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| The Seventh I
j Gate \
( < Story of the Chinese S
) Forbidden City. )
) tty CLARISSA MACKIE <
v Copyright. 1910, by American Press )
t Association. S
Oweu Ryder left the train at the ter
minus several miles outside the walls
of PeUIng uud covered the remaining
distance toward the city gate on the
back of a donkey.
As he approached the seventh gate
he paused for an instant. He had
come on a Journey of thousands of
miles to accomplish a mission, and now
that the object of his search was al
most within ills grasp he hesitated.
Fear had no part in his hesitation.
He was comparatively safe in the dis
guise afforded by his Chinese dress—
as safe us any native Chinese who
wished to gain admission to the For
bidden City.
Then, with quick indrawn breath, he
moved into the deeper shadow of the
gate. As his bands touched the bronze
doors they swung softly Inward and
engulfed him.
A dark shadow loomed at his side
and, without a sound, guided him close
against the inner wall in a curving
line. They came to an abrupt stop in
a grove of trees whose tops rustled
high over their heads. Before them
were the dim outline and bulky mass
of some huge building.
At lust a door closed softly behind
them, the hands were removed from
Ryder’s lips and arm, and presently a
light twinkled out of the gloom.
The American turned to look at his
companion, who had withdrawn the
cover from a small bronze lantern and
stood revealed in its dim light.
Ryder stared and stared again at the
tall, spare tigure that confronted him.
This was no Chinese—this man with
deep sunken blue eyes and wisps of
fair hair sticking out from under the
cue bound about bis forehead. Owen
Ryder’s wondering gaze traveled over
the yellowed sklu drawn tightly over
the protruding cheek bones, down to
the handsome nose and bitter, curling
lips, down to the common blue cotton
Chinese dress and then up uguln with
puzzled eyes to study the face with
something lacking—something—what?
The man laughed silently as be lift
ed his bony hands to each side of his
head. "You miss these appendages,
my friend. 1 have been cropped, you
see.” Ills voice was low and vibrant
with some suppressed-emotion.
Ryder gasped. "Your ears—my God!”
He felt within his blouse for the com
fortable reassurance of his revolver,
and his lingers curled about the butt
lovingly.
■■your ears next, my mena, aua me
ears of all who pass through the sev
enth gate Inward,” said the stranger,
with assumed lightness. He turned
and pointed to the wall behind him.
and Ryder gasped again to see a line
of dark figures stretched along fhe
floor.
“Earless freaks,” said the tall stran
ger, with sudden dreariness in his
mocking tone. “Sitidown on the floor,
man, and tell your story—nay, let me
preface It for you and for me and the
rest of us—white men!”
“Go ahead." said Ryder.
“You are aniurtist of some sort. You
have learned that these people have
recovered their lost art of producing
Klastin porcelain, that rare painting
of invisible flowers, fishes or other
symbols ou the outside of porcelain
vessels, paintings that are only reveal
ed when the vessel is filled with liquor
of some sort The discoverer of this
lost and precious art is confined to his
workshop in the palace here. The re
tention of the secret means the addi
tion of large sums of money to this
country; hence they guard it carefully.
You were put on to the secret, you
have come to spy it- out. you have
reached as far as”—
"I had a model”— began Ryder eager
ly. when the other man's low laugh
cut him short.
"What is your name?"
“1 am Edward Stone, aniEnglishman.
1 had a model, too, and so did each
of these five other poor earless devils.
It was the same model. One by one
she sent us here ns she sent you. It
could have been no one else but Lena
Shultz.”
“It was Lena < Shultz,” returned Ry
der dully.
“I knew it. The man w»ho discov
ered the lost art is not a native. To
what country he belongs I do not
know. I do know that be made the
discovery and was captured with his
belongings and is confined within three
feet of where we now are. All day he
works in the underground cell perfect
ing his discovery, for in spite of the
most violent threats he will not im
part the secret to another 'soul or work
in another man’s presence.”
“But why did that woman send us
here—on a wild goose chase?” mut
tered Ryder after a silence.
“Yonder poor devil is her husband.
She hopes with the aid of other white
men to help him escape from here. I
was the first to come. I arrived at 0
in the evening. Now it is my duty to
open the gate at 9 every evening in
the hope of catching other would be
thieves. ‘Set a thief to catch a thief,*
you know!’* He uttered a hard little
laugh.
“I suppose that’s what we are,'”
agreed Ryder.
“That’s so.*’
“How long have youlbeen here?” |
"Four yeara.”__. ._
"My God! How do you live?”
"Don’t live—exist.’’
"Any hope of escape?”
“None whatever.”
“The imperial government”— began
Ryder suddenly, when the Englishman
interrupted.
“The imperial government knows
nothing about the matter. The whole
rascally affair Is in the hands of a
clique of highborn scoundrels. Re
solve to make yourself as comfortable
as possible under the circumstances—
resign yourself to losing your ears (if
you ever should escape one can buy
lovely pink rubber oues, 1 fancy) and
hope for a change of rulers. Nothing
else will cause excitement enough to
have our existence forgotten. Good
night!”
Stone calmly stretched himself on
the floor and went to sleep. Ryder sat
and brooded at the bronze lantern
flickering In the distance. His hand
still caressed the butt of his revolver,
but with less confidence.
new i urn seeiueu ujuny muusuuus
of miles away tonight—New York and
alluring Lena Shultz. lie cursed her
under his breath and wondered bow
many more men she would throw as
halt into that hidden city In the hope
that one or all of them might aid in
the escape of her husband.
There was an audible murmur of
sound without the thick walls, pierced
by sharp staccato cries. The thud of
many pounding feet sounded In the
courtyards above their heads, and in
an instant the six sleeping prisoners
were awake and on the alert. The
Latins gabbled French to one another,
while Stone and Ryder drew near to
an iron grating in the stone roof.
The American could make nothing
of the strange sounds, but the Eng
lishman's face lighted with sudden ex
citement.
"By Jove," he whispered exultant
ly, "you've brought good luck after
all, Ryder! Something extraordinary
has happened, from what 1 can hear
a change of government indeed! Two
deaths and chaos everywhere. Time
for us to muke a move, and disguises'
are in order.”
lie swooped to a dark corner and
pried up a portion of the stone Bag
ging. lie brought into view a mass of
silk and satlu. He threw rich gar
ments to each of his fellow prisoners,
and without a word they slipped into
the voluminous folds.
"Doubly a thief,” muttered Stone as
he surveyed his companions. Then he
caught* up oue remaining robe and
thrust It under his arm. "See if we
can release Lena's husband, poor
devil! We owe her a grudge, sure
enough, but white men must stand by
one another!"
With the air of one who had studied
his ground and was well versed in his
undertaking, he unfastened the oaken
door and by the guiding sound of his
slipping, padding feet the six followed
him into the outer darkness of corri
dors. They twisted and turned and
doubled, and at last Stone paused be
fore another door.
“I don’t know Just how to get In
side.” he admitted In a low tone. But
the pressure of his hand on the planks
pushed the door inward and revealed
to their shocked senses a scene of car
nage Indeed. With the details omit
ted. they realized that Lena’s husband
was dead, with his precious secret still
a mystery behind his horribly grinning
lips.
‘‘The syndicate has done well In
deed.” said Stone, turning away. Si
lently they filed through tbe passages
until they reached the foot of tbe
grass grown steps where Ryder had
left the outside world behind. “It is
here where the guard is set. Look for
danger, friends,” whispered the Eng
lishman.
The shadows were uninhabited.
They slipped up into the grove of
whispering trees and followed the
curve of the shining wall around to
the seventh gate.
.“Once outside!” muttered Stone fe
verishly.
"Once outside!” each man repented
In his own tongue.
In the distance were muffled cries
and excited murmurings. Around the
seventh gate all was still—ominously
still.
The seven were pressed against the
bronze gate, nnd Stone was fumbling
with the complicated lock. There was
a rushing sound behind them, and they
turned their bends.
A file of soldiers was running to
ward then, and their short swords
were raised in deadly menace. Stone
pulled the door open and dashed forth
with his companions into pitchy black
ness. They crashed into a sedan chair
just entering the gateway. A wom
an’s scream pierced the darkness, and
from the tower overhead the watch
man thrust his lantern.
A white face appeared for a brief
instant between the parted curtains of
the chair.
“Lena Shultz!” bellowed Ryder ex
citedly.
With oue accord the seven victims of
(Lena Shultz Ignored tbe oncoming sol
diers. nnd. shouldering the hearers
aside, ♦hoy grasped the poles of tbe
chair and carried the shrieking woman
away 'roin the seventh gate—away
from the Forbidden City beyond the
outer darkness to the lighted consulate
buildings—to safety for all.
Tho next day Ryder and Stone left
(for the nearest treaty port. “A fifth
Story studio and paint pots for the rest
of my life. I'll take my foreign travel
book fashion hereafter.” said Ryder
sheepishly to his companion us they
whirled along the railway. “What’s
your first wish. Stone?"
The Englishman touched a matted
wig which hung well down over the
lapel of-bis coat.
“Pink rubber ears.” ho AaJd sol
emnly.
And ucither laughed. _J
(First publication May 20 )
Notice.
To A. L. Thomas, real name un
known, and wife, Mary Thomas,
real name unknown, Lizzie Green,
and husband, John Green, real
name unknown, lot one (1), block
twenty-four (24), of the original
town of O,Neill, Nebraska, now the
city of O'Neill, Nebrasaa, and A. L.
Thomas, real name unkuuwn, as
trustee, and in trust for Lizzie
Green, non-resident defendants.
The above named defendants will
take notice that James B. Ryan as
plaintiff, has commenced an action in
the district court of Holt county, Ne
braska, against you and eacli of you
and the before described real esiate,
made defendant in said action, the
object and prayer of his said petition
being to foreclose a tax lien owned
and held by him upon the following
described real estate situated in the
city of O’Neill, Holt county, Nebras
ka, to:wit: Lot number one (1),
block number twenty-four (24), of the
original town of O’Neill, Nebraska,
now the city of O’Neill, Nebraska, on
account of the sale or said real estate
for taxes to the couniy of Holt on t lie
17th day of November. 1905. for the
delinquent taxes for the years 1890 to
1904, said tax sale certificate having
been assigned by the county of Holt
to the plaint ill:' on the 13th day of
June, 1908, and the plaintiff having
paid the taxes on said real estate for
the years 1905 to 1909, inclusive.
Plaintiff alleges that he is the owner
of said tax sale certificate issued to
the county and suosequent taxes paid
by him, and that the same is a first
lien on said real estate and that there
is due him by reason of said sale and
subsequent tax payment the sum of
$200.0u with the further sum of $20 00
asr.ttorney fees
Plaintiff prays in said petition that
the amount due him be determined
and a decree be entered therefor in
his behalf and that the same be de
creed to be a first lien on said prem
ises and that the defendants be re
quired to pay the same or that said
real estate be sold as by law provided
and the proceed* thereof applied in
paymeut of the amount due the plain
tiff with interest, costs"and attorney
fees. That the defendants and each
and all of them be foreclosed of all
equity of redemption or other interest
in said premises and that their inter
est therein be decreed to be subject to
plaintiff’s lien and for such other and
further relief as may be just and
equitable.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before the 4th day of
July. 1910.
49-4 R R. DICKSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
(First publication June 9.)
Estimate of Expenses.
On motion the City Council made
the following estimate of the probable
amount of all moneys necessary for all
purposes to be expended by the city
government during the present fiscal
year, commencing May 3, 1910, and
ending on the first Tuesday in May,
1911:
Salaries of city officers .$1800
Fuel.1500
Railroad sinking fund. 2500
Repaitson water works. 2500
Streets and sidewalks. 2000
Interest on sewer bonds and re
pairs on sewer. 1000
Total.$11300
The entire revenue for the previous
fiscal year was as follows:
Received of county treasurer. .$3327.49
Saloon occupation tax. 900.00
Water rental. 1967.27
Occupation tax, beer vault_ 200.00
Police Judge..'. 20.00
City scales. 94.50
Miscellaneous licenses. 662.50
Total.$7171.76
Dated at O’Neill, Neb , June 6,1910.
O. F. BIGLIN, Mayor.
FT. J. Hammond, Clerk. 51-4
(First publication June 16)
Special Master’s Sale.
Docket A., No. 22.
In the Circuit Court of the United
States, For the District of Ne
braska. Niriolk Division.
D. C. Markham, complainant
vs.
James A. McAllister, et a)., defend
ants in Chancery.
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE.
Public notice is hereby given that
in pursuance and by virture of a de
cree entered in the above cause on the
29th day of May, 1909, I, GEO. H.
iHUMMEL, Special Master in Chan
cery ot the Circuit Court of the Uui ted
States for the District of Nebraska
will, on i he 18th day of July, 1910, at
tire hour of 9 o’clock in the forenoon
of said day at the front door of the
Holt County Court House building in
i he City of O’Neill, Holt County,
State and District of Nebraska, sell
at public auction for cash the follow
ing described properity, to wit:
The Northwest quarter (NWi) of
section one (Sec.l) township thirty
(Twp 30) north of range eleven (R. 11)
and the west half (W4) of the West
half (W. i) of section twenty-five
(Sec. 25) and the south half (Si) of the
northeast quarter (NEi) and the
north half (N. i) of the southeast
quarter (SEi) and the south half (S. i)
of the southeast, quarter (SEi) and
the east half (E. i)of the southwest
quarter (SWi) of section twenty-six
(Sec. 26) and the northwest quarter
(NWi) of section thirty-five (Sec. 35)
all in township thirty-one (Twp. 31)
north of range eleven (R. 11) west of
the 6 P. M., in Holt,County, Nebraska
The northwest quarter (NWI) of
section twenty-eight (28) Township
thirty one (Twp. 31) north of Range
sixteen (R 16) west of the 6 P. M.,
Holt countv, Nebraska.
52-5 GEO. H. THUMMEL,
Special Master In Chancery.
R. R. Dickson, Attorney for Com
plainant
(First publication June 16.)
Order of Hearing on Original Probate
of Will.
State of Nebraska, Holt county, s s
At a County Court, held In the
County Court room, in and for said
county, on the 13th dav of June,
1910. Present, C. J. Malone county
judge.
In Ithe matter of the et late of John ■
Kennel, deceased
On reading and filing the petition
of Christian S. Kennel praying that
the instrument, tiled on the 13th day
of June 1910, and purporting to be the
last will and testament of the said
deceased, may be proved, approved,
probated, allowed and recorded as the
last will and testament of the said
John Kennel, deceased, and that the
execution of said Instrument may be
committed and the administration of
said estate may be ^ranted to Chris
tian S. Kennel as Executor.
Ordered, That Wednesday the 6th
day of July A. D. 1910, at 10 o’clock
a. m., is assigned for hearing said
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County, for three successive weeks,
prior to said day of hearing.
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