The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 334: what you’re looking at

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328 . LHE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. “What shall we. do—there - is. no wind, and the: smell hangs aout us—it is very rank—you know all about it, general—what is the remedy in such a case?” is what he says to his crouching companion. “There is only one way of escape—I must push over the barricade and trample the fire out,” declares the one- Jegged hero as galmly as though he might be mentioning some ordinary fact. “But theedanger ‘ - “That must not weigh against duty.” “Some of the rascals are no doubt watching fox just such an appearance—watching with their fingers on the triggers of their guns. “Possibly, but that makes no difference.” He starts to rise up, this man who knows how to meet an emergency, even at the risk of his life. - A’ hand pushes him back, the hand of our old friend Terry Donahue. It lies not 'in Anglo-Saxon blood to remain there in- different while a man double his years and ‘hobbling about on one sound leg dares to make the venture, risking his life for the others. _ Terry has-more at stake than General Lopez, and that is one of the reasons he puts out a hand and presses the valiant friend of President Diaz back. “It is my duty—cover me as well as you_can,” and saying this he is over the barricade in a bound. Even as he goes he hears a cry that reaches his heart, for he knows it comes from Doris. It is because of her he risks his life—to save her suf- fering that he thus exposes his person to the merciless bullets of his adversaries. The. ramparts -just before him are not: high, and™an agile man can leap them with no great exertion, so that Terry goes lightly. over. He knows anxious eyes filled with Jove-light follow his every movement. . Such a thought spurs a man on to unusual exertions—~ in times past heroes have accomplished amazing things . simply’ because they knew the eyes. of sweetheart or wife comicbooks.com