Central High School - Red and Black Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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FQ. s.u. ' Pi' ADVENTURES OF MY GRANDFATHER CHUN A TRUE STORY By George Young, '35 HUN was born on a farm near Pekin. His parents were hard- working farmers, who were con- tented and happy with their lot. But their happiness was not to last, for when Chun was but four, a band of mountain robbers swept down to destroy the farm- houses and kidnap the people in order to hold them for ransom. Chun's parents were so excited that they left him sleep- ing in his bed, and ran to gather pro- visions from the barn before escaping. When they discovered that they had left Chun, it was too late to try to rescue him, for the bandits had already arrived at their farmhouse. The best they could do was to hope that the bandits would not notice him. Chun, who was awakened by the noise the intruders made in breaking into the house, hurried to the outside rooms, and started to do what the strangers were doing. No doubt he thought the strangers were helping the family move at night. He worked diligently not realizing that he was to be kidnaped by the men that he was helping. After the bandits had taken all they wanted and started to de- part, a tall man seized Chun and carried him off. Nineteen

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