The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23

| ping until the destination wac reached,
From Tungchou Chevron could walk the
fourteen miles TO Pekin II he could md no
way to ride.
When II was all arranged Chevron went
uptown for n last word with Finch and
there he met Guldon, still wondering how
he was TO get Cinch's supplies up to him;
WI with bos as G %sSn ai iSrIssS rs az iJ Il ss 70 o sSsla
the transportation with him.
| II IA a bargain wit bout the least delay,
md the two went back to the river Juggling
| the boxes and bundles and wondering what
rarely care about such things II they offer
componionship or release from work, and
they meant to make the boys earn their
passage. so they started:
Il was very hard work. The two boys strug-
glcd through the first night and sweltered
| through the next day, and found at It's close
that they were nearly fhteen miles on their
journey OF more than q hundred.
Contrary to expectations they did stop
before they got TO Iung-ohou The bridge
was shut at Yangtsun and they had 10 walt.
Chevron took the chance TO 90 ashore
n look around.
When the boat was ready to 90 on he
had not come back. The soldiers waited
a little and then teld Guldon they must go
OH. Chevron had had no time 10 come
back and tell his companion that he had
found a horse and an escort and would
make the rest of the trip overland.
Guidon was left to work out his own saliva
ton. He did Il. He took his boxes and
bundles of the boat and piled them up in a
little heap on The river hank. Then he lay
down in the shade Of q hut to think il over.
Tn French guards in the village we're out
shooting dogs and there were stray bullets
flying around in a way that disinclined 'iui-
don for roaming about. The shade Of the hut
dcepened into the darkness Of night and he
was still on the river bank. He got some
timed things out Of q box OF supplies and
had a cold supper. Then he rolled up in a
blanket and went TO sleep.
When the rain came in the middle OF the
night he went inside the hut to finish his
sleep. In the morning there were more
timed things for breakfast. II was not
just what Guldon had pictured and he
never had been any photograph films to
make him such trouble and discomfort.
He sat on the bank and thought IL over
some more. He was still doing that when
a boat came along down the river, He
hailed il. Yes. they would take him back
to Tientsin, but he wanted to be lively
about it. They couldn't be too lively for
him.
He piled the bundles and boxes aboard
and opened up more timed things Tor the
guards. Then he smoked his pipe and felt
as good as he could, wondering what would
become OF Clinch and how Weldon was
enjoying himself in Shanghai.
The second day after that Guidon TOOK
the early morning train at Tientsin for
Tongku. whence steamers were running
to Shanghai and Nagasaki. He left a note
at the bank for Clinch and sent another to
Pekin by a man who said be was going up.
This Is what he said:
=. -Chnoh, ESQ:
DEAN SIR: Your things are az the Astor
GuIDoN.
p S.-There will be no bill for expenses.
Chevron got TO Pekin four days after il
was raliavad Two daya later he Joined the
first party Of refugees and went back to
Tientsin Finch had gone up by road as
he was coming down by boat, taking his
money and letter OF credit along.
Chevron had Just enough left to take him
down to Shanghai and pay for q cable home
for more. There was "a note from Guid
for him saying:
"This army life is too good for me. I'm
going home. You'd better come
And Chevron did
This is a true tale. Finch laughed con-
sumedly, but Clinch never could see the
Joke.