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the Mongols are allowed that independence for 

 which they are fighting ? Will they keep within 

 their borders those wolfish neighbours, either of 

 whom, if they could embrace Mongolia in their 

 cruel grasp, would assuredly crush the life out of 

 her people ? Will they send men to teach them the 

 laws of hygiene and clean living, men to fight 

 the ravages of disease, and men to give them a 

 pure and uplifting religion ? Or will they leave 

 them to become a prey to intrigue, treachery and 

 their own degrading worship ? 



Such thoughts as these crossed my mind, as 

 I sat in the cool evening at the tent door, gazing 

 upon the lofty pinnacles and quaint roofs of the 

 great temple, silhouetted against the glowing 

 western sky, and heard the dull roar of the great 

 trumpets and the dismal wail of the priests at 

 their vespers. The afterglow faded into night and 

 the doleful dirge of the priests died away, and all 

 was peace and calm, as the myriad stars peeped 

 forth, and we turned in to enjoy a good night's rest. 



From Marlagaisun we travelled still north- 

 eastward, reaching by noon a Chinese farm named 

 Kao-chi-ke-san. Here for a distance of a few 

 miles the country was under cultivation. We saw 

 some more antelopes, but again failed to secure 

 one. In the afternoon, after leaving the cultivated 

 area behind, we encountered more hilly country, 

 w^here some more antelopes were seen, one of 

 which Warrington succeeded in bringing down. I 



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