American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-24

half Of whose length was sheathed in
black %wrappings.
With this in hand, she addressed
briefly the nucleus of her private
forces. Having spoken, she offered the
pole TO the officer commanding under
Captain Parr.
Unsheathing the flag, the command
ing officer held it high, its brilliant
colors radiant in the autumnal sun
light, before delivering it 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 his roadster.
"Drive home" he ordered; follow
the railroad tracks as closely as you
can. 1 must find some way.
THE TREsTLE.
A mile or so beyond the ridge-pole
Of the hills walling in the little valley,
the road dipped down into another val
ley, rather more shallow, which the
railroad spanned by means Of a long
high trestle.
Through this valley meandered a
river, broad but not deep, some two
hundred feet below the trestle at this,
it's highest point.
Well watered though 1t was, this val
ley offered little temptation to the ag-
r%iculturist. It's soil was somewhat
sterile and thickly sewn with outcrop-
pings Of rock. Nevertheless, n farm
er had thought well enough Of it to
establish a home near one end Of the
trestle.
This optimist was a japanese. His
utmost efforts, aided by those Of his
family and one or two helpers Of his
own race, wrung but the barest llveli-
hood from the soil. Yet he persisted,
year in and year out, patient and IN
complaining.
1t is a singular fact, to be interpre-
ted at the whim Of the reader, that
any great railroad work in the United
! States seldom lacks a japanese neigh
: Dor, such as this toiling little farmer.
: 1t is not known that these hardy
[ tillers Of the soil have stores Of dyna.
, mite or other high explosive cached
, conveniently; But if they had, they
/ could readily at an hours notice Grip
; pie the transportation facilities of thii
: country and render efforts to rusl
troops to the western seaboard futile
At the dwelling Of the japanese
farmer In question, Baron HurOk
Oh o1fohfaI from hfg urnfaraar and on
e gagged his countryman in q converse
ton which engrossed both till well pas
noon; at which time Patria Char
ning's special train was observe
crossing the t~restle, homeward bOunC
When 1t had passed from sight, HI
IS roki's course of action was mapped OF
Al to the last detail.
E. SummOning Kato, he delivered {
lie him certain instructions, some by wor
E. of mouth, others written on scraps
d paper in japanese characters, and di
ID missed him with an injunction to mai
" all possible haste upon his various e
rands.
tn HurOki himself retired to an afte
n noon of inaction in the house of h
II COlupdlIlOl-
n But Kato put in one of the busie
a afternoons in his experience. In pc
ki son, by telephone and through aide
he communicated the orders of Bar'
be Huroki to half a hundred industriol
japanese gentlemen amiably and I
ng conspicuOusly engaged in small wa.
e. of business throughout an area boun
ed on the north by Harlem, on Il
en- east by the remOtest Businesses
he Brooklyn. on the south and west
en- the city of Philadelphia.
He likewise found time to visit
nd small but seawOrthy private vac
Id which lay at anchor off Paulus Hoo
1t was dusk when, weary but indo,
table, he reappeared at the Japane
ta- farm beneath the t~restle, delivered
ria report to Baron HurOki, and dro
in on into the darkness.
ed BY that time nearly a hundred n
ng torcars were converging from eve
as point of the compass upon the lit
is valley occupied by the Channin
powder mills.
by Each of these cars was occupied
4. at least five impassive japanese,
1nt reservists of the japanese army, ms
or of them veterans Of the wal with r
OBJ STA. whose tOpcoats covered a cOmpl
de, infantry equipment for light march,