'Tachienlu was still more than seven days away, and they had their food and inns fo pay for by the way, s0 two dollars was not a large sum' to splash on the two unfortumate men. Most people are beginning to find in Chinese travel that they really carry far too much; land other people are discovering that too." Among the things that went were their dress suits and bedding land. wristlet watches, and of course their "cash. About midday they arrived at Yuinching where Gen, and the main body of is army were in retreat. Here a kindly Chinese postmaster did "what he could to help them, giving them carry. their few belongings to fod and geting his pil eaerer to Chinchi.. Fortunately the weather was warm so they did not miss their ofgaimenias" Rowing here Teaving Chengtu the terrible condi-Knowi ore tion of the roads they wisely sent the greater part of their clothes and belongings by Chinese parcel Post; and apart from the money needed for road expenses they put all their money through the Chinese Post Oficc. At the Yachow Post Oflice they drew what they needed fand had the remainder sent on to Kangting. Amidst a. scene of riot and. chaos and desolation the Chinese Post Office remains like the shelter of a great rock in a weary land." While "things rumble and stumble this one bit of public serese and proved in stif resistance so the travellers lad vice goes on like Tennyson's brook of & Chinese soldier. to wait a day here and there till Wher the road. is closed to the Some War Cries Explained the ground was captured. ordinary traveller, the man in the was on, "First, the [As Chiongchow they had to wait "Responsibility; Second two days ina Chinese temple a few be "passes quietly along, syren, Saget with" the" words the Christian's Purpose, and Third, miles outside the ity while" the unostentatiously performing a great the Christian's Hope," He told his Huns roared the whole night. From Targe audience that the, Christian's Chiongchow to Yachow the scene of pablo sevice, He goers who old the highway enjoy the pas-
Rimiy ud. beldly for. what was purpose in life was to take his stand battle was beyond description. The sage of this friendly figure. In the Yelling army burned and destroyed Tootsteps of a Chinese postman the Tight and good and never to mind everything along the highway. This {wo travellers finally reached the consequences, Life as a Chris; done, as the people along the Han, he maintained, at any time and highway bad vacated their homes fanny cine would' never be smooth Test they "should. be. impressed. to 1 Ty called on the "big man" at Mot say "they had been robbed on Yuinching. for a or easy. A large number of Chinese carry the "belongings" of the 24th soldiers attended the service, and they, fad eae, rheae army the tener the Chiitsikang as they were not pre-ravelling through a seen pared to let the eat out of the bag. Sraight and honest words from an desolation with "dead, dyin This is the fourth time these men 'Old army officer... Up here on the Wounded lying in every teen robbed in two years of frontier, though. distance lends en: Pitiable eres. came from the. suf: practically everything they' pos hantment to", the view, "we are fering for help and dressing. Hund-nevertheless inclined get reds were lying about with only. ested yet ey cary an assortment Somewhat twisted and Tower garment on, The doctor and of of 2 woul daztie even the Geneva Conference. Apart Mr. Chiao did what they could but iden of things in, general.
They have passports from the 21th! a from preaching "the gospel, Mr. they had very little medicines. with army, the 24th army, and the 28th able From. Pehdzan to. Minshan Chino during his visit has be army but these only served to to: meet. company of students. and says there must have endanger their lives on several putt them right on. such, questions 10,000 dead, wounded, occasions. When passing between
infty, 'These' slogans and. war cries Brualty, Liberty, and "Frater-mies were well equi wit
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