It was from Mr. Lo, serene in fis faith, despite she horrors he has gone through with his own family, "who poured forth the entire story, Mr. Hanna, in whose care the baby was placed, interpreting without com= ment, as the gruesome tale was unfolded, Mr. Hanna recalled that wee Helen Priscilla began life precarious ly in the Wuhu General Hospital, where an operation was performed on October 11 to save her life and that of her mother, brief though the latter proved to be, and then. his eyes unfathomable wells of compass sion, he merely repeated Mr. Lo's report, "It_was on Thursday, the 6th, that the Communists swarmed into Tsing-teh and took Mr, and Mrs. Stam and their baby. The attack was a0 quick, '30 unexpected, there was no time to escape. On Friday, very early, they were marched 30 to Mlaochiao. We had heard of the approach of the Reds, and, with the responsible members of the community, fled into the hills, unaware that the bandits had taken Mr. and Mrs. Stam. Since then, T have made inquiries. Mr. Stam knew that he and his wife were doomed."
"How's that?" 1 queried. house and Mrs. Stam hey lett on the bed." With her was the baby, course, but what went on the night one will ever, know, if" there were more crimes committed against her, they wit remain secret, She is dead, and. noone knows. When morning came, the Reds, most them it seemed between the ages of 16 and 20 years, and few older, once more came to torture their victims. What they had done. was bad enough Worse was in store"
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