. A'Chu and other stories. ed band dashed into sight. Seizing bothfather and child, they hurried to get away. Mrs. Keh was inside, preparing the evening meal,when the scuffle of feet and the loud tones of strangevoices drew her to the door in time to see the angrymob seize her husband and child. At the risk of herown life she dashed into their midst to rescue her child,but the men threatened her with their swords and droveher back into the house. In the tumult of rebellionthere was not a soul to hear her cry, so the helplesswoman gathered her remaining children with her intothe house to pray.
. A'Chu and other stories. ed band dashed into sight. Seizing bothfather and child, they hurried to get away. Mrs. Keh was inside, preparing the evening meal,when the scuffle of feet and the loud tones of strangevoices drew her to the door in time to see the angrymob seize her husband and child. At the risk of herown life she dashed into their midst to rescue her child,but the men threatened her with their swords and droveher back into the house. In the tumult of rebellionthere was not a soul to hear her cry, so the helplesswoman gathered her remaining children with her intothe house to pray. That evening Evangelist Keh Cheng Soan and hiseight-year-old son, Tsu Eng, were taken to theneighboring village, where they were locked in a dark 326 AChu and Other Stories room alone for the night. Next morning the cap-tives were told that a great army was to be raised,and when all the towns and cities of the surround-ing country had surrendered to the rebels, they wouldcelebrate their victory by sacrificing the Christian. STREET TN A CHINESE VTTXAGE preacher and his son on the mountain top beforetheir flag. This threat was repeated over and over tothe victims for three days in succession. Shut up in the dark room, with no way of es-cape, the captives were not alone. In telling thisincident, which he still well remembers, Pastor KehNga Pit said, My father prayed day and night, Deliverance of Keh and His So?i 327 beseeching God to open the way before us, to hearour prayers and deliver us from our enemies. Heoften spoke to me, Son, fear not. Our heavenlyFather is able to save us. Only believe, and donot doubt his promises. On the evening of the third day, being the fifteenthday of the Chinese month, the moon came up beau-tiful and bright. The rebels were in high spirits, andall the inhabitants of the village, both grown peopleand children, came out into the moonlight, and gavethemselves up to merrymaking, with wild dancing andplaying. In the midst of their gayeties, suddenly a s
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