The San Francisco call., 1895-10-13

supposed that he was all patriotism. But
it was" He tapped the cardiac region
and laughed. "I'm afraid you have healed
me-
The girls face lii up joyously.
Oh!-an'-an' you gon' marry me
lig' our parents promised each other-long
ago."
He had no such thought. But, as he
looked at her now, she was beautiful to
him in way no American girl had ever
been. Her keynote was dalntlDess. Miss
Norris of Philadelphia had told him
curtly that of course he must marry a
Japanese. When it came to that-well,
Glory had coquettishly stuck two poppies
into her hair, one on each side, with the
new silver kanzashi behind them. The
maid had touched her lips with beni.
She had the patrician face OF the old
Yamato And now, with parted lips and
longing eyes, she was questioning him tragl-
cally.
''Yes," he said, "I shall marry you"
The girl dropped her head for shame
and Joy.
She said that I ought to marry a
Japanese girl. She is right There are
none more beautiful"
"You think l am beautiful-as that
other one?"
"Yes," he prevaricated. But he did not
deceive her.
"Ah, am jus' liddle beautiful"
Little, he corrected.
"Ah, yaes; liddle You dom lig' that
United States language? you as me
to learn so we may converse when you ar
rive back
ooh, did II" he laughed.
"Ah. how you forgetl An how l remem-
ber-lig' l naever kin forget! Ah-ah-ah
Mister-seem lig' got to call you so. An
you got on those square clothes which
seem too large at most all the places. All
Japanese clothes made for JUS Japanese
an no one else; an Japanese made for
JUS japanese clothes an no other else.
Aha, hal ah? Tha's why got call you
mister"
What sprite you are!"
NOW wha's that?"
They had risen from the mats, and he
illustrated his absurd idea of the phrase
elaboTately, saying that sprite is being
to be caressed and kissed and loVed-to
save mems souls.
81 think you bedder-not don you?"
But she was very doubtful of it. And
he had no doubt at all.
"Ah! l am happier than I have ever
been since 1 was borned! All the evil
years are blotted out by JUS this one liddle
minute! Sol don keer who teach you
JUS if you teach me-aha ah ! ah! You
lg' do that with me? [ dom want to
oblige that you do anything. But if you
wish"
She had drawn his bayonet.
81 don lig' that you cut with a sword,
Ani-San. Oh-oh-oh! Mebby you gil
kill some time. What you thing?"
That | shall stay right here and not
run the risk"
"No-no-no You got go back an
fight Tha's why I pray so hard She
laughed roguishly. "oh, JUS to fight
nothing else in the worl'. Ana! ali! ali!
"And then?'
"Then? All! when you come back all
glorious"
You will marry me?"
Their eyes met. Hers fell; she knew
not why.
Why not now?" insisted Ji-Saburo.
IL am marry JUS now," said Nine.
Glory. His face changed instantly. She,
looking down, did not see it.
They make me marry account I SO
poor, an you gon' to naever marry me.
Ne? l dom keer who I marry. The
nakodo he bring mems here two-no
three-four time. Me? l marry them
JUS liddle while One time run 'wav.
Rest times they dom lig' me long an
divorce me. This new hospan'-he gettinp
tire of me- An me? Oh, how [ getting
tire OF him. An of that mother of him.
He gon' divorce me. Then-then-ah,
Jl-Saburo, You shall marry me, an have
i1'Au1Sn aS you liS all all boys.
JUS ig' I been praying for aever since !
been born. Aha, Ji-Saburo!"
She looked up now with tense triumph
in her face. But the eyes of Ji-Saburo
were stony.
"Ah--ah-ah! All the gods in the sky
Don you lig' that 1 gor' marry you, an
have many children-boys?"
The superb young soldier was a threaten
ing god as he stood there with the effulgent
intelligence of the West in his face
"Ah, god of the light! What have |
done with you yo' put such loog in your
face? Speak it to me?"
Hls voice as he answered her was soft
with Eastern gentleness.
Permit me to go without speaking
that IS best. was mistaken in thinking I
am japanese. 1 am not-I am nothing.
Born here; bred there
All, Jl-Saburo, think how long have
waited! An will you not tell me why
you gon' be so crule with meP See, 1 beg
on my both knees
You will never forgive me if I do"
Ne? l forgive you biforel Now-telI
ITO be married as you have been is