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A PISTOL SHOT RANG OUT 71

"WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS" 150

HE MEASURED THE STRENGTH OF HIS ANTAGONIST 191

"THE MONITORS ARE ACTUALLY HERE!" 256

"THERE IS STILL A CHANCE" 283

THE AMERICANS WERE STRUCK DUMB 342

A United States Midshipman in China

AN INCIDENT OF THE RIVER

The United States gunboat "Phoenix" lay at anchor in the swift current of the Yangtse River opposite the Chinese city of Ku-Ling. The surface of the water seemed tranquil, but a closer look over the side of the ship showed to the observer the strength of the muddy flood that swept for thousands of miles through the length of the Chinese Empire, from the far-away snows of the mountains of Tibet onward to the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Two young midshipmen were standing at the gunboat's rail in eager conversation. Their eyes were intent upon the scenes on the shore scarce a hundred yards away.

"Oh, there's Langdon!" exclaimed Philip Perry, the taller of the two lads, as the form of the government pilot, Joseph Langdon, was seen coming from the ward-room companion ladder. "Langdon, have you ever seen this much talked about Chang-Li-Hun?"

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