CHAPTER IV

IN JAPAN 65

Keeping House in Yokohama—In Quarantine with Measles. A Japanese Ménage. Fascinating Oriental Sounds—Alluring Shops. First Letter from Mr. Taft. A bit of Philippine History. Miyanoshita—Japanese Inns—The Darkest Night. A Refugee from China—Boxer Insurrection. Joseph did not Commit Suicide; He was only Learning to Sing. More Letters. Mr. Bryan’s Complicating Policy. To Manila.