The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18

well, dont: know, Hilton, to tell
you tks truth. You see, japanese
women are different. You're only hui
man. after all. I'd advise you to marry
her-for awhile, of course, as you did
the other one"
II have an idea." Hilton said, with
some hesitancy, that | am too old
for another affair of that kind. |
thought of settling downfall is, l
intended returning to America, and
er-marrying.
What are you waiting for, them"
He flung himself restlessly across a
couch, staring moodily at the fusuma.
What do you say to our leaving
next week."
Good"
Better keep away from the tea
house in the meanwhile" his friend
advised.
Hilton did not answer.
He found her In field blazing with
a vivid burning glory Of natan and
azalea- blossoms. She saw him COM
ing toward her, and stopped down
among the long grasses to hide from
him. The man was intoxicated with
his hunger for her, and caught her ia
his arms with all his pent-up love and
passion.
''Kiku," he whispered, 81 tried to
stay away. / could not. Don't you
understand" He was holding her
close to him now, and covering her
face with a passion of kisses. II love
you! / love you! / love you!" he
began, murmuring in her ear.
The girls eyes were fixed full on his
face. He caught the efiish, searching
full gaze, and for a moment released
her. She stopped to pick up the scat
tered blossoms that had fallen.
The girl shivered, and her face grew
suddenly white.
GO 'way!" she cried, with almost
an imploring note in her voice. Il
den wanter tell you. | thing it bes
nod. No, nod tell you-aeverything.
Besides, | nod Zig you vaery much.
JUS idle bit now. At first | hate
hate with all my heart! Now / YER
sawry-ver' sawry thad, thad l bin
unkin'. Tha's account you unkin' too"
81 unkind!" he repeated, stupidity.
II don't understand, Kiku-san"
mo, you nod onderstan'," she said,
in despair. What kin l do? Oh,
pitiful Kwannon. help me! | thing
tell you. / bin mos vaery unhappy
long time now, because aeverybody
hate me. Account | loog lig Amer
lean. You nod understand? No? My
fadder"-she paused a moment-"he
leave my modder. We vaery unhappy
so thad she goin' to die. Then Wen
she die | worg, worg hard at the fac
tory, an here. Nobody Zig me account
my fadder American, an l thing ac-
count thad | goin' hate all Americans
foraever, because my fadder vaery
wigged, because he mex my modder
suffer! And me? | suffer, too"
A grayness had crept over Hilton's
face. He felt suddenly weak and old.
You still nod Understands" she
asked. Her hands had fallen from his
now, and he had staggered back few
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mot yeti" he said, family.
Then | tell you," she said, firmly.
Il nod Zig you because wen you come
here someone thad know my modder
wen she alive point at you and say:
'Thad you fadder!
The silence that was between them
now was horrible. 1t suddenly as
sumed a savage mockery by the wild
singing of a nightingale which flew
over their heads and trilled aloud its
song of gladness.
The man could not speak. He stood
looking out in front of him with a
pltiful look of horror, and only half
comprehension on his face.
After awhile the girl continued
"Firs' | thing l will tell you. Then
I remember my modder and how on
happy she be, and how hard | worg
all those years vile you have so muca
rich, an then hate you forever and
bury all sawry for you in my heart, an
| hate all mems from the west, for
aever so tool of conceit. Tnas liar
thad / say l twenty-five years old. I
thing now thad my time come to fool.
thing revenge my modder. l
thing / mex you suffer lig her.
You nod understan'! Always she have
pain here!" She clasped her hand
over her heart. and then continued,
YEARLY: 'Tha's account you itch her
to luf you. | nod understand that
liddle word vaery much. Aeverybody
say | nod have aeny heart. All hard
daed. Thas account | luf only my
modder, an she die. An | also hate
you thad you kill that modder."
Through the mists of pain and hor-
ror that had overcome him the men,
DRY of dead days were coming back to
Hilton. He could not think of Kiku-
san now as his own child-his very
own blood-he would mol
You must be mistaken" His voice
sounded strange, even to his own ears
my child died-they told me So