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11th Aug. at 4 p.m. 14th Aug.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1934.

FASTEST RAILWAY TRAIN

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Page 9).

"How's father, Uncle Angus?" sure-footed on to the centre thwart, The fisherman took his pipe out and settled. herself in the stern. of his mouth and prepared himself Her husband rested the oars in the to answer. But his wife was rowlocks, and as he turned the bow of the boat out to set, the wet quicker. 103.85 MILES PER HOUR ·

"Much as you'd expect. We can blades flashed in the sunshine. He Chicago, do nothing with him. Given up began to row with long, steady Reaching a speed of 108.85 miles {trying." an hour for a short distance, the "Still rampaging over at Tari Janet was like a child enjoying streamlined, stainless steel train, ner?"

some unprecedented, treat, except the "Zephyr," of the Burlington "Ah. Rampaging's the word that she sat perfectly still The Railroad, has done the fastest rail- Lord of the island he wants to be, half smile of tranquil enjoyment way run on record between Fort and is without a doubt. Won't let never left her face. She trailed her, Wayne, Indiana and Chicago.

anybody set foot on it, not his own fingers in the water, shaded her The distance of 141 miles was brother here, nor you either, I've al eyes against the glaring sun-danco covered in one hour and 45 minutes, good notion."

on the sea, peered over the alde st "We'll have to see about that," the strange, glimmering submarine For Full particulars and reservations of accommodation apply to: according to officials of the

said Ross, with a smile at Janet." world of rocks and weed-jungles, LLOYD TRIESTINO

Along the Pennsylvania Railroad) By this time Uncle Angus had until the water was too deep for it Queen's Building, Ground Floor,

tracks from Fort Wayne to Chicago thought out his answer to Boza's to be seen; but chiefly her gaze was watchmen were stationed at every question.

on the far shore of Tarnera, now her level crossing. There were large] "James is a queer one," he said slowly approaching, and in numbers of spectators along the slowly, "and he gets queerer. Tis-mind there hovered continually the right of way to watch the Diesel n't good for any man to live alone thought of Ross's father, the soured powered three-car train, the very on an island, with no company but recluse, brooding in solitary pre- last word in speed, luxury and sheep and a dog. Brooda in on prietorship over his island, with its modernness for railway travel in himself, I reckon. I've not set eyes one white house, its scattered sheep, this country.

on him for a long time now, not its barren wastes of rock and Over a

100 mile stretch the since last time I tried to land on heather. She caught her husband's "Zephyr" averaged 85 miles an Tarnera and he swore he'd set the eye. hour as compared with 60.1 miles dog on me. Had a gun in his hand,

hour averaged by the fastest too. You know Ross, my lad, how asked. (an

regular train over the route-

the wrath rose in him when you' Reuter.

married - begging your pardon, "Can you see him yet?" Janet my dear. Got it fixed in his "No, but I can see his house in head that all of us here plotted a dip of the ground, with the land Rous's marriage just for to spite rising behind it, and there's a black dot moving about, which is the dog, I expect. There's big pile of some brown stuff near the house. What is it, Ross?"

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him."

"Ross has told me about his father," said Janet

"Ay ay. Tis a great pity." "You think he's going mad, Uncle," asked Ross.

"What are you thinking of?" he

"Of your father."

"Peat, against the winter." She glanced back and saw the "Nay, not that. James never did grouped houses of Inverkilbreck, Shanghai, August 2.

Interesting func-anything without a reason, though with the Macleod's cottage promin- He's just ent among them, the red cliff, the tion at Pootung when the launch-it might be a queer one. ing of a newly-built auxiliary cutter different from the rest of us, a jetty, and the peak of a mountain yacht was carried out with full bit ceremonial. The boat is the pro- perty of the Rear-Commodore of the Shanghai Yacht Club, Mr. R. Lock, and will join the local fleet as one of the cruising craft.

"Eccentric?" suggested Janet. "That'll be it."

"Well,, Ross and I will go across to-morrow and see him. I'm just longing to visit those lovely islands, Ja Tarnera the biggest of them?"

"Ay. Tarnera Mor wa call it. There's Tarnera Beag and...." His wife broke in sharply.

a mile or two inland peeping slowly over the horizon, all a surprising distance away across the waters of the sea-loch.

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She turned to see that the island had come perceptibly nearer beyond the sweep of sea and the jerseyed figure of Ross rhythmically sway-}]. Ing. She could make out each win- dow now, and small square objects

"I think you'd better not do that, below, which perhaps were hen- Janet."

"Why not?"

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coops. There were sheep on the slope to the right, and the black he's dog was racing across a stretch of

no knowing what he'd say or do." Thats why I want to go." "Eh?"

The Jennifer is a comfortable cruising boat of 28 ft. over-all, having a draught of 8 ft., and she "Because he was annoyed at will be used on the river and in the Ross's marrying, I mean.” Estuary. Her auxillary will provej

little bay.

Ross rowed steadily on as though nothing could stop him. A faint whining, came from the rowlocks, increased in shrillness, until dip-

"Don't you understand, mother?" ping his hand over the side, he over them, when it an additional help when winds fail said Angus. "She wants to go soflicked water

was instantly stilled. and she is yet another indication of that James can see her and...”

"Ross, I can see him," Janet call- "Ay, my good man, I understand.! the general tendency of even the keenest racing men to invest in a

That's as may be. 1.still thinked suddenly. comfortable craft.

she's be unwise to go.. Let Ross go first, my dear."

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"Walking down to the beach, and For the first time a shade of an-jhe's carrying something over his noyance clouded Janet's face. That shoulder. I can't quite see what it chin of hers was rather prominent 19.**

as she gazed at Ross's aunt.

"I don't think I can

agree to

Ross turned on the thwart. "It's a gun," he said "Yes." "Does he

"That's nothing. They say he

out now

without his

Britisher's Adventure-that," she said. "If we go together

that's just the one chance of clear-} ing up the whole misunderstanding.never goes If Ross goes alone, ten to one gun." things will be just the same as they

Durban (Natal).

He rowed on in silence. Before A British stowaway, who has were before. perhaps worse."

long they were under the lee of the travelled nearly 20,000 miles, bas "You've little trust in Ross; that's island. The breeze had lessened

and the wavelets ceased arrived here in the New Zealand clear." Shipping Company's vessel, Tas

"Nay mother, there's no call for tapping against the bows., mania.

that" Angus protested. "What do (Continued on Page 11)

He stowed away at Cardiff, and you think Ross? "Tis for you to when the Tasmania was well away decide."

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