The third yarn was about this captain's own batman. During the first war around Shanghai several years ago it happened that their company had to proceed up along, the railway and attack one of the railway stations.
Tt was a particularly risky piece of work and te took the occasion to ask his batman whether he had been confiscating!
ing for himself from any of the billets they had in. At first he denied that he had ever taken thing but afterwards produced Dundle of lottery tickets to the value of about $60.00 and confessed that he had appropriated them from house they had been in. "low many] times have I told you not to take people's things," said the captain "Fore we are just going into action when we cannot guarantee our own! ives and you have been think save a few unlawful dollars." batman said he would take the back but there was no chance to do that and so after a further off" they went on with their job. During the advance, of the severn men who were with the captain, ory one of them stopped a butit and that was the batman who took one in the arm. The bone was broken and he was sect back to hospital la Nanking. After some weeks the captain was able to visit him and] found him just about recovered from his "How are you off for funds" He asked him. "I tave spent my last dollar in the hospit here." Replied he.
"What abet those lottery bords?". "I told them for 30 dollars" "Ang it has cost you just that amount to get] well again." "Yes." "Well, let that be a lesson to you font you had net stolen those bonds you would not have had these weeks of suffering probably, and all that you have got out-of the transaction is a wounded]
Jately the local gentry, knowing the Iwirulence of the feeling, and having the greatest respect and admiration {for the Christians, took action, call-jed upon the general with the result that no actual injury was done jon Christmas day there,
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