The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 292: what you’re looking at

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286 THE GIRL PROM HONG-KONG. the despairing ery of those whom the fire clatmed as victims. Terry knows nothing, has seen nothing of the other. But few men were among the scores of bodies taken from the building, and he saw no one who resembled Warren Ewans. = This information gives Doris more than a little satis- faction, and she agrees to retire to her room. ‘Térry has procured for her a sleeping draught. It is not hard for him to secure anything his heart may wish. Somehow the story has been circulated that through his efforts a score and a half of the ladies in the bazaar have been saved—not that Terry has said one mondo this to a soul beyond answering Doris’ question—and these French- men. so admire gallantry that they stand ready to anttci- pate any order he may give—the freedom of Paris should be his. It is quite charming to Terry to discover that she has become very solicitous about the numerous little burns he received and insists on his treating them with a prepa- ration she recommends, so that the garcons are sent flying again to the chemist’s. At length she says good-night, and again their eyes meet. As he squeezes her hands in both of his Doris flushes painfully and her eyes fall. She remembers that she threw her arms about this man’s neck, and that he» has kissed her and said “my darling.” “To-morrow, when you have in a measure recovered from this awful shock, I have something to tell you, Doris—something that I have delayed too long, and which > I trust and pray you will consider well, since it concerns my whole future happiness or misery. Good-night.” ‘He will never forget that one last radiant look she gives him from her glorious, adoring eyes. Ah! Terry Donahue, a capricious fate has te nderty *watched over your fortunes this night—when others were losing aff, this same chance was given you to save many lves and to win the heart-love of the sweetest girl on earth, who, after seeing your bravery, must adore you forever more— to whom your trifling burns speak so eloquently that she. would, if she dared, heal them every one with a kiss. comicbooks.com