The Archive · 1934

Bandits Open Fire

Hardly had he touched the fire, when a third bandit, whom Father Savio had not noticed, fired a ahet at the priest. The bullet whistled ast the priest's ear, went, through the bottom of the gate, and pierced tone of the pillars of the confessional barriers.

Father Savio immediately stralghtned himself up, left the Tire to if, and fired a shot in the direction of the three bandits, who took to Aight. The priest heard one cry from them, "tsou, tsou," meaning "let's get The priest continued his pursuit fas far ay the aerial railway used for taking materials to the new church on the top of the hill, where he halted. Subsequently he went to Zengtangjao village at the foot, of hill fangiao village at the police, who posted a guard at the church fand commenced their inquiries.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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