The Girl from Hong-Kong: A Story of Adventure Under Five Suns — page 54: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Ugee ob 48°. THEPGIRL FROM: HONO-KONG. ‘In one. place can be’ seen a clock dial, with’ the hands’ set at half-past eleven. Se oe - Pekoe Tay points toit, 9°” Pes Gf at _ Rs ‘pose “mandarin look at watch, telige time,” he ' suggests. ce — Upon doing so Terry discovers that it lacks’ just six minutes of the half- hour. s : Taking it for granted, as seems reasonable ‘enough, — that this diabolical little engine has been set’ for half- past eleven, what ‘will Wappen when that tiie aIrINess It is an interesting question. = If they be wise men ‘they will first of all stop’ the engine by severing some wire connection, and then when’ all ‘danger is. past, explore. into the’ matter it order'to learn the nature of the danger they have escaped: * With a scant five minutes between themiselves and pose" sibly eternity, and each second ticking’ atray With -a’. regularity that is positively alarming, it ‘may be-taken’” for granted they do not intend to waste much ‘tims, | Terry continues to puff away at his’ cigar,’ and the’ glowing end serves to show them what lies below.” “” This he‘is' enabled to insert the blade of his * pocket knife and making a snap sever a delicate wire.’ _ Instantly the busy ticking ceases. po The wheels have ceased to go around, and for-the time” being. the machinery is paralyzed: ..-0-000 6 comicbooks.com