The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-05-22

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narrow space beaween the panels
showed that Kayama was surveying
the scene.
Here was excitement Not 10 be
reckoned in the bill There was moth
ing TO be feared from this drunken.
red-lidded-eyed white man. who wore
a frayed pair OF trousers under kl-
mono that crept with vermln. In
deed. as one bandit whispered 10 his
fellow. the seiyo-jln (forelgner) was ms
brown as themselves
But not until (by accident having
tripped. as he said afterward) the inn
keeper was forced 10 his back did as
sistance come. one OF the outlaws
staggered TO his feet. visions of free
rice wine giving him courage. and bis
eatlng-knife made circles about the
milling pair.
The same impetus stirred the entire
room. and in split-second the In
truder was buried under an arm-wav-
ing. snarllng. gouging heap. each
shouting valiantly 20 the Others.
When the muddle OF bodies slowly
detached from the PROSTATE whites,
Kayama-San ventured into the room.
The host was Offering libation TO the
rescuers mot that he had needed help.
hut for their good wilD. who were
loud In explanation. detailed. as TO
their particular part In the lighting.
The room was quickly rlghted. The
table was up-ended. Two or three
helped the host 10 roll the inert figure
10 a dark corner. The lamp. extin-
guished In the scuffle. was lighted
again. and as Kayama. curious, bent
10 examine the white man IL nared
starlike for an instant For long
enough 20 make Kayama bend closer
and humble unbelievably 20 himself
The light was poor; he stopped
lower. There was a cut above one eye,
where the outlaws knife had touched.
The face was tanned, creamy brown.
sun-clear It might have been, with
the exception OF the bushy eyebrows,
Knyama's own. That the others had
not seen the resemblance-more. the
striking similarity, only the darkness
and the excitement had prevented
HAVANA scratched his head. then
rolled the unconscious man over on his
face Then he grinned.
lis Il permitted he asked the host.
ito take this 70 an inner rOomT He
stirred the body with toe.
"whyf The host had ideas for Inn
mediate disposal OF the white man TO
some distant street. Questions might
be asked
"whyf For money" He patted
Itola's arm confidentlally. "For money
and no talk"
The host shrugged his shoulders
For five yen. ! agree"
Kaysmas eyes III with the JOY Of
bargaining. Two"
-Four"
Finally they agreed upon three yen,
twenty sen. Itoia muiterlng that In
the old days, when gentleman had
something to be done. he did not
haggie like a shopkeeper from 'he Chi
nese quarter.
Kaynma dragged and showed the In.
ert form Of the white man along
iabyrlnthlne corridor. Finally he
dropped the lar figure upon a dlngy
notified brownish- yellow mating that I
had once been pure chrome lie
kneit beside him. immobile 49,
temple Unexpectedly sober his
bio0dless skin pale as the yellum Of 4
the kakemono In the sacred corner, /
his watchful eyes. intensely bright IN 1
their deep sockets. showing something
Of the excitement under which he was
iaborlng.
A. ne watched thoughts scudded
through his brain II could be done
II would need care but u was
possible. He remembered the deep
tones Of the fellows voice. Like bis
owni
Kayams was galvanized into sction.
Time pressed. Bit by bif. with CULVER
Ing fingers. he plucked hairs from the
others eyebrows until they were -
narrow and AZ curving az his own. He
pulled on the rugged. dirty kimono.
slipped the remnant 81 shirt be1eafh
over the mans head. fumbiing o mo.
Iufni Win NNffItAiN NIktfA 70 lt'tft
a pair Of gold cur links: scrutinized
the broad chest earnestly. Exploring
fingers ran along Bis own chest With
the span OF 10 hand be measured 'his
hidden thing for Eze. for position
drawing the resultant figure upon the
floors dirt: Jagged liEhfninxiiks
scar
Satisfied az last. after changing the
figure twice. he drew the knife from
bis sleeve. and With the pattern IN the
iusf a. model. traced with quick
sharp strokes the design upon fhe
white mans chest. Blood spurfed
This he Ffauncheo with more dssi
from the floor. giving the wound the
appearance Of age The white man
Dosned and stirred his arms and legs
'wifched. bat iso well had the braves
ioDe their work. his eyes shaved no
Iigns ~ opening
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