The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 345: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRE FROM HONG-KONG. 339 ing that I could chmb along | kept gomg until finally | came out on top, where I ran across several braw gentle- men with whom I hae been conversing the while.” . “Not our friends, the professer, Pekoe Tay and Carajo?” “Ye could nae gang closer than that shot. They were there waiting for the peep o’ day to try some plan. It was Carajo who jumped on me, and faith we would have been at each other’s throats anly the caddie heard me say something, anc he swore he would know -my ‘hoot, man’ among a thousasrd. We have been talking the matter over, and reaching a conclusion.” “Are they with you?” demands Terry. “Nae, nae, it was decided that F shoufd be a most un- worthy and peetiful Moses, to lead ye out o’ the wilder- mess.”* “Good for you, Sandy; birt stop—you forget that we have ladies with us, and if the ascent ts difficult they will never make it—at least the madam.” Sandy proves sanguine, and hastens to assure him there will be little difficulty—with their assistance the ladies can surely overcome what slight obstacles present themselves. The case is desperate. It requires heroic treatment. And Terry is just the man to grasp it firmly. He immediately calls a council of war—every one be- hind the barricade is placed im possesstom of the facts and a universal vote given toga ~~ Even madam seems to have shaken herself together as she realizes there ts a chance open for escape when long ere now she gave up all hope. ‘Fhe preparations for evacuation are simple enough, for they have little to carry away with them. Ferry dreads the passage of the canyon. He magnifies the danger of discovery. What # their enemies should suspect that some sort of migration is in transit, and send a shower of leaden hail whistling down the gulch at the very moment he is leading Doris across? The very thought almost paralyzes him. There is no remedy, but as he creeps out with Doris, comiciooks.com be