SPORT AND SCIENCE ON THE 
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, 
where some more antelopes were seen, one of 
which Warrington succeeded in bringing down. I 
148 
