Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-02
entered, calling out cheerful.

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"vladimar, Anatoli. Sergei, come in
and look about, and then you snail
take out a barrel-of vodka and all the
friends sEall wrink to my safe return
to Holy Russia"
The three men entered shame faced
". protesting that they would take Mr..
Emery's word as to the Jew. but he
slapped them one by one heartily on
the lack, shouting:
Come in, brothers. come int"
Twenty minutes later tney went cut
with barrel of vodka, announcing
Christians, there is no Jew here.
Let us drink to the health of Fred
erick Emery!"
The mob dispersed.
Well" exclaimed old Emery, as he
slammed down the iron shutter, what
in the devil does all this mean?"
1T MEANS" explained Hardy, that
there has been a massacre of Jews,
and that Mordecai. when | employed
to teach me Russian. fled here for
shelter. Wang, here, my Korean err
rand boy, and disguised him as a
priest and sent him about his bust
ness"
"Good!" exclaimed Emery, good!
Blamed cieyer!" He spang to his feet
and paced the store. He was an ex.
citable man. But got here Just in
time. l came up the Ingoda. Those
bloodthirsty devils might have set fire
to the store and perhaps have killed
you. think I'll stay here for a
month or SO, and help you out. My
boy, | have great news! Good news!
Glorious news!' Here he jumped upon
the counter, and, sitting there, looked
triumphartly at Hardy. pulling fierce.
ly meanwhile at his side whiskers
What Is it?" asked Hardy.
War. my boy. war, between Russia
and Japan!"
And do you call that good news %
Yes, for merchants, for commerce
| fear you haven't acquired the com.
mercial spirit yet, my boy. Big con
tracts, tremendous sales, high prices.
An unparalleled demand for every.
thing on earth. Busipess! business
till you can't rest,-- that's what war
means! Well have tremendous ship.
mcnts of goods sent over to Vladi.
vostok, and every steamer that comes
up the river bringing them to our
stores. It'll be a big war, great big
war, for little Japan is going to give
Russia the fight of her life!"
do YOU think so?' asked Hardy
wonderineiy. "Do you think Japan
will pe able to stand up against Rus.
sia?"
Stand up against her!" shouted
Emery. why, she'll make her tremble
to the very foundations. Ny friends
out there will have something besides
Jewbaiting to attend to when that war
breaks out. I've been in Japan, look.
ing the ground over, and know
what I'm talking about. Did you ever
see a motner-cat pounce on a big
clumsy dog? Well, Japan is a whole
nation of wildcats, thirty million wild
cats. and Russia is the clumsiest kind
Of clumsy dog"
by the way" said Hardy, II won.
er? forgot all about her in the excite
ment."
"The Christians killed her." said
Wang, who was standing in the
shadow
Hello" exclaimed Emery. "that
boy Of yours speaks Russian. And
DldtneQ Wen, LOO!
CHAPTER xxx
Emery stayed on In Stryetensk
lengthening his visit into months, and
Hardy became greatly attached to
him, finding the companionship IF
this cheerful. bold, resourceful, self.
made man an inspiration which the
fellowship of his former society
friends had never afforded him. The
old merchant received frequent ad-
vices from his agent in Japan which
confirmed aim in the belief that war
was imminent and Stryetensk, at the
head of river navigation in Siberia,
seemed to him the most important Of
the company's posts In Russia.
They'll be rushing great armies to
the front as soon as the war breaks
out, my boy" he said frequently. ut
will tax all the resources of the en-
|pire to defend Port Arthur, Manchuria,
even Vladivostok: and even after the
railroad is completed, they will send
supplies down the irver."
But the river freezes in winter"
objected Hardy. Emery laughed.
1t Will take this country more than
one summer to whip Japan and then
the Japanese won't know they're lick
ed"
Under Emery's direction, Hardy
obtained a conception of the possibil:-
ties of commerce on grand scale,
and much of the older mans enthusi-
asm entered into his blood. Emery,
on the other hand, frequently declar-
ed that his young associate had the
making of great merchant in him, .
and came more and more to intrust
him with important matters and to
rely on his judgement.
Vasili, who was suspected of having
been active in exciting popular hatred
against Hardy. whom he regarded as
having supplanted him, was transfer
red TO Blagoyestchensk And during
all this time the Korean boy, whose
intelligence and adaptability were
truly marvellous, steadily grew in
favor with his employers. His pro-
gross in Russia was phenomenal, and
as 1t transpired that he also knew
Japanese and some Chinese. he was,
after couple of months, promoted
from errand boy to the Office, and set
to writing letters