The Huttig news., 1911-01-28


 Then Arima's voice said, close to his ear:
 Where the papers?"
 The papersi
 Japanese character thus brought its iresh surprise to Orme. Even after this hard fight. when three of his friends lay groaning on the ground when he had in his power the man who had injured them. who had tenn. porarfiy bested himself-Arima's chief thought was still of the papers,
 He seemed to have none of the semi. barbarian vengefulness that might nave been expected He merely wished the papers-wished them the more des. perately with every passing moment. The lives of his companions counted Tor nothing besides the papersl
 Where?' repeated Arima.
 haven't them" said Orme. You ought to know that by this time"
 The answer was a torturing pres sure on Orme's spine. You tell" hissed Arima.
 AS the pressure increased Orme's suffering was so keen that his senses began to slip away He was gliding into state in which all consciousness centered hazily around the one sharp point of pain.
 Then, suddenly, he was released For a moment he staggered Imply, but his strength surged back, and he was able to see how the situation had changed.
 The girl had swung her car in clo- ser to the edge of the grove and nearer to the struggling figures. Doubtless she had some idea of helping. But the effect of the change in ths posi- ton of her ear was to permit the searchlight of the other car to throw Its bright beam without Interruption down sthe road. And there, perhaps 50 feet to the southward, gleamed something white
 The girl could not see f. sor her car was headed north But Arima saw 1t, and in flash he realized what It was. The papers lay there at the side of the road, where Orme had tossed them a moment before the two cars met
 There had been no other WAY to dispose Of them. If the car from the north had stopped at diffo.cns angle. or If the other car had not moved. the llght would not have shone upon them. and the Japanese might not have sus. pected where they were. Or. if Orne had tossed them few feet farther to one side, they would have been out of the range of the light Rat there they lay.
 Arima leaped toward .hem. Even as he started. figure appeared a. the other side of the road and walked to ward the cars. It was npn with brass buttons and policeman's sel met. He walked with authority, snt he held stout club in his hand.
 Whats goin' on here?' he demand ed.
 Arima stopped in his tracks.
 To OrnFe, at this moment, came tho memory of the girls desire to avoid publicity. Nothing wrong be said
 The policeman stared I've been watchin' you from over there" he said Tt looks like nothin' wrong. with men fightin' all over the ground"
 Just little trial of strength, ex- plained Orme.
 Trial of strength, hey?"
 Well" admitted Orme, this maa" pointing to Arima-"wanted some thing that I had. It's not a matter for the police
 'Oh, it ain't? Somebody's been hurt" He gestured with his club to- ward the shadows where the three injured men were slowly coming back to their senses.
 Not seriously" said Orme.
 We'll see about that later" replied the policeman decidedly.
 Orme tried to carry the affair of boldly. Every moment of delay now threatened defeat for him. There is nothing serious" he said. They have done me no real harm. But the young lady and I shall be obliged to you. if you will keep these Japanese here until we can get away. They attacked us. but don't wish to make a com plaint against them"
 The policeman showed new interest. He glanced at Arima. "Japanese," he exclaimed. There was one slugged on the campus last night I guess yoall have to come along with me"
 Nonsense" protested Orme Just because somebody hit Japanese over the head last night"
 "Ah, you know about that, do you No"-as Orme made a movement stand where you are" He drew his revolver.
 During this colloquy, Arima had edged nearer and nearer to the papers Orme's sudden step was involuntary: 1t was due to the fact that he had seen irima stoop swiftly and pick up the 1apers and thrust them into his aocket
 Keep quiet continued the police an. And you, there"-he nodded owsrd Arima-"come here."
 Arima hesitated, but the muzzle of the revolver turned toward him, and he came and stood a few feet away. There's somethin' mighty funny