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〃He　is　assuring　the　people；〃　said　our　interpreter；　〃that　they　must　do　here　what　the　Chinese　have　done　in　Kobdo　and　must　secure　from　the　Commissioner　the　assurance　of　an　order　to　his　guard　not　to　prevent　the　carrying　out　of　their　plans。　　Also　that　the　Chinese　Commissioner　must　demand　from　the　Russians　all　their　weapons。　'Then　we　shall　take　vengeance　on　the　Russians　for　their　Blagoveschensk　crime　when　they　drowned　three　thousand　Chinese　in　1900。　　You　remain　here　while　I　go　to　the　Commissioner　and　talk　with　him。'〃

He　jumped　down　from　the　well　and　quickly　made　his　way　to　the　gate　toward　the　town。　　At　once　I　saw　the　man　who　was　lying　with　his　head　under　the　fence　draw　back　out　of　his　hole；　take　his　white　horse　from　the　ditch　and　then　run　over　to　untie　the　other　horse　and　lead　them　both　back　to　our　side；　which　was　away　from　the　city。　　He　left　the　second　horse　there　and　hid　himself　around　the　corner　of　the　hushun。　　The　spokesman　went　out　of　the　gate　and；　seeing　his　horse　over　on　the　other　side　of　the　enclosure；　slung　his　rifle　across　his　back　and　started　for　his　mount。　　He　had　gone　about　half　way　when　the　stranger　behind　the　corner　of　the　fence　suddenly　galloped　out　and　in　a　flash　literally　swung　the　man　clear　from　the　ground　up　across　the　pommel　of　his　saddle；　where　we　saw　him　tie　the　mouth　of　the　semi…strangled　Chinese　with　a　cloth　and　dash　off　with　him　toward　the　west　away　from　the　town。

〃Who　do　you　suppose　he　is？〃　I　asked　of　my　friend；　who　answered　up　at　once：　　〃It　must　be　Tushegoun　Lama。　。　。　。〃

His　whole　appearance　did　strongly　remind　me　of　this　mysterious　Lama　avenger　and　his　manner　of　addressing　himself　to　his　enemy　was　a　strict　replica　of　that　of　Tushegoun。　　Late　in　the　night　we　learned　that　some　time　after　their　orator　had　gone　to　seek　the　Commissioner's　cooperation　in　their　venture；　his　head　had　been　flung　over　the　fence　into　the　midst　of　the　waiting　audience　and　that　eight　gamins　had　disappeared　on　their　way　from　the　hushun　to　the　town　without　leaving　trace　or　trail。　　This　event　terrorized　the　Chinese　mob　and　calmed　their　heated　spirits。

The　next　day　we　received　very　unexpected　aid。　　A　young　Mongol　galloped　in　from　Urga；　his　overcoat　torn；　his　hair　all　dishevelled　and　fallen　to　his　shoulders　and　a　revolver　prominent　beneath　his　girdle。　　Proceeding　directly　to　the　market　where　the　Mongols　are　always　gathered；　without　leaving　his　saddle　he　cried　out：

〃Urga　is　captured　by　our　Mongols　and　Chiang　Chun　Baron　Ungern！　Bogdo　Hutuktu　is　once　more　our　Khan！　　Mongols；　kill　the　Chinese　and　pillage　their　shops！　　Our　patience　is　exhausted！〃

Through　the　crowd　rose　the　roar　of　excitement。　　The　rider　was　surrounded　with　a　mob　of　insistent　questioners。　　The　old　Mongol　Sait；　Chultun　Beyli；　who　had　been　dismissed　by　the　Chinese；　was　at　once　informed　of　this　news　and　asked　to　have　the　messenger　brought　to　him。　　After　questioning　the　man　he　arrested　him　for　inciting　the　people　to　riot；　but　he　refused　to　turn　him　over　to　the　Chinese　authorities。　　I　was　personally　with　the　Sait　at　the　time　and　heard　his　decision　in　the　matter。　　When　the　Chinese　Commissioner；　Wang　Tsao…tsun；　threatened　the　Sait　for　disobedience　to　his　authority；　the　old　man　simply　fingered　his　rosary　and　said：

〃I　believe　the　story　of　this　Mongol　in　its　every　word　and　I　apprehend　that　you　and　I　shall　soon　have　to　reverse　our　relationship。〃

I　felt　that　Wang　Tsao…tsun　also　accepted　the　correctness　of　the　Mongol's　story；　because　he　did　not　insist　further。　　From　this　moment　the　Chinese　disappeared　from　the　streets　of　Uliassutai　as　though　they　never　had　been；　and　synchronously　the　patrols　of　the　Russian　officers　and　of　our　foreign　colony　took　their　places。　　The　panic　among　the　Chinese　was　heightened　by　the　receipt　of　a　letter　containing　the　news　that　the　Mongols　and　Altai　Tartars　under　the　leadership　of　the　Tartar　officer　Kaigorodoff　pursued　the　Chinese　who　were　making　off　with　their　booty　from　the　sack　of　Kobdo　and　overtook　and　annihilated　them　on　the　borders　of　Sinkiang。　　Another　part　of　the　letter　told　how　General　Bakitch　and　the　six　thousand　men　who　had　been　interned　with　him　by　the　Chinese　authorities　on　the　River　Amyl　had　received　arms　and　started　to　join　with　Ataman　Annenkoff；　who　had　been　interned　in　Kuldja；　with　the　ultimate　intention　of　linking　up　with　Baron　Ungern。　　This　rumour　proved　to　be　wrong　because　neither　Bakitch　nor　Annenkoff　entertained　this　intention；　because　Annenkoff　had　been　transported　by　the　Chinese　into　the　Depths　of　Turkestan。　　However；　the　news　produced　veritable　stupefaction　among　the　Chinese。

Just　at　this　time　there　arrived　at　the　house　of　the　Bolshevist　Russian　colonist　Bourdukoff　three　Bolshevik　agents　from　Irkutsk　named　Saltikoff；　Freimann　and　Novak；　who　started　an　agitation　among　the　Chinese　authorities　to　get　them　to　disarm　the　Russian　officers　and　hand　them　over　to　the　Reds。　　They　persuaded　the　Chinese　Chamber　of　Commerce　to　petition　the　Irkutsk　Soviet　to　send　a　detachment　of　Reds　to　Uliassutai　for　the　protection　of　the　Chinese　against　the　White　detachments。　　Freimann　brought　with　him　communistic　pamphlets　in　Mongolian　and　instructions　to　begin　the　reconstruction　of　the　telegraph　line　to　Irkutsk。　　Bourdukoff　also　received　some　messages　from　the　Bolsheviki。　　This　quartette　developed　their　policy　very　successfully　and　soon　saw　Wang　Tsao…tsun　fall　in　with　their　schemes。　　Once　more　the　days　of　expecting　a　pogrom　in　Uliassutai　returned　to　us。　　The　Russian　officers　anticipated　attempts　to　arrest　them。　　The　representative　of　one　of　the　American　firms　went　with　me　to　the　Commissioner　for　a　parley。　　We　pointed　out　to　him　the　illegality　of　his　acts；　inasmuch　as　he　was　not　authorized　by　his　Government　to　treat　with　the　Bolsheviki　when　the　Soviet　Government　had　not　been　recognized　by　Peking。　　Wang　Tsao…tsun　and　his　advisor　Fu　Hsiang　were　palpably　confused　at　finding　we　knew　of　his　secret　meetings　with　the　Bolshevik　agents。　　He　assured　us　that　his　guard　was　sufficient　to　prevent　any　such　pogrom。　　It　was　quite　true　that　his　guard　was　very　capable；　as　it　consisted　of　well　trained　and　disciplined　soldiers　under　the　command　of　a　serious…　minded　and　well　educated　officer；　but；　what　could　eighty　soldiers　do　against　a　mob　of　three　thousand　coolies；　one　thousand　armed　merchants　and　two　hundred　gamins？　　We　strongly　registered　our　apprehensions　and　urged　him　to　avoid　any　bloodshed；　pointing　out　that　the　foreign　and　Russian　population　were　determined　to　defend　themselves　to　the　last　moment。　　Wang　at　once　ordered　the　establishment　of　strong　guards　on　the　streets　and　thus　made　a　very　interesting　picture　with　all　the　Russian；　foreign　and　Chinese　patrols　moving　up　and　down　throughout　the　whole　town。　　Then　we　did　not　know　there　were　three　hundred　more　sentinels　on　duty；　the　men　of　Tushegoun　Lama　hidden　nearby　in　the　mountains。

Once　more　the　picture　changed　very　sharply　and　suddenly。　　The　Mongolian　Sait　received　news　through　the　Lamas　of　the　nearest　monastery　that　Colonel　Kazagrandi；　after　fighting　with　the　Chinese　irregulars；　had　captured　Van　Kure　and　had　formed　there　Russian…　Mongolian　brigades　of　cavalry；　mobilizing　the　Mongols　by　the　order　of　the　Living　Buddha　and　the　Russians　by　order　of　Baron　Ungern。　　A　few　hours　later　it　became　known　that　in　the　large　monastery　of　Dzain　the　Chinese　soldiers　had　killed　the　Russian　Captain　Barsky　and　as　a　result　some　of　the　troops　of　Kazagrandi　attacked　and　swept　the　Chinese　out　of　the　place。　　At　the　taking　of　Van　Kure　the　Russians　arrested　a　Korean　Communist　who　was　on　his　way　from　Moscow　with　gold　and　propaganda　to　work　in　Korea　and　America。　　Colonel　Kazagrandi　sent　this　Korean　with　his　freight　of　gold　to　Baron　Ungern。　　After　receiving　this　news　the　chief　of　the　Russian　detachment　in　Uliassutai　arrested　all　the　Bolsheviki　agents　and　passed　judgment　upon　them　and　upon　the　murderers　of　the　Bobroffs。　Kanine；　Madame　Pouzikoff　and　Freimann　were　shot。　　Regarding　Saltikoff　and　Novak　some　doubt　sprang　up　and；　moreover；　Saltikoff　escaped　and　hid；　while　Novak；　under　advice　from　Lieutenant　Colonel　Michailoff；　left　for　the　west。　　The　chief　of　the　Russian　detachment　gave　out　orders　for　the　mobilization　of　the　Russian　colonists　and　openly　took　Uliassutai　under　his　protection　with　the　tacit　agreement　of　the　Mongolian　authorities。　　The　Mongol　Sait；　Chultun　Beyli；　convened　a　council　of　the　neighboring　Mongolian　Princes；　the　soul　of　which　was　the　noted　Mongolian　patriot；　Hun　Jap　Lama。　　The　Princes　quickly　formulated　their　demands　upon　the　Chinese　for　the　complete　evacuation　of　the　territory　subject　to　the　Sait　Chultun　Beyli。　　Out　of　it　grew　parleys；　threats　and　friction　between　the　various　Chinese　and　Mongolian　elements。　　Wang　Tsao…tsun　proposed　his　scheme　of　settlement；　which　some　of　the　Mongolian　Princes　accepted；　but　Jap　Lama　at　the　decisive　moment　threw　the　Chinese　document　to　the　ground；　drew　his　knife　and　swore　that　he　would　die　by　his　own　hand　rather　than　set　it　as　a　seal　upon　this　treacherous　agreement。　　As　a　result　the　Chinese　proposals　were　rejected　and　the　antagonists　began　to　prepare　themselves　for　the　struggle。　　All　the　armed　Mongols　were　summoned　from　Jassaktu　Khan；　Sain…Noion　Khan　and　the　dominion　of　Jahantsi　Lama。　　The　Chinese　authorities　placed　their　four　machine　guns　and　prepared　to　defend　the　fortress。　Continuous　delibe