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Show THEY DON'T COMB BACK. Why tho Japanese Win1 Thoir Battles Bat-tles With tho Russians. A very alert and buBlnere-llkc young Japanese, with the neatness and cleanliness clean-liness which characterizes his race visible vis-ible In his entire ensemble, called on Mr. Itlgdon at the Union Pnclfio ticket office this morning and sald: "Can send money to brother in Japan?" Ja-pan?" "Do you want him to use It to purchase pur-chase a ticket to America?" asked Mr. rtigdon. "No, no ticket; Ink to send money to brother he go for sojer go fight Russ." "Oh, In that case, you had better go to an express office and send a money order." or-der." "Tank." said the small Jap. But Mr. Rlgdon stopped him. Ho was interested and wanted to know hls name and his story. It was easy to learn these things. The name was Tlsha Suenaga, The very youthful looking young man was In reality re-ality 26 years of age. He had been in America fourteen months; hod) first Joined his uncle on a migar beet ranch near Rocky Fork. "But I no lak farm. Too hot sun shine all time," said Tlsha. "I como Denver. I will learn Ingles. I work daytime in Stout street. Tnk care lunch for Wally Sawyer In de mornln'. Som-tem Som-tem I sell dreenk at bar. At night go school night school. "I come from Kobe, In Japan. There my brother mck ready for go war. He need money not for sef for wife, babce I stnd." "But when he comes back," said Mr. Rlgdon, "he will be all right; he will have plenty of spoils of war." Tlsha evidently failed to undorstand "spolln of war," but he took in part of tho remark. "No, not come back. In Japan when go to war fiojor say to momo. papa, wife, babet; 'goo'-bye.' he say, but ho say nothing of come back. He Just say 'goo'-bye I not come back,' And all family cry, too. All know it Is true. He not come bock. He not go for come back. He go for fight geet keeled." And with that flash of light upon the superb fatalism of the Oriental, Tlsha Suenaga turned to the door unci himself him-self said, pleasantly "Goo'-bye." |