The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 181: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. 15 up for lost. once,”’ he rattles on, more to hide his con- fusion than anything else, and singular to state, he for- gets to release her hand. . Her face loses some of its sudden color and she looks up quickly. “You alarm me. I shall never forgive myself for having been instrumental in causing you to take thia journey; but then you would come in spite of my protest.”’ ‘It was a pleasure for me to believe I was serving you, Miss Doris. With that in my mind mountains and angry seas lost their terrors, since you must know there is no task you could ask me to undertake, even though death itself awaited my coming, that I would not cheerfully, eagerly attempt for——’’ Another second and he would have told her point- blank that he loved her—perhaps Miss Doris is not yet quite decided with regard to the answer she might wish ‘to give such a burning question, or it may be considers the conditions a little too public. At any rate she heads him off with that neatness and dispatch for which there is no remedy save submisston. ' “Indeed, I ought to be deeply indebted to you for such sincere friendship, Mr. Donahue, and believe me I shall never, never forget what you have done for me. My hast’ leaving Teheran was no doubt remarkably | 4 Comilcdooks.Gom