The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 226: what you’re looking at

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220 ‘THE GIRL’ ¥ROM HONG-KONG. Then I may whisper my:secret and receive my reward,’” is what he says sud rosa. _ ‘His secret!: Only a-lover could delude himself: with such charming ‘sophistry. Though “With Spartan-like: resolution he refrain from uttering ‘a single word, every look and’ action ‘speaks in thunder: tones, and ‘blind ‘indeed must Doris be if she fail to read these signs.-~- Smolensko is not idle when awake. Hesends the peasant upon a mission, and late in:thé day announces that he has learned the route taken by those in whose care Vladimir has been placed. * A Thus Doris is cheered by the hope of overtaking her father ere Jong. | | When Terry takes an opportunity to think and reviews the remarkable events that -have placed him in this posi- tion of outlawry, as well as guardian to the wornan he loves, he is ready to admit that in all the world one can hardly meet with such perils and adventures as the land of the double-eagle flag affords. Again night, thank Heaven, for it has been a fright- fully long day to: those wfo lie in hiding; nor have the hours flown without at least one alarm. A squad of soldiers halts outside, and their loud voices reach’ even the ears'of the fugitives, causing Terry to bristle ‘wp very much after the manner of a faithful hownd placed in charge ofa precious treasure. But no search is madé comicbooks.com