Old Chinatown a book of Pictures
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The shadow walks with his hands tucked, muff fashion, in his long sleeves. They two, avenger and victim paired, reach a dark spot by awning or alley. The shadow creeps up close; his hands fly suddenly apart; a revolver goes off; the sacrifice to justice crumples up on the pavement. The murderer, with the motion of a quarter-back passing the ball, tosses the revolver to another Chinese; it goes on from hand to hand. When the police come at last, the murderer is chat- tering with the crowd about ...the body, and that revolver lies in an entrance a half a block away. Twenty Chinese saw it done and know who did it. Will they testify to it in court? Not as they value their lives - - not even if they are brothers of the dead.
Only -- and here comes the imperfection in jus- tice of this kind - - the brothers and Tong comrades of the executed felon often question the verdict and take an appeal. Hiring a highbinder from another Tong, they mark the man who put the wheels of justice into motion - - or one of his Tong; it is nearly the same thing - - and hold an execution on their own account.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The shadow walks with his hands tucked, muff fashion, in his long sleeves. They two, avenger and victim paired, reach a dark spot by awning or alley. The shadow creeps up close; his hands fly suddenly apart; a revolver goes off; the sacrifice to justice crumples up on the pavement. The murderer, with the motion of a quarter-back passing the ball, tosses the revolver to another Chinese; it goes on from hand to hand. When the police come at last, the murderer is chat- tering with the crowd about ...the body, and that revolver lies in an entrance a half a block away. Twenty Chinese saw it done and know who did it. Will they testify to it in court? Not as they value their lives - - not even if they are brothers of the dead.
Only -- and here comes the imperfection in jus- tice of this kind - - the brothers and Tong comrades of the executed felon often question the verdict and take an appeal. Hiring a highbinder from another Tong, they mark the man who put the wheels of justice into motion - - or one of his Tong; it is nearly the same thing - - and hold an execution on their own account.
What to read after Old Chinatown a book of Pictures?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Arnold Genthe to read onlineMoreLess
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