The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 328: what you’re looking at

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322 THE GIRL FROM HONG-KONG. The professor, it is true, treats them to several more exhibitiors of his wonderful Greek fire, but, although the bombardment temporarily ceases on each occasion and not a movement of the foe can be seen, hardly has the fire yielded up the ghost than.the racket starts in with a vim and a vigor that tells of renewed power on account of the short respite. By degrees their ramparts are being’ knocked down, and so difficult is it to do anything in the darkness that they cannot repair the damage. - If Senor Enrique and his men only realize how much harm. they are doing they will;keep up the battle in- definitely on these lines, for all Terry’s followers are able to do is to lie down and take their chances, keenly ° on the alert for a chance to get in-a telling shot when Professor Smatterton lets off his Greek fire. When matters have become almost unbearable, and all that stares them in the face ts a sudden rush from be- hind their bulwarks, the fupillade finally grows less and less, until it, finally ceases altogether... _ They breathe easy again, and at once set about rebuild- ing their defenses, wondering what cunning scheme for their discomfiture the enemy will next advance. _ All becomes quiet. | : To a veteran prairie man this would indicate deviltry of the deepest dye—at least Indians are always more dangerous when they have: nothing to shout. about. Terry is somewhat curious about his father-in-law. The darkness prevents him from seeing the other as he might wish, but on more than one occasion, when the professor’s Greek fire illuminates the scene, instead of looking up and down the canyon for the foes that persist in keeping well hidden, he has made the survey of their” own quarters. Warren Evans has been given a shock by this fierce night attack that may yet have some effect upon his tangled brain. ; ; He has stood up bravely with the rest and sent shot after shot in the direction of the foe, exhibiting a valor that quite wins Terry’s heart. . ’ Yd Once, however, when the ramparts are illumined Terry w= ¢Comicibooks.com