The Second String

with them, always finding them keen business fellow

Chinaman still standing in his doorway like a statue, as though

at the shop window. He saw three tea chests, which he guessed were empty, a couple of Chinese bowls, a vase with strange hideous dragons painted or b

or sale?" he

inaman

od cat; he catchee

w there were

if they were here

ame is

inaman

ry good Engli

dney years,

heap of mone

ce with the white man

lau

know better than that

n he did so his cheeks flapped and his

pound of good

e shop. Bill followed. He did not

nd the counter, leanin

you want?

ea

oo gr

fool,"

lau

o you

ant no

do I

head wag

," sai

up," re

e had with us? You frightened h

vidently unexpected, and Bill wa

ots of silly women were frightened at Chiname

men. Some of you yellow dogs buy and sell our girls, and trade them to

greed Lin. "You

ut w

in whit

rel. I expect yo

was a good Chinaman,

his eyes, and concluded

out West?" he aske

A few years ago he ha

rested. What too

money. He did not live at Bourke

f dealings?"

uld not di

he might smoke opium there if he wished; also that he

ing what had induced him

wled after him, called him bad names and

. Me stare at white woman! Why not? Me had dealings with many white women. Busi

en he came to the corner of Mark

nly like Craig Bel

came towards him. It was Bellshaw.

s? What brings

sold

Tired of Bo

now, and I got a good price for

fencers, and my men, shearers, and so on. I had a nip or two at your

. No worse than the man wh

ught yo

t you

shoul

on't suppose you've been over liberal with him," said Bill. He watched Be

wondered why he wanted to l

ought Bill, an

d it all profi

haw l

he agreed. "Who's there no

e

eft Mintaro and

He was in the hous

ests. He shall pay for it. He'd no busi

be all right. You've

w laugh

ll pull through

ll went back to the coffee hous

nt to meet him. He's not my kind. Besides he might try and

d to make me believe he knew nothing about Garry Backham taking my place? It's all bunku

lows on the fence, Abe Carew, was employed by him for a long time. He offended Bellshaw, who kicked him out, and he was very s

r know when you've got 'em. He's been in my place and said things I knew were

for the sake of ly

only one in it. She went straight up to him, holding out both hands. When he took them she kissed

he asked when he had r

nderful. Are we going to

otel. We are staying her

leave home

tay there; there was on

at?" she asked as though

ays. Can't y

mber-

from when you

laug

e. You know I alw

Jim, and Bil

emed p

o, and yet-" she put

d he have to wait? That it would all come b

the street. Lin Soo's shop was nea

se slipped and fell. This attracted his attention. He turned round with the inte

e woman at the window gave a faint c

s it?"

y. I've seen him before. Who is he? Do y

Craig B