FORE:At the appointed time they were off. They went through the foreign part of Yokohama, and through the native quarter, and then out upon the Tokaido. The boys were curious to see the Tokaido, and when they reached it they asked the Doctor to halt the jin-riki-shas, and let them press their feet upon the famous work of Japanese road-builders. The[Pg 157] halt was made, and gave a few minutes' rest to the men that were drawing them, and from whose faces the perspiration was running profusely.He looked appealingly at Doctor Bronson. The latter smiled kindly, and then explained the origin of the phrase.
FORE:"Neither was Lieutenant Ferry," she dryly responded, "yet I have it from him."
FORE:"It's such a responsibility," said Arthur, presently. "If we were to get married, I mean. I might come home with the sack any day."
THREE:
THREE:FAC-SIMILE OF A HONG-KONG CENT. Obverse. Reverse.
