The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 309: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. — 308 rogue has been complimenting the erstwhile widow with- out stint. Besides this soldier, who is worth a ton of ordinary guards, in his own estimation, there is another, a tail, lanky man of science, whose name has not been unknown to the world in connection with minerals—possibly he has no peer in that line west of the Atlantic, but as a man of war Professor Smatterton considers himself “small potatoes,” since fhe hardly knows one end of a gun from the other. A strange combination, surely, which amuses Terry not a littleand yet Evans believes he has provided against all possible contingencies, with a scientist to examine the mines and figure out their intrinsic value, away up in the millions, and a war-dog.to frighten off any prowl- ing coyote who might incline tqward robbery. This is the combination that leaves the city in the beau- tiful valley one day just on the threshold of June. Of course, Terry has had everything ready, and with a little hustling they, too, make the train, bag and baggape. Once more they are booming north, and, for one, Terry would be pleased if the journey carried him to Canada, as he sighs for a cool atmosphere. The unexpected happens. Accidents occur on these Mexican roads as well as elsewhere, and, while their mishap doesnot entail a loss of life, it serves to mix up things generally. - Most of the passengers are left to camp out among the wrecked cars until succor comes. Meanwhile the engine, with one car attached, goes on to the next town to deliver the mail to a waiting train; and ‘just as they are drawing out Terry discovers among those, favored passengers Warren Evans and his little coterie. Nor is Terry’s angelic frame of mind made any the more comfortable by a glimpse he has had of Senor En- rique also among the many who have crowded upon the single carriage. It is too late to remedy matters, even too late for him to warn the old gentleman of danger hovering near. So the v~ -z Englishman can only grit his teeth and figure comicbooks.com