The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-24

go far 10 good" said my, uncle,
throwing himself back with a sigh Of
relief as the hanson dashed of. u
think we have managed 1t all right this
time"
I thought 30, too, for though had
carefully scrutinlzed the street into
which the stage door led | had seen
absolutely nothing of a suspicious ma.
ture. That he had not bic words pro.
claimed.
In the back parlor Of bar off the
Strand we made our arrangements.
First time table was called for, and
after discovering the hour of departure
Jim added Is note to my little store
with which l was to purchase my own
ticket, for even yet We We're not sure
that our enemies would not be on the
watch. Then we went out separately,
enjoining each other not to leave the
crowded thoroughfare upon any pre-
tense whatever.
lit aseigar' and strolled up one side
of the Strand and then down the other,
my thoughts full Of our projected flight
A strange adventure was this, and we
were setting out upon 1t most strange.
ly, clad as we We're in evening dress
and top hats. Fortunately the evening
being bit chilly we had worn our
heavier overcoats. Without these I
don't know how it would have been
possible to undertake the trip at all.
In due time presented myself at the
booking office and bought my ticket.
No sign was there of Jim on the sta
ton, but this did not alarm me much.
!, however, looked closer for the ap-
pearance Of some one else, but nothing
suspicious was encountered until l
made NY way to the barricade. Then
a man with a heavy fair mustache
passed close to me and looked at me In
n way that savored somewhat of scru-
tiny, but passed on apparently oblivi-
Gus of his presence, and soon the bar
rier, with its ticket punching dragon,
was between us.
For the moment had an inward fear
that the society was after us. Then
the knowledge that the departure, as
the arrival, Of all foreign trains IL
watched by the plain clothes police
somewhat treasured me. l tried to
hope that my gentleman was from
Scotland Yard. II SO, Woochlng and
his confederates would have greater
reason than to be afraid of him.
l walked slowly up the platform,
peer!ns into every carriage as l went
along, but discovered no trace of my
uncle. However, on my return, snugly
ensconced in the far corner of a first
class smoker reading paper, a cap
pulled well down over his eyes, was
my estimable relative. A warming
glance from him was all l received,
though there was no one else in the
carriage. | understood and sat myself
in the corner farthest from him, po-
sition which commanded a view of the
approach to the train.
AS the time Of departure drew very
near hoped ferventIy that no one else
''"'' H'''hiFI w 'ilSl ohl Val ldSc,
but almost at the last minute an old
gentleman with superabundance of
beard and hair came to the door and
peered In As, however, my esteemed
relative greeted him with cloud Of
smoke he stepped back quickly, nut.
tered something about smoking car
riaSe" and passed farther up the plat
form. Almost Immediately after we
slldsAut Of the station.
Well, we duly arrived in Paris with
out mshap. from whence my uncle
wrote to lis lawyer and also to his
bankers, the latter of whom in course
Of time freely supplied us with the
requisite funds from which we pur-
chased an outfit and then set off to-
ward Italy, for we had decided, now
that we were launched upon this ex-
petition to go right through with it
and trust Providence to bring Kung to
book. How it was going to happen
heaven alone could tell. Sometimes 1
felt that we were like blind leaders of
the blind and that We should stumble
grossly, perhaps fatally. But some
thing had to be done, and after all the
thought of the uncertainty Of the fate
which awaited us out in China was not
50 intolerable as that certainty which
awaited us at home
We decided to enter China by the
way Of Australia, and with
that end in view FASTENED on to Ma
pies, intending to join the ship there.
Of the wisdom Of this course have no
apology to offer, since we undertook it,
but truth to tell don't think either of |
as was in dreadful hurry to encoun-
Ter the redoubtable Kung. And then
we had an idea that he would hardly |
ook FOR us by the longest route, even
+ Wooching Informed him of our fight, |
Ind it was still more probable that he
would credit US with too much COM
non sense and too wholesome fear Of
he society to be guilty Of such an ap-
parent piece Of madness. At least, so
We argued from our hopes. There was
absolutely no other foundation to 80
lpon. frankly admit that the thought
# the enterprise did not stir me with
my great enthusiasm. l had not q
1.-THE Of my uncle's deep rooted hatred.
However, 1t was to come later, but
rom different cause.
TO BE CoNTlNuED)