Man From Brodneys Surges Through Island Escape
Bowles and a diverse group flee a besieged chateau as natives close in on Isok. Chase and allies plan defense while Bowles coordinates a hurried breakout to a waiting steamer, aiming to avert a staged plague outbreak and save the captives including Neenah and the Persian wives of Von Blitz. The escape relies on acting quickly before ships depart and danger escalates.
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Prince Karl
Persia
Arabia
Turkey
von Blitz
Rasula
Isok
Japan
Iack
Bowles
Browne
Chase
Chateau
Deppinghan
Deppingham
Britt
Pellmell
Jacob von Blitz
Ararat
Neenah
Calcutta
Hfe
Tommy Atkins
Voyageary Interlude as Mail Steamship Drops Anchor
The next morning a steamship flying the English flag anchored off Ararat to deliver and receive mail bags before steaming away, riding the southeast trade wind drift from Bombay toward Cape Colony. The men at the chateau watched longingly through their glasses, wondering at distant ports.
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Ararat
Bombay
Cape Colony
Night of danger and failed smuggling on the island
Rasula's raid drives the group to hills as mail is rifled and the chateau burned. Plague fears halt ship landings for weeks while natives die daily. An attempted breakout leads to a rifle seize and some guards killed before a near escape. The narrator greets Bowles and joins a weary party short of supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasula
Chateau
Mr. Chase
Deppingham
Harem and plague menace at Ararat chateau
Refugees bolster a sixty man garrison at the Ararat chateau as Lady Agnes jokes about Asiatic plague. Chase, Browne, Deppingham, and Jady observe a lounging Persian harem from a balcony while romantic tension simmers amid danger. To be continued.
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Bowles
Ararat
Chateau
Deppingham
Neenah
Agnes
Chase
Deppy
Lord Deppingham
Deppingham Amiabl
Bobby
Jady Agnes
Browne
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