CONTENTS


CHAPTER PAGE
I.School,[1]
II.The Boxers,[20]
III.In Disguise,[39]
IV.A Rescue,[55]
V.With Seymourʼs Column,[76]
VI.In Pekin,[96]
VII.Fortifying the Legations,[110]
VIII.A Perilous Adventure,[134]
IX.In the Enemyʼs Camp,[148]
X.A Mission,[180]
XI.The Fight at Tientsin,[211]
XII.Delays,[232]
XIII.Capturing the Taku Forts,[251]
XIV.Surrounded,[270]
XV.Relief in Sight,[286]
XVI.The Capture of Pekin,[303]
XVII.The Story of the Siege,[322]
XVIII.Conclusion,[337]

ILLUSTRATIONS


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“The tiger seized him by the shoulder,”Frontis [ii]
Rex rescues his cousins from the Boxers,[62]
Rex interrogates a wounded Boxer,[100]
“They were lowered down one after the other,”[142]
“Rexʼs revolver cracked out,”[170]
“There was a lull of surprise then a confused jabbering, followed by several musket–shots,”[200]
“Basil Guy ran back and bound up his wounds,”[236]
“Their cavalry cut up the flying Chinese,”[290]
Map illustrating the Relief of the Pekin Legations,Facing p. [1]

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