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CHAPTER VIII.
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ON October 22nd Cole directed my attention to the coal scuttle, and when he left the room I picked up a clipping from a newspaper, which proved to be the Globe. There I read the account of my detention, under the heading: "Startling Story! Conspirator Kidnapped in London! Imprisonment at the Chinese Embassy!" And then followed a long and detailed account of my position. At last the Press had interfered, and I felt that I was really safe. It came as a reprieve to a condemned man, and my heart was full of thankfulness.
Friday, October 23rd, dawned, and the day wore on, and still I was in durance.
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