THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JAXUAKY
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Tt ntr a-tiri noir. Th t-aia
rtiTrhht o-c caj.aJ tTuii wita
lafl a.?iiia.. wits the ti.it nhrj".
nf f-ail Jwttrt.f h uw m ! 7rK
trk rtifl li a i rf rriofs. -llitf
ffr tiiilr-ir f it 1;!;! FfTt. w-i'.b fTm
1nrr., frtTB tJr,ri! Hf. fa.rt:rr rhiTmyt
l:rtfl Mm? lb r.iPf of rurkn --.ipa.
Th tri vnrttif Tofctn.
A nor Bin roWl t!a-ii!T rrt tb lb f-ir-
ax FtiKmf rric a mail t.ad
tr- Kr wa a- Eurtixtf a.nd Ba.rbar
a rtj-nti a4 orr Vj- iris rt -ae a(
th a-bmc tvf fxiinr in riia lfca'm faj
"Thai la Twier Bwra-mJn." aajd "h
WBhri, s t ari-i rtiitrid tht!r rt.pt
T3 cajti Jurt brfore 1 It-fl iaat latl. Ha
i thr f o !-c?tto1 rirwn. axid 1 OTpoad
to t Ti rS tY (r test livinf autttorttiea
"I-It ! mmttlr apaf"' w YusTw"a T
rlfla. aa tr nrpvr rlrrvrwd Wfr thfr
m th Icnut. iumr aJT'ha.': T'-stfeiT n. "Hit
Tt m.r y.lr a ca-t .tiS his t:a.od tork
a.0 if tbpjf a-airtfd 1 era ml. lik tnf whita
ttrrtftera! Ther i 11 Tjtt bawrx trtt..
; Lid ru64ii5y. Txilxiimf; -otw rb Ton
rr.'1f., h 1 1 F-Kod a a-Tm.r" VtTr In a
ifi-iTiFT-fl k-'oTia of If b -ninrd j 1
a-ith (TimKiB ffcr.tTip a.Tifl a onmBcm TnunVi-r-xim
t- "T'tir carriar i ttim nuria.
TpbTJ Cfitwi. trm, if c;vot, tilfcbnii." sha
fl3. "F'tlb win firt roa
Hf nlmok hi l..d atid motiowd trtvl
a Imw anwnib:.r crmiiniBrtyt a haJf
flnm if hi Mrti rar 1 cJfiriea.1 1'ln.ck.
anfl a tia'.f Tiundrrd klmrroo d JlPjwi, i
Thciit imm iw?wl rm fimptitit arri-;i
of welfKum. '"TTtw t a Jrt tvf jr
Cnck," he Mud "Tri m'TI h a Julrtl
ob ai ttiT lichrinr T'l tcmisit. J bmS
Kf rnfl tmnfirifw, I tiojie
Thrr 1rhd tsiro fr a Tnrvm it t
wntn of a frrnntmrow rir.e f VTWlnf
fifurr. th t"d throucii the rtation
ta thf tlf r b- 1 H c.r ia nj1d.
A k-unfir. r-rfl frorn 1I tra.rce tha
tn.ha.swr caJTiax-e ia.!td .! jpUr and
Bojicni eaufbt Iit rtimptTiltm'a itrm with
a irw TT!tBTna.t4on. At fh t6e -f t
Cua.-i. Tw! nr rw. m T.c n lb f-round
wma a i5t of tiTha.t oichtr jt i rd
tli a 3f Tr rflwwb-'i-'.I)ow. tb koe tf
lrtm-rosfl. Tihb o.-m r r.a.t and Tf-rb
aitraw jaLTfli x. Ttifr wr flirpewfl In
ItDen, a b.urvil'-uff w afb Irft wrlirt.
enfl a Th. it-r'me Ir rhain llnkwd a
ttrtBr.
TB'j rf i inj, " nuJ Pa-cia "cm
trlr war ta tb frrxT mlTi. I imitrSiia.
Tliy win rirrr omrtTy
a-d w a
XI tli irosJ rf the irvf-lan rbo!r jilttotm
tecd offir-T in ii rk blu -cn.b tml
farni a.d r' .nntcr rl -.. a rwortl by ill
e".fl. n fmoc- mr-t'orlcaa ac aa Ifiol. fcla
timr.mo - 4aahatFftrr T M hw,ii
)Dokd on uTUHv at cttr of th n.tla
Sosne talkod n J tun and pci alad r
and tbr. wtth rtsrtH glimcm ait fe -finer.
".; b:ir titi tbr filSrt
tu uaidntw. stnicL low-brew, and
Xaat -eaa, aw ir wfb aide-ltika ef
BharpflT rubHS. an tonrhwd wtrb errieiEtal
IialhT-
A ixsii now tv f:fm to clamnr in lb tralB
at ad Ibor "" r "be r-Fi'ln boot of
a Ba. Th if" t turned. rra a
harp ot-. rr6 re TTiiKiTa roe, with
iiatt rli-nnnff e tbi tr t h.m Xziotbtr
wfi-r. a 1 imved. in double li&ea v
itvria Iile. 1tii tbe fOa.licni
(HI rTER V.
Tke Hmr-r of Sa-dkM.
Tib iwttue lia rnrd a flood of
crlrr- iiclit rer 5tinr.u.l-4 "HiB-!
of-Ibe-Sfiirlr" e J ifitif ioj""rtwe
kind tbe Amervcajj wntiiwr. a lift her tbe
IiasdriCp Tctoria waa roIljiMC-
AJcmc Its creM rma a lata bordered wltb
liKO-n hwipra A lti' way lnisae lhl
niicj a 1. uf Hor.r varii, fartcc a3uar,
raii)iled rate-way. ab.d carit
tnerUa Tbe iaxirr waa ba-ty but nlf
rarvedL and oat ix oeiUnf waa a iiiiRC.
la r and wbite oa a atria-feat pawl
of iLu -m, tl.e AB-P!.
meant tbe cat a xaoaar cw'axuesst. ai Aed
br aacred moral tnm. led ta a BudCbiat
1mjr CroBt f tbe Mna-ta a, toeicw
wbjcb a ttuck of fkn-Lerimf crar and wbxte
)i:exd ere kmc era ta f rif ie acal
tered Ir a jrw-M.. be ttUMtd oa ita UTir
Ter. wa.Tchc then tta ucb piacld. fold-
rtmned a;wciaci'. ti war a itmf
yj.
robe, a tiidf f ard brocade '
TtH eck and Y. face seamed wKh ,(
Unea ti life s recedintr tides.
Tbe space s ber tlie priest stood a a
octed by a small curved elevated
Tbriige i,i an"tb-r ttrn; 1 struritur
artanOing on the rirh; of the vard rt-dact-'y
used a a pnn:t rel6fnoe Tha
waa mrre omatf fi r tilcer and torched
It r. Jt fMtrrli was arvaapa, art
liror.af
witc oval amdows and hung with
lantern gr fr?rn age. Tb rard"n "had
a prlvai outran oe a gate is th eter
Klrt and ever it i a a a small tablM of
vtpamted iwJ. bearing a column of
Japanese ctarnfr, which, translated.
A-T.-n'5 THCiRS
Kakttr of Buddha
I'irectJy o;;aiite stood B small Chrua-
nK. f...i tr - . - It IL.i:r and rt!
Wl. a f- A-nrT, r inflow."
aboae rrr.;ity aaabes were stopped new
with black cloth. High sbo lb fiewer
img g n ita aianung rot lifted a croa
Foetal t gratod cm tbe gravel and th
occupant of ti elder temiH came aiesly
tbrourb it gar6 lit aa a foreigner.
theaf b dresaed tt Jiun rimtuiw. Hi
snouldMs broad and poaerf- and
be moved wiih a vuicsnea and greo in
tc. and artKs thJ bad eon lexhrng feiin
is it. Hi hair, were long, aa Wk ; terrible; strange aaroon- tengu, nan- : -. ,, cement of a ae- ant-b
lurched sits gray, and a rutted mumat-b bird, barf-humaa sio;ied and tsiened isiery It waa a it
hid t la hj 1-ii expressltsi wa aeuumeiy ; TS master of this oeieetjal and mfr ' crane by stealth, at aonae la. our eeif-
Lu'i.1 and alert "y or A as impreaauua itet rlused -td locked th door, and j urtsddoa, ts a hich as impem. ore nas
adaed t ly dorp! -e-a ejea. one of wfciidi mousted Hi stair say t tb loft a low. ' tm. joug baif-deauied. crove fcim t
a vfcbry larger than lb oiber. of tb rambling rwm of eecent c shape, ua ider t mmcrmJ
var-tj kneas a "j xrl " sightly buiboua. ; th eio tng galuea j j; . ef.j.t , ctnat
th.-'s livjo-bron ana neanuy laaiiec
P:-e?'t:y the j-ra-1 aaid a Ja.nn.iee:
"The CtriKtias tuiaj" aaraaa lb say
bo;-ab!r a;proachti cec aiartioa. As-
aiei. hsaf.er, moths
bats aates any
S-te,.ieiioe Hir dues tbe grioomy
i- jfeiniiui.:? eteart ta remats la tea waliT"
It ta fur a itat thy call a "window" .
,. Th, - a lime ther e til put
tbrrrta as jr-t a aiiominauoa. repreaent-
l.g suh'trtielv kieeoi-a doud-bera beings
j.i livii a-la.ia.mg aamts m ooiored glaaa -
Th priest nudaed bi ahavea bead aagel r
"!i ai.t. peihaie. oeits ts be a gaku
of th Oi.rwtiua Aiod. 1 aiil, er.k cWtv-
en. stucy tt, 1 bats eaiered my sorts-
k nis a its arrtant rear g eg
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BAB3A3Jk IX
Iiu XwubilaaB He waa also Buddha andThroucrh tr odor of inoenae. tbe monotun-
tauctt Tb 'Way.'"
As aooirO had tame from the temple
and apprDacmed the red 'be-'r. Mid
way of the butt nrons fceU a toeary oedar
7pea. tke a c''i-it was suspended from
twa cnalna. He awun thia sntil Its mind
end at ark tbe rim and the air ew ed
a'tlh a reai sob of sound.
"It M time ftir tb service," aaid lb
i prtest. and turnlnt. atait tnt the tetnpke.
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tapmns: f a mok y the hshow. weosea
i nan, wmcs si iw uwm u
sect and the sound of cbstx&g evaoaa.
Thorn, tba mas a rth whom tba iriaet
had spoken. roaeed tt hndre te th
otbr temjOe afeh a alow step He passed
j b 'tween It sccs-lmg gards figures. aid
! bac k a pair to and ejitered. Tbe rom
! hich be stood bad bees tb harden, or
room of worship. Arounc its were
i ohiong can-tags, maneions.'y lacooered. of
th nine fioer and bum birds of old
Japanese art-
Thors drew berk a besvy drapery, which
ow ej nd a doerway. and etrtered a room
that wa wmdo lees and -rery dark. He
IB a canca.
Tb dtra light It fumisbed disclosed a
i kM auest aset-mt-y
Tb sic wa
' strata glittering dfities-
rf brao e. of Si-ver, of prioe iesa gold laoquer
tne dust thick en their face, than- aure
oles misty wnh coba eba. Some gased with
paastmilen aej milty, or blessed Kh t-
retched band; som inn used Tth
, -iru w" "l
iJio of the tenoer amiie, in a beee Mei
' tb soul of dead rdren. Ksas-on,
of divtn rompaasien. e hh lr many hands;
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urtin rl-c-i -uc o ie j. aa. ramrirn
earaoxuc teng-u, ha II-
i rere. ti.rt.uk ti a loag Dnt o
the very earea tlie light still cam br.ght,'j.
la the neater eaa a board tabic, littered
, a us Ot fuai cam ng tools Ha kindled tbe
' charouaJ is a bronae bibachi. and set ettar
it a oagiprr po abMiS begaa ta emit a
j thick, weedy ador From a ca timet b took
1 phiaia cotiia mg variuu ii dart and
siied mte the k a Portit from each.
' u.t'y be added a ajuantiry if guld-leaf.
; elra'.'r. Tik-ke by fiak. At one ade a e bite
i .k riot, was draid t-er a ftedeartaJ. be
1 dtrew tli asay and looked at th u-
( fitavh-d '-tor rt had con eied. It saa
.as image of Kiuwa, the A3 str
J TWa cruas-d th rave and leaaag hi
'e-Oeaa oa the ! aeoae. Imoaed tout
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oua iiitxinaiiua of the inurgy rose i the
Crananur A a Ore cartas ibD1 .
Noks aeekbenku. "
slur, oka hlHehln
K wan-on nay uchirikJ
Noku Sfcheutu."
He who la la djacrea when im
mea am-abie auer( pi'eawik on him
aan-on. ai-aie and a.i-pos- f ut
eas aao him rma the warlda
iry j
Onoe, a-hil the aulet vard echoed back
" " aJ v.
, watcher's en ta turned t the fcnrs en tba
peeenao. tnen came neck ts aa object that
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r w ct-io arm. ior many oay j naa taaes man Barnara truniis. ti. but a meontg-hted xul.t " cried
against bta : tbe white rroaa of tb ! "Ham." said Bartiara aa tn maid a Barbara. "ai,fi and warm and full of se
chapel. A last glow of refracted light j bury Japanese ringers s'ent searching for ; roa , a weT-t you
touched It nos, a red a blood, a aymbol i eJuatv books and eyes, "is it true that ,r t ImT 1(irt. lov.!v 10 tu lBall
of tli infinite ptaj.it and pam. A long ! rv r Japan tint has a mear.St.f7" , , .,,.,
time be stood there. Tt twlugtrt deepeneu,
the chant ocated. light Strang ill along
th lane, night fell sun lta ek-.kie moon
and crow drag stars, but still be stood, hi
face bet set hi bandk.
At lextgth be turned, and gropm g for the
cloth, threw it ever tbe K wan-on and hit a
lamp swinging from a huge brass censer
TTnioct ng aa alcove, be took est a f .err
s-rap;d bund a a. sa eeping the taoia ta
en ude, set It as the ia.hr He carrfuliy
' tVs "t AglT L Ti rl f r:-Tlt fa t Vl-.. , r-V,
tbe a,iiie of the dour before he us-
n kf-jied It.
V ktea the f.eeio s aa removed be propped
, u unage t had contained upright ea th
table. H poured lots a ahanow plats a
trm cro of ebe baiu d beating ever th
n i ivi uaoer ine lamj.uru :i gieamea
, and sparkled tke molten gold and wiih a
; -,fc umz .e begas ta
T Lt CQU. m j earves surfaoe.
j Once, at a sound is son- roots below
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ia Ml us c BBS eaii-a
Barbara s-eod hi ber room at tb em-
y It was raeu and airy, tn birs
sli paaeied is :vtry-e t-i'.e. w
a .peries
relrt blue.
7a tin roe Mrs Itandri-g herself bad
takes ber. fareaentm g ta ber Hara. rhaa
the bislior a not bad fareugrt a vjrid.
figure from a Japanese fan. wbe bad
sunk suddenly prone, every line of her
BM-ader for a Wwed. hand paim dea oa
the fieur and lrvbead es ubeiB. la a oe-
Ermmie Hjyes
or oafan Jandcrson ,ncar(s Lou rage oils ,
me Lasfawqj, .c.
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TEE 1'E3C.
i momous weioome ta tbe foreirs Cijo-San.
Er triam- tiliuj ma a aa woven wtth camel-
lias is a. Her. set off by aa obi. ahoatnc a
flight of storks on a blue bsckm sand and
clasped is front with a silver Brly. Tb
heavy jet hair wa roltad lnta wines oa
errber side and a hib puff surmounted br
forehead This rwm spiral, BUff with
pomade, joined at the back like tbe pinion
4 ai a burterlly. ans ainst tb biue-mack
I bo: lay a tbrif ht knot of ribbon, fb wa
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j ranrtrng of light feat is anew y. digitated
1 xaoo, aarmrtng tut gown wrucn tn mail
"a. Oje-Sas: That nV indwd true
! AJ' Ja(as name mean something. Har-j'
m! sjirmg. for because my bom that
time. Very funny oeT
"It is tery prettr said Barbara,
tha" la'" was th deiignt ad
"Ho
exciantioa, - Kama-San fvi nam, ity
like nam yaliaaayB for becauea mama-
elan ns more ts thai a or id.
Vy bouse Ht-
BIOS.
TR her is ywur bouse. Haru' Near by"
' Tlld l.gae.Aas- W.A kr .lYtt r.si mi,rlao
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height behind tb garden.
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i the srroet call Pra j er-te- Lhe-goos.
houae ao-e-e email, as' garden 'bout euub
big " She induiated a ejiac of perhaiK
six feet square. "Funny! krT"
' And she tvee there s rth yvu
Haru smlied brilliantly. "Ch.
y peoples Pai-Sa&, an Ju
"Na brother?"
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c, ahaok her bead. My don got fcbe
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apr-aaa verj angry tor beaauac
say Jus' girl as' s could t kill in purt
Arthur-
alb spok wtts a emits but tb matier-of-fact
wcwos brougrht a-ddes.lr bom xu
Barbara eocrwrthhig of the f.ai or
paaaionai iinaltj. that hot heroism and
debonair ooLuimpi ef death shict na
been tb tb-sne of a hund-ed a; irs ' f o
all Japanese leel aa. Kan.' Kb a.ked
-Wciiil every fxtber b glad t gn hi
aos a life fur Japs"
Th g-lri iuoked at her aa if ah jested
"t-f eoura: Ail Jaan man mo' haj.p
' if be kill for our emneror' Tut for
any better ts l maa Otrl jue tu slay
borne aa snot' As lb ges-s a last fast-
ening wa aiyiped tnts its plai. so turned
S Mei e.ai iac a-r,h a amiimg
jcelwg look.
lt""' eaciaimed. "Kf it i
beau-too-gui' only "
- s hat
"My tnka tn C'je-baa
suff-r
tarougb toe oet'er!"
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Laut-hmjr'r "Barbara cutrht tbe other
slim wrist s-d Cew lr Pfture tbe mirror,
By oriental, standard the Japanese fri
wa as finely bred as bar elf. In the twa
faces, both kaly debcate and eemairive,
ret ae ehairlr otlxasted one piuely alive
j unotr tbe Jetty pillow of trairbt black
! hair, tbe other Iar and brewn-eyed.
croa-ned w: curtin goi tbe extreme of
; east ana west look, out at each other.
"See. Karu." aud Barbara. "Hew ditfer-
"
-Tea are as more goodook'" Bigbed the
Japanese anrl ' v in' ike tbe nicfct."
Hm bluabed TTL:y. "Pa eeiheart p r a;
ntw ." abe aa d. "a.
1 same k:sd American
Rori aay "bout."
"Hae ;u really
Hr" cried
Bur-
; " 1 ta tr about r eeiheana
Jdaybe aom dav-1 may hais one. tfa
! St,m u u tu tbout htm Won t
you.
u6den'y, f- bemw th arind.r. tbora
snarling scramhi and a aavagc
nienacuig ba) . 3aJiira leaned out. A
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i uw.r. Lra. n. uxx.r-a wo.i nouna luttttinfl
! t e a siake. grefl
dimrrr. e.'e.
up at lier on of red-
- wi .i"i'. . r a .. juru xae luot-a
ai (ik. lHea be have to 1- tied up"
The Japaneae g-ri eiinered 'Very bad
dog," she said ' My think very dai.trer la
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tened out
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in re g.ri. m-itt. arm about each other j Ver been before.
aaieu descended the broad ai--i-d stair la Tt thought brought ts her ia- mem
tn diut room, abet the an btsaaaor ) orir of her mo'-ber ang of ner childhood.
"Veil." he auked dia villi fe; th ee.rtr- tt.A i..,,- t .. .-,i- h ..,....
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Blood, 1 and sr ana ;-.-g-ai. wilt a
oust"'
-"r,l-rB (in an nt-nut!: ul t.nmty
; "K- ,trfT "t""1' -B-ei
" Pauie"' U said. --nte:y Prrtiap
t,''r' utl T"- Japan. get
l4 ak.ng ttiat auevt "
"Nee Ned" earned Mr I montr.
"T s-B - l F-a.rte.ra rnghiened te daei.a.
reai-y coti't t.a t tne.ra ae irry often,
""T dear ana only gut . Btiakec.
T os
, musin t o oreamit ur es.na
Ther roe a tm the still n:fi4 t'.l
in navage bay Bamar i.ad beard is ber
laom lm afraid I must maa. up v
Bimd la 1cm F.i.w " l.'.r a rr l... ,.t
regre tflt. "He s fiiir. aoiftio-nd
I that a trie d sent sue tro Muscle.
But
the c I mate due ! t ir Vt.. az-
twtJ? - rp' the last t da: h
seemed reel' kMf The' fames
Japanese c.ig-dot-.nr ir ths h;iimi, but
I been ark h.meeif and 1 hert I i
te go 1p a ord nary narii Vet' But 1
shall r.v him i ranked at mmr '
Oeffe a "4 :b the -nU t
ror-m a home-Ike. soft -tested room ef
cry iB.-iHLied boc.--.-ca and f .r-n't u-e
that had been landed At n in the ln--idge
faim'y f--OTi cendie-hgh-ed ci-l-.-i.j
daya.
'Jl eeTri B Shant.' ni - I'att-
dndT tin lhi 'nuc ie I taff-c"ktx.
h'Jl 1-ry tl 1 sum )tKk i '. it Our-
;tj I'ir I m riir j u tt niitid
r-li- f mo iu )it tic f n
a.x hour or M 3; a y id. tri la.flv
le bn -.f nr'ttwU.itif Vi ha e fur; hr
uee lor. bj1 Tfc
1H' f CKd tP tiri i (ijif
aa
i jrf;urr "' nt-rv ttie an hftacur
tanert'i . !1ai non of tlTD 1U l'""'if
thei- 1'uxtiaraoa "
"Ned." nud M-f. lrid-.crfj ar r
m on he o "jeo;ie wi;. vkkiti T.k
on haer. t a ee-iou- p?3 Jt "o.iid ieri-
j cm nclt .'. 1 t;-k ) a :n I k my rti-
X.rjhUTtOtl
"At." re.urrved I. "i aa tbourt-tfu:
enoufh t make a I'lrnvui eTremeT
tt JierauMr l romirif to ee toe
PatFr !)' ttK.k n a det'i6ed eten-atKi;
'He a on Uie tn 3t'a tie frm tin.e
I eier asw h:rji nt!ut tl.at aman-iookinf i
Jatane! head-bo r of ht he r:e ra
lute e rrrne-e a loterr-er
"T ve jioiioed ttiat " M-r Iinnd-idre wo
"Ft tbe war, Patrr. abo fioea that boj- !
rerrrrnd me rd"r Jt l.a alwaya puuied roe '
"MtiT." I"atr)(?!a aarw ered. "b look.
arrrien.rBTjT lite tuat Japatieae nt odent we
aaw ftf-.eti the wirier Bvrtiara and we
we In Morjierer Teu remember. Bar
bara tbe ne a he ;oke autib J-erfert 33tt
hah." "Se le ooee " maid her mother
j "Oood-h? . I.rlra " nd Patriria. "'1
hppe te dorter at: he font a ben a get
I trnt k. "
fHirrni iu
fau
Tbe ambanaador reewn-ed hi calier tu
hi atudr Frorn ktom the hall. Barbara,
ttroiifh li li f - n dooi. noiid. err tbe
exjwrt lure form n:n an arm-cliair.
where the limpid Isa-ht of tb deak-iamp feij
on lu hektrv. ooinrieae facte.
F or aome t-me tbe talk wa a ravuai:
topir and ate oor.upied her !f lirtleKH'T
wub a trar -of tlmtocraph on the tabie.
She read tlm'.r tttlea, anlin at tbe ertra
ordirjUT isu-taciew f "ITmk-liaa aa abe i
Japped" by the riomplaiHain oriental jna-loa-r.ajr:
"The Pickar 6e-Ear at a
afcima at -Liikirtf Panorama of PtiS
Mount;" "Gaixta in Tte Famoua Tiancte of
Ka.ie-Leaf . "
Tbe smile left her fane, toroethix. bad
been said m the la ruber ronrn a lar- ctt-st.!
ber ar.eiitlon and In a roomett abe found
hereelX batm!n lrjwotjj-.
"J tmoerenaTid tbe tria of tbe Jtrm j.o
flr lve been erT. ao teKf ut" tbe aro-baniiadcH-
waa aa.rliic. "It la deaUned ta
rroo.titJe warfare, fie T"ti think T"
"31 1 toe aoos ta tell jet," wa tbe re
ply, "Juat what the rwult will be 3 1 Will
t nornxittKlT intreaie tbe ranf e of pro
ertiktc. aa your e oelicjr may fuea. asd
It area of 6rarucuon will xtearly fiouble
that of Ij ddita."
'Ten paint a eorry ptrture." aaid tbe
asibaafiader. "Can numan lufenutty ko
xziucb further, ttxai? 'eTha.t. Is jrour opin
ion, win be the fifrbtina emclne of the f Q-
ecin of tbe future" Betreonia
apoke eliberate!r win be alamc other
Unea. It a CI V as atomic one. It win
employ ne projoctiie and n armor plate
will ream it Tbe dlaoai-erer will hare i
hametwed tbe law of molecular Tibratlnn.
A tbir la a pn:Te force that bind
atom tofetber. ae there muKt Tbe a secra-
ore force that, under oertals cemditiuna.
can drive them apart'"
He BiKike with a list aeetned as extra
ordinary oaniMttinn. Hi manner had
aubtly ciifcired. For tbe i firm time lu
tone had ttatbered aomethriiC tke feol.
and the dry, metallic voioe oanmed ts
IHaj-bara ts vibrate with a ouriima. (rtoal
mx triumph.
"Oranied such a f oro.. " lie went on,
"and a machine ta reneratc and a-rect it.
and of what value la the mont powerful
battleship, tbe moat stupendou f ortT sSerc
Bi:!y fchred of ateel and anon' "eThy. such
as exif-rn mifht b camed In a Birif
hand, and yet tbe tiaos that poaneaBwd It
couid be master of the world"
A dark flush had ruxm ta l.i pallid
cherk. and on the arm of rua chair iHar
bara saw the maafdve Cncera otf one bus
hand olemch and unclemch with a tar-ve,
in'u murk Tbe aifht (rat her a
j srp eene of recoil aa If from tha tourta
j smerthjt sitHHter and e-rifly auoirve.
"No,- cud the ambaaaador Ttnt!j'.
"Humanity would revolt. Surb a dlaosvery
j would t worth less than nothitir; It nee
, T 3" warrmg nation would call dews the
execratiun of ctvitirarion, and the man
aba knew tbe aerrrt would be toa danges r-
in ta b at large?
Tberc wa dead silence for a moment
Bersonln sat motion lesa, staring straight
before him. Very slosiy tbe color soeniod
ta lade from hi chek- H"l b spoke
again hi voice had regained It dead level
of t oBleseea
""That occurred ta me," be said. I
Hank Tour Excellency 1 right. Inventiue.
may da n ork to sell However na
doubt we Kpoak of saetitifit ImpOHsibili
i, let us bop bo. at any rate."
Barbara pushed the photographs aside
and slipped into the pert room, closing
! tb door and drawing the br-avy portie a
' that hung over it. be had had f .r a ma-
i ""nt a vague, almost ctuidiah, a.ne of
I ahrmkg as if f"om aomethmg mo'introu
j tincannT auct a ee-sanon a th
sun alter xu x r., ieer;
i 1 trough h: s HR f kH he sees a dim
: gn Kiy ri.a j.r g!ide wealthy an d cuid
through the -paue dr-tnl. St u eros-
tor i.,Tdli' 'ancfi.! Khe Thnt.rhi
i " " " '
l ojx-n ie of the long. Frch window.
and in the dim liglit sl-r aat dos-n and let
ber ftrigen i a antler id;y in long arpeggios
8he oouid at- on kid of tna Japanear
garden, sub a glirnpe of a tiny dry lak
i kiid a pebbied nrujet Fjtird by an art h-
1 li-g unofl aw I a lacun. 11 ..I. c io xmbt
. . , . .
tusi in im uiuia,. a-iu u uimiu oj J a-
1 . . . , . .
, iia ii ner lamer e a oearer is Tier man ne
ana os in snnu xairy oi..:ari-ri seies
j by u myriad uiaect-loom of th gardea
tu lui of meuody went treading . sfr
out acroe tbe perrum of tb S'.stana.
) '
rHlDCI Bill.
ta Oar klae.-
Ki tliougt-t n on beard, but out by
the axaiea hedgt. a nias a a siand ng
I jiterr.g
j tfcrt mge tb eja a mduw Iiaunt thrust
la caj0 n.ie hi pocket and tetea,
' s itb liead th s-b bark.
j Ii a ne bn.liant display of tx-t.nqu
luai he id him. for it ptaxsr wa touch-
' t, r mitii. hnrrria k.i.t t im ...
j od jiMuee uat took .m far to other
sieibea a d etber t maa Us smiled t hirD-
eef ir lot t h3 te r,e he Vac
f.Tlt t ! f T-' V-fl -'C V f- C!1 If C1 '.
T!iH lU'i" . ir'iMii ea of -
ci ft: TT in ICJ TO td'Tl ' h
car arci t !e prit t ( Por e- he
d lK't ?--''' t-K't-d it al. so ke-rt' ' Ke
had te b ge !. soloist, pushed fur-
a'l! tat c;-ri.iori at-? ri'.a ud-'d te
e iMB P-Sl of hi s itv rt he had
rr'.-d e..rrBhr 1 imc-roii: neter but
ott had n tich. I tn deev'i d the
liad B ori commencement afierncion.
He had .ij;4 ar t-om ih vPrT.f
j ri-t hr it ? .rd Jr 6t Ti m
;cj thr rrri'U tir l.nd niw "PTlf
i Vm v'ikj !i.mf :! i e a rurir Wttr-h.
! Arititi h licard Ikt a flan'r
' if n w-rdat. '!). -f it Jra't Mr.
I a ur.t ' 2 cTirr tn. th uiiw:y MB
the ffcil a jtlioiit pu' ' He bad eat
dtim-e lrit)e her a ? and "Ttii ery
itinitetit eimf (f,-?'r rib me tap beea
heart -hrnkeia !' jee t ooutd rct ot
tirkrtu for the cle rluh ootire't la rrl't.
W.e a a: led te l ekr j i" ;t.f
He had iix.kea uo ther to ere a j rn
f;T-'. e;d ori 1 e ear!a trur-.k of a
Tull-t'- lr iieuT-al-tiT 1d f-k'.rt lajr
atainel t! da-k h-k; her far wa ai
roont hiott-i lv a i-v if the fTea.
ceJt.j -rtk bi-fconik fonie tjuallTy JB
it diiriaTe lo'ei'T had iriade tb wiB
to fieaee het. and m:.'ti there be ha
ut4: the e'.'tif that wa in farorte V. -a.
Cla lxune hud jiuIJea a b branch f tha
n.ltr t hand tarn l.ke a b-uauM cue. r
the foMlifhti. but the a-:r? a irted In, her
w6 deji brr wa ej ea. bad thanked Sr.rn la
a lettr war.
Ttie iniiittr naw rcitjn er tba a-ardva,
by awrb aubmHioua aeetHiiataorv mJ4
thla '-er-., en-erlaid, but nerei r ftnrr,
Hark? A caerafte of aiver tiotea and tbea
an old air that bad len rerned IB hla tuna
to tieoom the niadne of the mome ha; la
and tl pe: of tbe pianoia the one tha
rt-i'6d r-amnwa had len wont to ttnd
itb loudet voir a hen hi tenor led te
"F-ervior B nfTirif " 3t lurourht lrk aith
rush, tbe famUiar fac. the tr"ar I'rte
diirmr. o lea with theur allro Iron balcnl,
the t tinrt.bli.a plaint or mandoUna, and hla
own jre
'XT all the riria tliat are bp emart.
T; err none like prerty Bajrl
Khe i tbe darhnc of rry heart.
And aha 1!t
He ittiarttt-ly knew he aanc, but tbe vfbt
te:or. hftliit arroea tba aoent of t! waa
taria. eame olearlj- to tlie airi at tt
Tnane. For a Bimnftn Bartiara'a ritica
played on, aa Bhe bmened wtth a atratnetdl
a-onder. Then the msalc onaaad wits a
diartord and ahe cam oulrkJy thro ufrh tta
opened wincV'W.
Tba Banc waa amine- fi mil "Daant'a rpa.
In the Itrtrtaxt that aba atoc d outlined oa
the broad puisca, a Be anarltna- j-p
and a clatior came from within the bouea
and there rar.f out a eoreaxnad Japan aa .
amine. Aa outer door flew opera and tba
liure fia-ur of Iwtwr Bera noin ran ans.
nuraued by a letii.na arlt atiaAc r. wttlla
tlie air thrived ta the aavajra ere f B
hound, abaken wrth rata.
" Run. 33arnara Tha ambaaaador'a vm
cam from Aoarway. But tbe whJra
m(xnl.t firure. Is lta raury imlns rows,
turned toa late. Umpry-hari ded. Iiat
hashed for the piarsa. aa, wtth a craah, a
bearj- porrh rhalr, hnrled br a Japan
houae Toot. tfnnid the animal lor as tn
tant m a corner. He aart the whjta
f-"rtrre tip Is h- arm, apn ut- Inta tb
shade of tbe wjatarla arbor, ad set ber
feet on tta Jjit railitu:. The aloa from
the oaorway called aa, aarplT.
"Trfia war. doctor! &akr"
Tb wolf bound. traHinc Its brakes trnais,
had leaped the barrier and waa launched
etrairht at tha croucina kprt. Tha In
ter had rard aomethlna small and
sroare from fcia pocket and fae eeed
to bold this out before h "Dacst. wresvob
tn a eVeat from tha arbor raTUnc. folt a
puff of cold w 4 strike h.a fane and aome-
thm like an e'fin note of smatc. hiirh ant
thin aa aa Inane a. flriftad acroaa tha ontu
f uaion. He rushed forward wits fala tair
TiBed weapon then ctopid abort. Tba
j so -a na lenfter there.
1 he ambaaaaoor made as exclamaoon.
He st.ejiiped dews and peerad tmSer tba
niax ss; evan Is tbe flits light the Ion span
a palpably mpty. The baad boy apoka
ra.pl dry Is Japaneae and pointed toward tba
care.
He say be must have Jumped 6nwn thin
1 aid.." explained Iunt "and rua out to th
street. He nowhere a tb gardna. at anr
rale. "We caa aee every inch. How sor.
ir. ng!" He spoke ts Tt boy la the veir
nacular. "He win hsvs the gates cloaod at
nee and teiejihone a warning ta the polios
station. "
Bersonin bad sat down en the edge f tha
piaxEa. He waa -rouchod far over; bis big
frame was shaken with violent ahadder
ing Suddenly hi bead went beak and be
began to laugh a a ig. grating. cr
Biaa-bystena that seem ed ts burst mddenle
beyond hia oontroL
raAjrrK rx.
T Web eg the 4Arr.
Bersonin wa..'ked on. figixing desperatel,
with hi ghastly spasm of BiemmenL
It was a lie -eu afenriosi which bad
bauutod Itlna for jeara. It dated tr on a
time when, is South America, is as acta
crlias of personal baxard, be bad laoerbedi
tie first peal of that atran laughter eg
which he waa te be ever after afraid.
Before lemg the paroxyatn ceased and ha
grew calmer. Tli ouiet road had mrrreg
iiite a busier thorotare. He walked oa
sicwly till hi command was regained.
West of th outer moat of tli lsrpenal
grounda, ie turned lb a pleasant lane-hag
street atid jut Ur entered Jus osn tua.
The house into which he let :lnuae'f w rtk m
latchkey a a a ramulitig, modem, t o-.rry
.tru of yellow stur. Ti itwei
i raciita.ijy uruaeo, silk iuj
tenant lived alone and did not erne am.
The uii;r f.ixir. beeidea lb haO. wr,taine
a small tdrom, a bath and dreeamg room
and a larg. barely furnished laboratory.
The laner was lined on two siae 'ita
giSHS-ocvered abeJies wtutth crave glimpees
of roa of booka. of steel sheila, metal and
crystai retort, th dehoat jagiheruau
of orgajiic te listry and oon.puied m
st rum hose use no on knee aav
mseif- la setting fur the are i student,
the peer of Of? et. bach Muiic and ol
fcaier in ',entia. Against th sail iea d
a drafting lard. on a h ch, pinned do a
ty 11 Iriaiii, eta a aketch-pj of a re
vo.vii torrei n cm a bracket in a cor
ner the a.t.g airy itiuch of eelica T
trimhr a.HK-t ao;d in jta a;.pciu
swvng a bambo cage with a bross hiw. a
ar Japaneae finch, a d-wny puff of feat rraj
eiLh na liead undei its wing.
la th upper hau BerBonja a Japanese
bei-baj bad been stttii.g at a ail oek
e-riiing Ben h, nis rxtered Ui laoora -opened
a aaf let mi a eail. and pit
tn; it Bmettiig met he look freia
hi pocket. Then 1 gemned a dreeains.
geaa it be brougtt. g ixrear bimself
into a hug leather cnalr.
"slake xo aom ouffee. laiuta." be a
Tt atrvant did se silently and deft'y
u:ng a snU brai aajnota ahich eca
Ped a is bat of it own. Vith tbe oafe-i
. . . . . k .,
u-, eiaster a box otf W
SB.
ua i ana cigara.
(Ta B Ce-t rd j .
