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

SAsAA VI NHf~t lNh%Ah a -ii'iAiiih ~
black %wrappings.
With this in hand, she addressed
briefly the nucleus of her private
forces. Having spoken. she offered the
pole 10 the officer commanding under
Captain Parr.
UnSheuthing the flag. the command
ing officer held il high, its brilliant
colors radiant in the autumnal sun
light. before delivering il To the color
guard.
A great roar OF cheering broke out
in the ranks and was carried clearly
To the ears of the watchers ON the hill
top.
With an angry gesture Huroki
turned and strobe back To lis roadster.
Drive home" he ordered; follow
the railroad tracks rs closely as you
can. / must find some way.
THE TRESTLE.
A mile or 81 beyond the ridge-pOle
AZ the hills w~alling i'll the little valley,
the road dipped down into another val
ley. rather more shallow, which the
railroad snanned 10y means OF Il long
high trcStlc.
Through this valley meandered a
river, broad but not deep. some two
hundred feet below the trcstle ut this.
its highest point.
Well watercd though il was, this val
ley offered little temptation 10 the ag-
riculturiSt. Its soil was somewhat
sterile and thickly sewn With outcrop-
pings OF rock. Nevertheless. one farm
CIR had thought well enough of Ii ~
establish Il home near one end Of the
t~reStle.
This optimist was "A Japanese. His
utmost efforts. aided by those of his
family and M or two helpers Of his
W race, wrung but the harest liveli-
hood from the soil. Yet he persisted,
year in and year out, patient and I'M
complaining.
Ii il q singular fact. Ia be interpre-
ted at the within of the reader. that
any great railroad work in the United
States seldom lacks Il Japanese neigh
bor, such rs this toillns little farmer.
Ii Is not known that these hardy
filters Of the soil have stores of dyua-
mite or other high explosive cached
conveniently; but if they had. they
could readily nj an hours notice Grip
pie the transportation facilities Of this
country ana render efforts 10 rush
troops 10 the western seahoard futile.
AT the dwelling Of the Japanese
farmer in question. Baron IIurOki
aiighted from his moturcur and en-
gagged his countryman in a conyerSa-
tiun which c~ugrU>svd both tin wen past
noon az which time Patria Chan
ning's special train was observed
crossing the ~treStle. homcward bound.
When II had passed from sight, Ilu-
roki'S curse OF action was mapped out
TO the last detail.
Summoning kato. he delivered "a
him certain Instructions. some ~ word
of mouth, others written on scraps 81
paper In Japanese characters. and dis
missed him with an injunction 10 make
MI possible haste upon his various err
rands.
iiuroti himself retired 10 m after
noon ~ inaction III the house " his
compatriot.
But hato put IN one ~ the busiest
afternoons in his experience. In per
son. ~ telephone ana through aides.
he communicated the orders Of Baron
Huruki Cd half Il hundred Industrious
Japanese gentlemen amiably and In
c~uu>Vicuuusly engaged I'LL small ways
Of business throughout an area bound
al on tie north hy Harlem. w THE
east ~ the remoicst Businesses of
Brooklyn. on the south ana west ny
the city OF Philadelphia.
Tie likewise found time tn visit n
small but %senworthy private yacht
which lay I'D anchor or Paulus Hook.
II was dusk when. weary bur indom-
table, hc ~rrarpcarrd at tlr japanese
farm beneath the trcStie. delivered his
report ~ iilrun Huroki. ana drove
on into the darkness.
Py that time nearly n hundred mo-
torcars were couyrrging from every
point NJ the compass upon the little
valley occupied ny the Channings
pnrd or mills.
Each ~ these cars was occupied by
IN least five impressive Japanese. alI
ryscryists W.T. tAv Jai ucSe army. many
~ them veterans If tile war with Rus
.A. whose tian.,.tS covered u complete
infantry equipment for light march'u-.