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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1935
TERRIBLE ORDEAL
BEFORE DEATH
Imprisoned In Well For Ten Days
DREADFUL FATE OF YOUNG IRISHMAN
It would be difficult to imagine a more terrible ordeal than that of Charles O'Leary, the young Irishman, in being trapped in a ...well..
&
He lived for 10 days. The rescue-party had almost reached him by means of a tunnel driven towards the side of the well, when he was heard to call out; "Goodbye, I am dying." Three days later he was taken out dead. A similar accident occurred ten years ago in the United States.
A man Floyd Collins by name, was exploring a place called Stone Cave, in Kentucky, when the wall of the cave fell in. He was trap- ped and both his legs were crash- ed.
It was ten days before a tiny hole was pierced through the
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was still alive.
The hole was too small to pass food through and Collins could not move.
Accompanied by kta American-born wife, General Abelardo. Rodriguez who was President-of Mexico until December 1, arrives
In New York to undergo an operation. Senora Redrigizes is the former Miss Alda Sullivan.
Elephant's Feet
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Curious, now he came to think of, that Stephen had lost some of his it, how things had worked out old sparke, his boyish gaiety. The Three days later the hole waa There was a time when someone at laugh was missing from his steely- wide enough for a small girl to the tennis club had offered to lay grey eyes. Michael was at a loss creep through with beef tea and three to one that Lois would have to account for it. Surely Stephen whisky.
a proposal out of him before the had everything a man could' destre? Collins had end of the season. And there had He had a good position, a beautiful
been not. takers!
home in idyllic surrondings; and a Then Stephen had turned up. Ste-lovely and docile wife, who adored, phen; something in Ceylon, and him. holidaying in England. Tall and
She was too late. died of starvation.
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Suddenly, he understood. They lean he was, with laughing, steely had inquired about Helen; she had grey eyes and a neck the colour of joined a party on a trip to Kandy, In plece of old leather.
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He exuded good-fellowship, and Said Stephen, wistfully, a far-away with his frank smile and clipped look in his eyes: "Fine girl-Helen speech had drawn the female mem- Such spirit!" bers to him like a piece of bread
"Such spirit." fung Into a duck-pond.
Michael revolved the words in his Lois's exotic beauty, and pretty mind. He glanced at Lois, de ways had given her a flying start, liciously cool and contented. His The Australian Government is and in less than three months she eyes roved to the horizon-a line of opposed to the British Govern-had picked up the prize and scuttled molten brass; and to the palm trees ment's plan to curtail Imports of off to Ceylan, tail-feathers waggling nodding aleepily in the breeze. Empire meat.
triumphantly,
Then he looked again af Stephen's] It ia stated in Canberra, re-
grey eyes from which the laughter ports Reuter, that the Govern Michael found her in a long, low had disappeared, and tried to ment's opposition is largely due chair on a verandah overlooking the imagine what it would be like to be to the wish not to give the palm-fringed, golden shore; a changin Stephen's place; to have Lois Parliamentary Opposition the polled but unmistakable Lois. The always soothing and caressing him; tical advantage which would re-same perfect coiffure and fauitless never opposing him, never asserting sult from agreeing to restrictions. skin. The same ravishing smile her will, but always the docile, Mr. William Angliss, one of the and dewy pyes. Yet she reminded obedient, and loving wife.. most important meat exporters in him of a cat suddenly adopted by "Such spirit," Stephen had said. Melbourne, and the representative the proprietor of a creamery and Michael realised that Stephen would of the Australian meat exporters at freed of the necessity to prowl. She welcome & good "flare up now and the Ottawa Conference, declared was dressed in white, and purred again if only for the exquisite plea- that Australia should unhesitating- all over. A
sure afforded by the process of ly comply with the decíalon to She said, after he was comfort making up"; would probably jump restrict meat imports to Britain for ably seated, a long, cool drink by for joy if Lois could be roused three months.
his side: "You've forgiven me, sufficiently to shed a few petulant Michael?"
tears now and then.
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Her voice, he noted, had become Michael chuckled inwardly. "Thank] low and moving; it flowed through God Helen has nome spirit anyway!'! and over him, resting him yet stir-ho told himself; then remembered ring him like the breeze rustling in which a sickening feeling of dismay the palm leaves. It seemed that that it was all over between them, He The staggering recollection trans- fixed him, a fork half-way to his Imonth,
harsh word would bruise her. amiled wryly
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Happy?" Mr. George Vincent of Nepanee Her eyes were liquid pools of What would Helen be doing now? Ontario, threw a bottle into the sea contenment.
A wave of tenderness swept when he was crossing the Atlantic “Deliriously!" sha breathed, over him. He tried to visualise her
“Stephen's a darling!”- It contained a message saying
weeping silently in the lonelines of Michael sipped his drink. He their cabin or wandering desultorily. that he would present five shillings suddenly felt like an actor who dis about the Ordosa's decks. Perhaps covers that he has memorised the she might be searching the stores The bottle was picked up by Mary wrong part. He had expected some and, bazaars for those ridiculous McLeod, a nine-year-old girl, on the thing different from this Aalight elephant's feet which had caused all island of Barra, Scotland She murmuur of discontent, a chafing at the trouble.- wrote to Mr. Vincent, who sent her the sameness of the climate, would His mouth, tightened in a grim,
Christmas box of five shillings.
have been the Lois of old. Then, straight line. Well, thank goodness he might have bathed voluptuously it was not yet too late!... She should in honeyed words, bewitching have her elephant's feet even if he smiles, perhaps even a mild flirta told himself with an inward grin, tion. For this he had left the it should be necessary to Imock an Ordosa in such haste. But, no she elephant down and help himself! || might have been talking to an old. After lunch he managed to get school chumor her
her grandmother, away, and carried with him the Michael decided He eased his limp memory of that witful expression collar fa damp forefinger. In Stephen's eyes, and of Lois cling, Three years strange land—in ing to his arm, like an iguans to a Tel 30338, such a climate--and still ridicul- gum tree. ously in love. Incredible!
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Said Stephen, musingly, as There was a football behind them, Michael disappeared round a bend
in "Luckiy, Hej way, coat open, hat in hand; & tired glanced down at his wife, “Would ||perspiring Stephen. Then he caught you mind," he said, and his voice
sight of visitor.
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