Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . praying took his way onward ; thus answeredthe shrine-keeper pointing toward Imadegawa. It isjust as well he prayed, chuckled Tankaibo. He turnedto his friends. Come ! We must hasten or he will getsafely back to Hogans, and I intend him to presenthimself in another fashion, and keep my word and re-putation. So they hastened away, not to get very farwithout interruption. As they passed the torii at theentran
Saito Musashi-bo Benkei : tales of the wars of the Gempei, being the story of the lives and adventures of Iyo-no-Kami Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune and Saito Musashi-bo Benkei the warrior monk . praying took his way onward ; thus answeredthe shrine-keeper pointing toward Imadegawa. It isjust as well he prayed, chuckled Tankaibo. He turnedto his friends. Come ! We must hasten or he will getsafely back to Hogans, and I intend him to presenthimself in another fashion, and keep my word and re-putation. So they hastened away, not to get very farwithout interruption. As they passed the torii at theentrance of the shrine precincts Ushiwaka appeared at theroad-side,. Tankaibo viewed him with amazement. Hisfrowning brows and brightly glancing eyes were as terribleto bear as those of Hachiman-Sama in person. Come,you scoundrel! said Ushiwaka. You have presumedto keep me waiting, and my patience is exhausted. Stickout your head well, so that I can strike it off without too * Having slaughtered with or without reason, and with or withoutmore or less intrigue, any who stood in his way, the Japanese spentmuch energy and underwent much anxiety in placating the angry spiritof the— Y06HITSUNE KILLS TANKAIBO SHIRAKAWA. THE ADVENTURES OF USHIWAKA-MARU. 325 much trouble. You have lived long enough. Tankaiboreceived this gaping. He soon recovered himself. Youmoth ! You have yourself approached the flame which isto destroy you. However, you should be glad to die bysuch a skilful hand as mine. But first I shall stir you upwith my spear. He might as well have tried to stablightning. Here and there his adversary played aroundhim. Tankaibo became frightened at such rapidity ofmovement. He lost his head. A giddy feeling cameover him. Almost in a dream he felt that the spear wassnatched out of his hand and thrown away into the , before he could recover himself his head was offand rolling to the side of the road. Then Ushiwakaturned his attention to Tankaibos companions. Twosho
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