The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-29

into conversation with him. Food and
rum made him an ally. and, finding an
easy source of assistance without eff.
fort, the tramp avowed that he, too,
was bound for Chicago.
Under this expert tutelage the
Japanese reached the metropolis of
the west, where he babe his friend
good-by and sought the Chinese to
whom he had letters. Again he faced
a reverse; for these men with one &C
cord told him there was no possibility
of evading the sentries to the north,
and that his only means OF escape
must Of necessity be in the far north.
west. Sympathizers first, but traf'
fckers always. they mulcted him OF
his money, and in return made II pos
sible for him 10 travel to Seattle.
They bought a ticket, provided him
with a Chinese certificate OF entry
whose pictured corner was sufficiently
close in resemblance, and saw him on
on his journey.
Time and again in that long trip he
was dragged out and compelled &c
show his papers, proving that he was
always a suspect Once threat was
made to hold him over; but his per
suasive tongue secured immunity from
arrest.
In constant terror until his nerves
became shreds to torment him, alert
By night and day. he traversed the
continent. and at last entered the
gateway OF the northwest, where sc
many Of his countrymen had resided
prior TO the outbreak of hostilities, but
where now he might claim neither
friends nor sympathizers. Here indeed
was No Mans Land where none ex
tended welcome. From then on ne
must depend entirely on his own re
sources, and he understood perfectly
well that he was nearing a hard finish
Of a long race. He lost no time IN
making a start.
Under the pretext OF going to j
camp where he was to cook he in
duced launch that was starting oui
toward the mouth OF Puget sound &c
take him aboard as a passenger and
land him at It's journeys end a short
distance from Port Townsend. He
was dropped off late in the evening
at a tiny landing, and later saw the lit
tie boat speed back toward Seattle
He was without food save such as had
been given him, and frightened the
belt beneath his Chinese garb in an
tvf. Ca1 .
the rougher life. he made painful
progress. and nothing save his des
peratlon enabled him to traverse the
primitive strip between him and the
city. Footsore and dependents hs
forged doggedly ahead until at last
by sheer will power alone he gained
the outskirts Of the port. Its wooden
| wharf was deserted, and many of the
| houses were closed and vacant, the
fear of japanese shells and govern
ment weakness having driven th'
more prosperous inhabitants away.
Thoroughly worn out, he waited un
til night fell then crawled into a Goa
shed and slept as only the worn anc
| weary can sleep. He rose refreshed
and jubilant because he had game
thus far without accident. hunger be
| Ing his only immediate discomfort
From his depleted store cloth he ex
tracted the smallest coin, bent or
seeking food before the city wa
awake. He made his way down the
hillside TO the business section with
out attracting attention. and entered
the doorway OF grocery store, where
a sleepy-looking youth was sweeping
away the previous days waste. In
broken English he made known his
wants, and then. finding the salesman
apparently friendly and stupid, lost
some of his native caution and began
to ask questions regarding the watch
kept along the frontier. At his first