Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-23
CHILDREN OF THE SUN.
BY a. voy ERBAcH.

who sarg and danced, for gold.
Among the men wno aerer missed AZ
evening II the tea ho4H~ where she AZ
peared Sas a young .;lSoer. ot The
guard. slender az 'tic sOidier u!
mired w a.; t:le iai.es nt :he ,0Ir. 9,
the MikaGC. When he was there 0
change came oyer the li.tle ge!sha. aai
ii was PLAN to everybody that she
danced and SaEs to hin pnly But waeu
Axe came Gowa among tie audience
during :nte.misS:on. and chatted with
them after he r.aLncT Of t!p geisEas
he always sa.u:e6 Ter as :: she Ead
beer 8 -ea' ady. and then her bea@,i'
fui face became sill more beautiful
and 2ef eyss !ou.G nor .o-cea, her
love And adn::it.oa Ok he aAncsolr .
KuartsLaa.
Did he love he- the SON OF oae Of he
blucst biooGed families D yapa,. 81.
Lever asked A..1 she knew ,hA. mar.
rage Get yc,. he noo.emac OF III.
se!sha was :..rs Lot &C - crelmei
OF even AID "a Sic gave inAa ! ...sl;
she was no; made 10 !oas I'D ,:sa
One evening L!e"t, FuX.iApas SEA,
wis empty. aad ne::.aer did ha appear
the next two nights. There were rum
ors ahoat ct threatening va, VITA
powerful! AID proud Russia, ard tie
visitors 20 ;he Tea houses were .cw
arG even ;aese were g-avs al
in0@GtUIl
Bit one evening Fpk!.ama cane tscS
tc his accustomed ,cat. and wien il
was nea:.y tln.s to I Ose he asktG Tea
rose tc meet h.M In the Garden
He waited otis de Tor her. aud IL
lie VIII a!;er she !ama ami wasa SIZE
Saw from tie expression IN his la,s
.ha, he was worried TWO great tears
rc:'ed down he- cheeks
He looked a: her a momeat and tEen
took Ee- into ais arms I'D lol he frs.
tine tho.: Fps net For a wh:5 they
were sad. though indescriba1!y happy.
but it was not IN the, natuss to sc.
main so very long. anG soon they ws:s
laughing AID chatting as happy as
children. He told her that he had to
go TO war, but this only made her feel
proud and when he said that he might
give his life :or his country he: eyes
Shone With admiration, for what ccu,d
be greater or more glorious thar t.
shed oae's hood for The Alikado:
The war had come Under great dit
.Acuities the Japanese armies were al.
van; ing toward the Ealu. where the
fist rea! battle was 10 be fought The
guard was given position OF honor III
iron, OF al; other regiments, Eukijama.
whe had been made a captain. was ia
command OF a c ompany OF heroes.
every one OF whom would rather de /
thousand deaths than go back ar lDcl
All around :hem ne battle was rag.
ing ard whole regiments were swept
away by Russian bullets Fuk!iiEa's
compsny was IL the tkicS OF the .....
and its brave commander was fencing
hand 10 hand with Russian Officer. a
giaa, compared to him, whose c!ows
threatened TO tGt him in Two. b.: a
master In tie art, he had parted tStaI
all, though he tad been wounded N &c
shoulder srG blood wa: streaming fro u
. LAs:y cut in his face.
A Russian private aimed his qua at
him. The shot rang CIT. but in the
same moment a little soldier threw
himself in front Of him and rece:N I'd
the bullet intended for him. Both Off
GERS lowered their swords and looked
In surprise at the little soldier who
now lay on the ground. Pale a. death.
Fuldjan;a looked inc the face OF The
dying soldier
"Tearose," he cried.
But 5s smiled
1T does not hur,. darling" she wills.
rersd lie beet down aad kissed her
lips. which we're already getting ccIi,
then he ssio so:::.y: II follow thee
soon"
An expression Of gratitude IN her
eyes showed that she hal understood.
The Gext moment he attacked his
enemy turiously. but he did not fight
a. we'll as Before, and the Russians
sword soon pierced his ches; aad be
sank to the srou1d beside tse !itt.'
gelsha
"Tearose." be whispered II an con!
log"
The dying gil opened her EYES oScs
more. and with smiling lips as two
true chiloreu OF the sun. thev both
passed together into the great -
EECVp.
Instructor tat night schOon-.WhAt