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Ormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and the great depot of Persian trade had been captured in 1509, and it was not long before the Portuguese had penetrated to the Straits of Malacca and even to China and Japan.
Though the discovery of Archer's identity seemed greatly to strengthen the probability that the secret telephone led to him, Willis could not state this positively, and he felt it was the next point to be ascertained. The same argument that he had used before seemed to apply that owing to the difficulty of wiring, the point of connection must be close to the depot.
As this last pond will do for the party, I will return and bring them up, for there is a slight appearance of rain, and I wish to get them on as far as possible before the winter rain comes on. Returned to our last night's camp, where we arrived at sundown. Wind, south-east, with few clouds. Saturday, 7th June, Plain East of Blue Swamp. Returned to the Depot; found all well.
If we got to England and reported ourselves, we might be sent to the depot and not get out again, for months; so here goes for the south." The sail was hoisted, and the boat sped merrily along. In a couple of hours their clothes were dry. "I think we had better put ourselves on short rations," Terence said.
"Thank you, sir." "Would you object to leave home?" "No, sir; there is little or no prospect in Groveton, and though my mother would miss me, she now has company, and I should feel easier about leaving her." "If you can spare the time, won't you walk with me to the depot?"
No one cared to go to a restaurant, and we took the first train homeward. It was dark when we reached Newville. The Widow Canby's carriage was at the depot waiting for us. "Suppose I get my ticket for Chicago now," said I. "It will save time Monday, and I can find out all about the train." "A good idea," returned my uncle. "I'll go with you." So while Kate joined Mrs. Canby we entered the depot.
I inquired. "The engineer claims that he has run out of coal," some one answered. "But he says that there is a coal depot three or four kilometers ahead and that, if each first-class passenger will contribute fifty francs, and each second-class passenger twenty francs, he figures that it will enable him to buy just enough coal to reach Vincovce.
The plan was for Torbert to advance with Merritt's division of cavalry from Summit Point, carry the crossings of the Opequon at Stevens's and Lock's fords, and form a junction near Stephenson's depot, with Averell, who was to move south from Darksville by the Valley pike.
"If you report," I heard a voice, "You won't be able to count your bones." That was really too much! All they forgot to take was a handkerchief, in which I had put some money. With that I had to reach Tumen and live there! Then I turned left and went by small streets toward the depot from which I thought trains were running to Tumen. Where this Tumen was I really did not realize.
We would have had a bad time had we been facing it. After an hour I had to shift my harness aft so as to control the motions of the sledge. "Unfortunately the surface got very sandy latterly, but we finished up with 16.1 miles to our credit and camped in a stiff breeze, which rendered itself into a blizzard a few hours later. I was glad we had our depot safe.
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