The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 318: what you’re looking at

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312 THE GIRL FROM HONG-K OM G. when a pair of glorious eyes: look beseechineiy- into his, and the hand on his arm speaks volumes? So, a little against his will, he acquiesces,‘ and the whole- party prepares to move forward. Like a wise general, Terry makes sure that all the arms are taken, since there is a strong likelihood that they will need them presently. In this way they leave their camp and begin to ad-° vance toward the alluring light that glimmers like a will- o’-the-wisp far below. All conversation has been pro- hibited, since there can be no telling what danger may not be hovering near. They have already figured. out that the senor and his braves must ere now have over- taken those they pursued, since our friends. have not met them on the road; and if so, it is morally: certain the dare-devil caballeros are hiding somewhere near by, waiting for a favorable opportunity to launch themselves upon their prey, and doubtless watching the movements of those in the camp pretty much as the cat observes the play of the unsuspicious mouse upon which she can pounce at leisure. The mile has become half, then a quarter, until at length they can hear the lively. French madam’s melodious voice as she chatters like a magpie with her latest adorer, the brave general. CHAPTER XXXVI. JOINING FORCES BEHIND THE RAMPARTS, Three weeks have hardly flown since at the altar Terty Donahue solemnly promised to love, cherish and honor the woman who then and there became his wife, and time and again has he vowed he could never be happy save with her at his side; yet here he is devoutly wishing Doris might be in some other place than with him. Oh, perfidious man! How like the chameleon in thy moods t Still, in the present instance there is some excuse for Tetry’s wish. | °°, ag a comichooks. com