"The next day we walked in the daylight and just before evening-we came to a beach where they forced me aboard a junk, "They put mo below and I heard' the anchor come rattling up. Where we sailed I don't Dut we came to place where they stand I got a little sleep. then they fired back and there was fa lot bf noise, Evidently the ship draught, for they pulled up firing at them was one
again and We went into three fee water, where we anchored and there was no more fung.
"That night they took: me ashore and Tsav alor of fishermen': houses find junks, 'They' took -me away, ross a sandbag and we-walkod.all at night. ow 1 did ie. don't mow, for ly feet wore terrible: and pounding until I thought it.would burst, We walked all that night and Just before day light there came a sudden, buvetsof firing from right ahead of us, T heard the bullets whistle-over our heads and the gang all fil down and fired back.
The Rescue "Two, men wore with me and they made me get up in front of them, so that I acted as a shield. I thought the others firing at ux were pirates of another gang; didn't know who they were. The firing continued and it, was like. the night on the hill when I ipst saw the captain. Bursts of flame all around tus and I couldn't tell who -were friends and enemies. One by one es drifted away in the darkness and the firing from in front was nearer. The bullets wore coming closer and 1 determined, to stay where I was, for T suddenly noticed T was alone, "Meanwhile, the sun was breaking 8 the horizon and in the half-dark T saw that the people coming wore in uniform. "I jumped up and waved my hands above my head they ceased firing. Then they, crowded around mo and knew they were soldiers. That is how I got away from the gang. The pirates had ran up the beach and the soldiers were ordered wafter them, while a young lieutenant took me in: hand and was very good: to me, He took me to a small salt station, where Tigot sine clothing and food and I felt better.
"That afternoon he put mein ypan and took me along the river 2 little to a Chinese gunboat called the Chu Vu, whose. Commander, BB. Chen, got his doctor to dress'my head. He was very nice to me.and Twant to mention his name. - While head was being bathed and clea
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