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4-)CH-«^^0mK><H«>«W«-WH-«+« -f «H^>4^3>>CWCH-«>«-Ha^«-»-«H-« j . KAI WANQ; A TALE OF SOUTHERN CHINA. ' tt4«>«^H0t+CH-«-f 0-f«-f«-f«>«-f «> Q^tt-HCH-JCH-^+^+^-Ha-^ «+«^ CHAPTER XVI. When Plymplon glanced nround the Junk's luxurious ciibin again, it was with cntii-ely difterenl motives from any tliiit may have inlluenced his previous hasty surveys. Then a means of escape had been his only thuuijht, whereas now he was in- clined to search ttie walls for a slock of weapons. Since the cabin had been occupied by Count Peloskcy and his fellows from Neva, il would be only reasonable to suppose that some of tlieir weapojis might be left around. In an olfair of this kind a spare revol- ver or perhaps a repeating sporting rifle wimld prove quite a God-send to the bfileagiiercd ones. Larry guessed what motive influenced his comrade, and he, too, commenced to sweep his eyes around the interior, forgetting, such was Ids earnestness uf purpose, to use the noble monocle that iangled unheeded by lis cord. Evidently Larry was of I he opinion that Itiis was hardly the time for fool- isluiess. Such follies might do for the From without arose a Babel of con- fusion. .Many voices shrieked excitedly, and amid all the clamor Lord Hacketl fell positive he could delect the gruff tones of the Russian, urjjiiig on an advance on the part of his gang. During the i-espitu that had occurred these fellows seemed to Imvc forgotten the severe handling they receivod but a short lime pi'cvious, tor they come forward with a nusti. Plymplon was ready â€" Plynipton, who knew full well the drojidful power of the little tea.ser under his control. "(lod help thorn," he muttered, invol- untarily, as he wuite<l for the opening to be filled with struggling forms, jostling each other first in their eager- ness to got ill and immediately by a similar desire to get nut. Of course, no sooner had the leader."! pushed4nto the yawiiing cavity than lliey had an indistinct view of what awaited them there. Naturally, they were frozen with hor- ror. .So might a man fi-el upon dis- covering that he was in (ho act of those in (he immediate vicinity set up a great howl, doubtless believing, after the remarkable experiences of the last ten minutes, Uiat the foreign devils meant to extern inato them; tor the aw- ful explosion iiuiide, together with its disastrous result, had knocked away the last props that sustained their wavering coui'age, and chilling fear now clutched at their heails. Such was the confusion at this junc- tui'c that the two bold friends listened in vain for the harsh voice ol (he Rus- sian; he had boon bai'king lively enough just previous to the discharge of the cannon, so that his present silence was the more to he wondeicd at, and Larry had iK'giin to indulge in a hope that he liad jumped overboard, under a belief that the junk was blown up. when something occui'rcd to prove tlial the Cossack was not yet out of the game. gay promenade or tlie ballroom, but planting his upraised foot upon the coils wci-e utterly out of place whpji the tu- 1 of a moaster raltlosnaUc or a cobra mult of war was in the air, and human ; ready to strike. lives paid toll to Uie passions of men. | Their wish was to back out as hastily Again had the heavy thud in the direc- â-  as they had started inâ€" no doubt a very tion of the doors announced the deter- 1 laudable design, but not apprcciatotl or niined purpose of those on deck to force ! understood by their comrades without, a passage. jwho, ignorant of the vei7 warm rccep- It would not be very long ere these ' tion awaiting tliem beyond, strove with tremendous blows accomplishi'd the pur- 1 might and main to shove the others on. pose^pr which they were intended, and Lord Baclietl' waited no longer. the tight must be renewed. To have done .so wnulil tiave lK>en to Such a conviction urged them to bet- ^ invite disaster, .since the crush was so ter their condition while there was yet greal that it must have ended in pro- Cme, if it lay within their power to ac- j jecting the whole living mass into the complish it. I cabin. It was Larry this time who made aj Me meant to tnlrodimc a counter blast discovery that cuus.^d him to cry outâ€" ; that would clear Uie atmosphere and Larry, who staggered forward, and, ' bring somewhat of order out of chaos, throwing aside some hanging curtains, j So he let go. be in case he fell into the hands of thb enraged Briton who plunged towaixl liim with such x.eal, and the same end must inevitably be reached should the other obtain n fair crack at him. As a dead man he would be of no use either to hiinsdlf or his counti7; aiid Petoskoy, being .soinelhing of a shrewd diplomat, had high hopes of becoming an ofTlcial possessed of great power when the Chinese Empire had been torn asunder and the pieces allotted omong the nations that had had a hand in the dismemberment. Besides, pvery human being has a right to continued existence â€" the desire to live is implanted in the heart of man to an extent that astonishes philoso- phers and sludenlsâ€" the hone of the luiinan rare really dei)ends upon this natural mstinct (hat cnmpels eveji the forlorn, aged and hall->star\'p.d wr(>tch to .still hang on desperately in the hope of he knows not what. Pcto.skey lind mufh to live for. and really, he snw no reason s\hy he should, like the Chinese generals and the heroic loaders of old. throw himself upon his .sword because, forsocith, one battle out of many had gone auainst liim. There wor-e other days coming when the tables migtit be turned â€" at least he wrs willing to believe so. When Plympton had located his enoMiy behind this liarricade, he made a dash for it. intending! to drop In on the count in a friendly way, and influence hiin to call the game off. (To be continued). GERMAN BURGOMASTERS WERE DEUCnTKD WITH VISIT TO ENGLAND. TnEEB revealed an object that electrifled the otherâ€" Larry, who bent down and be- gan to pull and haul as though seized with a sudden desire to become a pack- horse. Lord rtackett was by this time at his side, uttering little whoops of tre- mendous satisfaction, and when ttio enormous power in his muscular frame was brought to bear upon the object that riveted their attention, it was speed- ily dragged into the open. It wa.s nothing more or less than a little brass daiiing of a modem broech- loading cannon, which the count possi- bly had aboard in the hope and oxpoctu- tion of surprising some piratical junk by which he might incidentally be attacked while on one of liis many cruises in Chinese waters. A very careful and prudent man was this same Count Petoskey. and our friends were just now in a position to thoroughly appreciate the thoughUul, quahlics bv wliich he was disUtigubihed. "KIne ! fine ! most excellent," gloated Plymplon, caressing the little pel, "if only there proves to be some ammuni- tion of the right sorL" Larry had been pos.sessed of the same Uca and was already making an ex- haustive search in such quarters as ho deemed best adapted toward linduig a bonanza. Meanwhile those without were noi Idle by any means, but continued to force their attentions on the groaning doors that threolencd to presently yield up the ghost, being unable to withstand wch rude lieatment. It was a period of suspense. After all, Avis was to be thanked for discovering a store of anmmnition, and when his atlention was called to the fact Larry shouted in glee. Quickly, then, one of the little brass- bound cartridges was iilaced in the chamber and the beauty brought to bear upon the dooi-s. Then Lord Rackctt placed Larry where he might be mo.sl vahiablc, and begged Avis to seek shelter at one side, where she might be out of range, and at the same time could keep an eye rin that window, of which Plymplon still remained suspicious, since it presented an The whole fabric of the junk trembled under the concussion. Avis gave a stream â€" for the life of her she could not help il, such was the fearful crash. Besides, il was a wonderful sight to see that struggling, writhmg mass of human beings in the doorway one in- stant, tumbling over eadi other and the spar that partially blocked the way, and just as soon as the concussion came lo di.scovcr the aperture as free from hu- man occupancy its lliough the whole biassed crew had bean blown into the river. Plymplon wa.s satisfied. He would have been indeed hard lo please hud it been oUierwi.se, for his tiighfcsl ambition was more than at- tained. Indeed, so clean was (he sweep thai he found it hard to believe Ir 'ves. "Huzza !" he bellowed, fill 'ilh the cxcilemcnt of battle, that c: l every nerve to tingle, "we've got liieiu on the run 1" "Lot's follow it up and cha.sc them overboard," suggested Larry, seized with an inspiration to follow the dread- ful execution with a charge. 'Ilie big man approved the suggestion, since the idea presented some features worth trying. To stiike while the iron was hot ap- plied in a case like this, and promised fair results. Lord Rackett lingered b\it a few sd- conds to place another charge in Ihe little beauty, .so that in case they were holly pressed they might fall back upon the cabin and have the means to spread consternation among their assailants. Then he called to Avis and begged her to keep an eye on that window so that she might bag any sly mi.screant who attempted to utilize it during (heir temporary absence. After which lie joined Lnrry In a da.sh upon deck, to carry fiirlhor conslenia- tion to the already sadly dcmoralizoil crew. The way was clear, save for the boom. .lust ouUsidc a nnriiber of men were picking" tliem.'selves up, having been CHAPTER XVII. The odor of burnt powder was in the air, and this, together with the shouts of the Chinese crow of the junk, served lo lend an atmosphero of genuine battle lo llie scene. It was the hope of the two comrades in thus sallying fortli to coinulele Iha demoralization commenced by the ex- plo.sion of the brass gun and drive the wretched ciew over the ves-sol's sides. Such t hope seemed to contain their only hooe of gaining coulrol of the junk, so that Ihcy might put her ashore and escape. Perhaps the task might not have been so dillioull had they only the ;^:noraiit Chinese tu contend with, for the i->cent experience had gone fur toward pro- ducing a species of panic among these fellows, and one man's fears are speed- ily communicated to anolhor in a case of Ihis .sort. Rut then there was the Russian. He had a deep intere-st in this game, and would demand a hearing ere the case \Vas decided againsl his cause. Lord R.ickell had lieen endeavoring lo locate the fellow from the sturi. and at the ni-st sound of his tuneful voice !ie was rejidy to turn his batteries in Ihat quarter. Suppose lie killed the Count, person- allv he would have no regrets in the matter, since tlie man was cngatiod in a piece of business of which ho should be ashamed â€" persecuting a lady in ^ _ _ ^^^^ „„„,.^. .„„.„ „^ ^ .„ ...„ order lo reap pecuniary advantage from j i,n.o,.po,atiun to control the nuKlioul ed- tho dead. .'ucalion of Uic city, such as it was in On the whole bluff Plymplon behevoa ; „,g,.j, j^^j,. ^j ^j^^j letting, to have he would be vci-y well salisQed wiin ^ ,,jj. ^^^^ j.jg^ ^j practice and tu put having accomplisehed such an act. jown quacks. The man who kidnaps respectable ; j^^^y ^p,.g ^^ g^^^ e^,pj,y yp^p j[^ ^JQ^ ladies does so in the full knowledge tlia j^if ^ ciiniinal who had tieen executed his wori? places him outside the pale ni (j, piaclico anatomy ou, and lliey prom- humanityâ€" he is to be treated as a ban- ^^Q^ ^^^ rulurn lo do "suffrage tor his dit, a wolf preying upon sociely. '-oi'l j s^,„l.•• of the first l.'iS members of the Rackctt knew how that was himself, | incorporation, six were surgeons lo the though it was love for a woman lliat ^jng^ of .Scotland. had tempted him; and he bolieved hoi ^^ socinly improved and medical ci- had some i^xcuse. while with the mcr- „„j,g developixl, the gulf belween the cenarv Russian Ihei-e could be none. ! surgeons and barher.s widened, and in When, therefore, the bass voice of j ,770 .,,; i^,. ,.,.s„jt of a process in ihe Ihis same Petoskey penetrated the night 1 (^g^.i ^r .Ses.siiiiis, the connection was air. and willi a tirnat variety of power-, fm^ully termiiiuled. Ifie dcacoi f or ful Russian â- ,'•â- :; I 'lives, coupled with Hie , president of the incoriKiration of .sur- gibberish bcsi understood by'the despcr- ; j^,,.o„j; ^y^g f^j. „,(„,p ||,;^„ ;j2o yeai-s a ale Cliiiie.sn crew, urgfti the men lo â-  ,„emher of the Town Council of Edin- (-lo.se in un the enemy and puiverizo, : |j„pj, a.x-olllcio. and several of the BARBER-StlttiKONS. The Society Was Founded in Udinburflh in 1503. More than 400 years old i:i the Royal Colluge of .'jurgeuiLa, lidiuburgti. .M tlie time il was founded the surgeons and barbers of the city were uiiiiod as one ol the fourlciui incorporated trades of Edinburgh. On July 1, l&Oo, Uiey re- cei\od their cUiu-lcr from the Town Council. The charter of Iho barber-surgeons was conlirmed by James IV., un early Stuart King of gi'oal enlighlenmenl and uconiplislimeiit, wlio took much iiitei'- esl in the prugress of the surgeons on account of the needs of his urmy m lime 1 of war. In the charter leave was given to tlio opening for the advance of the 1 tiulr d olhlecYbalbd fnoeu glisot a .xav crafty foe, unless kept under survcil- '"iipncl- ^"' ' Others lay still, and it could be readily These little arrangements wore car- .Mirniised that these were the unfortun- ried out while the inexorable ballering- ate chap.s who had been directly in the ram kept up its steady pounding on the j upward inc of night taken by Iho pro- trembling doors. iect> e after it quitted it.s snug retreat Another shot or two from this source ! m the bra.ss cylinder of the yacht Qutt- woiild do the business, and open an | non. , , , ki -. avenue of communication between the j "The Russian, if you can locate hm, cabin and the deck. *"•« what Plymplon had .suggasted in Then they could look out for .squalls. Ihe oar of his companion as they rushed Lord Rackctt anlictpatcd what the forward, and Larry was quick to see climax would be. | ^^â- â€¢'"'' advantages might accrue from fol- He could appreciate the Iroinendous | lowing out this advice. power that lay bock of that swinging 1 NN'ben a leader i.s placed hors de com boom, when once il was started plung- ing forward On this account he was not greatly astoni.shed when, with a fearful crash, the iloiirs, torn fvoiu lln'ir moorings, were (lung into I'-.e cnbiii. followed by a large piirlion of the boom ilsolf. to- gether with several of the lusty yellow sailors who had wielded it. Larry found his opportunity lo open flre. and whi'e the light was not all lio might have wi.shod. there was sufficient to .show him the sriuirming llgiiivs of the two evil rogues who had been bom acro.ss Ihe threshold by the impetus of tbeir forward rush bat, the desire for further batllo is often taken out o' his men; thus is particular- ly true of the Chinese, who depoiul so greatly upon their generals that if a fight is lost, even with great gallantry shown, the defeated commander is sup- pasi'd to (hereupon commit hari knri. Having, therefore, this brilliant idea in view, to concentrate their fire upon the man from the Nova. Plynipton and Lany's first act upon gaining Iho deck was lo strain their ears in the endeavor to locate Iho fellow. At sight of the two heroes emerging from the billowy cloud of white powder smoke thai oozed from the junk's c&hia. deslrnv, annihilate them. Plynipton was particularly iilonsod witli the chance lliat now jn-esenlod itself to curry liis sterling ideas into practice. Pcihai>s the doughty count might mo Ihe iiii|)ulse Ihat led him to thus let loo.se with his leathern lungs. There are times in the affairs of most men when silence is golden. Tlie lack ol decent light hampered Plynipton in his work of reaching the fountain head, but his was one of those peculiarly aggressive spirits which no dilliciiltios can daunt. So tar as he could judge, the rasping voice of the Russian gamecock proceeded from a natural liltlo barricade formed liy a hencoop and some water buckets piled up in a certain quarter. Doubtless the doughty Ru.ssian war- rior was coiled up behind this barrier, keenly on the watch, noting every point in the game, and keeping his precious jjodv out of sitiht. 11 was really too had that his valor hud not thrusl'him in the van when !he desperate charge was made through the broken door of the cabin; having ex- perienced lliB peculiarly elevating effect of that blast, when the discharge of the gun swept (he whole mass Ihnuigh Ihe choked oj)eiiiiig, he would doubtless hardly feel able to urge his bullies on to another assault. I.orcl Rackolt believedâ€" indeed, he was quite i;ositive--liis Russian rival had been armed in the beginning of the fra- cas, for biillcis had cut by in close prox- imity to his liead. and one C.hinaman at least had gone down through a poor- ly directed shot in his rear. Whether Pel'iskey had exhausted his ammunition or not was a problem Ihat could only be solved by actual observa- tion. Nor was the Englishman averse to making the oxperinient. lie had llie Crimea in mind as hg daslied recklessly forward-'-lnie, Ihat was before his liiiio, but his sire h.'ul led one of the lilnody charges in front of the iron-hound Seliaslopol, and had yioldcd up his life on the Held, .so that the son cheiLshed secret feelings of personal animositv against the people of the White Czar. I'eto.skey saw this towering ligurc heading in his direction- I'eto.skey, who realized tlial his (^hine.se minions- were in no condition to come between in order to avert the crisi.s- Petoskoy, whose ideas of valor and daring were of so peculiar a nnUiro that the brave sol- diers of the Czar, heroes of many a baltlefleld during Iho TuiUo-RuKSian war, must have writhocl in anguish lo have been witnesses to his- conduct. • This .same Pelo.skey now gave plain evidence that he was ready to cry quits and i-e.sort to every possible moans to save his own precious skin. And, really, who ran blnme him ? He knew just what the result would deacons were Purliumenl. members of Uie Scottish THE CAKE. Mr. Nowlywod : "Did you say this was pound cake, my dear?" i\trs. Nowlywod : "Yes, prexiious, and I made it myself." Mr. .Nowlywod : ".\ve you qutte sure youâ€" erâ€" pounded il enough ?" MOITITILY REMINDER. "Try lo forget mc," she said, with a look of pity, "How can I?" he miserably answered, "as long as I have to make inonllUji payments on Iho things I have pi-osenled lo you ?" nave Been Studying Billtsh lustltH- lions, and Speak Highly ol Enylish People. "Our visit lo England has completely changed our ideas of English people. "We came hero half expecting lo be received with a feeling closely akin to coldness. We leave charmed with every- thing wc have seen, and convinced thit thera exists in England Itie greatest feeling of sympathy foi' Germany and all that concerns her." Such were the words in which a Ger- man burgomaster expressed hunself on Saturday evening before he and lua fellow-visilors left London on their way home. They had only just returned from Bourneville, (lie charming garden city in which Cadbury's chocolate is made, and whei-e Ihey had been rocaved with the greatest cordiality by Iha millionaire chocolate manufacturer. ALL DELIGHTED. All the visitoi-s were delighted with what they had seen during their visit to London â€" a visit which had included a reception by the King, a trip to Wind- sor Castle and Buckinghani Palace, and a luncheon with royally at tba Guild- hull. Herr Vosscn, of Aix-ia-Chapelle, aptly expressed the .sentiments of the party when, after luncheon at Bourneville on Saturday, he said that until certain ele- ments had stirred up strife in some way between the Iwo euuntriis there was no bad feeling among the people. GERMANY'S TEACHER. "German and English soldiers fought side by -sido at Waterloo," he said, "and in Gerniuny we shall never forget the many benellls we have received from England. In munulactui-es England has always be.en our teacher." "Such visits as this," .said another burgomaster, "do more than the world's greatest diplomats could do to bring Itia Iwo peoples together. I hope many such visits will be paid by your representa- tives to our country and by our repre- sentatives to yours. War would be im- possible. It is only when we fail to know each other that we do :'oi endei^ stand." And so, appreciative, happy and on- thusiaslic, the burgomasters went back to Geiinany. "WUNDERSaiON. 'I'he special triiin that conveyed ttM visitoi-s to and from Blnuingham on .Salui-day was gaily decorated with bunting and flowers, and on each labia in the saloons wore photogi'aplis of the King and the Kaiser. At Bourneville the parly was received by the Lord Mayor, and after a short inspection of the City Couucd House, drove some five miles out of the town lo Rounievillo. The Gernmn visitors expressed Ihem- .selvcs charmed and amazed at the com- pleteness and the beauty of the town, describing evei-ything as "Wundor-^ .schon 1" .\llhough much impressed by thoir glimpse of many British insUtutions, the burgomasters will probably return to the Kathcrtand with the si\nic comic- lion that the English parly held whtn> tlioy i-eturncd lo London from Berlin last autumn, viz., that Germany is far ahead of England in municipal matters. NO MUSIC. "I suppose," said Mrs. Ncxdore, "you noticed that my daughter is tolung mu- sic lessons 7" "Oh I" ^xclaimixl Mi.ss l^epproy, "is Ihat what she's doing? 1 thought it was a ty|)cwi:itcr .she was working. ' CHINESE IGNORANCE. Flynn : "Oi toll yez they's no use Ihrryin' to iddica-alc lliim Chionnese." Miilhooley : "An' pliwy is thol'.'" Klynn ; "Oi jist asked wan av Ihim Iho Chionncso wor-riid for St. Patricks Day, an', bcilad, ho couldn't tell mo." PROOF 01' i-:ntertainment. Mistress : "You can't entertain your company in the parlor." Bridget: "Oi can't? Why, mum, didn't yez hear him luiighin' lit lo shplit ? Hostess : "Have you got as inueli as you would like, Jolmny ?" Jolinny (eyeing Ihe good things on Ihe table) : "Woll, I haven't got as much as 1 would like, but I've got as much as 1 can hold." THE FLIGHT OF .SEEDS. Most persons probably tliink that wmged seeds from Irocs travel lo great distances on the wind. But ttie sludJcs of Doctor Ridley of Uie Botuiiie t;ar- dens at Singapore indicate that winged seeds have a far narrower range of flight than do "iiowder .seeds and plumed seeds. The greatest distance travelled by the winged fruit nf a forest tree, ob- si'rvod by Doctor Ridley, was 100 yards. Lndor the most favorable circumstances he calculalesi it would lake this plant Kifi years lo spread 300 yards, and 1,- .â- iOO.Obo years to spread from the Malay Peninsula to the Philippines, if a land connection existed. A NAUTICAL DE.SCRIPTION. for work, seo if tlie anywhere A sailor who was looking called at a certain farm to faiiuer could lliid him a Job. Farmer : "Been working since vou left your .ship?" Sailor ; "Yes." Karmcr ; 'What sort of work?" .Sailor ; "Well, 1 dunno exactly. It was on some sort of a machine. 'I'he/ put all Uio wheat down her main batch ail' Ihe straw came right out of hiT bows, an' there was two bags hooked on lo her storn to calch the other stuff." Buzzards and vullures ran scent thoir food al a distance of forty miles. "On'l I do SI "No, thuuks, 1 oninining for you?" don'l tieiieve in quacks''