SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 



rising on thundering wings from some long grass, 

 managed to elude the scattering of small shot 

 that followed them, as they whirled away towards 

 the hills. 



At last we decided that we had had enough, 

 so returned to the station, where we counted our 

 bag. It consisted of twenty-five couple of snipe, 

 three quail and a brace of plovers. 



A few days later we had packed all our effects, 

 and, having secured a goods wagon, stowed them 

 away, leaving sufficient space for ourselves. We 

 had decided to travel down by goods train, so as 

 to guard our stuff from any would-be looters. 

 This was an excellent arrangement, for with camp 

 beds, tables and chairs we made ourselves very 

 comfortable, and, by keeping the big doors of 

 the car open, enjoyed an uninterrupted view of 

 the beautiful Shansi scenery, throughout the whole 

 day's journey. 



We arrived back in Tientsin without any unto- 

 ward incident, and, having arranged everything 

 to our satisfaction, left for Kalgan on April 23, 

 on our way to the wild sheep country in the 

 K'uei-hua-ch'eng district of North Shansi. 



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