The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-09

Continued PROM hcsterdayl
Meanwhile. In the home OF Taxa
hira. senior. tho boss Of tho entire
Political district eAnd IL should DO no
t,csd that America had boon cut up
into political districts by the emperor
4 japan and his advsserA acting
vpan tho suggestion OF the late gen.
tsnAn who had slipped that useful
~ and each district had been put
i charge Of some one man Of strong
character. who was also successful In
business way. This boss was rc-
ponnhs for tho working out OF
paAns and orders sent him from ia
IA. and 10 Japan he wAs compelled
= make periodical rvporsA These
boss~s worked hard. because failure
liant disgraes. meant that the boss
- fsiliny had failsd his emperor. and
that barn kiri could alone atone. 10
ns4nxhgls. In his house TAkAhira,
pnior. the boss Of the district In
vkich IAy the Columbia bAssn--<hat
had made fertile by white man and
The money and brains and toll OF
uhite tnen--mads Grafton thuswt.c.
Thirty ye&r~ ago I first come to
III osuntxy. For . year ] work ~
offsrsnt JOB. and make some little
npusy.
Than leok ~ . picture ana -
b Japan . woman. sand for this
woman. and she become my wife.
ne g1vs me chilfren--four soma and
three dAuxhters- work hard and
by and By I am chosen for great
work
But that ID all the past Ths one
BIG work about which I now talk
was ordered mo TO do. and this was
10 have no white men In the coium.
bh basin Ny emperor he ordered
this. But great trouble had I. From
around have driven the white men
a-xy. but m the Columbia basin two
ssttlers would not 30. DO all I can.
but Carlson and Hammond stick on.
This I report to Japan. and I
think I have done pretty well. over
i.:ss.eoo acres Of new land and only
two white holders Of land.
But from Japan come word that
n IL not so well Tho thing must be
done perfect Tho same sort OF or.
ders was sent 90 other men like ma
Who were also driving out the white
men. My orders r. No Americans
in basin--oniy japanese But. !
said. these have not gone They tell
me that unless all white men 20 I
am disgracsd
Then I think. and remember what
the teacher told me long time ago.
when ne make me Christian. About
Abraham and his son. How Abra<
ham was told by God 20 prove his
love for God by offering his son az
a burning sacrifice My emperor"
0here the old man bowed deeply. My
emperor IL my God. Then. to carry
out his wish. and show him that 7.
Ike Abraham. love my God. I say l
win sacrifice my own. my eldest son.
Only this In different. and arm
cieversr than old Abraham. Besides.
I am political boss. and the coroner.
and the Judge. and all Of them do
what tell them 70. Also. my em.
psror say that all the Hammonds
and carisons must go. 50. first. I
hx the coroner and the police. and
an Then we wait. And I tell my
son. Uren. 20 wait also. for the honor
OF his emperor. my emperor. Then
does young Carlson come 20 the
store % ranaks with his girl. and my
son makes faces at the girl. as I told
him 70 make faces. He makes nasty
faces until young Carlson sees those
faces. He sees these faces, and says
10 my son. he say:
Tsks off that face. or I knock
n Off
But my sssn DO not take off that
face. because tell him 20 keep II on.
And. as knew he would. young
Carlson try to knock off that face OF
my son rrcn Then DO my son fall