The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 129: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. 123 CHAPTER XII. THE GIRL WHO OWNED THE MINES. Teeny Donauve feels as though he has a gigantic problem to engross his attention, and the worst of it is he finds himself compelled to battle in the dark. he treachery of Kaja Mulie has been plainly proved, and after the report concerning Don Enrique it is very evident that the Mexican has been deeply concerned in the ferocious attack made on the caravan, together with the attempt to kidnap Dorw. a Why does he yearn to obtain possession of the girl? It is no€acase ef love as with the baron, and Terry can qnly think of ove other thing that would tause a man to undertake such fearful risks—the greed of gain. Undoubtedly there is some secret connection between the Mexican mines in which Doris has so great an inter- est and this man’s scheming, all of which may be clear enough to the girl. As he considers the matter he realizes that it is his duty to warn Doris. There is no necessity to bring the baron’s name in the comicbooks. com