The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-07-28

Hurokl's Men Set
In the bottom of each car lay a
least five modern magazine rifles.
Timing their progress 10 reach Ger
tain point at Il certain moment, the,
moved Sedately through the twilight
and the darkness attracting no attru
ton.
Between seven and eight these car,
came together in lonely stretch nt
countryside adjoining the valley OF
Powder Town. The driver of each re-.
ported 10 kato personally. then parked
his car in the fields by the roadside.
Checking off each arrival on IA com
pact tally sheet Kato AT length extin-
guiShed the pocket fiaSh-laInp 10y which
he had worked, and-having consulted
his watch-gave the word to march.
At precisely twertv minutes to eight
O'Clock the last Me of armed JapancS,'
trotted past him and disappeared in
the gloom.
He delayed before following only
long enough To plant small rocket in
the earth and touch match to its
fuse.
Spearing up into the night on a
course which kept il invisible To the
inhabitants of Powder Town. the rocket
broke AT an elevation which permitted
1t To be seen from the valley of the
trcStle
AT sight of it, Baron Huroki, stand
ing on the porch of the japanese farm
house, uttered an inarticulate sound of
satisfaction, pocketed his binocular.
and, going into the house. took up the
telephone and gave the number of the
RitZ-CarltOn in New York.
AT eighteen minutes to eight Patria
Charming paused in the act of COM
pleting her toilette for dinner to an
swer the telephone. -
Yes" she called. This is Miss
Claiming. Who are you?"
Out Of the mystery of the night
voice responded in accents oddly ia
miliar yet oddly unacceptable:
"Your men have mutined in Powder
Town. They are riotng and shooting
up the town. Captain Parr and others
are besieged in the office buiIdino of
Mill Number Five, in momentary dan
ger of being blown up"
The voice ceased abruptly. There
was the click of receiver hung up.
The girls distracted efforts Ia get the
connection renewed failed utterly. In
panic she threw the instrument from
her and began to tear off her frock.
Fetch me Il travelling suit" she or |
u'red her maid. Then call up the
railroad and tell them to have my tain |
ready for immediate service. I'm 90 |
ing out to Powder Town as quickly |
as l can"
Twenty-three minutes Inter sba
boarded her special at Jersey City.
As the train pulled out of the ward
a furtive little Japanese lodged AWAY
between the tracks, left the yard. and
seeking the first saloon addressed him
self to the telephone.
Having received definite word that
fatrla was on the way, Baron Huroki
hung up, left the Japanese farmhouse.
ana superintendent the setting off of a
great rocket.
This last, rising to great height
At hISh speed, was plainly visible in
Powder Town when it exploded.
kato saw it-he had been waiting
or precisely that Signal-and scram-
'Ied To his feet. Applying u whistle
q his lips, he blew single blast. I'm I
nediately the field in which he had !
been lying mt length became peopled !
With the ShadOwy shapes of his coun-
rymen. I
n second blast set them in motion. I
n utter silence but for the rattle of .
requirements and the thudding of {
heir feet, they bore down at double {
uick on the unsuspicious little town
which they had surrounded in the 5
::
In three minutes more the vanguard {
f the raiders dehouched in the main !
treet of Powder Town and charged I'D [
I, shooting and bayOnetting all in {
ntlr pain. n
Taken completely off their guard d
'ho had. for that matter, no reason
D anticipate anything of the sort. the V
inhabitants fed before this Il
encral assault like leaves before a Z
rCat wind L
In five minutes the japanese were
complete and undisputed possession 2
the town and were firing its houses. b
The glare Of those flames against Il
lc sky was synchrOnous with the call h
X of bugle in the main yard Of the fl
hanning factories. The first refugees il
nd just arrived and begun to gasp
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