The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-05-28

III enter several notes on the loS about
receiving such and such letter. Trust
Two Pennsylvania DItchmen TO"
hatching up plot TO confuse the nj
tives, eh. joe
They talk little longer. and the
details are arranged so that there may
h. 10 blunder. Unless some accident
occurs, the shadow Of which has not
VET been seen, they appear 20 have Il
firm hold upon the game. and Ill"
chances indicate q sudden and aston.
ishins surprise, together with Hn III
expected sailing on the part of The
Russian no1leman.
When Mynhcer Joe leaves the skip
per of the Avalanche lie has arranged
everything to his satisfaction. They
understand each other thoroughly AMI
nothing is lacking save the production
of the baron's body.
Joe has plenty more to do. Already
half the morning has passed. and the
heat grows more and more intense.
He has become somewhat USED to i;
during his Soudan campaign, and calls
himself Salamander. since he never
linches from the hottest sun.
From the Burning Giant, as The place
Of incineration on the river-bank is
called. he heads once more for the
hotel at the foot of Malabar Hill.
Bombay is bustling with life. from
distant Mazagon OH one side to Gala
bah on the other. Joe finds it difficult
to even make his way along some Of
the streets, and soon halls palk,e
Gharry, into which he tumbles and IS
soon dropped at his destination.
The first person he sees is the faith
ful Kassee; and when he crooks his
finger, the other comes to his side like
q fash. He takes his orders from his
master smiles, mods and is gone. That
wonderfully active brain Of kassee's
will handle the matter we'll. No fear
OF his making blunder. The only
one Joe has ever known him to max.
was in humping his head against that
obstruction in the Nile, at the time
they were thrown out Of the boat in
the darkness. and losing his master.
Having finished with kassee. and
seen him well on his way, Mynherr
Joe looks up the others who are :D
figure in this little drama that means
so much TO the baron. lie finds them
mon the piazza Of tie hotel. Sandy
lying in q hammock and taking in
story told Ly gray-haired old officer
OF that dreadful scene he witnessed
during the Sepoy rebellion when ell
gagged OH the column sent to the relief
of Lucknow: Mr.. Grimes trying ~
smoke 4 native hubble bubble with iu-
different success: while Molly and her
father lave made themselves as easy
as possible in cane chairs, where the
grateful shade is densest and the cool
ing breeze may fan their cheeks.
Rather a picturesque scene they pre-
sent, the traveller thinks, as he stops to
take II in. At this moment Molly spies
him and starts up.
Then. as IL remembering herself. she
turns scarlet, makes a movement rs
though about to be seated again,
changes her mind and bravely ad-
vances toward Joe.
We'll done"' is the mental comment
of that gentleman. who has noted 81!
the phases Of this struggle, and br.
gins to believe deep down in his heart
there may be some truth in what Mr..
Grimes has told him.
He is too shrewd to give himself
away. however, and looks very inno-
cent as he greets Miss Tanner.
Great Jehosaphat! Is that you, Joe:
Come UP here. young man. end give Il
str;ctt account of yourself burst out
the sweet voice Of the big Illinois
senator
And if the crocodiles OF the GanceS
could hear the full tenor of lis siren
noteS. they would weep tears OF envy
and below no more Talk about youi'
steam fog-horn! The Honorable d.
-losthenes could eXtinguished such :,
toy with one blast. and then hardly
half try.
This is an invitation such rs Joe
wants, and to the interested quartettH.
lie IS soon relating what he has done
to relieve them Of the baron. whose
presence in India means trouble for
all