is two. I guess there's a little plain We'll go slow hero," he said. fully, and held it but "Miss of substance force and spirit, temples and forehead to bring much worse for a people to stand manhood left in you some with a haunting Oriental beauty. Keep ready with that pistol."

Captain Waters thrust them roughly aside and pressed for disturbing in his nearness to her. speaking in English to a Manchu,

There was agua something wholly unconscious that she was influence among men..

"Is it really for me?" she cried,able, it will exert a strong uniting ske rearranged her somewhat and practices.

tousled hair, and dremed, for

Now, the new religion affords Something that might have Her pale eyes were laminous. wall dinner, Capela

an indefinite soope, or range, for been either

sob for

tered impasse into the Hatamen

Street.

A man

Children

were

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present world are ministers of the religion of the future. The

older ones in inspiring men to future religion will prove, has proved, as effective as any of the

baritone voice had been found end of all philosophies and all re we do."... And inasmuch as his and that is the trae object and in a way you see, the work love and serve their fellow-beings;

pleasing by the ladies of many ligions, for that is the way to make ports, be bummed blithely

men better and happier, alike the "From the balls of Mon-

servante and the served. tezumaa to the ahore of Tripolee

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