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
| PAGE | |
| “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] |