The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 161: what you’re looking at

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THE GIRE FROM HONG-KONG. 155 have much inclination to loiter. Scenes of bloodshed are not to his liking. Besides, although temporarily put to flight by their mad fear of the little screeching god held by the Highland piper under his arm, the dusky sons of Belial may recover their courage under the laah- ing of Kaja Mulie’s bitter reproaches, for the traitor has heard Sandy’s music-bag give forth its discordant aates on many occasions, and with him familiarity breeds contempt. If they return the battle may be renewed, and with quite a different ending. Terry first of all replaces the discharged copper shells in his firearm with fresh cartridges, of which he always carries one or two relays in his pocket, being a long- headed fellow, with considerable experience as a traveler in strange lands. Sandy, when the last of the exemy vanished from view amid the shrubbery and gloom beyond, allows his musicul bag to give forth one parting diabolical screech, after which he atifles its sobbing in a manner best known to the craft, so that all is again quiet save the fret of the fountain, the groans of the wounded, and Kaja Mulie’s rasping voice somewhere in the distance aa he curses the cowardice of his followers and endeavors to taunt them into making another forward movement. ““Pekoe Tay, lead us out of this accursed place and bask +o the tavern as soon as possible,’’ cries Terry. comiclooks.com