WANG THE NINTH

BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR
POLITICAL:
Manchu and Muscovite
The Re-Shaping of the Far East (2 volumes)
The Truce in the East and its Aftermath
The Coming Struggle in Eastern Asia
The Conflict of Colour
The Fight for the Republic in China
The Truth about China and Japan
ROMANTIC:
Indiscreet Letters from Peking
The Forbidden Boundary
The Human Cobweb
The Unknown God
The Romance of a Few Days
The Revolt
The Eternal Priestess
The Altar Fire
Wang the Ninth. The Story of a Chinese Boy

WANG THE NINTH

THE STORY OF A CHINESE BOY

BY

PUTNAM WEALE

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1920

VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY
BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK