When the bandits frst raided the place one of the foreign brothers, in the course by mis in the groin by: one of the Except for this they had not {o complain of any bad treatment and Wore not even ted together, as were the Chinese captives, who were Hed off as being suspected of being wealthy - persons, "Driving before them ten foreigners and about. 100 Chinese eaplives the bandits climbed the hill to the retreat at the top for greater safely, "Thres brothers were Toft behind; the wounded man, one very old and frail brother, and one Very stout brother who, it was obvious, Would be unable to keep up with them. About noon hearing firing he stance the brigands tool alarm and "descended. the hill with "their Prisoners on the north side, fo a village where they stayed the night.
On the following day, in pouring vial, the party proceeded north across the plain to the village of Sanhsingchuang, which became their" head
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