. The yellow angel. miling land, all ignoring bonds of trade andservice to feast and jabber of wives and chil-dren ahd friends in the old home at the otherside of the world. The Yellow Angel ofTemple Hill was alone and sad; for this yearhe took no active interest in the loud festivi-ties of the great holiday. He had promisedhis Mission teacher to be good; to eschew lavender silk outing garment and felt Fe-dora hat hung on hooks in his tent-house,whUe, earlier in the day, he half-tearfuUywatched a neighbors cook depart for the Quar-ter, dressed in rich attire. He again softlysighed, re
. The yellow angel. miling land, all ignoring bonds of trade andservice to feast and jabber of wives and chil-dren ahd friends in the old home at the otherside of the world. The Yellow Angel ofTemple Hill was alone and sad; for this yearhe took no active interest in the loud festivi-ties of the great holiday. He had promisedhis Mission teacher to be good; to eschew lavender silk outing garment and felt Fe-dora hat hung on hooks in his tent-house,whUe, earlier in the day, he half-tearfuUywatched a neighbors cook depart for the Quar-ter, dressed in rich attire. He again softlysighed, remembering his own neglected galagarb. Above, in the deep blue sky, he sawbird-shaped kites of every hue and knew thatChinatown blazed with flags, banners andlanterns. Sue Changs soul hungered fromafar. It was hard to be a strict Presbyterianwhen even birds and butterflies seemed to beflying in quest of pleasure. In harmless retro-spect, he recalled familiar balconies of theQuarter, hung with palms and flowers, where. J-^I^ -starched iv/iite sacklet and apronglistened in the California sunshine. *THE YELLOW ANGEL 17 happy, smiling women and tiny children nowcompleted the domestic picture for Chinesecarnival. He knew that Celestial merchantschatted on every corner, while privileged boysshot firecrackers and paraded ia gorgeoustrousers and royal overgarments. Sue Chang could not forget customs dear tohis hungry heart. I no likey not see, hesadly owned. It appeared that only the Yellow Angel andthe prejudiced tourist were imable to respondto delightful opportunities. Sue Changs scru-ples had developed in twelve months, whereasthe man from an eastern sea coast had nur-tured disapproval of heathen orgies throughgenerations of Puritanical ancestors. He nowdeplored wild conditions of a Christian land,and sought baked beans amid strawberriesripened in open beds in midwinter. The oldQuarter seemed hopeless and to an unimagina-tive mind the New England Almanack wasartfully profaned. Janua
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