"Are you going to give the alarm of my presence?" he asked at length.
"No."
"Then I'll go," he said.
Rising from his knees, but still stooping, he made off rapidly down the cotton row.
Ethel breathed deeply. Confused thoughts flashed through her mind. She would not return to go with Komoru; in her Japanese garb she feared the early morning sweep of American cavalry; but to the man who had just left her, why could she not explain?
Without further debate, she arose, and at top speed ran after the retreating figure.
The next instalment of this absorbing tale will appear in the September issue of PHYSICAL CULTURE. It tells of how the Japanese attempt to obtain control of the United States through scientific measures rather than barbarous warfare, and is wonderfully interesting and readable. Don't miss it.
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