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THE PATH OF A HUNDRED

DEATHS.

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GUY THORNE (Author of "When It Was Dark,"

Lost Cause," etc.).

(Continued from Page 1) Once more the light flashed into his cell, this time, however, remaining only for a single second. It flashed, and passed, and then, in a second more re-appeared again, this time pouring in its radiance for full three seconds.

He sat up on his mattress, and the light began to flash in and out of the darkness at intervals which had something of re- gularity and method in them.

It is the Morse code," he said to him- Helt. Jim Morduent and I used to signal to cach other in the Cadet Corps at Eton with the heliograph. We were experts at it, I remember, and we had our own private code,"

A shudder at the metaory wont through him-the memory of those far-off, happy days when he was young and free.

NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO. CONSIGNEES. KE

At alz o'clock the great ir-

un bell of the alarm, and a hissing rosz, like that of a prison began to tell. he had done for Mechanically, as tornado..

unnumbered days, the In a second, from the door leading on convict rose.

washad, rolled up his bed-|-to-the-platform-something-huge, black, ding placed it in the exact spot amorphous, pressed into the waiting where it must stand

At half-past six room. There was another amall explo- | |EE P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s Steamor ere was a tread of feet, a harsh jangle sion, seeming to take place in the room of keys, the door of his call was opened, itself, and only a few yards away from a convict orderly brought soap and scrub the convicts, and then, the whole material bing brush, and a pail of water, and he world was blotted out in black, impone

A little after began to clean out his cell. seven the door was opened again, and the chief warder entered with a paper in his hand.

"You are to be transferred, B50," he said, in his hard routine voice, "to Parkhurst prison in the Isle of Wright. B50 stood at attention and saluted." "Yes, sir," he said. Sumething a little more human came

Well," he said, “you will have zn easier time before than you have had here, as I daresay you know. I under- stand your conduct has been exemplary while you have been here. Keep it up at Parkhurst, and your time will seem much shorter. I understand that your rela- tives are influential and wealthy people, and I should not wonder if you might get a remission if you behave yourself."

He nodded, not unkindly, and once) more the cell door was closed.

At half past nine, a gang of convicts chained together by the wrists, mounted a big, two horsed prison wagonette, and ware driven out of the huge gateway, with its flanking towers, down towards the little village, and the station.

Then, as the light went on flashing, dis appearing, and flashing again, his mind, so long destitute of outside interesta, began to stir and move itself.

I wonder if I can read what they are signalling," he said, and heat all his energies to it.

He noticed that for two or three minutes the Hashes preserved a regular order. For ten seconds or so they Hash- ed out some word, then there was an in- terval of darkness for six Dr Beven seconds, and exactly the same signal by the dot and dash Morse system was re-locked steel bracelet was on his left wrist, and a thin, tough chain of steel, a yard Again and again it was repeated, but or more long, went from it to a similar he could make ching of it.

bracelet upon the next convict. My mind is going," he said, "it is quite plain, two short lashes, that means E. Short and long that is A. Two long, that in G.Of course they are signalling in cypher, and that in the reason I caa not understand.

peated.

He was sinking down wearily upon his hand bed, when suddenly a thought came into into his mind, he could not in the least have explained how or why, which sant the blood racing through his veins, and made the arteries at his temples throb and beat like little drums. Breath less, with wide open eyes he stared into the dark.

Once more the flashes caine. Trembling with eagerness and suspense he counted them, and then gave &. great groan of excitement,

He could read the message now. He could read one word of it at least-the word that had been puzzling him for so long:

The word was "Arthur." The code was the old secret code he and Jim Morduant had need at Eton.

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Arthur Hughes was an end man. A

The wagonette was an open ane, and as it drove over the Moor with its armed guards, the wretched outcast men, in their yellow suits, starred with crooked, black arrows, showed but little interest.

'It

The day was dark and lowering. mattered little to them in what hell they spent their doomed and weary livos. Only B50 was awake, and alert in mind.

He had never been more strung up, more tensely alive in any moment of his life before. Every nerve was quivering, every object upon which his eyes fell he saw with unnatural clearness-with the sharp, hard distinctness of a stereoscopic lens.

It was only with the greatest physical and mental effort that he kept motionless upon the hard seat, and betrayed nothing of the storm and riot of sensations within. The wagonette drew up outside the station. The guards dismounted, and then the prisoners shuffled awkwardly out of the vehicle.

Boo looked round him with quick, eager

scrutiny.

trable darkness,

Everything that the human oye could so was suddenly wiped away as a sponge wipes off chalk marks from a slate.

(To be Continued.).

HIS EXPERIENCE MAY BE YOURS

"I AM MORE THAN GRATIVEL TO DR. WILLIAMS' PINK FILLS FOR

MY RECOVERY."

“PERA," Arrived Hongkong en 2nd July, 1912 FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA,

PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS. vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are Consignees of Cargo by the above-named being landed and placed AT THE RISE in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co. Godowawat Kowloon, where each Consign- mont will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo-

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From Londen, &c., ex. Halte."

Optional Goods will be landed here unles

not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to reat.

No

Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

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It frequently happens, as in the case of Mr.

Damaged packages must be loft in the A. T. Délisés recorded below, that sufferers Godowns for examination by the Consigam from Malaria fall victim to theuxation as and the Company's surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD well. Boths maladies are due to a dopraved and THURSDAYS. All Claims must be

and DOUGLAS, at 10 AM. ** MONDAIN presentoo condition of the blood, and neither of them can within ten days of the steamer's arrival herd, bo permanently oured excepting by the restors after which date they cannot be recognised. tion of that precious fluid to a pure and healthy No Claims will be admitted after the Goods Dondition. For this purpose, as has been proved

have left the Godowns.

H. W. D. SHALLARD, over and over again, the remedy pre-eminent

Acting Superintendent. over all others in Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Hongkong. 2nd July, 1913

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

TIEN P. & Q. 8. N. Co.'s Steamer

"DEVANHA," Arrived Hongkong on 3rd July, 1912. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

"No sooner had I got over 'a bout of low fever some fourteen months ago thas Rheamatio

pains, attacked one of my legs," said Mr.TB Délices, who is n-compositor in the "Siam Observer" Offce, at Bangkok.

"The muscles of the leg became tight, and agonising twitching pains darted through them. My calf swelled up so painfully that

MR. A. T. DELICES, OF BANGKOK, SIAM, (from a photograph)

I was unable to walk. In spite of medical treatment the Rheumatism became mors His spirits began to sink within him, pronounced, and for weeks I could do no work. quickly, sadly, like water falling through It was impossible to get proper sleep: I became a tube; there was nobody outaide the station except a porter, and a couple of exceedingly irritable and low spirited because raen, taking milk cana from a farmer's of the ever nagging pain. cart, and these only gave a casual glance Seeing a care of Rheumatisma by Dr. at the miserable clown's brigade. The Williams Pink Pills for Pale People recorded sight of them, and such as they, was tue in the newspaper I gave these Pills a trial common at Marshmoor to excite anything After isking the contents of the first two but the most passing interest.

bottles I was agreeably surprised at the change for the better in my health. After a farther course of the Pille the swelling disappeared, the

There was a harsh word of command, and the convicts tramped into the book ing-office, and were ranged in line at one end of it. Ono warder stood by them, while the chief warder and another went Rheumatic pains vanished, I could sloop well to the booking window, and proceeded to and eat well, in fact. I was quite cured, and

STRAITA

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named reuel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godoma Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and

are very can be obtained as the Goods

This vessel brings on Cargo --

From London, &c., ex es. “Maloja,” From Persian Gulf, ex ss. B. I. §. N. and B. & P. 9. M. Co.'s Steamers. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions are given to the contrary withio 6 hours.

Goods not cleared within 8 days including date of arrival will be subject to rent.

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No Fire Insurance will be effooted by me

case whatever,

Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. GODDARD and DOCGLAS, at 10 AM. on MONDAYS and THURSDAYS. All claims must be presented within tom days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Gołowus.

HE W. D. SHALLARD,

Acting Buperintendent, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1912.

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8.3. "POLYNESIEN." COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE.

Every nerve tingling, with every muscle tense, he waited. Then, swiftly, he know he was right, for the next word which flashed into the cell, flashed hope, for it was Hughes."

Immediately he realised, or guessed, what was happening. The Jim Morduant of his school days, was a major in the Royal Engineers. He was married to Mary, the elder sister of Muriel Tracey, to whom Arthur, himself, had been en-

"YONSIGNEES of Cargo from London ex gaged at the time of his conviction.

16.11. "Crimée," from Bordeaux ex .. Major Morduant was out there upon the Moor. He was signalling a message

"Ville de Dunkerqus," in connection with to the captive. Somehow or other he had fill up a yellow, official looking paper. never felt Atter in my Kfo. I am more than above Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Opium, Trezanre found out the location of Arthur's cell-

Arthur Hughes, I am Jim Morduant. window Arthur Hughes could see it was grateful to Dr. Williams Pink Fills for my and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and or extım For three months your escape has been now a quarter past ten. The train which recovery."

Kowloon planned. Every detail now complete. was to take them away was due in at

Through the blood, these Pills build up the hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong

Wharf and Godown Co., at Kowloon, Organization perfect. We are going to the little station at twenty-five minutes nerves and revitalise the whole system, in this whores delivery may be chained immediately clear you To-morrow you are to be past the bour. This Hughes had gather-way curing Ansonia, Malaris, Debility. It after landing. transferred with other prisoners to ed from the conversation of the warders.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight. You

digestion, Briation, Paralysis, Skin complaints, Suddenly; he heard something, and far away It seemed, growing bearer, and also the silments of women. To be End of intimation is received from the Consigness louder, each second, a regular, beating medicine vendors everywhere, also from the Dr. Noon TO-DAY requesting it to be haded

mon Williams Medicine Co, Cavanagh Bridge, in urder movement. Singapore, 1 betle for $1.25, 6 for

HONGKONG AND CANTON, General Agents for South Chinn, Formoss, etc.

MICHAEL JEBSEN, German str., 51, T.

Petersen, 2nd July-Haiphong 25th will he, all going well, rescued at Marsh June, General.-Jebsen & Co.

moor Station. Do not be frightened by

SHIPPING IN FORT.

STEAMERS.

ANDSAN MARC, Japanese str., 3,798, J. Onijaki, lat July-Miike 24th June, Coal.-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

Anaus, British str., 1,350, J. B. Harris, 4th July-Shanghai 30th June, Gen- cral-Butterfield & Swire..

HENCLEVOU, British str., 2,679 McMillan. 30th June-Mojí 23rd June, Coal-- Gibb, Livingston & Co. CHINA, American str., 3,186, R. Allman, 28th June-San Francisco 31st May, Mails and General-Pacific Mail S.8. Co..

DAIN MARU, Japanese str., 899, D. Fuchigami, 3rd July-Swatow 2nd July, General. Osaka Shosen Kaisha. EMPRESS OF JAPAN, British str., 3,039, S. Robinson, K.N.B., 4th July--Van- couver 13th June. General--Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

From a clook over the little ticket

ordered

There

Bills

s of Lading will be countersigned by the

July-Port Arthur 26th June, Coal.ly orders of man who will come to you and louder, and mingled with it came the post free. Commence your ouro to day with the 8th instant at No☛s will be subject to rent

If you see me show absolutely no recog nition. Cannot explain method, but keep absolutely cool, everything, depends on that. God bless you. Mariel sonds love All being well you will be with, ber to Gen-morrow. Good-night, Jim."

-Butterfield & Swire. SHINTU MABU, Japanese str., 3,250, K. Tumi, at July Moji 25th June, Coal.-Ataka & Co.. BUISANO, British str., 1,776, S. J. Payne,

3rd July-Singapore 27th June, eral-David Sassoon & Co. DODAS, Dutch str., 5,144, Habel, 4th July-Fanchow 2nd July, General Hamburg-Amerika Linia. YESAN MARU, Japanese str., 2,320, S.

Horie, sud July-Miike 20th June, Coal.---Mitsui Bussan. Kaisha.

WATSON'S

OLD BLENDED

The cell now seemed a thousand times darker than before to the actual cys of the prisoner. The heat was more intense than ever, and far away there was a long rumble of distant thunder.

But the cell was not the same cell; Into that living tomb had come an unseen presence before which the massive walls, the locks and bars seemed to dia- solve away, and disappear.

slink, and rattle of accoutrements and arms. There was a loud order, a crunch- ing of heavily shed fect upon the gravel approach outside, and in single le a squad of khaki-clad soldiers in murching order came tramping through the book- ang office and passed out on the platform through when a young subaltern officer beyond. About thirty of them had passed entered, carrying his sword under his arm, and marching at the side. Another the end of them, two or three yards from string of swinging figures, and then at the last ten came a tall, soldierly figure, which Arthur Hughes know very well

It was Captain Morduant, Arthur's eld school fellow at Eton, the husband

Hope stood heside the squalid bed. Hope was in that fainting tortured of Muriel's sister, the man who had fash-

heart.

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*

The long window, high up in the wall of the cell, became a faint grey patch.

ed the message through the dark space of night.

Captain Morduant gave a half glance. at the convicts, walked on, and dis-

GLENLIVET The grey became white, as dawa stole appeared upon the platform.

WHISKY.

into the call. White became tingled with The chief warder and his attendant had colour as the sun rose, and through the returned from the booking-office, and thick ground glass came a yellow stood a yard or two away from the con- radiance which showed the world was victe chatting to each otherd the chief.

Royal Engineers,"

awake.

Fur, Norwegian str., 80, C. Wagle, 2nd July-Chefoo 26th June General.— Aagaard, Thoresen & Co. FURUT MARU, Japanese str., 4,189, H Tominaka, 3rd July-Moji 27th June, Coal-Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.

Artbur Hughes had lain perfectly still"They are going on by our train, a few FULTALA, British str., 3,013, Tachat, 4th

during the whole of the night. He had stations down the line. That was Cap- tried to empty his mind of thought, to tain Morduant in command. They say July-Singapore 27th Jane, General.

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

Guaranteed entirely distilled in keep his nerves in rigid control; as to he is the finest swordsman in the Army. GLENESS, British str.. 2,275, E. E. Wil-

Arthur stood perfectly still, his syes what was going to happen to him be liams, 4th July-Shanghai 30th June, Scotland and thoroughly matured refused to think.

half closed, and his heart beating as a General-Showan, Tomes & Co.

He was to obey orders, that was all. wadman beats upon a drum waiting, HAITAS, British str., 1,180, J. 8. Doach, by age, being shipped from our

One thing was quite obvious, that on waitinBeard in the distance the roar of 3rd July Swatow 2nd July, General stocks of Old Whisky in the West such a desperate venture, a major, high

Douglas, Lap ik & Co.

an advancing train. Highland Bonded Warehouses, up in the Service, would leave nothing

to chance. There must be a complete and just outside the station came the throb careful organization, which alone made it bing of a motor car, and the jar as it possible for Buch abnormal and pulled up. In a second or two more, a desperate attempt as this.

little party of three hurried into the wait-

HELENE, German 771, Jesen Iub

July-Swatow th June, General Greenock, Scotland.

Jebsen & Co

INDRADEO, British. str., 3,607, J. C Alexander, 4th July-New York 18th Jane, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. JAPAN, British ste,, 3,806, L. Y. Archdeacon,

29th June-Moji 24th Jane, General David Sassoon & Co.

Kemenoy, British str., 1,449, J. Martin, 1st July-Mauritius 5th Juno, Sugar.

Man Eat & Co..

KWANGTAH, Chinese str., 1,536, Stewart, 27th June--Shanghai 23rd June, Gen eral-Chinese. Loonasand, British str., 1,315, G. L. L. Leask, Sad July-Manila 29th June, General.--Jardine, Matheson & Co. MAU SANG, British str., 1,241, G.

Weigall, 3rd July-Sandakan 28th June, General-Jardine, Matheson & Co.

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Then nearer, and

He knew Major Mordoant as well as ing place. One was a tall, elderly clergy- if he had been his brother. He was man, with a long grey beard, another a man in light certain that that cool head and capable youngish clean-shaved brain was confident of success. And tweeds, the third a lady a tall, hand- there must be others

young matron, in a summer blouse, Morduant was rich Arthur Hughes, and a simple sailor hat-it was Mrs. himself, was rich. His father, the Morduant, Muriel's sister. wealthy solicitor, had died five monthe They clustered round the ticket window by the digence

aan in, and drew up with this of after his son's conviction, heart-broken and outside, on the platform the train

an interview with the family's solicitors, and knew that if he survived his imprisonment, he would be wealthy upon bis release. He came of a wealthy and distinguished family-

Even this speculation he pushed from his mind as he watched the sunlight come into his cell.

escaping steam.

The chief worder drew himself up, surveyed his charges, opened his mouth to give an order the order was never given..

Even as he did so, there was a sudden, deafening clap, and roar, as of a mighty explosion, followed by wild shouts of

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Hongkong, let July, 1912

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEW YORK 2 SUEZ, CANAL.

THE Steamship

JOHNSTONES THE

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WHISKY.

UNVARIED FOR OVER

150 YEARS.

THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN

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OF

IMITATIONS,

BOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG:

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INDRADEO,"

having arrived from the above Parts, Consigness of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed AT THRIE RISK into the and/or extra hazardous Godowns of hazardous the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Lul; whenos, andfor from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 10th inst., af 6 P.M., will be subject to rent.

to

All broken, shafed and damaged packages are be left in the Grodowns, where they will be examined on WEDNESDAY, 10th inst., at 10 A.. Claims against the steamer must be presented

within

b days of arrival, o otherwise they will

not be recognlïed.

No Fire Insurance will be elected by us im Any case whatever,

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