American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-20

Baron Huroki under close but unos-
tentatiOus surveillance.
Late IN the afternoon Huroki was
surreptltiously waylaid by q low-caste
japanese, from whom he received a
message which seemed 10 cause the ,
baron considerable perturbation. The
messenger was duly identified as one
Of the colony Of fishermen on Limbo
ne returned to a little sloOp, which
had just come in from the island and
made fast to a dock on the business
waterfront Of the community. Baron
Huroki himself returned TO his hotel
ind remained there. closeted with Juan
de Lima. till nightfall. Under cover
Of darkness he sailed forth, closely
logged by Donald Parr, made a cir
cuitous way TO the waterfront and
boarded the slo0p. which Immediately
cast OF and set sail for the harbQr
mouth.
Now what pressing business dragged
Huroki away TO Limbo island by
night7
Parr made It his own business TO
find out. If there were something on
Limbo that Interested Baron Huroki
so profoundly. II 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
altitude whence he could espy tba
island. a formless blur Of darkdess on
the face OF waters sllvered by 0
az
TIE HUMAN BOMB.
Half-buried Ia the side Of the lars-
est dune on Limbo island. the dwelling
which Senior Juarez had shared with
his Japanese associate, Captain HAIKU
seki. was a shack Of a single room,
with one window and two doors. OF
these last one. ike the window, opened
upon the hollow In which the other
nuts Of the station were gathered to-
gethef; the remaining door led By way
Of a short. timbered tdhnei, 70 a huge
vault followed out In the heart OF the
dune, wherein a very considerable store
Of arms, ammunition, mines and high
explosives was sheltered. On the far
Their side Of the dune-here a oncav
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 Med-
can. to ~cOntrive an escape from the
refuge which had proved so quickly the
cell of two condemned prisoners.
For the shack was IN a state Of Siege.
Since the dispute between Juarez and
Hakuseki the hollow had been plcketed
with armed japanese. AS yet these
had made no offensive move; but the
understanding was implicit, that nelth-
er prisoner might set foot outside the
shack save at penalty Of death. Patria,
condemned by Baron Huroki's ukase
that no stranger might visit the island
and live to tell Of 1t. Juarez' death
sentence signed by his own act OF
mutiny. Thus the interests of the two
we're one, in bonds Of common peril.
Juarez had schemed a scheme TO
hoodwink the enemy which Patria had
Endorsed. She waited now, alone In
the shack. for the M~exican's return
from making all things ready at the
far side OF the vault.
There was no light other than q
feeble glimmer Of moonshine hltering
in through cracks around window and
door. The girl sat in a 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. Juarel
returned. preceded by the flicker of ar
electric torch. bringing with him q
modern magazine rife newly hlchec
from the stores in the vault.
Are you reads ?" he whispered.
Patria arose with a nod Of assent
and picked up the tin Of explosive II
a cautious hand.
J "Follow the aisle between the pack
ing cases" he instructed with a ges
ture toward the tunnel. 1T leads O
the hangar doors. II the guards OIL
q the beach run of to see what's tn.
matter when I begin shooting. unba
n the doors-but don't open them till
;. Join you"
v She nodded again. and entered IN
tunnel as Juarez tipt0ed 70 the windoy
. and s|tealthily unbarred it.
II Picking her way cautiously. she al
rived beneath the wings Of the blplan
r. before the silence Of the island nigh
was shattered by a rippling fusillade.
An ava ~ rha o-aeE harvaan m
great doors. she saw TWO armed Japa
a. nese who had been patrolllng the beac
turn and. after momentary hesitation