Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-11

Huroki's Men Set I
In the bottom of each car lay ~
least five modern magazine rifles
Timing their progress to reacl u crr
tain point al a certain moment. they
moved stdately through tho twilight
and the darkness, attracting no atten
ton.
Between seven and eight these cars
came together in Il lonely stretch w
countryside adjoining the valley oi
Powder Town The driver Of cach re-
ported 20 Kato personally. then parked
his ear IN the fields ny The roadside.
Checking of each arrival on a com
pact tally sheet. kato Nd Length eNtin-
gulShed the pocket flaSh-lamp by which
he had worked. and-huying consulted
his watch-gave the word 10 march.
At precisely twenty minutes 10 eight
o'clock the last file Of armed Japanese
trottrd past him ANA disappeared In
the gloom.
He delayed before following only
long enough 10 plant a small rocket in
the earth ana touch a match I'd its
fuse.
Spcaring IN into the night on q
course which kept il invisible 10 the
inhabitants uf Powder Town. the rocket
broke AZ an elevation which permitted
ID tn ~ seen from the valley of the
t~rc~tle.
al sight NJ ID. Baron IIuroki, stand
liz IN the porch Of the Japanese farm
hlu~c. uttered I'M inarticulate sound ~
satisfaction. rockctcd his b%inocular,
and. going into the house, took M the
telephone and gave the number Of the
ititz-curltun IN New York.
At eighteen minutes Ia eight Patria
Claiming paused ia the ACT ~ COM
plotting her toilette for dinner 10 an
Swrr the telephone.
Yes Size called. "Tl.is Is Miss
Claiming. Who are your
ont Of the mystery of the night a
voice responded in accents oddly fa-
mi.iar yet oddly uurecognizahIe:
"Your men have nutinicu in Powder
Town. They arc riotins md shooting
Up the town. Captain Parr and others
arc besieGed in the office building Of
Will Number Five, in ~momertary dam
ger of being blown uP."
The voice ceased abruptly. There
wa the click ~ y receiver hung UP.
Tho girls distracted efforts ~ grt the
connection renewed failed utterly. I'll
panic she threw the Instrument from
her ana began Ia tear or her frOck.
Fetch me Il travelling suit She or
tcrrd nor maid. "Thrn cam Ut the
railroad and tcll them n have mn train
ready for Immediate service. Tin 20
ing ont to Powder Town ms quickly
us / cam
Twcrty-thrcc minutes later she
boarded her special W. Jersey city.
Al The train pulled Out Of the ward
y fUrtiye little Japanese lodged away
between the tracks, left the yard. and
seeking the FIRST saloon addressed him
self ~ thc telephone.
Having received definite word that
ratria was on the Way, Baron iluroLi
hung ~, lrft the Japuuc>c farmhouse.
and superintendent the setting OF of a
great rocket.
This last, rising 70 a great height
M high speed, was plainly visible In
Powder Town when il exploded.
kato saw it-hr had been waItin.
for precisely hat signIl-and scram-
hicd Ky his feet. Applying " whistle
20 his lips, lac blew a single blast. I'M
mcdiately the field in which ne huli
been lying II length became pcoplcL
with the lhad0wy shapes NJ his cuuu-
tryrlcn.
a second blast sct thcm in motion.
III utter silence but for the rattle of
accnutrementS and the thudlin- M
their feet. they bore down nt double
quick on the un>uSTiciouS little town
which they had surrounded IN the
darkness.
In three minutes more the vanguard
"a the raiders dcEouchrd in the main
street ~ Powder Town ami charged UP
4, shooting ana %hayoncttiug all in
heir path.
Taken completely Of their guard
who hId. for thar matter. TIL reason
tn anticipate anything ot the sort. the
.crrUrizcd inhabitants tlrl before this
general assault like leaves before a
great wind.
Ia live minutes the Japanese We're
n complete ana undi~putrl possession
Iof the town and We're irinS is houses.
The glare VI those iiatnrS against
ithr sky was SyucEronuuS with the call
ling uf n huglr In the main yard uf the
Charming factories. The first refugees
had just arrived ana begun To gasp