Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-27

| aoPCldISu az you, your lTFllaDlllly ISH'
ders you so unreasonable, Boris. But
do try to control yourself. don't
wish to get angry with you today
We have quarreled almost continu
ously ever since we were children
Let's get along as cousins should for
q few days. Listen" she cried with
sprightliness, Il hereby register a
vow that I will not quarrel with you
until your wound heals So it will dc
you TO good. not the least good In
the world. to badger me. But beware
what you say, sir! After you get OF
your feet again, / shall resume our
ancient feud, and shall treasure uI
say in the meantime"
TITS all your fault If we quarrel,
replied Romanoff. "If you wouldn't be
SO obstinate and tantalizing, If you
weren't SO lovely and peace-destroy
ing"
But you promised to tell me about
your adventure in Japan" interrupted
the Princess with decision; sit is
ungracious of you to keep me in ig-
norance of your adventures there
which must have been most exciting
when you know that am dying to
hear all about them"
why. there isn't much to tell. ]
passed myself off as an Englishman
and sounded all classes of people.
took note Of the popular feeling. Of the
, strength of the national defenses and
resources, and made plans Of the
principal Notifications and sea APP
proaches. All the time was thinking
of you and wearing my heart out fol-
another sight Of your"
"Yes!" exclaimed the Princess
"This is most absorbing-about the
condition of affairs there, mean
And what CONCLUSION did you arrive at
my dear .cousin?''
Il became positively convinced that
the Japanese mean to make war on
Russia; that no diplomatic temporiz
Ing can postpone the struggle much
longer. The whole nation, to man,
to a woman. to a child, is united
against us by the bonds Of the most
fanatic hatred. Their population com
prises no classes, no disaffected
races; they are unit in this matter
The war will be one to the death. and
they will fight until the last man is
they are not foe to be despised
They are formidable sea power and
they can throw large and well-equip
ped armies into Manchuria and Korea
within a very few weeks after the
first blow is struck. l shall advise
troops into the far East and to
strengthen the defenses and garrison
OF Port Arthur Immediately. i shall
ask to be sent to the front with the
first troops that go"
OF course you will, my brave
cousfn!" cried the Princess admiring
ly, and you will come back from the
war covered with glory and shall be-
proud OF you! But can scarcely be.
lieve that Japan is SO formidable an
adversary as you say"
you will see," replied Romanoff
with conviction.
Well, let her begin the war!" said
the Princess, rising. her eyes flashing
There can be only one outcome OF
1t. and that will result in the added
prestige and power Of Holy Russia!
But tell me more Of your personal ad.
ventures"
why, they are not particularly In
teresting. l passed off all right
enough as an Englishman. till this
fellow Hardy came along"
Mr.. Hardy? You met him there?
You did not tell me this, nor has he"
No, and surmise the fellow has
good reason not to. Soon after his
arrival, become convinced that the
police were on my trail So | at
tempted to throw suspicion on him
conducted him to the fertilization OF
Yokohama, and he, In seeming limo
cence. took photographs of them.
also made a copy of my draft of the
Notifications and slipped it into his
overcoat pocket. We were arrested
and after much palaver, we were sent
on our way. There was a japanese
girl on the train, by the way, to whom
he made love in. the most open man
ner. They were as thick as two bill
Ing doves. He was infatuated with her
said that her cheeks were tinged with
moonlight. that she was yellow be
cause her moral clay was mixed with
glod-dust and that she was a Queen
of Fairy-land-"
He must be something OF a poet,
said the Princess, laughing nervously
this Mr.. Hardy. Now, If you could
talk to the women like that, my dear
cousin! Were you not jealous of him?"
Jealous? Jealous Of his success
with coolie girl? Not I. who know
such women as you! Elizabetha, T.
But this japanese girl! This is in
tensely exciting. What has she to Go
with the story"
Nothing, except that your Hardy
remained there in Japan with her. and
was sent home as supposed. on n
steamer from Hakodate. had not
been out long before l found that
had been betrayed, and that was to
be locked up somewhere, on an is
land. Such were the orders, but the
crew were actually planning to kill
me. / escaped, killed two or three OF
them. put to sea in an open boat, was
picked up by Chinese sampan, and
SO OCT back to Russia"
my brave Boris! The Virgin was
with you, and besides. they found
that they had captured lion.''
But / have not finished telling you
about this American. / am convinced
/ Lat L. IT,