The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-14

dropping.
Yes, | know that. You are Chinese"
-Then everybody in Japan hates mes
'No, no, not everybody"
"Who does not?" she asked bitterly.
II DO not. | have seen you often,
and | have never dislked you-never
hated you, and now The sentence re-
mained unfinished, but his face was elo-
quent.
Il must so now" she said, jumping up
nervously.
But why did you come herc:"
"To be sad, to weep, to break my heart
alone" she answered, with a burst of
passion.
'Ah, but is pain more bearable alonc?"
"Alas, | have none to share it with
me-"
But me!' he exclaimed eagerly. "Let
me share it with you!''
But you are japanese" she said quiet
ly and left him musing all alone in the
semidarkness.
The next day Izumas man carried a
huge bunch of cherry blossoms into the
teahousc and laid them at Amoys feet
The girl understood and grew quite pale
"For me-are they for me?' she asked
unsteadily.
"Yes"
nnmhor 90 ,,o;sbo ,,ir,, ,,,oro Iooi.i,,,,
curiously on, wondering who it was that
had sent the flowers. Annoy buried her
little nose in the blossoms. She was pale
and rosy in turns.
Tel him." she began-"ah, let me
see. Who-who sends the flowcrs?' She
snolon
Tho man told hor = torcb Of s,,rpriso
in his voico SIN Nrov hosi+at,l IEra,,
somewhere in tbo strnot o,,t.iJo cano' 'tho
trinnnh.nt Loa+ - tLo Ir,,,, a,fT tLo
b,,znn caU nf tbo b,,g1o t,,,,. r,i,,,l
bcr T,tIn ain ara [an,loI +i,, fl,,..,,..,
bocI. to tI,n mn,
TEL him-trn him conrot toI.o .bo,n
nov. TnIi lin, ti,"t -,,at = ,,,,., ,,.,it
in tho Won. !. da,,, ~ ,i w.;
totod hon roico roItnrir,, ...I,ot .h.I.
,no,.r,. ono ,,r ,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,.,,,,,,, ;,
Ucr Ens tror,I1oJ whom ~ ,,,an +,o,.
+1o n..,,.a,s ,l,,.Ii,,'.l,. ,.,.;,,-
IitoI,. ana .bo staaI s.iu =, u, ,.t -!
votchinr him mill bo Lad di,a,,,,,,.,,.a,i
fro,, si,rh+ ''''N '''''' ''' y
"Tool " said orn of tbo ,i.1, .sho hos
ra+rrpnd bi. dou.or. >
.NI.,I,o .bo i foo GOOD c,. Io,
onosn " onntho,. y,,ooro,i ""P
Tboir cnria.itr "s - tbo condor 90 .bo
eo,,.a,. ,,et ,i,at".. oi '-''
posals were not plentiful in tLcse fines
'Wbo is ho?" thcv asked
She told them quietly. and tbev were
surprised and enyious for Iznmo was
wealthy and welded much influence
while Amoy-why. she was but = reisho
girl. and q Chinese ono ot tb,ti
"Whv did Won refuse binro
Because hc-nerbans-Jesnisos NV
nv people" She said prondlv
"WclL he does NOT dcsnisn Won or bo
would not have offered himself You arc
very foolish"
IL am of my people" said Amoy sim.
plv.
Now her sorrows in the tcahouse were
over. NIizutany. having hoard Of tbe
proposal, suddenly became kind. Surely
if Inouye. his master. wished the girl
for bride she should be treated with
great respect.
For three days there was no furtbor
sign from IZuma. Then his man return
ed. If was = noon tbis +imo vor,, ho,,,-
tiful, very flowery. Her eyes. her hair.
her lips, her hands, her grace. modesty
and goodness-upon these it dwelt
through all its many lines. The girl quiy-
cred.
"Tell him." she said. that here is his
poem. | cannot take it. | send if back"
annoy, YOU are n fooli' the girls told
her. "Why don't Won marry him. Are
you betrothed TO some one in CbinoP"
"No, but-but | will be some day.
can't marry of a nation that is an enemy
of mine"
And the third visit of Izuma's man
found her still resolute. She knew it
would be the last visit.
"Tell him-tell him shall marry man
of my own country. That-ah, here are
his flowers againl | cannot receiva
them. return them" And with that
she turned her back on the man. Only
for a moment. however; then she flashed
around. But the man was gone, and she
felt faint. She ran like the wind after
him. out of the gate and across the little
rlceneld' ara she called TO nm Drokenly
@S M sue RAM NO no; ! WIS lane tnenl'
10 'neiii ~ ii'' Ae'i niin 'eh niin-
an
one lhVoluhtarily started back. lzuma
hiinseif was betore her.
wv W. nat is II!
- ne MOWERS! sne saspeu'
ne grew pale Inc man was out OF
sieht now lie had gone 10 lAuma
nouse' Inc young man had grown merry
GUS ana restless ana couid not wait there
SO had come down 10 MS shop near tie
garden
iou return tne uoWers again. Annoy
ne askeu' shlVerihg'
ies-no, no, no. no! she sad
WIN heep tneni! ! want theli. Oh, give
IN lneni 70 me- ~ ", wisleu u wait lnat was