Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-13

Occasionally their reconnaissance carried these swift sentries of the all lanes south of the border; but the re ports of their observers were invaria bly destitute of alarming information Apparently the Mexican population was apathetic, resigned to the pursuits of peace. There was no more gun-run ming that could be discovered. There was no movement of troops percept | ible. There were no raids. There was not even a lonely case of sniping tt keep the patrols on the qui yive. , For all that, Patria's preparations were pushed forward with unbate6 | energy.
 There came a day, several weeks after Zalaya's futile raid, when this young woman rode out to review her modest but wonderfully efficient forces She returned to the hacienda in the quiet of evening, weary but exhilar ated.
 I'm not afraid" she told Donald with a hod of her head indicating the ' Mexican mountains in the south-their ragged ramparts looming in purple !, shades against the silvered skies of a ] perfect moonlight night. Let them comep'
 He laughed sympathetically, but shook a reproving head.
 Let us not fall into the pit of over confidence" he said. q know how you feel. It's wonderful to know that we have all these fine fellows to rally to our defense in case of need. But after all, they're only handful; and what I fear is that the next act of aggres- sion, when it comes. will be invasion in overwhelming forces. We have gone as far as we can in the matter of making these men the toughest kind of hard-hitting fighters; but there aren't enough of them to withstand an army's advance. From now on we ! must devote all our energies to the planning of means to equalize supe- rior numbers with superior intelli- gence. We must be prepared to de- liver a staggering blow before the en- emy can find out how insignificant our forces are"
 i They sat in silence for little, both gazing out over the shadowed dis tances beyond the border.
 "It is too quiet-too quiet alto gether," Parr unused aloud. q can't forget that Huroki is somewhere out there hiding, planning, restlessly scheming to serve his country's pur- poses and at the same time to gain his revenge for the setbacks he has re- ceived at our hands"
 "Nor can forget it." the girl re- piled. "Of one thing we may feel as- sured: if HuroH has any voice in the councils that are taking place down there, the blow, when it comes, will fall here first of all"
 The shadow of premonition dark ened her mood transiently. She shiy- cred little.
 T wonder" she said, "what iniqui- ties he Is matching down yonder7"
 There Is a certain psychic sympathy between the minds of those that hate well. even as 1t Is with those who love ; there was less coincidence than might be thought in the fact that. at approx imately the same time, Baron Huroki was uttering substantially similar ob- servations concerning Patria, at a dis tance of something like days ride from the hacienda.
 The scene was the main room of an adobe dwelling of somewhat more pre- tentious proportions and appointments than is commonly to be found in the wilder sections of inland Mexico.
 There were a number of other adobe houses near it; but this was the larg- est of the lot; and 1t was further dis tinguished by a restless going and coming of orderlies and officers of su- perior rank in the field uniforms Of the Japanese army-tholgh there was not lacking sprinkling of others at tired in the livery of the troops loyal to the de facto government of Mexico
 The dwelling was, in short, the headquarters of General Nogi, com mander in chief of the allied Japanese and Mexican forces which had been secretly gathered together in this re- mote retreat and were now marking time. under arms, against receipt of word from Tokyo to proceed with the long-planned invasion of the south western United States.
 From the slight eminence on which he headquarters building stood the valley sloped away in dimly moonlit perspective; and as far as one could see it was a city of dust-colored tents populated by regiment upon regiment of highly trained and efficient troops
 Within the headquarters building, in a large room, brightly lighted and fur nished with soldierly severity, an in- formal council of war was in prog ress, General Nogi himself presiding.
 He was man of nearly sixty, yet carried his compact and athletic body with the ease of twenty-five. His heavy-lidded eyes were as bright as any youths; the network cS wrinkles that inclosed them, with thewhiteness of his hair. alone betrayed his age. And the habit of incontestable author ! fly was distinctiyely his. A man who measured his words before uttering them. who spoke seldom. having once spoken. was to be obeyed to the let. ter. he dominated the conference ab-