CHAPTER XL
The mysterious Sun Yat Sen’s visit—His escape from the Chinese Legation—The Dargai tableau—Sir William Treloar entertains his little friends.
Once in its long history Madame Tussaud’s Exhibition opened on a Sunday—not, however, to the general public.
The occasion was special and, in a way, mysterious. It had to do with one of the most dramatic personalities of the Chinese Empire and Republic.
A message reached me late on a Saturday night that Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the first President of the Chinese Republic, wished to visit the Exhibition on the following Sunday morning. I was unable to receive him in person, but arranged that an attendant should represent me.
The attendant knew nothing of the name of the visitor till he saw him looking at his own portrait and calling the attention of General Homer Lee—an American soldier holding high rank in the Chinese Army—who accompanied him, to the dimple in the chin of the model by placing his finger smilingly on the dimple in his own chin.
DR. SUN YAT SEN