New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

She took the tablet from Kos rnre-
sisting hands and looked carefully at the
spots made by the tears they fell.
Fortunately they had not fallen upon
the pictured side OF the tablet At that
moment a bright ray Of sunshine dart1ng
through the blossoms OF the cherry tree overhead
shone down upon the paper surface OF the tablet
where the tear drops had rendered It transparent
Shori-san uttered an exclamation OF astonsh-
n7ent: for She discovered that these transparent
spots revealed certain perpendicular strokes that
hooked like characters written the under side OF
the paper covering the back Of the tablet.
Il thought at first that this merely the poT-
TIT 81 y silIv old man | begin to see that | was
mistaken. The tablet is thick 1t is composed OF
several sheets folded and backed with the sort or
which properly prepared Is usen III e+ofv
than before, The shape OF this vase is peculiar,
rnurrnurcd Shori-san thoughttuiy " here have
I seen one like it Eli EI El! light breaks IN
mo me like the sunshine upon the tear drops!
she cried exultantly. The priest! l ne temple!
Yes and the vases before the sacred mirror III the
+enDlel Have not seen them often enough What,
oh nv honorable husband, do these vases contain
They contain the five sacred elements, sad
Nana-gika the Discerning Magistrate
And my honorable husband, pray you TO ten
us. what has the little queerly shaped one on the
right in IT o,-.. ,,, +,,<;- ,o
tents ,,r0n his fingers. That one she sald, con-
+ains sesame oil Let proceed to the temple, and
make an offering OF milet cakes and sesame oil to
the poddess who will without doubt instruct US.
But Shori-san raised her pretty broWs and one
small hand in protest. d" Unless you insist upon 1t,
tr7orad husband she said it Will not be necessary
TO trouble the goddess, who IS already so over
ybelned with the affairs OF her petitioners that ShT
cannot find time to attend to large fntJoIlty oi
the 1,ravers offered up her shrine With your
a,7qst permission shall first try flsh OIL ana II
tbat does not answer, adopt Your suggestion;
Fish oil having been applied the paper became
+;raI,, transparent and lines OF characters ON the
,,1der side could be read through 1t. In pursuance OF
IONS written there this outside paper was re
-,,oy-ed disclosing document of thin tissue, when
,,d +o he the last will and the deceased
a,ee1lor confirming the disposal OF property mace
To his brother but revealing the tact tnat reserves
fnd largely exceeding value all which had been ItIt
tn Nuscabora had been secretly deposited pe1ied5h
80 aoor of the building in the temple GROUNDS
which RO the counsellor had gwen 10 MS "lIc-
SIoGestions we're also inc!1sed with regard TO the
methods to be used IN obtaining uliolstNIOeN f
session of the treasure .- ,,-,,o,,d
Tho document ended with an express command
+t+ from the treasure whose hiding pace was
,-alad FIVE hundred aryos OF silver should De Paid
+o the magistrate employed, and ike sum gwen
20 the 1,-iest Yo-fu the successful ler1il.i
- +be;r 1abors in securing the hidden deposit ioI
Ko and her children be pad TO them altei us
Vie and his two sons, together with lhelI
4ance had been secretly and salely CohNeyeu ~ ~
= neighboring province, where 10 had pr o'o.y t
made an arrangement with a 1r1ehdIy Ddiliio "
take them under his protection.
..How could have ever imagined thS oiu I ii''I. I
o he silIv5" soloquized Shorl-san, Wlleh IhIs last
clause in the will of Ro the counsellor was reao- o
Truly" said the Discerning MaeHide, w We
to,,1d never have discovered the meaning OF lhG
nycter;ous picture h ID the goddess not inspHeu
80 ~ make the widow shed tears.