Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-03-26
TIIURMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY MARCH 26
"' "1ndeed will." said the old man,


Miss Arnold was out of sight. Sh'
did not stop 10 ask questions. Sh,
was woman for an emergency.
l called two Jumars.
"Here," said, "rub his body will
this"
We went at it with will. We
worked an hour. At times it seemed
hopeless, but as long as Ralston CON
tinued to breathe, so long was I de-
termined to try to save him.
At last sigh escaped him. He
shuddered from head to foot, and
made peculiar noise with his throat.
We waited-we almost held our
a.eath, SO anxiously did We watch the
signs of returning life. At last his
eyes opened. Slowly the heavy lids
parted. There was no intelligence in
his eyes. His gaze was vacant. ]
motioned them all away.
"Don't disturb him." Isaid. "Don't
even talk to him. In short time
we will try to revive his memory, but
now he must have rest. A little
cruel, now--ah, he swallows It'll Not
too much-enough. I think he will
live."
"Thank Godp' calculated Langstor.
"Let us leave him now." I said!
I'VE have plenty to do. Tomorrow
Ralston will be able to talk to u.s."
"What next?" asked Captain Har.
wood, as we stepped from the room
in which we had laid Ralston.
"More work. But I'd like to know
where that villain yonder gets his
luck. He is full of it. First he
evades the police of San Francisco,
then those of Vancouver, and now
here he is high and dry when every.
body else on the Ketoto was drowned" "
Everybody else drowned! hadn't
heard of it,"
The possibilities that suggested
themselves to me when ] heard these
words from the captain Of the Beaver
were startling. l stopped suddenly
and grasped his arm. He looked at
me wonderingly.
"What's that you say?" 1 demand.
cd. "You never heard of the loss OF
the Ketoto?"
"No, certainly no. When did you
get the news?"
"Six months ago, before
"Oh, nonsense! The Ketoto has
mover been lost. Si.e sailed safely
into Hong Kong last week, and once
every two months before that. Nor has
she, SO far as | know. sustained any
injury from storm or accident. What
are you driving at, anyhow"
"Didn't-why-wasnt-oh, ] see il
all now. l see it as plainly rs [ see
you. The thing was planned as care
fully as plot could be planned.
"Possibly,' said Captain Harwood,
"but if you told me what was planned,
perhaps | could follow you"
"You have not yet heard the story
of my escape from drowning. and time
is too precious to waste any in telling
you now. But you will be enlightened
on the ways of this part of the world
when [ tell you"
II know them now pretty WE'LL" he
replied.
"But come" l said, starting off.
"Come on and learn more"
81 can't keep up with you mentally
or physically, Crckmore, said Lang
ston, tagging little behind us.
"And l am as much in the dark about
that ketoto business as Harwood is, "
Never mind, old fellow, it will be
clear enough to both of you soon.'
We found Sid Kee where we had
left him, and the faithful Garu-Saak
standing guard over him.
"Garu-Saak," I said, "get some in
strument of torture"
"Sire, l am ready to obey you, but
do not know what you mean"
Langston and Captain Harwood
looked worried.
"Bring a thumb-screw on an iron
maiden or anything else thatis handy.
Something Hen-Ko Hi used to torture
his victims with. I want to interview
Mr.. Sid Kee, and / need some assis'
tance in getting at the truth,
"Me no blad Chinamm," groaned
Sid Kee. "A1o do eblyt'ing for um.
Me do"
ooh, you will, will your" I replied.
"Well, l think you will before [ get
through with you. But I am going to
have some good medicine handy. l
mn tired sticking you with this sword" J."
"No stick sword. Me glood."
Garu-Saak went out ana soon reap.
peared with the ugliest-looking ma
chine for twisting human body to
pieces / ever saw"
"I found this in the prison" he said.
"Put it on and give him taste OF
it," said.
Garu-Saak found great pleasure in
obeying me. Sid Kee groaned and
squirmed. Iplaced myself squarely
before him.
"Did you ever see me before?" ]
asked.
"No. Me no slee afore."
"Think again. In San Francisco,
for instance?'
"Me no slee. What for you mako
say wrong? Me no De in Sian Fian.
cisco. Me not know him.
you lie! If you persist in lying,
I am going to twist you all to pieces.
Do you hear?"
"Me hear; me hear. Nc velly solly,
but me glood Cinnamon"
"Where is Annie Ralston"
"Lannee Raslon, me no slee," re.
piled the Chinaman, shaking his head
"Iwist," said.
"Oaouw!" howled Sid Kee, as the
giant arm of the Jumar chief racked
his body with pain. Then he rhrieked
something in his own language that /
could not understand
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