The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-10


felt all along -thoro WAS something
crooked about O. Even Tom Jon.
kins felt this. n was bis TOO raw
Then Mary spoke her conviction.
~ felt an along that tho laps had
substituted a body Tor young TAXA
hira tho Jap Jack hit on the nore.
Now ! am certain that Tainhifa II
not dcad-,hat some Jap died nat.
urally and that Jack was tried and
convicted FOR the murder Of a
man who II atlll alive. Why should
We loco our homes thru such a deaf 2
Why cannot We come back and set
our homes away from The Japs
they werc taken from ua BY coer.
cione''
'You may DO right" answered
Tom land the new nolscless nirplano
made lcss sound than a typewriter.
'hut what can we doF Tho laps
own the state. We could never 10.
open tho case, No. the Locnsis have
driven us out OF tho land-for
kcepa"
"what about tho Yves, windT'
Mary cried.
''Ehg' Tom did not knoe much
about the Bible. and her reference
was a bit beyond him.
The West Wind nha explained.
''The wind that God sent to drive
away the loousts from The land Of
Egypt-in Exodus" Tom Efinncd.
"You mean We ought 10 pray for
help7 Well. 40 ahead. but iril take
moro than a wind 10 drive out theas
damned holders % your land. But.
80 to a."
You always were too sarcastic for
your own good. Tom" chldea Mary.
~ spoke. you might RAY. IN n par.
able We must find our own weas
wind. and have an Idea whore We
can find IT,
Meaning asked Tom.
Meaning men with sufficient
patriotism In their blood % fight and
drive the Japs out Of tho country
which would mean war with
Japan. unless Washington stopped
your friends from driving out the
Japn"
''whyf" asked Mary.
Tom Laughed.
We'll. suppose some Americans
had bought and legally acquired cer-
tain lands In japan. aud suppose a
bunch o. roughnecks man who
tights against you Is always a rough
neck. you know-AsArtcd 20 Try 20
drive these Americans out Of their
land Well. suppose tho Jap gov
eminent refused 10 stop this--,hls
wholeaais killing az American farm.
srs who were earning an honest Nv
Ing on land bought BY them under
Tho laws Of JApang Suppose thiz
Don't you think that In such a case
svrn our watching and waiting gov
'rnmsnt would step IN with the
narincsf sure they would No. my
ztri. what you suggest means war.
and II W. mean war wc must have
.ho government and Tho country
Nith ua. not against US II means war.
But. OF course. tho moment we start
irving ont the Japa. our government
vii step IN and stop us--to prevent
var with Japan. You must rvmem-
Dor. grille. that tho rcst Of the coun-
Try never ala appreciate this Jap
problem hka tho Coast doeA No. I
am sorry. but unless America de-
siares formal war on japan there n
doing along tho tlnua you
suggest Your West wind turns out
iron examination 20 be q fiat calm.
md Tom laughed aardonieally. al
isual--meaninE no rudeussa. bat b.
,asiso he Just could no, help II. lio
vas n good boy. tho. and am glad
o think that Jaw 20 u that Nausea
n plenty were said for his soul a, tho
md
AS usual. Tom rutorted Mary
your desire 70 b. sarcastic defeats
four argument You would be quito
correct but for ono error. II We
ItArtsd our west wind driving out a
lunch Of japanese. suro their gov.
'rnmsnt would protest. and start n I
var unless our government stopped /
~ But. my dear Thomas. tho Japs
gho own the Columbia Basin .nrs /
american ciuEcna," Good for you. !
Nary laughed her father. while / /
over the steering wheel.
Then It's all over but finding your 1
sind." Tom was beaten. but would |
Iot quit That's all You have
merely 20 LIT your voice, az II were. /
md leEions OF trained soldiers viii /
pring to your standard. eh7 That's
II. and Tom managed 20 laugh.
Yea" answered Mary quietly,
That's all we have 10 do"
Now. there was something IN Tho
yay she said this which gave us I
aith In her Idea Impossible as 4,
eemed that We could find msn who
you'd be willing 10 risk life. limb |
nd liberty in oustlnE people from |
and they owned--for IL mus, be re-
that a sufficient number 1
4 volunteers could not DO obtained 4
or really popular war. and that +
HAioilAptAtu tlAa 10 DC leEAAlIeU-ae
ghen my girl spoke that way she
lad n Joan OF Arc effect upon ua.
nd wo believed that what saemed nj
lrst sight 10 be impossible. might
g accomplished without any very
.reat difficulty Such is tbs faith
which sways US. either 10 folly or
rcat deeds.
Turn tho plane around. Jack she
aid 10 me. we arc going 10 70
shere tho great wind grows, God
elplng US"
so commenced our memorable, our
campaign.
CHAPTER III
Our sche,ne seernea Ia rea,,,,o
money. and OF money we did not
ave n great deal-certalni NOT
nongh TO hire an army. not enough
0 either feed or ammunition n few
Iundred men for n few days. No
10 more impossible proposition over
oomed before four human minds,
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