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Denison of
Shanghai
By HAROLD CARTER
(Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.)
Seated on the veranda of the club
at Shanghai, George Denison stared
out at the never-ending procession of
Chinese coolies and riskshaw men,
while he idly fingered a letter in his
hands.
It ran as follows: “I am prepared
to marry you in six months’ time, if
you will give me that period, without
attempting to see me.” It was signed
“Edith Raymond,” and was written
from Lynmouth, Ala.
Denison had never been to Lyn
mouth, Ala., in his life, nor had he
heard of Edith Raymond of the tear
blotted letter.
lie was weary to death of China,
weary of life at the club and in the
liaDking house. He had toiled there
four years, and had just begun a six
months’ leave of absence, which, be
cause he had nowhere in particular to
go, he planned to spend right in Shang
hai.
He was tired of Chinese servants
and Chinese cooking, of the company
of his compatriots of the club, of bach
elor life and of himself.
Presently he got up. “If she’ll have
me, I’ll marry her,” he said.
The letter had been three months
on the way. He reckoned that he |
would have just time to get to Lyn- j
mouth, inarry Miss Edith and return
when his vacation expired.
The letter must have been to many
places, for the addresses were written
and rewritten, and the last recipient,
jll
Stared Out at the Never-Ending Pro
cession of Chinese Coolies.
In Shanghai, Malay States, had writ
ten, “not for me. Try Shanghai,
China.”
Nearly three months later Denison
got off the train at Lyntuouth, Ala.
“Miss Raymond, sah? Everybody
knows Miss Raymond,” said the dusky
ticket-collector. “It’s the big house
up on the hill, sah. No, sah; she just
lives alone, but I hear she expects to
get married soon.”
Denison smiled as he made his way
up the hill. Oddly enough, the thought
of uot marrying Edith Raymond had
never occurred to him. He imagined
that the letter had not been written
for him, but he meant to follow the
lure.
The house showed signs of dilapida
tion. It had evidently once formed
part of an estate, but the grounds
were now overgrown with weeds and
saplings, and were untended. A clus
ter of negro cabins near the spot were
falling into decay.
As Raymond walked up the hill a
buggy drove past him. In It sat, be
side the coachman, a man of about
forty years, with a saturnine face.
The man laughed as Denison stepped
quickly aside.
Denison shook his fist at the vehicle
in front of him. “If you're my dou
ble,” he said. “I’m going to show you
who is the better man.”
The buggy was standing at the door
of the house when Deaison entered.
The door stood open, and Denison’s
ring brought no servant in response.
Denison entered and walked toward
what was evidently the reception room.
Inside he heard the voices of a man
and a won an.
Denison always regretted it after
ward. but he cculd not heip stopping
for a few memento to listen. For the
first words that reached his ears com
prised his name.
“Mr. Denison, I have changed my
tnind," said the girl. “Surely a wom
an is privileged to do that?”
“You’ve played fast and loose with
me," answered the man in surly tones.
“You say you wrote me to give you
six months. I never got that letter.
I guess you must have addressed it
Shanghai, China, instead of Shanghai,
Mississippi. Then when I came to see
you, you agreed to marry me at
Christmas."
“I have changed my mind,” repeated
the girl stubbornly.
“You have, eh? IVell, let’s have
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA.
this thing out. You know I’ve held
the mortgage on this place for years,
long before your father died. You
know you’ve been living on my charity
for months past?”
“That is not true, Mr. Denison. I
have lived on the proceeds of the sale
of my jewelry.”
“Which is mine,” said the man, tri
umphantly. “Everything you inherited
from your father is mine, morally, if
not legally, because he was a fraudu
lent bankrupt. Ay, don’t w’ince, Miss
Edith. It’s true enough.”
“My father was cheated by you in a
business deal. It broke his heart and
killed him. He was incapable of dis
honesty.”
“Well, put it that way if you like.
The fact remains that legally he
swindled me. I let him keep his
money, on the understanding that you
were to marry me. You promised to
become my wife at Christmas, if I
wouldn’t see you till then. Yesterday
was Christmas. Now —are you going
to carry out your agreement?”
“Give me a month longer!” cried the
girl in desperation. “Surely, if I tell
you I don’t love you—”
“I’ll make you love me. What’s the
matter with me? Ain't I rich? Can’t
1 give you the autos and clothes and a
place in society, anything you want?
If you don’t marry me. I’ll publish
your father’s shame to the world.”
“He has done nothing to be ashamed
of.”
“He put his name to a fraudulent
document.”
“I’ll never marry you now,” said the
girl with slow conviction. “You have
shown yourself in your true colors to
day. I will marry no man under a
threat, not even to save my father’s
name. Now you have my answer. Let
go my wrist!”
A cry came from her lips; and it
was then that George Denison, stand
ing outside the door, awakened from
his stupefaction and opened it.
His double, wild with rage, was
holding the girl’s wrists fiercely in his,
while she struggled desperately to es
cape from him. As Denison ran for
ward the man released the girl and
turned upon him. He saw the look
in Denison’s eyes and fell back; as
he did so he suddenly whipped a re
volver from his belt and tired.
The shot grazed Denison’s cheek,
and he felt the blood drip upon his
hand. The next moment his fist had
shot forward, catching the man under
the chin, and he went down like a log.
The girl, who had draw T n back in
amazement, screamed with fear. But
Denison turned to her and spoke
gently:
“He Is all right, but he won’t trou
ble you again. Would you like to leave
this place now?”
“Yes!” she cried. “I want to go. I
never want to see it again. lam ready
to go anywhere.”
Denison’s heart leaped. “Are you
ready to go to Shanghai?" he asked.
“I mean Shanghai, China, not Missis
sippi.”
“What do you mean? Who are
you?”
“Only your friend,” he answered
humbly. “The buggy is waiting for
us outside. And he pulled the letter
from his pocket. “You sent me this,”
he said. “I received it at Shanghai,
China, some time ago. You said that
you would marry me. I am George
Denison, and have come from Shang
hai.”
And, in her stupefaction, she let
him lead her to the buggy.
Still, Small Voice.
There is in every man’s life the
still, small voice. It comes to him
after the wind, the earthquake and
voice of the soul which can only be
heard when the controversy, the tu
mult and the passion end. It is when
the clamors of life have ceased and
there is no bitterness, enmity or self
ishness in the heart. One must be
mighty quiet to hear it. If he has any
fuss, quarrel or low designs on hand
he will not hear it. If there is any
confusion or clatter or fury in his
mind they will drown the voice. If his
speech is loud and his argument large
ly wind, the still, small voice will not
be heard. There is nothing surer or
more practical In life than this still,
small voice, but it will only come when
the wind, the earthquake, the fire and
all they typify in human experience
have died away. We may be certain
we cannot get along in life until we
hear the voice of the soul above poli
tics and war. —Ohio State Journal.
Where Substitution Is Difficult.
Burglars who entered a New Jersey
home passed the family jewelry and
the silverware unnoticed, but carried
away all the ham sandwiches they
could find. Considerable family silver
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there probably are more imitations
than jewels in the average home to
day. but deception Is a truly difficult
art when practiced on a first-class ham
sandwich.
His Locality.
“Can you direct me to where I’ll
find a good plumber—one who never
leaves his tools behind, does an
hour’s work in exactly 60 minutes,
and never leaves a leak behind him?”
“Oh, yes, sir. I can tell where
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“Where is he?”
“In our local cemetery.”
Undismayed.
“I knew a girl who was told at the
time of her engagement that the
man she was to marry was a brute
who would tlltreat her and break her
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Mcnational
SIINIMOIOOL
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course, Moody Bible In
stitute, Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1916, Wcgtern Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 15
APPEAL TO CAESAR.
LESSON TEXT—Acts 25 (vv. 1-12).
GOLDEN TEXT—It is enough for the
disciple that he be as his teacher, and
the servant as his Lord.—Math. 10:25.
Teachers ought to urge their schol
ars to read Chapters 24, 25 and 26
thoroughly, and with the use of a map
locate the places mentioned. The date
of this lesson is A. D. 59, and it oc
curred at the crisis of the events which
determined the way Paul should go to
Rome, Nero being the emperor at that
time.
I. Paul in the Prison at Caesarea
(vv. 1.6). Paul was worn out, badly
in need of rest, and is given during this
imprisonment much freedom. He was
accompanied by Luke, his physician,
and probably some of his other friends.
For almost 20 years Paul had been liv
ing a strenuous life, crowded full of
labors that would have crushed an or
dinary man. Now for some consider
able time he had time to thoroughly
master and assimilate the truth which
he had been preaching, the results of
which have come down to us in the
form of letters, seven of which at least
were written during and after the
events of this lesson. Ilis imprison
ment also gave many of his friends
opportunity to secure his counsel and
guidance. The vindictiveness and
hatred of the Jews is evident by this
new plot whereby they sought the help
of Festus against Paul. The corrupt
Felix had been succeeded by a more
upright man, Festus. The scheme of
these enemies of Paul and of Jesus had
already resulted in giving Paul an op
portunity to preach Jesus as the Christ
and the judge of men to persons who
otherwise would not have been within
the scope of his influence. Through
his persecution he had reached leading
officials and educated men of the Ro
mans and of the Jews. Bunyan, in
Bedford jail, and Luther in Witten
berg Castle, are illustrations of the
principle that, “difficulties are the
stones out of which all God’s houses
are built.”
Felix, on giving up his office to his
successor, left Paul bound (Ch. 24:27)
though he knew he ought to be re
leased, but by this vile, Iniquitous act,
he gave Paul another one of his de
sired opportunities to witness for
Christ in high places. The shrewdness
of Festus saved Paul from falling into
the trap of the Jews, for God was guid
ing Festus, and at the same time
guarding Paul.
11. Paul’s Appeal to Caesar (vv. 7-
12). The Jews made many and griev
ous complaints, but without bringing a
single witness to prove their asser
tions. Doubtless these were the same
old charges that had been brought be
fore Felix through Tertullus two years
before, and which now, as then, could
not be proved. Paul was permitted to
answer for himself, and he declared
that he had broken neither the Jew
ish nor the Roman law. Most of the
enemies of Christianity and of the
Bible “lay many and grievous charges
against It which they cannot prove.”
In all ages the enemies of God and his
word mistake strong and confident
charges and vilifications as proofs.
Paul’s life was absolutely clean, and
he could say, “I have not sinned at all"
(v. 8 R. V.) in any of the directions in
which he was charged. Festus, as the
newly appointed governor, desired to
do the Jews a favor; literally, desired
to gain their favor. Therefore he said
to Paul, “Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem,
and there be judged of these things be
fore me?” This amounted to an ac
quittal of Paul on the charges that
would come under the Roman law.
There remained only such charges as
would naturally come before the San
hedrin, and the question was whether
Paul would accept an informal acquit
tal from the Roman court on condition
that he submit to a trial before his
own people on the other count. Fes
tus wished to throw upon Paul the re
sponsibility of refusing to go to Jeru
salem, and to avoid displeasing the
Jews.
Festus got a courteous but a sting
ing and well deserved rebuke from his
prisoner. Paul was perfectly willing
to take any punishment he deserved,
even unto death, but, having a clear
conscience, he had no fear of Festus
or any man. His appeal to Caesar
was most unexpected. It confused
Festus and baffled the Jews. The Lord’s
own words on his midnight visit to
Paul In prison are here suggested (23:
11).
Festus could make but one decision,
“Unto Caesar thou shalt go.” Paul’s
sincere and open character was the
means of his safety and power.
111. Paul and Agrippa (vv. 13-22).
Agrippa was the king of the northern
part of Palestine, a Jew and trained
in religious ceremonies, but one who
never mixed politics with religion,
wearing his Judaism as a garment.
His father, Agrippa I, slew James
the elder, the apostle.
The great-grandfather, “The Great,”
caused the massacre of the infant inno
cents (Math. 2).
He married his own sister, Bernice,
who came with him on this visit to
Festus.
Festus declared Paul’s cause unto
the king.
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