The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-10

nzalea- blossoms. She saw him coming
towards her. and stopped down among
the long grasses to hide from him. The
man was intoxicated with his hunger
for her. and caught her In his arms with
all his pent-up love and passion.
'Kiku,' he whispered, II tried to stay
away. I could not. Don't you Under
stand?" He was holding her close to him
now, and covering her face with pas.
sion of kisses. at love you! love YOU!
] love your he began. murmuring In her
ear.
The girls eyes were fixed full on hts
| face. He caught tho ef'ish. searching
| full gaze. and for a. moment released
her. She stopped to pick up the scattered
blossoms that had fallen.
Tho girl shivered, and her face grew
suddenly white.
go 'way.' she cried. with almost
an imploring note in her voice. II don
] wanter tell you. I thinkg 1t bes' nod.
No. nod tell you--aeverything. Besldes.
| now. At first I hate--hate with all my
heart! Now r yer' sawry-ver' sawry
thad. thad I bin unkin'. Tha's account
you unkin' too
II unkind!' he repeated. stupidity. Il
don't understand, Kiku-san?"
mo, you nod onderstan'.' she said, in
despair. What kin I do? oh. pitifrl
Kwannon! Help me! ! thing tell you.
I bin mos vaery unhappy long time now.
| because aeverybody hate me. Account
| loog llg American. You nod understand?
No? My fadder''--she paused moment
''he leave my modder. We vaery on
happy so thad she goin to die. Then
| wen she die worg, worg hard mt tho
| factory, an here. Nobody Zig mo ac-
count my ladder American. an thing
account thad goin' hate all Americans
foraever because my ladder vaery
| wigged. because he mex my modder SUI
fer! And me? I suffer. too"
| A grayness had crept over Hilton's face.
| He felt suddenly weak and old.
You still nod onderstand?" she asked.
Her hands had fallen from his now. and
| he had staggered back a few PAGES.
mot YETI he said, family.
Then tell YOU" she said. firmly.
1T nod lig you because wen you como
| here someone thad know my modder
wen she alive point at you and say:
/ 'Thad your fadder!'
Tho silence that was between them
| now was horrible. II suddenly assumed
| a savage mockery by the wild singing
OF a nightingale which few over their
/ heads and trilled aloud Its song OF glad
| ness.
The man could not speak. He stood
looking out In front Of him with a pitiful
Y
sion on his face.
1 After awhile the girl continued:
| .Firs' / think will tell you. Then I
/ remember my 1nodder and how Unhappy
she be. and how hard worg all those
1 years vile on have so much rich. an
then hate you foraever and bury all
sawry for you in my heart. an hate
] all mems from the West. 1oraever so fool
of conceit. Tha's a liar thad say !
i twenty-five years old. thing now thad
my time come to fool. thing I re-
venge my modder I thing I mex you
siffet;dis har. You nod understand :
Always she have pain here! She clasp
continued, YEARLY: ''Tha's account you
itch her TO luf you. nod understand
| that fiddle word vaery much. Aevery-
body say nod have aeny heart.
"All hard dae,1. Tha's account I luz
4. only my modder, an she die. An also
hate you thad you kill that mudder."
4 Through the mists of pain and horror
that had overcome him the memory OF
dead days were coming back to Hilton
! He could not think Of Kikusan now as his
own chld-his very own blood-hs would
not!
You must be Mistaken I1fs voice
sounded strange. even to his own ears.
"My child died-thcy toldrme so"
The girl laughed bitterly.
'tTha's bedder I daed I going away.
Aeverybody tl,ing,ng daed 'cept me.
! I know always. You thing loog liz
Japanese glrl?"
she suddenly loosened her ha!d, and
It fell down around her In thick, shining
4 brown curIs.
"rhad liz Japanese sirl.-thad!-thad?
i -thad? Thad -
i She pushed hack her sleeves and show
ed him the white purity of her arms.
4 Then she turned and left him, with tbs
same stu look Of despair on his face and
tho p!tiless sun beating on the golden
fields.