There were some side issues con cerning this mission of the staff officer which investigation would find interesting, and I fear that he had more dealings with the bandits than the Marshal would justify. I shall often wonder if he made good for that $2,000, and also for a much larger sum which hi dening whispered to me, w ed on to the out before my Jense had been promised. Maybe it, was but payment for supplies which had already been delivered, but one can scarcely plan it out. However, it is good to be free of any promise to the bandits, and even the good words which I was expected to say to Gen. Ren were Hef nae ad aleondy Mth the city.
My happy release has left under obligations to many, and apart from the pressure of the British authorities concerned, imy special thanks are due to the Revs. Lack and Davis of Yencheng, and Rev, Lawton of Chengchow, where Marshal Wu is located, After a big welcome from the ELM. missionaries of Yencheng, Mr. Davis and T took advantage of a big escort to.go on to Chowkia~ kow to succour my wife and Miss Poppins. That is, However, an~ other story, und this is overlong already,
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