The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 82: what you’re looking at

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"6 THE GIRL. inal HONG-KONG. § eamp-are obliged to. club them or resort to the knite, sword, yataghan, or kriss, a8 the case might be. A figure gallops past Terry, and he recognizes the baron. At least the Russian is no ) coward, as he proves. . Terry i is at his heels and plunges into the fray beside his rival, who is dealing sturdy blows such as his: father no doubt laid. upon the Turks at Plevna, when assault succeeded assault. upon the Mohammedan lines that. were held by the brave Osman Pasha. The turmoil i is tremendous for a short time. | Really, were the brigands in greater force they. would stand a good show of carrying the camp. As it is théy succeed in spreading terror over one end of it, and do considerable damage. The defenders rally at the threatened point,. and ‘gueceed in chasing the enemy back, though be retires sullenty, evidently loath to give up what he has gained. Nor does he go without some little fruits of his assault. Terry can see a vehicle in the midst of the retreating foemen, and which they appear. to be dragging- away. There is something peculiar in its construction, and with thrill of horror he recognizes if as. the very. one in which Doris aud her maid have fixed their migratory home: _ Above-the shouts of the madly contending hosta- his comichooks.com