The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 106: what you’re looking at

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100 | AE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG, | ing his chivalry on thaf- night of nights Terry scorns to believe he could have been concerned in the matter. | if Kaja Mulie could be made to tell all he knows what a wonderful story he would spin. % Really, Terry is tempted to confront the rascal and demand an explanation of his singular conduct; but his second sober sense warns him against any such pro- ceeding. Better to meet cunning with diplomacy, and thus. dis- cover what desperate | scheme 1 18 In the wind. .. Accordingly he walks among the katichees and Riv: dars, drivers of mules and horses, observes the pictur- esque attire of those assembled, and even glanodg: into the face of the traitor without by the movement of a muscle betraying any recognition. All of which Pekoe Tay notes with extreme satisfac- tion, for the keen-eyed Celestial, having readily g wessed: the true condition of affairs, has been literally an nettles for fear. lest the impulsive sahib should betray himself. . When they have left the lively scene, and the, voices. of the horse traders no longer may be heard, Pekoe, Tay turns his meek orbs upon his master with a look that ig: quite quizzical, - “Him look berry well for a dead man, excellent’ mandarin,”’ he says. — rs f ‘a f ‘So, you recognized the scoundrel too? Jt was a t comlicbooks. conn