The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 276: what you’re looking at

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270 THE GIRL PROM HONG-KONG. “Now tell me a conneeted story—you believe you have seen papa—where and when?”’ she aske steadily. —_.; Whereupon the wild Campbell, having eome under her calm influence, proceeds to explain in a brief way, for no matter what other faults he may have Sandy can-, not be accused of being verbose. | So they learn of the great charity bazaar that is being held in the Rue Jean Goujon near by. The amazing thing to Doris is that her father should attend such an entertainment. “He must surely be deranged, for I could never. influ- ence him to go with me to a fashionable gatherng i m Hong-Kong,” she says, puzzled. ‘People, when out of their minds, seem to do just what they ayided in the days of their sanity—they look upon the dearest friends as mortal foes. In fact they become a negative quantity. Besides, what is this Sandy says about a widow—some ane whom you -have known in China?” os ““Yes—he means Madame Richelieu, a dashing Pari-. sienne, a widow of great means whom we knew in Hong. Kong. She was angling for poor,dear papa there, and he nsed to avoid her whenever possible.’’ ‘“‘Ahl! yes, and according to my theory, the first thing he does when reaching Paris is to call upon her. At any rate, Miss Doris, we are not searching for the cause comicbooks.com