Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-11

From his uncomfortable position IN
the chair, swinging along under the
heaylng shoulders of -four bearers.
Bardwell twisted his head until he
could peer out through u crack In the
door and see where they We're being
taken by their captives.
At last when Cecil Rollins and Bard
well. freed from their bonds. faced
each other once more II WIS in tiny
stone cell. sitting hot and with but one
visible aperture small window set
high IN one wall From a lantern
hnuging outside this window there shot
ray OF red light into the darkness Of
the cell.
.I.ollinsT' asked g. T. Rardwell
doubtfully. and he was relieved to
hear the Briton's affirmative
"IIow did II happcn;" asked Rollins
Ian Ping. ~ course. and the bub
bling 81 the revolution pot" was Bard
wells Disguised reply
"Of course we must get out of this.
You know we cant let them boil us In
oil or anything OF that sort" said Roi-
lins "You take one side Of this cell
and I'll take the other. Bardwcll"
"Wait n Bit" said the other eau
iiously III you've got any plans 10
discuss you might exercise your Ger
man. ch?"
Rollins appeared 10 think so. too.
for after that they convcrscd in Ger
man.
FIRST. let me repeat 10 you an an
cicnt saying Of the Three Cities.
said Bardwcll 10 his friend. and there
upon he related the adagc that de
clares whatever evil Is plotted in one
city finds effect In the second and is
avenged in the third
"Our capture was plotted in Han.
kow We are imprisoned in llanyang,
our rescue must lie In Wuchnng.
across the big river Let MS get out
Of this and try e. get across 10 WI
chang know chap In the mission
there John iIildrcth He will take
care Of us."
They solemnly shook hands over the
resolution. ana then they examined
the cell for Il means Of exit Their.
was none save the wooden door. which
appeared 10 be- fastened from without
10y n wooden bolt.
Bartlwell brought forth matches and
deliberately proceeded 10 set fire To
the ancient door where IL WIS laichcd
After repeated attempts the worm eat
on wood iguitcd and burned slowly.
giving forth an acril smoke that soon
filled the little cell. but the wood burn
cd Sullcnly until there was u charrcd
spot that Rardwcll could break away
with his fist. The rotting bolt went
with 1t AMI the door swung open.
In the corridor Rollins stumbled over
their bags Of golf clubs. and with an
exclamation of delight he thrust two
Of the iron hecled sticks in Bardwcll's
hands and kept two himself
Fright ahead" was Rardwclrs ad.
vice. and ST. they forced themselves
away from the smoke that hid their
escape The corridor turned and
twisted. and from rocky walls on either
side their hands encountered earth
that narrowed down To three foot
hole In the ground Crawling through
this aperture. they found themselves
outside the walls of Iianyang. with
Tortoise hill looming above them.
cut around 10 the right. Follow
the wall Ia the river front. Use your
clubs" were Bardwells directions.
And Rollins followed them to the let
ter They met only two Cinnamon.
and both went down into the water
filled ditch under the sharp blows Of
the iron clubs
Painting for breath. they reached
flight OF greasy stone steps. At the
foot of these were II number of sam
pans In y moment they had entered
one and were putting forth across the
river toward the Wuchang shore.
In the middle OF the stream they
paused and looked back at the two
way there came the sound of firing.
and the red scourgc Of fire was licking
the outskirts of the cities.
over on the Wuchang shore the river
front was alive with people watching
the flames. ana from within the an
cicnt capital of lIupch province there
came a restless murmur. as Of count
less people running To and fro IN fear
as the rebels pillagcd the city. The fir
Ing 81 Hankow had been the signal
The sampan drfted down the middle
of the stream. plainly visible to the
watchers on shore. nut who was In
tcrcsted in fishermen tonight when the
world was being made over? Not the
people OF the Three cities.
1t was long after midnight when the
watch of the manofwar Dillworth
spied n snmpan bobbing along under
the counter of the big vessel. \ sharp
hail was satisfactorily answered. A
ladder went over the side. and present
ly two much bedraggled men. cllnging
affectionately TO several golf clubs. ar
rived on deck. where they were imme
diately escorted to the officers quar-
tiers.
At dawn as they turned into the