But when the strangers surroanded their ear all flourishing pistols the youths knew that something was amiss. Their door was opened fand they were roughly commanded to get out and when some hesitation was. shown the leader of the party entered the car and hustled them to the roadway.
They were then pushed into the strangers car with four of the gang following them. The other two. turned their attention to the b's chauffeur and after threat ening him told him to drive away into Chinese territory. Feeling that he did not comply readily enough they fired two shots after him-as a warning.
Then to several of the occupants of other cars who were dimly con-that something was going in the growing dusk outside, they gave warnings of death should they be followed. "To emphasize their intentions they fired four more shots.
Bcanwhile their car tad been turned around and when the train had. passed and the gates were pat up, they disappeared in a swirl fof dust back into the Settlement, Police were notified and respond. ed but could do little os most of the spectators had grown faint
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