Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-08-18
URMONr FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. 1904.

TO the EFOuUu seNti"i ioS' """S' ">-So
less. Perhaps, in that brief space o.
time when he finds his most difhcup
leads met and parr' ID by his antagon
ist, some dim suspicion of the trutl
NAV have flashed into his brain. NJ
common Hindoo driver could use hti
fists in that style.
Before he has time to form definite
conclusion however. there comes TIT
blow that all his science cannot ware
off. and the unlucky Russian knows NJ
more until he opens his eyes on Z
strange scene, with the shores OF 10
dia low down in the east.
T. rars nav. .nc1a ;ncir appcalance-
Mr. Grimes himself Besides, here u
Kassee and Sandy Barlow.
Then the Hindoo driver, KitO, thu
man who delivered such n telling blow
to the baro7, must nlso be an old &C
uuaintance. Mr.. Grimes has him by
the hand. In cherry tone he ex
claims:
THAT was knockout worthy OF
Sullivan. Mynheer Joe. 1t cancels aV
your past obligations to the baron
"He struck me with the whip. the
beggar." says Joe, ruefnlly rubbing thu
spot where the terrible lash had
fecked him and drawn blood. "1t'
lucky for him my nature differs from
his own, or I'd have his life for that
blow"
az you haven't taken 1t already. I'm
afraid you've broken his neck says
Grimes
"Oh, no! He'll come to presently
We have the chloroform ready to dose
him. Come, lay hold Of the wheel
She went In as neat as you please"
from which talk 1t may be Inferred
that there has been something singular
about the accident that has occurred
to the baron's palkee gharry.
The vehicle ia raised upon sound
portion of the pavement. Then tins
still senselpss Russian nobleman
placed within. and Sandy gets along
side, having the chlorOform ready,
while the man who has taken the
place of the original Kito. who lies IN
a stupor at this hour In the rear of the
Malabar Hotel, his liquor having been
drugged, mounts to the drivers seat
"You will look after that party, sirF
he calls back
"Rest easy. When he comes to, il
the morning. he will find himself lynn
by the Towers of Silence, with no on
to tell him how he got there Go you
way, joe" returns Mr.. Grimes.
An hour later, the strange paSsonSo
IS handed up the side of the good shil
Avalanche. A few low words arc cx
changed between the captain and tn
;warthy Ilindoo, whose arms seem o
steel; then warm handshake, a GO
olcss you, Mynhcar Joc." and they sep
irate.
As Joe and the It'll" newspaper cor
respondent leave the boat at tn
shaut, they see the ship gliding toWarl
ne sea and bearing the yindictivc Rus
iian diplomat TO far-aWay Valparaiso
n all probability he will never eros
heir path again.
The little party met NJ the early
chota hazri, and around the tnble the
story Is told in low tones. Even the
old war-horse, Dcmosthenes Tanner
confesses to a feeling Of relief. now
that the baron will give them no more
trouble. He experiences the sensa
tions of n man who, after vainly strik
Ing repeatedly at bothersome fly, fin
ally succeeds by n lucky blow In de
molishing his tormentor
1t is not necessary that we should
follow these friends further. With the
disappearance of the baron from the
field. their troubles cease, and the sea
before them promises pleasant sailing
Mynhaer Joe manages his case With
wisdom and tact. Much planning is
done by those concerned, ana, finally
when they reach Calcutta, the viva
cious Molly becomes Mrs, Mynheer
Joe. 1t Is decided that Joe and his
bride set sail for China. to explore that
country, while the Others head for
New York. via London.
Thus. one pleasant July morning
the most delightful Of all months In
India-these two stand on the deck OF
the Hong Kong steamer. waving fare
we'll to the friends on shore, while the
fog horn voice of the Illinois states
man comes over the green waters like
benson, calling:
Bong voyage, Mynheer Joe. bong
voyage, dear boy"
And there the curtain falls.
The End.