Lanterna Rally

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781230176017

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...the kind to keep one guessing, for be evidently could not speak either English or Cantonese. Mrs. Yet talked with him and two others for a few minutes in the unknown tongue. Then others going into the imoking-room, it was with Hing Lee alone. Twee Hop had taken himself off, but a few others still lingered when Mrs. Yet turned to Alice and said in Cantonese: "We will gp now." "I am readv/' replied Alice. "Hing Lee goes with, .us?" "Yes." "It is ai; right?" "All right so far as I know. But we must not eyen hreathe about that." All this was said in the lowest whispers. H"ing Lee appeared to watch them uneasily. Presently he started, and they followed, Mrs. Yet going abaed of Alice. They passed along the passage, which was lighted by a hanging lantern, went through an open door, and descended into a lower passage. It was here they were to take the ladder leading down to the boat. Hing Lee stooped to pull up the trap door. It would not yield. The Chinaman grew greatly excited. Again and again he tried it, but without success, and all the while he kept gabbing to Mrs. Yet. "What is the matter?" demanded Alice. "If he can't open the trap door himself why don't he go for help?" "He begins to feel afraid," replied Mrs. Yet, "and so do I.," Alice looked back up the stairs uneasily. Even as she did so the lightthey coald see the lantern from where they stood--was suddenly extinguished. Mrs. Yet screamed. Hing Lee probably swore as he jumped in front of the women. He had reason for his fears, for now at the head of the stairs three men wearing death-head masks just like the one with whioh Hip Mow so scared Jose, suddenly appeared. Behind was Twee Hop...