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

Niii'u ptiSi>t'Hlit anu lidN' idiHlilaI
with rifle practice
In other words. they arc being made
into n private army of trained men.
ready 10 be offered to the country's
service in event OF war"
"EXcclIency-yeS.'
II must see for myself. A dangerous
business, Il dangerous precedent
should many American captains OF in
dustry adopt this scheme. the United
States will have Il standing army toe
soon. far too soon. We must find some
way "a discourage This young woman
some way Ia StcriIize her efforts to-
ward preparedness before She can
prove them practicable"
kato bowed assent. After another
moment IIuroli dismissed him upon
his errand.
Within ten minutes the two. thor
oughly masked against recognition in
their motoring garments. left the
house and took their places-Kato at
the wheel-in u ~high-rowered motor
car Of the roadster type.
Tooling the car along in discreet rec
IGNITION az traffic regulations ~ lon.
rs they travelled city streets. once they
had gained open country kato drove ut
a pace which would have been fool
hardy in a driver less adept.
For a time. en- route, their way ran
parallel with railroad tracks. For a.
much as a mile the roadster raced a
light special train. Then. adm0nlShed
by Huroki's touch ON his sleeve. Kato
modified the speed and permitted the
special 10 draw ahead. As il did so,
Huroki identified Enthusiastically the
slight, girliSh figure that sat alone on
the observation platform.
So Patria Claiming was likewise
bound for Powder Town!
Even had he been without a mask,
the face Of the Japanese would have
betrayed no trace of emotion. Yet the
sight of the girl had set astir in him
passions which had for some time lain
dormant-dark passions bred ~ hatred
and chagrin. For. alone among the
many men and women with whom tie
had come in contact in the course OF
n long and active and varied career.
patria had proved u stumbling-block To
his ambition, s%tubbornly opposing her
puny strength To his-and overcoming
him. persistently thwarting his shrcWd-
est schemes-and paying ne penalty.
His arrangements were now ali
made for a f~urtive, transformations exit
from the country which ratria had
made too hot 10 harbor him longer. He
was. in effect. being driven out TN this
insignificant wisp of womauhood-out-
lawed. a failure. diSgraced. In I'M favor
with his emperor.
And he had been prepared 10 20
without further attempt To balance his
score with patria. But this accidental
encounter-of which the girl had re-
manned 50 screnciy uncOnSciuuS-nahp
him change his mind. Secretly he de-
t%ermined. before the special had
rounded a bend ahead and vanished
from his view. upon one FINAL essay
TO avcnge his wrongs ere he ilcd.
An hour later il stood empty with
engine idle on a by-road near the sum
nit of a hill overlooking the little val
ley in which lay Powder Town. Tween.
~ feet above il. in the cover Of q
group Of trees on the hilltop. IIuroSi
and Kato were looking down into the
valley. with the aid ~ binoculars. the
Japanese reading plain confirmation OF
all the newspaper alleged concerning
Patria's activities In the cause OF pre-.
~paredncSs.
ON the open space that lay between
the group Of factory buildings ana the
town. upwards of five hundred men
in s~emiuniform and bearing arms were
performing e%yolutions with a snap and
a precision that spoke well for Donald
PARIS system of training.
Iiuroki's face darkcned.
Down the road from the railway sta
ton came a motor-car. In ID sat I'atria
Claiming. As II appeared the men in
training responded quickly to snapped
orders and arrayed themselves IN long
ranks for review. presenting arms n
the car came To n pause AT a little dis.
lance before them.
Alighting. Patria was welcomed by
Captain Parr and n group ~ officers.
After walking the length " the front
ranks. ratria returned 10 the motor.
car and tool from the tonnpGu an Oh.
icct resembling. at a distance a pole