Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02

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Thrilling Experience.
Yochow City, Human, China,
April 10, 1921.
Dear Mother:-
The Hemrichsons have been begging
me for so long to go up to Changsha and
see them. The Hogs went up on Friday
night but felt had too much work to
do so did not 60 along. Tuesday is Mrs.
Heime's birthday and thought | would
go up tonight and stay until Tuesday
night and have lessons yesterday to make
up for lost time.
When came home from Sunday School
at 4 O'Clock | decided to get ready to go
and pulled out one of my desk drawers to
put in some things when pile of unan-
swered letters rolled accusngly into cyl
dence- and my trip is abandoned.
Since writing last I've had quite a
thrilling experience. On Easter night
Miss Lii lone of the teachers) and left
for HaEkow to interview new teacher
for one of the day schools and to see Miss
Lis brother who was leaving for South
ern China and did not expect to be home
for several years. was terribly rushed
all day long and at night when l was
trying to get ready, the folks all came
round with money and lists of errands to
be done in Hankow. | was just ready to
pack my suitcase when suddenly real
ICED it was time to go to the station, so
| simply threw things in and hurried OIL.
Somehow | was very worried, very I'M
happy and very tired, We got in the
third class car and our servant spread our
steamer rugs for US to lie down on and
left. Before Miss LII could lie down one
man came and plunked himself down
where her feet should be. We asked
him to move as there was lots of vacant
space in the car. He was very rude, so
there was nothing to do but pull the rug
out from under him and move. Now Miss
Ii and were lying opposite to each 9TH
er on different sides of the aisle. At first
my suitcase was by my side but when
she moved put the suitcase at my feet
in full view.
On the other side of the suitcase sat
young man who began talking to Miss Ii.
He told her we'd better be careful, that
there were lots of thieves on the train
and she replied that often travelled
alone and was not at all afraid.
The first station on the way to Hankow
is Chinglingchi, Yochow's port, and takes
about half hours time. After we had
left there suddenly realized that the
young man had left rather very abruptly.
and somehow was troubled. jumped
up and said to a young man sitting next
to where the other man had been, where
did this young man go?' He answered,
worried that said to Miss Iii, "You ask
where did this man GO want to know"
She must have thought ! was suddenly
losing my mind for there seemed to be
no special reason for my nsistsnce.
Then the train pulled into the. second
station, Yum Chi, saw the the fellow
jump off before the train had slowed
down.
Well, | felt go strange. so peculiar that
l simply did not know what to do with
myself. Just as the train left Yum Chi
pulled my suitcase around and found a
hole cut into it. | tore open the suitcase
and found that every cent | had along
ninety dollars, half of which belonged to
me and half to the others was gone.
was really sick and pulled out everything
and looked again. Yes, every bit was
gone. sent Miss Lii for the train guards
all trains have policemen on them
and she didn't come for so long that |
began to think she had fallen between
the cars as there was no connecting plat
form. | was almost frantic, but just sat
on my suitcase and held my head.
Finally she came and all the train Of
ficials with her. | showed them the
suitcase and told them | was sure the
young fellow who had left the train at
Yum Sin had done the stealing. Fortu-
nately had noticed his clothes and could
describe him.
Then they told me that | should look
carefully to see if any clothing was gone.
No, said, nothing but the money. 1t
was not until the next day that | discov-
cred that my kimona was missing. They
comforted me by telling me that f moth
ing but money had been taken it would
be almost impossible to catch the thief,
but at the next station they would tele-
graph back to Yum Chi. Then l remem-
bered that the next station was Lua Kou
Pu and the station master there Mr..
Yang, a good friend of mine. So | told
them and requested them to ask him to
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