The Chinese and their benefactor headed back for Shanghai. The function village had filled with soldiers and the car was stopped. The men were plainly out for mis chief," They opened the doors and tried to pull out the panic-stricken refugees, "The Englishman said they were non-combatants; that they wore his house boys. He' said he was. Enalish and flourished his passport. That seemed to heighten the ugly mood of the soldiers, One huge ese stood over six-foet tall and carried a stick In addition to his fille and revolver, Me smashed. the passport out of the Englishman's: hand and menaced him with a revolver.
From Death's The Englishman had seen a wounded Chinese near. Out of the corner of his eye he saw o Japanese soldier put his File to his shoulder and then he heard a shot. The Englishman's stomach went cold with fear but the nearness to death sharpened his wits, At all events he had to pre-Vent the refugees being dragged out. He. knew what their tale would. be ind Imagined his own, as 2 witness.
He told the shivering refugees. to keep mum and talked hard, wild. and fast himself to bluff the men from Immediate action, Along came the soldier "who had been wrestling With the truck engine "and he: hailed him like an old friend.
The soldier quietened his fellows and "then an. interpreter "came fon the scene, The way seemed clear The Englishman lavished bows. and
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