Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-21

iesl. Once she cIutched ii In her pref
ty yellow fingers. but he had snatched
1t away with words that she could not
understand. o Saya San never trou-
BLEED the silver heart again.
Moons waxed and waRed above the
little house that looked over the bay.
and when the feast Of cherry blossoms
came again there were three that
dwelt there. and o Saya San Rugged
the small bundle OF bright eyes and
pink flesh. laughing her pretty silYery
tinkle that was like the chime OF lit
tie bells-lotus moons that carried
golden glamour. happiness stolen be-
tween the gates of sleep and death,
where a child woman bent above her
firstborn, laughing the long hours
through. with the sheen of her butter
ay wings scarce unfolded; moons OF
delight. where the only thing prohib-
tied was thought
The situation was a perfectly natural
one to o Saya San. She knew that
call and he would go. as the other
did, but meanwhile. graceless little
pagan. what cares the butterfly, so the
present roses bloom, that other roses
are faded. that these, too, will fade
when her wings are crumpled and for
lornf Her lord was too great a person
age to be troubled by small griefs, only
there were hours when the black mood
was upon him when she dared not APP
preach. And then she went softly about
the house. hushing the growing and
glad little noises of her small delight,
and always he held the silver heart
close . his own.
Then came letter. An old college
friend in Il gossipy mood babbled Of
dead days and other friends whom
Royal held as dead And out of the
past there arose ghost, mighty
thing that clanored through the
watches of the night when o Saya
San aud the baby slept--a thing that
lifted self lnanacled hands and waved
him back from the sacred things that
were. Once again the silken banner
lay in ribbons at his feet. Royal
waited.
The California was in. Royal watch
ed the crown come down the gang plank
from mere force of habit. There would
be no face among them that he knew.
Long ago he had resolved. since the
coming of Hearts Delight into tue
small house ON the hill, that he would
sever all ties and never return home.
He was daily educating himself to for
get; at least he honestly believed So
Out of the crowd walked one alone. He
took step toward her, and the sea
and sky We're blur, melting into mere
background. There was no mistaking
the slim, erect young form, the CLINT of
gold in the Sronze hair and the upward
flash of the bonny gray eyes. Natural
ly. as if their parting had been but
yesterday. he went forward, not of his
OWE volition.s but drawn by an IRE
sstible force. She held out her hands.
and the painted picture garden with its
geisha rolled away.
An hour later they were in the sit
telling him all in breath how her
people had died and drifted away I'M
til she was left alone and there was
no one to check her mad project. Roy
all listened, not taking i'll the sense Of
what she was saying. only the fact
that Dorothy, his Dorothy, was sitting
there, the gray eyes shining into his
with the old love strong and true.
Dorothy babbled on, And. Jim. here
am, and there is nothing left for you
to do. you troublesome boy, but to
marry me as soon as you possibly can.
and Royal leaped to his feet as a
voice called his name without the door,
a pitiful little voice: MY lord. my
lord, Hearts Delight is i'll so i'll"
And there in the doorway stood o
Saga San, with the moaning baby
against her bosom. Royal covered his
eyes. The afterward had come.