The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-11

could eoutrive either to obtain or
invent
Give tho fellow his due. In a
sense he was no, responsible, lie
was enc OF those who believe that
In a righteous cause" anything Is
good. No doubt the priests who per
secuted Calico believed likewise. as
we know. also. did tho Jewish
priests who cvueified Jesus Thus
Il goes. Let an ignorant religious
fanatic find man who does not
agree with him. and persecution
seems not only TO be In order-it
Is 'godly."
SO. tho trcachery OF the minister
Wc-''the ringleaders' had 10
hide
hut We had not been quite SO
foolish as TO tell everything; and
whom Tom Jenkins discovered the
traitor. and three OF our Legion
men took care OF him. our little
army was ia pretty fair shape.
But wa had no ammunition or
arms. Then was Mary inspired
I'VE will do without arms or am
munlton." she said we are not
anxious 20 XIII the Japs-only 10
scare them out OF the Basin. We
may have TO blow up the pipe lines.
but a few cases Of easily obtained
dynamite win take care Of that.
Listen" And she. the general OF
our loyal army, whispered her
plans
That had been the big joke In
the papers. Forgetting Joan. Boa.
dlcca and other women leaders Of
history. some smart Aieek OF a re-
porter wrote concerning our lady
leader" He was the one who said
/ that our aim was to ex,crminaie
tho Mormons,
Do talk like an old man. and
maybe wander aroundf Wen. ! am
old. and il Is surely thr privilege OF
the old 10 tell their tales in char
aeter!
Now. sou must remember that
our men weru scattered all over
the United States. but this must
not cause you 20 say am wrong
when l call our army ''ths west
wind: neither is Il merely po-
c,ical way Of trying TO repeat the
story OF the Bible. in which the To-
Gusts we're cleared away from the
land OF Egypt by "a great wind
from tho west No. for while we
had gotten our men vsrlously. the
plan OF campaign was TO strike this
Columbia Basin from is eastern
side. 10 come down upon the Jars
/ like a wind. 10 blow them into the
sea. 10 hell. anywhere. Al no time
did we possesa more than is one
seat planes. and only thu one krxr
plane In which we had escape" /.
but wo had one man who was an
expert 10 disguise. and two who
bad been born In japan, who could
/ talk Japanese well as the mi.
kado. Ono OF these was a wonder.
full actor. and ha ihoruiy understood
/ politics and governmental admins.
tration. when our plan Of cam
/ raign was worked out perfectly.
Mary sent for this man.
The governor OF the state OF
Washington Is japanese. Ameri.
can born. OF your age ard height
and weight" she said. This Is my
/ first order. Twelve men arc ap.
pointed TO help you. In two weeks
the governor must be hidden away
on that farm Jenkins brother owns
on the edge OF the corviIie Indian
reservation, and you must be GOV
ernor in his place. Tho pride and
reserve OF the governor. the fact OF
his having no intimate friends. rsia.
tives, wife or family. viii help you.
without smile. Tracey saiuted
took the list OF his twelve men
and left us.
"once no Is In the governors
place" went on Mary to us. Il
will send him his further orders,
Until he is In and the Jap Is hid.
den at the farm VIC will mark time,
for se can do nothing"
DO you know" said old Tom
Jenkins. grinnlng. Il don't believe
that your plan Is legal
You surprise me-. answered
Mary. grayviy. But. then. Tom
you always did love to differ jus,
for the sake OF having an argu
ment. There's only one thing that
bothers me" went on Mary. "and
it's this: After we scare or driyy
the Japs out OF the Basin-maks
them anxious to sell their land al
low rates-where can We get this
money TO buy ~"
Tom laughed.
Give mo that job" he begged
LET me talk around to men will
money, in confidence. and tell en-
land worth many hundreds Of dol
lars an acre is going begging. Ho
you1l see the money coming in fast
enough"
White men" smiled Mary.
MY job, then" said old Tom