The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-12-09
THE GEISHA GIRL
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ture and dance before them. An Amer
ican-HibbGrd Fox was his name
passing through Japan visited the tea
house where Satsima was employed
and, being much pleased with her, re-
NAMED a long while at the capital, Of
ten going to the tea house and always
calling for Satsima to posture and
dance for him.
One day Fox went to the tea house
and called for Satsima, but she was at
the time entertaining another. Fox
waited till that other left the tea house
and saw him 90 away. He was a man
with very fair complexion and fiaxen
hair and beard. Fox called for Satsima
and, after she had danced for him,
asked her to drink tea with him.
"Who is the stranger for whom you
have been dancingr he asked her.
HE says he Is one of your country
men,"
"What is he doing In Japanp
"He is studying our customs. Then
book about us. My sister is In the
service Of the wife of the official who
builds our ships"
"You mean the chief Of the bureau
of construction"
at may be so. Your countryman
wishes me to do something for him
but must not tell anyone"
Except me-"
"You have been very kind to me,
and, since he is your countryman,
will tell you. He wishes me to induce
my sister to show him some papers
that her master keeps at home. She is
to only let him look at them and put
them right back. He wants to use
what is in them In his book. II she
will do this, he will give US 80 much
money that we may live without work
ing"
Indeed" remarked Fox senten-
tiously.
Fox was much interested I'm this
energetic American author who took
such pains to secure material for his
literary work.
Ibid he tell you" he asked the girl.
what part OF America he halls fromT
yes; New York"
"Well, the next time he comes here
ask him in what part Of New York he
lives, in what state New York In, how
far New York is from Albany. how one
goes from New York to Pittsburg and
where Chicago Ia"
Fox wrote out the questions that she
might commit them TO memory, and
when the author came again the girl,
pretending to seek information Of his
country on account of having relatives
who had gone there to live, asked the
questions.
burst out laughing. The man had said
that he lived on Broadway. that New
York was in Maine. that It is a thou
sand miles from Albany, that one goes
up the Hudson river to Pittsburg, and
Chicago is an Atlantic seaport.
"Satsima," said Fox, 1.-The man is a
spy, probably Russian, and he is In
Japan for information concerning your
warships."
The little girl was horror stricken.
Had 1t not been for Fox she would
have been duped by the man to be-
tray her country. What should she
do? Go and inform the chief Of the
bureau of navigation? She shrank
from becoming involved in a matter Of
life and death.
Fox was himself somewhat puzzled.
The man had shown gross ignorance
OF America, especially for litterateur.
But Fox was certain Of nothing con-
corning him and did not wish to make
mistake. He was much attached to
Satsima and wished to advise her for
her best interest. He persuaded her to
permit him to speak to the man, and
the next time he visited the tea house
Fox watched till he saw him leave II.
followed him into a park and accosted
him.
"Hello, my friend" he said. II hear
you are fellow countryman Of mine"
The stranger in broken English
asked, "What country"
1t did not take Fox long to come to
an understanding with the man, who
was plainly Russian spy.
II have no interest in your affair"
said the real American, except so far
as 1t concerns the little girl whom you
are endeavoring to put in jeopardy.
The United States Is neutral In this
fight between japan and Russia. and
30 am 1. Now. I'll give you chance
to save your neck. Shell out couple
of thousand dollars for the geisha and
git by the first steamer. If you de-
cline shall advise her to put the gov
eminent on to you at once"
The man was glad to escape so easily
and, having provided himself with
United States money, counted out ex-
actly $1,000, gave 1t to Fox and hur-
ried away. Whether he kept the latter
part of his bargain to leave the coun-
try at once Fox did not know. nor did
he care. Certain 1t is that the spy was
not seen again by him in Tokyo
Fox put the money In his pocket and,
going to the tea house, called for Satsi-
ma. She came In looking anxious. Fox
was smoking leisurely