CHAPTER XVn.

[OOKTOCCZS.]

" *‘I ;S»von‘t Men'you 0 ] Ume. But I am very glad t

you now.”

accuraed Gambok Snell, i "Ah, you know the fellow, then!" arrived at Hong Kong, by | exclaimed Captain Harwood. ls or other he succeeded in | “Know him! Wall, I do! Faa

tome means or other he succeeded in I ;oevincing us that we were too late for the train to Shanghai, and persuaded ns to save time by making the trip in a fast yacht he provided for us. We never saw Shanghai. This is the place we were brought to. We were not killed, for some reason or other. But everything was done to me that rould almost kill me, and yet let

Langs toi

left San "Tea." “And al

the house and saw the arms of a Gbim

“Yes, yea." "Well. •* ’

about the visit I made to J ,nd saw Annie Ralston in

” "Indeed I will," amid the old man, as he started off. Miss Arnold was out of sight She did not stop to ask questions. She was a woman for an emergency. I called two Jnmara. "Here," I said, “rub his body with

this."

We went at it with a will. We worked an hour. At times it seemed hopeless, but as long as Ralston continued to breathe, so long was I de-

termined to try to save him.

At last a sigh escaped him. He shuddered from head to foot, and made a peculiar noise with his throat. We waited—we almost held our breath, to anxiously did we watch the signs of returning life. At last his eyes opened. Slowly the heavy lids parted. There was no intelligeuca in his eyes. His gaze was vacant. I

lotioned them all away.

“Don’t disturb him," Isaid. “Don’t ren talk to him. In a short time a will try to revive hi* memory, but

this is the Chinaman."

'Good Ciosar!" exclaimed Lang-

in hit i *—

real.

el, now—oh, he swallows

inch—enough. I think be will

11 me, i

live. I suppose Ralston had the eame ston, nearly falling — — — M • , I tram . j.l; .ill j

grot

too mi live."

Thank GodI"ejt

et ns lea’

have

,,

A tittle it! Kot

now be must havi

. he

1

•jaeu’.ated Langston.

"Let ns leave him now." I said.'

experience. I understood from a yellow fiend, who fed and also tortured wo have plunged hare an end?” , ,

me, that we were to be held alive an- “Very soon," I replied. "We are What next.•• asxt til the return of qambok SmU." ^ nearinfe the end of them now.” Then, , ^tio'h JeVad Uid'

have waited a long time for him. The | ‘‘Look^heMl I know you, and — it died by my hand." j w iu*do well to obey me." * "ed it * 1 -

To-morrow ilk to us."

iked Captain Harfrom the room

Isaid: 1 you

laid Ralston. But I’d like t.

j north tower

■nnd floor.

| “More work. But I'd like to know j where that villain yonder gets bis I luck. ' He is full of it “

L

i, you hsve a tongue, at least, yonr name is—or was—SidKet-,

• flow tBd'jonlelt'v^LODiiTer on’tiie' Katflto.

i “»”■ ~ Sifl K,. Mo ao b.

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aakme how I resched the ship thst tSl^wherether are " lay at the wharf yonder. I could not, ^ „ *5®

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No did harm to

Everybody i

d of it"

First

Ron Francisco, d now when everydrowned." I hafln’t

came Langston, Csptain Harwood and , Again he shook bis head, myself. j And again he received my compli“I see no sign of a dungeon," I i st the end of my sword. •aid. ^“Langston, you mast be mis-) ..y on ,po ke g O0 d enough Engli

, , | ihen; you would better speak it no “No, I am not. I located the place ; or ru kill _ on ••

too well to be mistaken. Under the j H# _ eUed p^jn^ tower nearest the sea. I know it is h#Te n v

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sud grasped

mo wonderingly. “Wbst’a thst you say?" I demanded. “You never heard of the loss of

the Ketoto?”

“No, certainly no* When did yoo

get the news?"

“Six months ago, before " “Oh, nonsense! The Ketoto has

never been lost. She sailed safely into Hong Koag la*t week, and once every two months before that. Nor has ahe, so far as I know, austained any

from storm or accident What

-how?"

l liar,” yeUed Langston. I ^ y oa driving at, anyhow ^ ^ Kee by the throat, and j ^ ^ aeo it as plainly as I si a **.* *• of him. | Ton The thing was planned as c

yon. The thing was planned aa fully as a plot could be planned.’ "Possibly," said Captain Hurv

I thii one of those doors. Do yon hear me?" Langston’s voice grewsome place, bnt •war.

iaton! Balaton!

ing through t! t brought no a

,ybody." "My ex,

‘Possibly," said Capl

“but if you told mo what was

perhaps I could folli

ss pH

i."

experience hasn’t prove

but never mind that Hurry np

key*," or <2

“Garo-Saak, can the broken down?" 1 asked.

"No, eire; they are very atrong. They can be cut away, but it will take |

time."

perhaps I could follow you.

, “Yob have not yet heard the story . l h j of my escape from drowning, and time

. - ! is too precious to waste any in telling ise keys," ordered Langston. | yon now . Bftt yon wUl be enlightened ‘Kleys lander table in glnbnor’a j on wa y B 0 f this part of the world

: room. Me see nm there." v hen I tel! yon."

"And where is the Governor’s 1 «i know them now pretty well," he

room?" growled Langston, turning to ’ , e plied.

"80^ come," I said, starting oft

and let

“There

said Langston. “The fellow

“lauppose he fair in the sonth

sail

meant a gorgeous af- i "Con tower." I said. “We i “I

>m, but I

SM “ a - “

they were kept. ‘The Chinaman who fed you may

" I aaid. l throat

loke him again.

11. let’s

“Well. We may have

“fi

go and search there, overlooked them,” I

;ed them,’

L., & tbro.t OMt £m.d. I ‘“P - tl ‘“ '• U ‘

I left him for dead," aaid " ere unt M we re ‘ nrn -

of iron. I left him lor aeau, aaia j “ ^“Ihave^n^'deA We will go into ceI1 *-” the palace and hare all the male pris-

ip this fellow Have all the

prisoners returned to their

. .. 1

lently, waiting to hear what bad taken

‘The scoundrels all look alike to

me,” said Captain Harwood.

“I could tell this

millioi a .most

could not easily be forgotten. The ex-

periment is worth trying,at any rate.’ proceeded to climb the stem

i dungeon, and I or

■■ ^i°£-£z

r e proceet

steps out of the dungeon, and dered Garo-Saak to have the prisoners brought before us, in the long oorrider. I led the way thither. As we passed the door of the execu-

>m, I aaid:

tire mom, I said ‘There is the

‘There is the blood of 1 Your shot came through I

window.”

‘And e good rhot it was, too," re-

the captain.

plied

The prisoners coaid be heard shuffling along on the atone floor. It was not e pleesing eight when the dirty creatures came filing before ns. They had about them a look anggestive of —; — J — — — J— 0 f

bof | heir i

pity for all thoae we had sent to their i empty, last accounts. And these were the I wenl

- * “ yhadl

they

a table, near the window, npon wtucU were piled sundry pipes and other items of comfort to a Chinaman. There was no time to talk much. We said very little. When I held np the keys, Langston started for the

door.

“Now for the dungeon, quick,” he

aaid.

We rushed bsck to the north tower, and down into theatyne vault. Then were three keys in the bunch, one

each door there. One door There were two to try.

the nearest one first. The first key placed in the lock failed to open it. The second turned back the bolt, and we pushed open the heavy door. The dnngeon was dark. We swnng a laptern in there, and found it to be

mon

I’t keep up with you mentally physically, Cnckmore,” said Lang>n, lagging a little behind us.

“And I am as much in the dark about that Ketoto business as Harwood is,"

“Never mind, old fellow, it wil ' clear enough to both of you soon.' We found Rid Kee where we left him, and the faithful Garn-S

standing guard over him.

“Guru-Saak," I said, “get some in-

strument of torture."

“Sire, I am ready to obey you, but I do not know what yon mean." Langston and Gaptaih Harwood

looked worried.

"Bring a thumb-screw or an iron

maiden or anything else that is handy.

ig Hen-Ko-Hi used to torturi

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Something Hen-Ko-Hi used to his riclims with. I wont to interview

Mr. Sid Kee, and I ne

the

I want to in

I need some assis-

tance in getting at tbo troth." “Me no blad Chinaman," groaned Sid Kee. “Mo do eblyt'ing for nm.

Me do.”

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Preceded and followed by a strong guard, they filed in and lined np be-

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“Now pick out yonr man," I aaid to I Langston. The poor fellow looked weak and dwarfed. He scanned the fanes of the prisoners closely, shaking his head as he tamed from one to another. “This is the fellow," he said pointing to one of them. “That fiend knows all aboat the dungeons and about us. I am almost glad I didn't

kill him "

The face of the Chinaman to whom be pointed woe a face that, onoe seen, could never be forgotten. The eyes were cruel and cunning. The mouth was murderous in its expression. When I followed Lang* ston's finger, and my eye bit npon that devilish face, my heart almost stopped besting. It wai the imp I had seen in 1 Francisco, in the house in Si

\ in the 1

it to the other door and with fingers fitted a key in tho very second seemed an age. bolt plunged bock in its socket,

am goinL

tedicine bandy. I in with this sword."

'No stlick sword. Me glood.” Garo-Saak went out n*4 soon reap-

er 8 1 peered with tho ngliest-looking ma r for | chine for twisting a human body to

ir was open, pieces I ever saw.”

I tried the • "I found this in the prison,” he said, e first key I “Pat it on and give him a taste ol

it,” I said. Garo-Saak obeying n squirmed, before him.

“Did you crer see me before?” 1

asked.

'“No. Me no slee

•’Think

fonnd great pleasure in me. Sid Kee groaned and I placed myself sqaarely

in it

with a lantern held before ns, wo

owded into the cell.

e stone

The

1 three The «£

room with Annie Bel- “Do

“Do yon

•ton. j Miss Arnold. My blood rose hot within me when 1 “Yes. Ordi

Z recognized him. I strode forward, 1

figure of a man lay on the 1

floor. I knelt betide him. It was Ralston, and he breathed, bnt slowly

and faintly.

“Oh, heaven help us now! Is he

alive, Cnckmore?"

“Yea,” I replied. “He is aUre.aud that is all. He won’t be in an hoar, nnless wo work a miracle. We-mast get him oat of here into the pare air and get him back to consciousness.

He is starving to death."

Tenderly we lifted the emaciated form, and carefully, bat with as much speed as possible, carried him out. It was no easy task to get ont of tho yaalt with oar burden, but we accomplished it. The regular tramp of our feet os we crossed the stone corridor

sounded like a funeral march.

Mias Arnold and Mr. Avery came

rant anything?" asked

Mias A

! to meetui

caught him by the him ont of_the line. _“How. do you do?

_“How. do you do?*’I asked ironical- yon get it*’’

ler some grad made at Mr. Avery, you know that

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se al In I

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Saa Francisco,

agaii

for instance?" “Mgco alee. What for yon make ssy wrong? Me no *oe in Blen Flancisoo. Me notktew him.” “Yon lie! If yoo persist in lying, I am going to twist you all to piecea. Do you hear?" “Me hear; me bear. Mo velly solly, but me glood Chinamen/’ "Where is Annie Beitton?" “Lonnee Raslon, me no slee," reIhinainan, shaking his head.

"Twist," I said. “Oaonw!” howled _ _ giant arm of the Jamar chief rackt his body with pain. Then he rhriekec something in his own language that ] could not understand. “Stop!” I ordered, snd the pressure was taken off. “Now will you tell?" I aeked. “Ox do yon need some more? Where is Annij Ralston?” "Me not know." stoutly insisted Sid

Kee.

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