table.
'I almost sank to the floor and would have, had it not been for his supporting arms, and he handed me my panties and departed from the room. I sat down for a moment to don them, and straightening out my dress, cautiously opened the door and peeked out.
'He was waiting without, and motioning me to come into the dining-room, whispered to me that he had satisfied himself as to my condition and told me to come in the next day.
'I staggered down the stairs, and once back home I went to my room and fell into a deep dreamless sleep. Towards morning I awakened and could no longer sleep, my mind being filled with the thoughts of the actions of the Chinaman, and so powerful were they that I was-well, I was wet when the reverie was over!
'Well, the whole next day I was consumed with curiosity as to what Mr. Ling would say, and right after school I hurried to the restaurant, and seeing a number of people following me, who were strangers to me, I made haste to steal into the little room behind the counter and close the door after me.
'In a few minutes Mr. Mott entered and, his face as grave as before, said to me, “Mr. Ling begs to inform you through me that he accepts your kind offer and will pay you for your services in this matter, one hundred dollars, and has sent by me”-and here he fumbled in his pocket and drew out an envelope-“twenty-five dollars on account.” And with this he handed me the envelope.
'One hundred dollars! How pleasant that sounded to me! And twenty-five already! I tore open the envelope to verify it, and sure enough within were two tens and a five! The gown cost seventy-five dollars and with this twenty-five I could pay a deposit and have some left over. This was certainly great luck!
'While I was musing thus, I felt Mr. Mott gently urging me to lie down on the table, and I in no way being in discord or dissent with this notion, unhesitating complied, and felt him strip off my drawers and again apply his lips to my cleft.
'So sudden was this sweet conjunction, that I almost immediately gave down in his mouth a proof of my feelings and then settled down to real enjoyment. Doubtless, both of you must think that I was a thoroughly degenerate little girl, especially at this age, to be so affected by the feel of this yellow man's tongue, but to be frank with you it affected me to my toe-nails!
'Well, four or five charges left me before he was content, and then he told me that he had arranged it for the following Saturday, which was two days away, and that he was to conduct me to Mr. Ling's place.
' “Oh, isn't he coming here?” I asked him.
' “Oh, no,” he answered, “he has a wonderful place of his own over on the south side. You will like it when you get there; I want you to make some excuse so that you may get away and meet me here at eleven o'clock in the morning on Saturday.”
'I promised him that I would be on time, and leaving the place, I went immediately to the store and paid a deposit on the gown. I did not leave the whole twenty-five dollars, paying only ten, as I intended to spend the rest on some pretty undergarments, stockings and slippers so that I would make a presentable appearance on Saturday.
'This I accordingly did, and as you will remember, Anna, I left the package at your house, and told you that I was going somewhere on Saturday and would stop in for it on Saturday morning.
'Well, Saturday morning came, and I was up early and hurried to your house, after telling my folks that I was going on a “hike” out of town, and you, sleepy head'-this to the listening Anna-'as you were sound asleep, I secured my package, and going into the bathroom donned all of my new finery and left my old things neatly wrapped under the bath tub.
'I hurried to the restaurant, and early as it was I found Mr. Mott all ready and waiting for me, and whispering to me to slip downstairs and to wait around the corner, he dismissed me.
'I returned to the street, and turning the corner of- Street, which as you know is always quiet, I stood there for only a minute before a car drew up to the curb and to my surprise I saw Mr. Mott within it.
'He motioned me to enter and I hurriedly cast a glance around and did so and we were quickly whisked away by the driver.
'We drove for quite a while, and finally we stopped, and I saw we were in the Chinese quarter and were before a Chinese laundry. Was the dignified Mr. Ling a Chinese laundryman?
'I had not much time to think as Mr. Mott hustled me from the machine and into the shop, and no sooner were we in than we were into the back room out of observation. There was one man in the room, a Chinaman, and he manifested no surprise at our entrance but stood before Mr. Mott.
'Mr. Mott said something in Chinese and the man drew a cupboard out from the wall, and to my surprise an opening presented itself and Mr. Mott invited me to enter.
'I hesitated a moment, scared by the darkness of the opening, but thinking that I had come this far, I determined to proceed, and following Mr. Mott, entered the dark passage-way. After walking a few feet we came to an iron door, which he unlocked, and then I found we were in what I presumed to be the adjoining house.
'A few more steps and we came out into a long hallway, and a Chinese servant, a young girl, who was evidently awaiting us, smiled at me and bowed, and Mr. Mott, giving me into her care, suddenly took his departure, leaving me there in the quiet corridor.
' “Come,” said the Chinese girl in perfect English, “you are to follow me. I am Ling's servant and will conduct you to a room where you may arrange your toilet before meeting my master.”
'I was somewhat confused at the suddenness of all this, but followed the girl up the long winding stairs, and she conducted me into a room that was furnished with all the articles necessary for a careful toilet, and she then left me, gliding out of the room, her soft slippers making no sound on the heavy carpet.
'I gazed into the elegant mirror and arranged a few locks of my hair and dabbed my face with powder and anxiously awaited the return of the servant. In a few minutes she came back, and smiling again she led me out, down the hall, and coming to the door of another room, she whispered that she was about to conduct me into the presence of Mr. Ling. She threw open the door and motioned me to enter before her.
'The flood of light that came through the suddenly opened door startled me for an instant, but accustoming my eyes to the new scene I saw that it was a luxuriously furnished room, set out as a library, and seated in a large chair was Ki-Ling.
'He was attired in what I thought must be full Chinese costume, wearing a long kimono, and a small cap with a button topping it on his head, and he sat still, his oblique eyes ravishing my form from head to toe.
'“You may go, Santi,” he said shortly, “I shall ring for you if I want you.” And the Chinese girl made a low bow and left the room.
'He regarded me for a moment without a word, then, rising to his feet, he made a low bow and said, “I am pleased, dear Miss, to meet you again, and according to our dear friend, Mr. Mott, under such favourable circumstances to myself. I trust that the information that you imparted to Mr. Mott was right and correct, and that in coming here, you have determined to take advantage of the poor help that I can give you, and in return to offer yourself to my pleasure. Is that right, my dear?” And his eyes glistened with what I was sure was lust and sensuality.
' “Why, yes, Mr. Ling,” I said, somewhat nervously, I must admit, “I told Mr. Mott that I would-would be nice to you in the way you wish- and he gave me twenty-five dollars and told me…”
“That I would give you another seventy-five,” finished Mr. Ling, seeing that I was blushing with embarrassment. “Well, he is right, my dear, and now that you are here, I will outline the entertainment that I have arranged for your especial benefit.”
' “Entertainment?” I echoed, not knowing what in the world he meant by this. “Entertainment for me? I guess, Mr. Ling, that I am somewhat stupid, as I thought that I was to be here for your entertainment…”
'He smiled at this, and coming closer to me, motioned me to seat myself on a low couch that stood against the wall, and continued, “A girl like you, my dear, is worthy of much more than I, in my humble way, could furnish, but I have arranged in our own peculiar way, a slight form of Chinese entertainment that I am sure will in no way prove offensive to you. I suppose you have not as yet dined, and it is a little dinner that I have arranged, and at it I will have a number of my friends, who will, however, have nothing to do with the little matter that you and I have in mind.” And here he bent a significant glance on me, causing me to blush furiously and to turn my eyes from him. “And you may assure yourself, my dear Grace, that among those present, there are none that will in any way claim your attention, much less your kind services.”
'As he finished he again walked back to his seat and pulled a bell-cord; the silent Chinese girl again entered
