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[BY CHARLES J. HALCOMBE}
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1911
"Well, as luck would have it, I saw nothing fant upon catching the fugitive. While he more of the young lady that good night, though I was mounting, and the taller rufian was Boram- I had the privilege of hearing her takeful voice about the house.
Are you a believer in dreams I am, though
“Next morning I was up sower hat earlier my faith in them has only been confirmed very than waasi, in fact, I had resumed my journey recently by a remarkable event which occurred before all the coonpants of that rustic hostelry to an intimate friend of mine, and which has were abroad. I have never been very sentiment taught me to regard those problematical visions at, and I am now rather nshamed to confess as emanating from a source, or sources, other that I had almost forgotten the comaly damsel that more fumes and indigestion that oppodiss who had so attracted my attention on the the mind." In telling the story, I will quote previous night, though now and again sho from a somewhat longthy opistle received from fitted across my memory, and I vaguely won this friend, who is now in Northumberland-dered whether she was travelling myway. on his honeymacon. I mun not at liberty to mention his nause; nor will it be necessary, Let it be sufficient for me to assure the reader that bie integrity is unquestionable; that he is a most agreeable man who has travelled widely and, what is mors. to the point, that he has accumulated a copalderable fortuns in the ship- ping trade, and, being an ardent lover of the whoet, has written the words of several popular cycling songs. I will now proceed to quote from the aforesaid letter.
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bling to lis foot in a dazed manner, I dropped my cudgel and, rushing to my mashins, aprang into the middle just as both the soundrels same printing after ma with oaths and volleys from their revolver. Qas bullet knocked my cap over my eyes and another lodged in my saddle.
"It was a desperatoly exciting case, with those, devila in full cry after mo. Bending well forward and grasping the handles firmly, I rode for dear life and soon came up with my
heroine.
"
"Ride your level best!' I cried to her as "Throughout the day I rode leisurely through cheerfully as possible under the circumstances. the bright sunshine, only pausing for my midday fox, although we had the start of our murdorous meal, which I carried with me in the shape of purenors, they were coming along at a furions beer and hom sandwiches; for that part of the pace and evidently rode light racing machines. country was sparcely populated, there being only Shot after shot whistled past us, most of a few isolated homesteads standing omidet fields them dangeronaly close. Now onget my handles of waying outs and coru,
was shattered into splinters, tearing two of my angora and slightly Isaarating my hand. But I hardly noticed the wounds then: it was a race for very life with two bloodthirsty scoundrels who might pet bury us both in that world-for- gotten place. We were fully alive to our davor, and rode side by side -49 had never den before. At length wo began to lengthen distance batwong as and one pursuers-especially since they stopped onse to reload their weapons
place, which would be in the quiet of B-m. ¿y "I had relapsod into one of these periods of rusditation, and, with head down and legs working mechanically, was riding through tho deepening twilight, when I was suddenly startled by the shrill passing cry of a juckdaw, or some such bird, close to me. Awaking, no from dream, I skidded on a stove and ovarbalancing myself went sprawling with my machine into the hedge. Picking myself up, I looked about me in blank bewilderment for the hofors my very eyes was the scene of my former droum.
"At times I became lost in fitful moods of reverie; and those seemed to grow upon me as the day advanced. One mom the image of that fair lady rose before my mind's eye, and I "It had her a busy day in my London office, began to speculate as to whether fate would closing accounts for the Super action ends us together again at my next baiting attending to other business and it was with a light heart that I made my way home to my diggings, in St. John's Wood, to make final pro- parations for the morrow, when I intended to start on a cycling tour to the North. I have never been altogether an observer of that homely adago early to bed and early to rise, etc., but on that particular night I retired to rest at an unusually early hour, having made up my wind to rise with the birds in the morning. After I had got into bed, it was some-time before I child comprise my mercurial mind to a normal state of tranquillity. At length, however, I became tired of making plans, and buikling castles, and Pallas, kindly poured sweet slum. bers on my soul and I knew no more. For some hours my repose was perfect. Then it was disturbed by a very realistic dream, which is worth relating, as subsequent avonts proved it -to be a prophetic ope.
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“It gave me quite a start. There was the gibbet-like branch stretching across the road, and beneath it the thick undergrowth; and in the background on either hand were deure woods. I almost expected to see the ugly faces of my vision pering at me from the baskes: bat they were not there.
We
Weare coming to the crossroads!. My com- paulou suddenly gasped, as a shower of bullets | struck our machines and tore our clothes, one passing through the fleshy part of my loft arm
My front tree is struck 'ahe then cried, ne her machine suddenly dragged and swerved against mine.
“'Quick —jump on my stop!' I replied, olatch- ing her right hand and slackening spoed.
from her disabled maching and throwing it "With wonderfai agility she dismounted aside sprang up behind me, holding fast to me as I arged my doubly-loaded little Hamber forward. My lamp was not lighted, but for tunately the moon was clear and full, so that I could see a long distance ahead. But I-no saw that which made me involuntarily shudder:
at the cross-roads, one way, led down a terrible incline, and the other over rough andulating constry
the bill the brave girl cried in a tremulous voice, grasping me tighter,...
"Before ex was a white liza leading down on the side of a mountain.
“A strong foreboding of impending danger took possession of me: indeed, 'I felt convinced that I was destined to play a part in a real drama of which my dream had been a premonition.ward. It was like a precipitous slide, or shoot, As you many imagine, I did not altogether relish the situation; but soinshow or other my inherent cariosity got the better of my scruples and prompted me to stay and 200 the matter through and again my thoughts reverted to the girl I had left at the inn, and I wondered whether she was in any way connected with the mystery.
· “ I was oycling along a peaceful and dosidedly loudly country lang with high trees and brush wood on either side, the minutest details of the scene being represented. From one of the tallest trees a withered branch protruded, like a gibbet, deross the read; sud, beasth this, the repulsive faces of two men glared at me from the dense undergrowth, which obscured their bodies from my view. So fierre and menacing were their looks that I felt horrified, and suddenly awoke with the feeling of dread strong upon me, However, this illusion was soon dispelled for it was now broad daylight and the noisy sparrows "I looked cautiously around me, scanning the wore obirping on my window-oill: Springing immediate neighbourhood to make sure that I from my bed, I hastily dresserl mysoil and was not obterred by anyone. Having thoroughly partook of an early breakfast which had been reconnoitred the position, I selected a hiding Isid overnight, anl, before the smoke of the placs best suited to my purpose Than secreting great metropolis began to ascend from its my my bike in a handy place behlul sozia bashes a riads of blackoned chimneys, I mounted my little further down the lane, I out myself a trusty steed of steel and sped swiftly away testont bludgeon from a tree. Though a pri- the stilly haunts beyond.
Two days passed uneventfully, during which time I made fairly good progress, boing favoured with exceptionally fine weather and no mishaps The incident which I am about to relate, and which was destined to play an important part in my life, occurred that summer, while I was on oyoling tour in the North of England. The Reeniory was superb and the accommodation at the varione ínns all that could be desired. No doubt scores of fastidious wheelmen had been there before me and be-it-aid to shoir-lasting oredit, wherever they pass over the land they leave a for more dasting memento of their visit and something infinitely more anggestive of comfort and civilization, than merely a thin line in the dust; they leare civil hosts and ser vants who anticipate your every wish, and wholesome fare:
"One evening I stopped at a small ion on the patskirts of C-e. It was a quiet archaic place with a spacious tea garden at the back. I was standing at the open window of the bar-parlour meditatively admiring the sylvan scene and the Norman tower of an old Church which rose above the deep foliage of chestnut trees, when my attention was arrested by a soft melodious voice humming an air which was familiar to me The Cyclist's Lullaby-at last, the follow ing lings of it:
When daylight fades and shadows fall
Athwart the western sky... And peace and stillness reign o'erall
The world, then you and I Side-by-side thro' the poncafal night.
Hiding at lightning speed, Will homeward wing our silent flight
On swift and noiseless steed.
altire weapon, it might prove sofal, and was decidedly better than nothing. I now susbones myself in the densest. past of the bushes at the rendside and there anxiondly watched and waited,
"Yes, we must go, I breathed through my sleached tooth, at the same time turning a little to the right to take the centre of the road. We are close behind. were now on the brink of the hill and our pur-f
"Hold firm tightly!' I ejaculated in a hourse reice, as I let the machine go.
"Down-dose litorally flow-almost
blind, leaping through the air. My eyes sarmed though fortunately my nerves remained steady and
Figid my arms Down we sped a blurred line on either_side- in the grip of my hands on the handle bars. and a rash of dusty rod under us. But we renohed the valley below: Providence and my little Humber had won.
mytrusty machine gradually decreased itaterrific "Yes, the end was renched in safety; and, as speed, the weleeran lights of Bm village hove in sight. And before I had time to slow down wo wors up to the door of a homely - old inn, to great as where the sturdy host was standing in readiness We wore the first cyclists who had ever ridden down that hill-and probably the last. Our paranera hnd wifely vromained behind: nor did we hear-of-them-again-
"It only remains for me to add that she is now my wife,
It was a wearisome and unpleasant night, As we entered the parlour-bar, my new in that dreary out-of-the-way place, and the friend turned bar, fearful face to me. and, time passed slowly indeed.
extended her hand, which of course I grasped. The dark of evening despened; and the moon at longib qaiveering volce; for you have saved it. How "I owe yon my life,' she said in a swant
roze above the treas, which cast their shadowga I thank you. athwart the narrow lane. I was just beginning to get intredulous as to the importance-of-my- dream and to question the advisability of remaining there any longer, when suddenly the THE PREACHER'S SECRET!{ sound of gruff whispering voices fell upon my listening ear. Looking round, I mw two mm-whose faces I could not so distinctly ride up on cycles and dismount almost opposite to my hiding-placs.
With bated breath-and-nervous hand, I grasped my cadgel more tightly and watched (hom bite themselves in the bushes, ready to spring out upon their intended prey.
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"Again all became oppressively silent; and the moon mounted higher and higher, its weird light flooding 'the dismal though memorable scane. Then a bat came out and wheeled-its-often felt inclined to give in."" silent fight amongst the trees; sometimes almost brushing-against-my face. I dare not move, nor even to shift my cramped position; for the two soundrels on the opposite side wore so close that the slightest movement on my part would have been noticed by them.
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Or Was stopping there for the night, siming a blow which feiled one of the men as a However, I soon learned from the jovial old host shot whistled past my who came to inform me that my dinner was
"The noble girl, recognizing me, seemed
ready, that she wee the daughter of the Squire hesitate. Then, seeing one of our assailants fell
a thing the proscher says enght never to be In other words, his energies were stagnated allowed to happen Why did it happen? Lot Mr. Francis himself explain. "I suffered severely from indigestion. My hart pripitated broken. My sppetite was sa poor that I was mach that I felt overy beat. My sleep was
scarcely able to lough food I became thin and things altogether, I was in a bad way. In spite weak, my nervos were shattered and, taking
of medicines, I got no better."
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