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 An instant the admiral stood looking after her. "The petal of plum blos- son." he said. under the hoof of the swine."
 His manner changed abruptly as the aid entered. He spoke in quick. curt Japanese in tone sharp and exact as steel shears shipping through zine:
 Something has transpired of great moment. There is no time to deal with It by the ordinary channels. It is of the first importance-the first impor- tance-that l reach Yokohama within the hour. You will call up Shimbashi and order a special train with right of way. This admits of no delay. Send for my carriage at once. You will ac- company me. We leave in ten min- utes." The aid went out quickly, while he seated himself at his desk and be- gan to write rapidly.
 "Tro battieships," he said suddenly, wheeling in his seat. with the hu- man lives on them. Perhaps even war between two or more nations. Gods of my ancestors! All this to hang on the loyalty of mere girl!"
 The ambassador, pacing the floor, snapped the lid of his watch. Tt must still be close to two hours of sunrise," he said in an agitated voice. sSurely there is timer'
 The admiral was consulting an al- manac when the aid re-entered. Here is telegram" he said. 'Put it on the wire at once. 1t must arrive before us."
 ''Excellency." said the aid, ''the train is not possible. The service to Yoko- hama ceased at 6 o'clock. The rains there is washout."
 His chief pondered swiftly. 'Tt must emergency long distance for Yokoha. ma and give me clear wire at once to the governors residence. must make the telegraphic instructions full er." He bent over the desk.
 Trepidation was on the aids face when he returned this time.
 "Excellency, the accident to the line was the failure of the bridge over the Rokuga-gawa. It carried both the tel. egraph and telephone conduits. No wire will be working before noon to- morrow"
 The admiral half rose. He stretched out his hand, then drew it back.
 'The wirelessp' exclaimed the am- bassador.
 The aids troubled voice replied. Whatever the necessity, he knew that 1t was a crucial one.
 'aThe mast was displaced by today'a earthquake" he said. "The system is temporarily useless"
 There was a moment of blank d. fence. The admiral sat staring straight before him. The only sign of agitation was his labored breathing. "Can horse get throughT The other shook his head "Not un- der three hours. 1t would have to be by detour, and there are no relays" "A motorcarT
 Tmpossibler exclaimed the ambassa. dor. "By the long road and in better weather my Mercedes cannot do it un- 0ef elSQLy mluuIeSs
 The admiral lifted himself from his chair. His eyes were bloodshot, and on his forehead tiny veins had sprung cut in branching clusters of purple. "In the name of Shakai Yokohama harbor but a handful of miles away and cut off utterly? It must be reach ed, l tell youl 1t must be reach edw His voice was low pitched, but terrible in it's intensity. Drive to the Naval college and ask for twenty ca dets-its swtftest runners-to be sent after you to Shimbashi A locomotive can take them as far as the river. If there is no sampan they can swim. Make demand in my authority. Not a minute is to be lost" He put what he had been writing into the aids hand. Read this in the carriage. 1t will serve as instruction" The aid thrust the paper into his breast and vanished. The admiral looked about him through stiffened, half closed eyelids. Then, under the stress it seemed of mighty shudder- the very soul of that overwhelming certainty of the peril awaiting the red dawn on that bungalow roof above the Yokohama anchorage-the racial i'm passivity. the restraint and repression of emotion that long generations of in- grain habit have made second nature to the Japanese, suddenly crumbled. He struck his hand hard against the desk.
 (To Be Continued.j