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Updated: June 23, 2025
On land the Japanese made successful movements to the north and south. An army under General Oku landed in the Liao-tung peninsula early in May, cut the railway to Port Arthur, and captured Kin-chau, nearly forty miles from that port. There followed a terrible struggle on the heights of Nan-Shan, ending in the repulse of the Russian garrison, with a loss of eighty guns.
Oku, marching north from the peninsula, also supported him, the three generals forcing Kuropatkin, the Russian commander-in-chief, back upon his base. Marshal Oyama, a veteran of former wars, was made commander-in-chief of the Japanese armies. Liao-tung became the seat of one of the greatest battles of the war, lasting seven days, the number of dead and wounded being over 30,000.
Another half hour and the company would arrive, and his master had still to dress! The minutes sped by and no sign of Mr. Stafford. Where could he be? The butler was beginning to worry in earnest when the telephone bell suddenly rang. The butler feverishly picked up the receiver just in time to hear his master say: "Is that you, Oku?" "Yes Sir Excuse please Sir!"
Seven o'clock struck and the echoes of the last stroke had barely died away when there came a discreet ring at the front door bell. Quickly Oku pulled himself together and summoning up his most dignified manner, threw the door wide open. On the threshold stood Mr. James Gillie, accompanied by Virginia and Fanny. "Is this Mr. Stafford's apartment?" inquired Jimmie in his grandest manner.
On this occasion six hundred Russians were rescued by the Japanese from the sinking Rurik, and it was noted at the time that the Russians had made no attempt to save Japanese life at the sinking of the Hitachi Maru. This force was henceforth known as the Third Army, that of General Kuroki being the First, and that under General Oku, the Second.
She went towards the library and at the threshold turned and called to her fiancé, who was lingering behind. "Coming, Jimmie?" "Surest thing you know," he grinned, rising to go and join her. Stafford accompanied them as far as the library door. Pointing all around, he said: "The books and the engravings will interest you. You needn't hurry. Oku will let you know when dinner is served."
Jimmie handed his coat and hat to the butler with as important an air as he was able to assume, and, speaking for the ladies, who until now had stood motionless in the background, said loftily: "Tell Mr. Stafford the people he was expecting have come." Oku salaamed profoundly, but did not budge. "Excuse! But Mr. Stafford he is not here," he said. Jimmie looked blankly at the girls.
The servant disappeared, and Stafford, inwardly cursing Oku for the interruption, returned to the attack. "Won't you say yes?" he pleaded. But the spell was broken for the time at least. Virginia had risen, and was busy rearranging her rumpled dress. Glad of the interruption, she shook her head. It was too serious a matter to be settled so quickly. She must have time to think.
Oku had approached Virginia, who, having crossed the room, was gazing through the casement windows at the splendid view. Salaaming low, he said: "Miss will take cocktail?" "No thank you," she answered with a smile. The butler turned to Fanny, who looked significantly at Jimmie as if desirous of consulting his wishes in so important a matter.
"That's the way to talk," he cried and going to the door leading to the outside hall, he opened it and called out: "Oku, open the wine and bring it in here two glasses." Returning, he sat down, waiting for the butler to bring the champagne. His face was more flushed than ever. Instead of having a sobering effect, his wife's resistance seemed only to inflame him more.
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