The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-22

S3t Nt-.tt ~ y" we l:tf- .-tt rI'E t--sf--E Ter
hands md murHur'"G q S"r-oag f.-o'a- SEQ a."
SIM; =. ,-c Il The branches. Sic u.aa.,I Cd moment
~ Go -t,ri t4ti,I.. then turned e. u. "s.- G,T-cgat.cg
sar., he honorable >crar-,- gentleman laughs q
siel 'h.r-~. She said. hut H. - ae know .E. IS
night .-I Hh" Is vroug.'
Indeed no ! replied. &C., O.. -.r ,..sl- nd +
my - w could serve | would r.'- v.c. Nv nv
G"L .at ycu-> protect your t.'.,- and q che-' -
demons tl rrur:rftcc let It's h-- foe ourselves h,...r
them : m serv grateful :a.- y.9 Go not E.Ia ne
responsible for the c.!.m.tv-
r,u rcr- b@r chc hoao-aI'. ,a-.-uacrc. there
en- 2. .u u.--c 20 YOU
SEy ::-ucd with q gentle s,l-',-.o nd he hiss +
r..,-, = ,.G-avc nreat n. and thart--g ~r ..- r,rwrt,.rg
hr- To- ,-c-r.>s. pushed side n, bamboo f'cb,tS 1
followed her md -c went Silently -rv.-d The house.
There I lei, her. refusing her ,Tr- - hospitality. and
ST out for home. NV mind ftI Z he memory # her
~ch.ngefui face and the undu!a,l-g grace i her sAHI
body.
For marv DAYS this scene Yves -"fea,rd F-,rv
tw.:ch, hrouSh, ko,o and her -. yc-. md Ic u,
w.tCh Toy her wiki ever-dcrie-irg .~rlrC N--.-E
v"rid have persuaded me :" r"-.c" .-e Of -a,.c
Oh = with re-. or our Guict walks across the garden.
= 4 evening sounds Il frog and insects
N.~ ..~ - vent into 'hc h.-r and -.'t.5 ~-rh
---..- NJ -r- 'avt -L- w .H- div D.. h-..
-- r. -r- -- -..-~. thy ..,,.-t, e me t.-,,rI
-.--. i- ! (which she took &c passionate :rre-.-,
y -ty -rF~ I -h- t~~t eng gerntr'~ we've brought 80.
.-~ rxci-t-1rr, and anxiety were intense. | Ia |
never ;n~gc: The d.y when the lists of ki1cd I'D
wounded C ne in. Nomuri's regiment suffered
he. Wy ~ one occasion. and Koto~ prayers To the
offended tree were doublv long that night.
l. WIS a time OF strain to US all. and lonely one in
the club. The legations were busy. the military
attaches nd left for the front: there was no formal
en-er,, ming. except large theatrical performances for
the benefit II the Red Cross and the tereaved families.
To one II these | took my friends. but IN spite If
their polite c I'm | could See that the bloody realism #
the play made u deep and mourniul impression upon
them.
Twilight h.d closed in ere we reached home. left
them - their house and Str"led over 70 my dwelling.
which Shore Ike a huge paper lantern in the dusk.
l had !" pass close 70 ;he goblin tree. and Is | did 50
! s.v . crick'e If fresh red sap flowing from ,he ed
wound. | >,.-;ed. What should do: If my Htc.c
ncro saw th:S. | thought. her fears and ,er-o-s would
have ~ tou-l-ard sure enough. a swinging gl'lc
Il Eight. Ike - frciy IN The distance. announced Ter
coming
An Inspiration came. y day or so before nv tr.l-
MA h-d -ctouchyd he body Of my rckSh.w WIKI
green paint. some Of the paint Was LEFT. | found 1t
ard Is brush. hastily lathercd The whole side 4 the
;-,c. and pushed brush and paint under he veCarda,
ju>- N zine.
No,o advanced. holding Ter lantern. nodding on It's
slender bamboo rod like an enormous bob on a riny
fishing pole. She knelt down to fis,en her PRAYER
strip :" The tree: her fingers encountered the paint.
Excuse me" i >tgmmsred. there were some
worms crawling on the blrk-I-was afraid they
would harm il. so l put on the green paint to poison
them" .
l., was a vcrv poor lie. but nv nearer took it in
good faith. Green paint was doubtless Il European
method Of killing off insect pests. | would probably
have believed her II she had told ME that the Japanese
used ,urpenune IL cure toothache. She drew back,
gathered her skirts together with one hand, and ID
juS:ed her Offering
"Wll YOU give Us Your honorable company this
evening: she asked. My mother is sad, and wishes
Your cheerful and noble presence"
With me creates, of pleasure. | replied. rising.
The autumn night was beautiful. y. Young moon
silvered The scarlet leaves 81 the naples in Nomura's
garden. From the lo,uS-poni came full. deep-throated
tones Ike che twanging OF riol strings. The cicad~s
cnimrd Increasingly. | took koto'S free hand, She
looked W "a, me smiling and trank-dear little. winning