The Arvada enterprise., 1917-08-16
Baron Huroki under close but unos-

Baron Huroh under close but unos-
tentatious surveillance.
Late In the afternoon HurOki was
surreptitiously waylaid by low-caste
Japanese, from whom he received a
message which seemed to cause the
baron considerable perturbation. The
messenger was duly Identified as one
Of the colony Of fishermen on Limbo !;
he returned to a little sloop, which
had just come in from the island and
made fast to dock on the business
waterfront of the community. Baron
Huroki himself returned to his hotel
and remained there. closeted with Juan
de Lima, till nightfall. Under cover
Of darkness he sailed forth, closely
dogged by Donald Parr, made cir
cuitOus way to the waterfront and
boarded the sloop. which Immediately
cast of and set sail for the harbor
mouth.
Now what pressing business dragged
Huroki away to Limbo island by
night?
Parr made 1t his own business to
find out. II there were something on
Limbo that interested Baron Huroki
so profoundly, 1t was sure to prove no
whit less interesting to the United
States secret service.
Within fifteen minutes Of the time
when the slOOp had sailed, Donald
launched his seaplane and rose to an
nlt t.tIn Hr-I,n hn a hn
island, a fOrmless blur Of darkness on
the face Of waters silvered by NOON
light.
THE HUMAN BOMB.
Half-buried In the side of the larg-
est dune on Limbo island, the dwelling
his japanese associate. Captain HAIKU
seki, was u shack Of single room,
with one window and two doors. OF
these last one, like the window, opened
upon the hollow In which the other
huts Of the station were gathered to-
gether; the remaining door led, by way
of short, timbered tunnel, to huge
vault followed out In the heart Of the
dune, wherein very considerable store
Of arms, ammunition. mines and high
explosives was sheltered. On the far
ther side of the dune-here a concave
bluff, wave-eaten-the vault had two
great doors behind which a biplane
stood lightly poised, ready for instant
use In emergency.
BY this means alone PatriA Chan
ming hoped, with the aid OF the Mexi.
can. to cOntrive IN escape from the
refuge which had proved SO quickly the
cell Of two condemned prisoners.
For the shack WIS In state of siege.
Since the dispute between Juarez and
Hakuseki the hollow had been picketed
with armed japanese. AS yet these
had made no offensive move; but the
understanding was implicit, that Meth.
er prisoner might set foot outside the
shack save at penalty Of death. Pntriu.
condemned by Baron Huroki's ukase
that no stranger might visit the island
and live to tell of it. JunrcZ death
sentence signed by his own act of
mutiny. Thus the interests of the two
were one, in bonds of common peril.
Juarez had schemed scheme to
hOodwink the enemy which Patria had
indOrsed. She waited now. alone in
the shack, for the Mexican's return
from making all things ready at the
fur side OF the vault.
There was no light other than
feeble glimmer Of moOnshine filterlag
in through cracks around window and
door. The girl sat In corner. the tin
Of nitroglycerin on the table before her,
automatic pistol In hand. her pose one
OF tense vigilance.
Noiselessly In his bare feet, Juarez
returned, preceded by the flicker OF an
electric torch, bringing with him
modern magazine rife newly filched
from the stores In the vault.
Are you ready" he whispered.
Patrla arose with nod Of assent.
and picked up the tin OF explosive In
q cautious hand.
"FollOw the aisle between the pack.
Ing cases." he instructed with ges.
ture toward the tunnel. ut leads to
the hangar doors. II the guards on
the beach run of to see what's the
matter when I begin shooting. unbar
the doors-but don't open them TIL
Join you"
She nodded again. and entered the
tunnel ns Juarez tiptoed to the window
and stenlthily unbarred 1t.
Picking her way cautiously, she ar-
rived beneath the wings OF the birlane
before the silence Of the island night
wns shattered by rippllng fusIllade.
An eye to the crack between the
great doors. she saw Two armed Japn-
nesc who had been patrolling the beach
turn and. after momentary hesitation.
run or In the direction OF the disturb.
ancc.
Working swiftly, she had lifted down
the last heavy bar OF wood that held
the doors together before Juarcz mp.
pcarcd ut her side.
"Goodw he brcnthcd. eye to the
crack. II got one Of them. The others
nrc preparing to storm the shack.
We've got perhaps two mlnutcs. :"
Putting his shoulder against one OF
the doors, he swung Il widely out.
Pntriu had the other open almost ns