The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-30

Continued from last Issue.)

For a few minutes he ran in panic,
taking no heed Of direction, and bent
only on gaining time to think, and put
ting space between him and his pur-
suers. A tangle OF underground com
PEELED him to stop and seek for ave
nues through the wilderness. He raE
down what seemed an old deserted
road but on neither side could he fad
a place favoring change OF course.
He was doubling back along the side
Of triangle and was so close at one
time to the hounds that he momen-
tarily expected them to break cover,
drop the scent afforded by the hand
kerchief and cut across TO where he
was. He could even distinguish the
shouts of the men behind. continually
encouraging the animals in the chase,
and heard one exclaim: ITS the Jap,
all right. or he wouldn't have lit out
so quich."
His teeth came together with a click
at this confirmation of his suspicious,
and now he realized that wherever an
officer of the law was posted warning
had been given of his coming. He
swore that he would yet escape. and
urged himself in the name of his
country TO rush ahead; and thus for
many minutes the fate of Japan rested
on a race between bloodhounds and
fugitive who tore headlong through
the underground, careless OF thorns
which reached out and SCARED his
face, ripped the false queue from his
sh, ri cropped bristling hair and rent
his clothing.
Once, blinded with perspiration, he
plunged into what appeared to be o
pa lway: but fell through a tangle at
III. end. 10 find himself beside q way
side spring He gulped three or four
swallows of water and retraced his
steps. cursing fate for the loss OF
time, and ran with renewed energy
down the roadway. A fash Of re-
fected light smote him in the eyes,
and he saw that he had reached the
waters edge At his feet stretched
on'y tossing waves, and like a stag at
bay he was driven TO the open.
The end seemed very near now; for
back OF. him the harsh clamorings
broke out into triumphal wailins
note telling those behind that the quar-
~ had been sighted. The hounds were
corning on the run. and round the
bend OF the road emerged an excited
but grimly determined lot of men OF
that stamp which makes a frontier,
set jawed. lean visaged, and running
with the long. loping stride of those
accustomed to sustained violent ex-
ert On.
Seigo. distracted and desperate,
took few steps in either direction.
uncertain which way to turn, and
then discovered but a short distance
below a boat in which lay a pair OF
oars II was the only way 10 gain a
moments respite from those great
brutes which, with bellies low to the
ground. with .lolling jaws and flaming
eyes. whose red he could discern,
were closing in on him. He made
three or four frantic leaps and threw
himself into the craft. showing 1t on
almost as the amin lis were upon him.
and then with maniacal energy threw
the oars into the locks and bent him
self double pulling against them
Even then at The last he experienced
oae briet moment Of eXutation as he
heard the swish OF parted waters
against the bow and saw the space
widening between him and the beach
on which stood his bafiled pursuers.
lie saw the men halt on the shingie
and heard them shouting to him; but
never ceased pulling, hoping and half
believing that he could put himself
beyond range. IL was Seigo against
them all now, and he began to glow
with triumph, not knowing the char
acter of those men of the west who
still gave him chance for his life.
Drunk with excitement, he shouted
back a taunt In HIS own tongue