Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-01-17

~ho had been TONNE living night.
mare. XIII Kung." my father had
said. 1t was all very>s.range.
.And now" said Jim, what is the
next mover
my ave worked many day" said
I Yon. Ave got boat Must lun down
the liver
"ADd WoocbingYs asked Jim.
mo can tell, no, can stop. Pelhaps
| WoochinS nc likee follow now Kuny
gone" He went to, the door which led
to the passage and locked it carefully
GOOD. he muttered. "Makee that
iplecee fellow stay behind a little lon
GER
And these thiugsY" said Jim. touch
ing t,is chain
'1on looked round. then suddenly ran
to the isody of .Kuns and began 20
search II In a moment or two h.. drew
IRON one OF the 'pocktcs a bunch OF
keys
! rAy t'tnk ave got ere" he said.
He was rlgbs The toys were found
wta'h nttrd the locks and presently
we were free
Wow. said Yon. you makee follow
me. Suppose man say, 'Stopr yDu
sabbee Whist TO do. Bot no tink dan
ger now
We passed from the room, Ieaving
Kung stretched upon the floor, the ia
tai sign which he haS so often used
stamped indelibly upon his forehead.
Closing the door behind us and duly
locking 1T. we entered another chamber
| and once more saw the light of day
struggling to pierce through an ill de
tined window. Yon Immediately went
10 tae doorand' opening it peered out.
"All clear" he said. -CAne."
We needed no second bidding. Pass
1 ing through the door, we found our
selves in little garden, which we tray
ersed with all speed. Won made for a
.clunp of trees some 400 yards away,
and Notwithstanding our eNfeebled con-
dftisn L think we cleared that open
space in fairly good time.
Entering the shelter, we stopped to
breathe, and L turned back to look at
the place which had been our prison
and which but for Yan would have
been our grave.
The pagod&, old, dflapidated, stood
on the, brow of a considerable emf
neneei, and the cottage from which we
had escaped, AN abode OF the poorest
description, ssestled in an indentation
some so or co yards from the base of
the Pagoda. One would never associ-
att the two, and as these cid pagodas
are ssually incrusted with ,reverential
superstition it is highly probable that
] any enc alighbing on Ching-h hi would
keep. a respectful distance from the
venerable structure. In this way Kung
could surely coant on Immunity from
pryipE eyes.
Yon gave us 8 respite OF a moment or
two and then led us onward through
the trees. His face was now CHASTITY in
its paleness, and Notwithstanding q
brooding determination of the brows
his jaws clattered nervousiy together
he seemed fully to realize whatShe had
done, and terror over which he had
no contrnl took possession Of him. But
he led as on quickly, surely, end /
knew that his anxiety to get away
ESfrom the island would insure us as far
as lay within his power a quick sud a
Safe retreat.
AiSSSHhg lIOlu u 'tnlCk Clulnp oil
shrubs we emerged upon the river. and
Va few PAGES Farther on, hidden smoag
some tall rushes, was "a sampan- All
Non pointed excitedly to It,
SGood sampan, good boat, plenty
Club. Makee lun down the liver all IL
M,aSee Shanghai side thlee-four day"
lie unmoored the boat, and drew Il
alongside the bank. Jim looked at MIN,
at me and then back in the direction OF
1.-THE pasyoda.
And WoochisgT" he said
began to be apprehensive and look
sd him inquiring,y in the face.
''Wellf'I asked.
'--He is.stiu alive"
'WoocLing no amakee tIouble now
Kn8g 60" said Yan. "Kung he belong
topside man."
-Come, Bm," said. ct am So tisfied.
Let us thank God IL we can get away.
1t weIIld be madness further to tempt
Providence"
He Aesitated for moment, bur. for
moment only. Then he said, Get in"
1 needed no second bidding. He fol-
lowed, and Yon, pushing the boat out
into the stream, leaped aboard. Then
with all haste we got out the oars and |
pulled for the opposite bark, Yon regu-
lating the great steering scnll aft.
Slowly and without mishSp we drop
ped down past the island, and ere long |
a bend in the river hid even the pagods 1
from view.
I hr,anthah Silapt