The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10
1888

At night hey had a sort of meeting called
hiyaku-monogatari where a hundred imps IN =
circle surrounded them and each told story about
hobgoblins, after each of which a light was put
out and when the last vanished some good
spirit was expected TO come and assist them; but
by nine o'clock nothing having happened, Tomyo
arose and said it was time to go Iengu-hunting.
1t was very dark in the road, shaded as 1t was BY
great trees, and without lighting the lamps On ths
outomot lie they moved up toward the mountain
very silently behind Ozone, who had been induced
to go ahead in the hope that the demon wou!I he
tempted to appear. She carried red ,aper lantern,
which shook in her trembling hands ike a freely,
but which made I'll darker around the clrclc OF
ruddy light.
Finally they came to spot where they drew the
automobile up under the trees 10 wait, but lmnle-
diately they heard noise from the village below,
shouts cries and shrieks breaking the silence sud
denly. They suspected at once that demon had
appeared there, and in a few minutes they saw
something coming rapidly up the road As 1t ncared
them they could distinguish the form OF a man,
very tall and with strangeiy-shaped head, behind
whom stretched out pair of immense wings.
''There he comes" whispered Peter, getting out
the shotgun. ''T1 take crack at him"
40" said Tomyo "wait and we viii follow him.
He is on stilts-see! He can't 60 very far after ne
strikes the rough hillside"
A moment cfteFward they we're moving along be-
hind him silently, but they fastened, for they
heard Ozone scream. They came bowling along,
and as they turned the girl 10 the
stills and seized her and was about to carry her up
the rnountainside. A sharp toot from the aulo-
mobile horn caused him 10 turn in alright 70 s9s
that strange object pursuing him. TOmyO was run
ming the machine, and Peter had his camera ready,
and as the demon turned he touched of his fash
light pistol with snap, Illuminating the forest
and showing the TengU as plainly as IN daylight
The demon started, dropped the girl, and IN his
fright ran back down the road running straight to
ward his home, as all terrified creatures whether
animals or men, always do.
The boys quickly picked Ozone up, placed her II
the automobile and then pursued the demon at full
speed. So rapidly did they go they scarcely per-
ccivcd one of the wings lying in the -oad before it
was passed. a.d then, before they could abate their
speed, they came upon him running. but somewhet
slower, toward the town. The automobile hit him
as 'Tomyo checked the speed and it sent him flying
into the air, turning dozen summersaults over
and over until he rolled into the ditch beside TIE
road.
Just then Uncle Hirata appeared armed wirh a
long sword, for he had followed the demon up Hill,
and he arrived as Peter lighted the automobile
lamps which showed the demon all tangled up IN
his one remaining wing and grooming dismaly.
Hrata instantly tore the great bird head from him
and then shouted:
at is Okla Yakoya, the blacksmith! Oh, the vii
lain lie has pretended to be the Tengul" Then he
wanted to cut Okas head off at once.