Hanging from the ceiling was a human form, an effigy. The long skirt, the bronze hair, and the green-painted eyes left little doubt of whom the hanging effigy represented. The swaying body might be fake, but the dagger plunged into the center of the look-alike’s chest was not. The message was clear: this was no game or joke. Other threats to the mission home had seemed less personal, but Dolly couldn’t deny, watching the slow swing of the effigy in the garish light, that she was staring death in the face. She drew in a shaky breath, closed her eyes, exhaled. Then she turned from the room and
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Threats, and death threats were common toward the mission home staff. Just as Margaret Culbertson predicted, Donaldina Cameron stood out in Chinatown. When Donaldina took over the director position, the threats piled in, unfortunately culminating with the scene here which is based on the actual event. But Donaldina didn’t cower and believed that if someone truly meant her violent harm, they wouldn’t send a warning in advance. (See: The Story of Donaldina Cameron, by Mildred Martin, 53–54).
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