New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-12

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she added vicously.
For any reasonable man." said Oishi Yoshio
quietly
You are very kind" said Miss DarchfieId
face and looked full at the Secretary of Lega-
ton.
You would he still kinder" said Oishi Yoshio,
If you would tell me more about this Mr. ."
He wrinkled mis- fine black eyebrows. Par
don, il is eusive-the English name
William Jowley- lsadson o.
William Johnson Bradley" said the girl
slight frown drawing her pretty brows together.
We met last March. at Princes Skating Rink.
He skates awfuy We'll you know-fgure skat-
ing and all that. Everybody wanted him to
take them round the ice-Babs Mortimer
tlossie DaVentry and Everilda Fizharding-
they quite wild about him. EVerilda fell
down in front Of him. on purpose to get him to
pick her up. ard showed all her frills-she has
a way OF doing that. and wears lovely things
purpfse-and ! was lattered because he pre-
fcrred me-and did the outside edge and
i Was Like skating in heaven to the Hungarian
hand-and he taught waltz before the
season was overland the other girls were just
Midland Everil1a said horrid things. and was
as spiteful as a ferret, But | didn't care and
We were secretly engaged at Ascot. in June
Nobody was Ia know because We had not much
morey. and couldn't afford 10 marry; but he said
| WAS all the world to him."
Yes said Oish Yosho. with delicately in
tefioSaiing eyebrows. twisting the half sheet OF
cream laid note paper in his honey coored fin
gers HIS manner was fun of unobruSive def
erence and gentle politeness and Miss Darch-
field looked at him more appreciatively than
before. She observed that his hair WAS as fine
and smooth black silk that his eyes were
handsome, even if the corners did tilt up tow
ara the tenpies-his honey cOlored complexion
was a popularity might get used to-and
that ms hands, one OF which bore q superb
emerald signet ring, were 1.-the. supple and beau
tiful in shape
Yes" Miss Darchfield went on. the engage
hent was secret We used To meet at places
and on Thursdays he would come to tea at
ciarses-st / live there with my aunt. He was
as devoted anything for quite a long time
II was only when Everilda made up him and
told him about the i1u.Bnn she had inherit I'd
from her uncle that he began to cool off and
know it was all her doing. Beast
Her bosom rose and fell stormily under the
fanciful tuckS Of her smart silk blouse She
took on her hat and stabbed it through vicious
ly with a long gold pin. and threw it upon a
neigh boring chair
1t is over and done with and there's no use
making FUSS she said: and I would bet a
dozen pairs Of gloves 10 that Everiida will
he sorry she ever married him. she said
though don't want to be revenged on Everlda
IN any way little round eyed. silly dolly bit
Of a thing. And she really didn't mean to be-
have dishonesty When i came upon them
together-Only a week ago in the Oriental tea
room at Liberty's. / actually heard her say
How can be all the world you when you are
engaged. on the strict Q. T. to Flossie Darch-
fied?'"
Il thought" hazarded Oishi Yoshio that no.
body know
Il told few of my intimate friends. in conf
dence," replied Miss Darchheld. and Of course
they-told theirs"
1t would have happened in Japan" said the
Secretary of Legation. suppressng n twinkle
Well, Everilda said that went on Miss F'los-
sic Darchiield. And he-William Johnson
Bradley-gaye of his laughs and said
squeezing the hand with which she held the tea
pot. and twisting his silly little fair mustache
though I've begun to dislike fair mustaches only
since that day on, come, l say,'-those We're
his exact wOrds-'Oh. come ! say, How can
you? That's not good enough And at that /
came on. right past their table. and cut him as
dead as though he'd bcen-a black beetle" She
got out dainty little handkerchief not To err
into but TO bite and twist between her restless
fingers.
But ] don't mean to forget William Johnson
Bradley's perfidy. and-and what a fool / was,
SO I'm going 10 have those words Of his tattooeG
on nay wrist, ~ith fancy border Of dragons
and devils and things-in the japanese style.
And whenever / look At that''-
Miss Darchfielj stopped for breath Oishi
Noshio MAS sitting on the bamboo settee about
three feet away. listening ntently. one slim
patent leather booted foot was tucked beneath
him: his iustrous. obliqUe eyes were looking
straight the girl.
Whenever you see that you will remember
that you have disfiGured yourself for life. for
the sake of man who is not worth a dead fish
More you Will have stamped yourself as a mem
Der OF the vulgar class, because. IN Japan, ii is
only bOatmen, sailors, porters and rickshaw
men who wear the tattoo. But If you are so de-