PAGE SIX
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1930
By Harold Gray
ID)AGGEII
by Mary Dablberg
Chapter 84
AN AMAZING INVITATION
Dagger returned to the hotel that
afternoon, brows puckered In (pec
ulation nd entered her rooma to
receive another surprise. Flowers
were everywhere. On a table lay
an envelope of heavy Chinese pa
per, addressed to her In oblong
letters that suggested at once
Chang's personality and the Ideo
graphs of his native tongue.
"Dear Mrs. Vaneerlng," she read,
"I am taking the liberty of present
ing you with a few trifles to bring
you In touch with China. If you
will permit, I will help you to ex
plore its recesses, which are acces
sible to few westerners.
"Chang-Kai-Sho."
The following evening she was
guest of honor at a dinner the Con
sul gave for her. The Consul met
her In the hall and drew her Into
an anteroom.
"Look here," he began, "Chang
got wind of tills affair he knows
everything that goes on, of course
and put In an application .for an
Invitation. He's Inside now wants
to sit next to you. What shall I
tfo?"
"Are you serious? she demand
ed, suspecting the twinkle In his
eyes.
"Never more so, but I can't held
chuckling over It all. He's really a
big man, about the biggest in
China, and he's acting like a sopho
more oil on his first house-party. If
it annoys you '
"Oh, no," denied Dagger. "I can
take care of myself. Besides, I
want some Information he can give
me."
The Consul regarded her with
Increased respect.
"Bully for you," he said. "But If
he bothers you. Just holler. I'll
come. Perhaps you aren't aware
of It, but Chang has the Oriental
attitude toward women."
"Not toward me," she answered.
"Or If he has, hell learn some
thing." "I bet he will." '
And the consul took her arm, and
led her into the reception room,
where the other guests awaited
them, Chang easily the center of
Interest, his giant form towering
over all. He was, Dagger was re
lieved to lbservo, discreet in his
attention and she marvelled at the
Innate poise and courtliness of this
ex-bandlt and son of a peasant
While he talked with her often he
did not Ignore the woman on his
other side, and also engaged in gen
eral conversation but she didn't
fail to notice that whenever he
turned to her, his voice dropped to
a more Intimate pitch.
6he early made on opportunity to
Introduce Howard's name into the
conversation. Chang replied read
ily, but it seemed to Dagger that
there was a shadow of reserve in
his manner,
"A friend I shall ever prize," he
said. "He heled me more than any
man I have known. He could have
anything he wished of me. He Is
my brother. But " the broad
ihoulders lifted "in the long run
his own people were dearer to him."
"Why do you speak of him as If
he were still with us?" she asked.
Chang's slant eyes studied her.
"And why do you not use the
ward that is in your mind?" he
countered.
"What word?"
" 'Dead' the word you westerners
fear most."
"I cannot think of him as dead,"
answered Danger.
He frowned, his eyes fixed now
Hi the plate in front of him.
"Be not mistaken," he said pres
mtly. "Death Is not to be avoided
It will come to me It will come
you. And nothing we can do will
avert Its touch when It Is ready
or us. There are but three things
In life of which we may be sure.
The first Is birth; the second is
Uiat the strong man succeeds; the
third is death."
"You do not speak of love," Dag
ger reminded him.
"No, for love depends upon a
woman and whs can be sure of a
woman?"
"Surely, not one who doubts her."
His eyes gripped hers once more,
almost with an hynotlc force.
"True, and yet " He switched
abruptly Into a description of past
campaigns.
A second week slipped by.
Chang's motor was at her door
punctually every morning; her
vases were kept filled with flowers
from the Tu-chun's gardens. And
although she didn't know it, she
suspected from the veiled remarks
of the foreigners she met, that she
was the subject of a great deal
of gossip In the city.
The third week of her visit was
finichut anrf trt toll t.hft trtlLh.
sbe was commencing to weary
somewnat 01 sung-iu, wnen sue re
ceived a second and more amazing
invitation from Chang:
"Dear Mrs. Vaneerlng," the block
like characters said. "I have a mat
ter to discuss with you which is of
Interest to me and may be of in
terest to you. Will you honor me
by being my guest at dinner to
night? I shall ask no others."
Dagger gasped. She had beard
many tales of the Tu-chun's palace,
n h- InMvIM thftt nwmMlMl ltL
of the bizarre harem of women rep
resenting most of the races of the
world. Should sne irusi nerseu
In the power of a man who was
accustomed to follow every whim
which occurred to him? Was there
a sinister implication in his con
cluding sentence?
She was tempted to go to the
Consul, to loyal, little Mr. Araki;
but in the same breath she flung
back her head, the old Dagger of
the plains, fearless, self-confident,
hungry for adventure. No. she'd
go, and say nothing to anyone, not
even her maid.
She wasn't afraid of Chang. He
couldn't be more difficult to man
age than a Villista or a Senussl
Sheikh. And likewise, she admit
ted to herself, Chang revealed none
of the symptoms of the petty soul
who stoops to the flagrantly dis
honorable offenses. A thief, he was
a great thief, a sensualist, he was
too accomplished to savor pleasure
in forced embraces.
(To be Continued)
SCHOOL DATE SLATED
LATER FOR HARVESTS
Amitv The opening of the Amity
schools has been postponed from
Sept. 2 to September 15, as many
of the students have employment in
the hop yards and prune orchards.
AIR TRIP ENJOYED
Molalla Al Qranqulst took an
airplane trip to Seattle over the
week end. It took an hour and 20
minutes to go from Portland to Se
attle with a three minute stop over
at Tacoma. This was a lour pas
senger plane and he enjoyed the
trip very much as this was his first
time up. While tnere he went to
Tacoma and spent several hours,
BILLY IS SOLOIST
Brush ColleRfr Mr. and Mrs. Ut
ley and son Billy of Brush College
motored to Oregon City Wednesday
where Mrs. UUey and Billy sang
in an entertainment given at the
First Baptist church that evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Utley did not Intend
to remain but Billy will visit friends
in Oregon City this week.
GUESTS FROM VKF.KA
Amity Mr. and Mrs. Bud Merl-
riman and son md wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Mcrrlman of Yreka,
Calif., are Amity visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wareless. Mrs. Merrlman Sr. and
Mrs, Wareless as sisters. The Mer-
rimans were residents here years
alto. This Is ttipir first visit net
In fourteen years.
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