The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-11-24
aside the stone Slab which served a,

Al SONGI.
From within he drew something tina
glistened like gold in the candlelicht
such Il marvelously woven fabric tina
stared open mouthed as lie approach
ed me-
What is it?" demanded.
The Japanese laid the Carmen
across my knees with reverent care.
ut is the great coat of him who
built this shrine-the golden coat OF
the greatest emperor. Few may wea,
it. but whoever does will come to grea,
riches and glory"
And why do you not put it on
Wakuru?" said. extending the Goa,
toward him. "Then to you may come
great riches and the fulfillment of Won,
desire to study at the American col
leges in the west"
For answer he lifted the cloak and
threw it about my shoulders.
ut may be worn only once in q cen.
fury. l sacrifice my opportunity that
my honored friend. the great Lewis
may enjoy benefits" said Wakuru
meekly.
He stood facing me with his eyes
wide open. as if watching for some
metamorphosis to take place beneath
the emperor's golden coat.
Presently l became aware that the
coat was pressing my shoulders heav.
lily and that before me l saw nothing
save Wakuru's beady eyes. They
changed to two black crows flying
above n desolate mining country in
Nevada.
They paused above the mine in which
had sunk little fortune in years
past-the Cinnamon Bear mine-and l
dimly realized that the mine was no
longer deserted. A small town had
grown up about it, and as gazed a
car heaped with rich ore was run out
of the shaft and sent whirling down
an incline to the smelter.
My brother-in-aw and partner in my
mining enterprise stood in the fore
ground. and somewhere on a sign.
board read. "Lewistown, Nevada"
The vision came so quickly and as
so rapidly vanished that it seemed but
a second later that | was once more
gazing at Wakurus beady black eyes
The Honorable Lewis has seen
visions of success" he said quietly. as
one who states fact
"Wakuru. you rascal. you've hypno-
tized me-" calculated angrily. But
Pm blessed if I've thought of the Gin
namon Bear for three years, although
Ned did say he was going to have an
other try out there"
Without word the Japanese re-
moved the cloak from my shoulders
and replaced it within the stone coffin.
Five minutes later we were walking
toward my hotel.
l went directly to my sitting room.
and while Wakuru laid out my clothes
for dinner l opened an accumulation
of letters on my desk. Among them
was brief cablegram from Ned Nor
daunt, my brother-in-law:
Lewiston. New. May IS.
Cinnamon Bear made good at last.
Richest streak of gold in state Come
home. NE,n
For u man who desired not great
riches. but merely competence. as /
had so neatly outlined to Wakuru. i
displayed unusual excitement at the
news coming so suddenly upon the
strange vision had had while wear
ing the emperor's golden coat.
blush to recollect that fell upon
my complacent manservant and slap
ped his august back and thrust into
his reluctant hand Il fifty dollar note
American money. of course.
When Wakuru withdrew and left me
arrayed for dinner l was simmering
with delight. dined merrily. and |
sought divers information regarding
outgoing steamers in the near future.
Morning came and no Wakuru.
waited until noon and then sought the
hotel manager
He shrugged his portly shoulders.
''My boy told me this morning that
Wakuru had embarked for the United
States on the steamer that touched at
Kobe at 8 o'clock. There's Wakuru's
brother-he's the telegraph operator
in the e-Matsukemo!"
A man-small. sleek and yellow-the
prototype of my vanished valet, up
preached with bland smile and lifted
black brows.
"Wakuru." he murmured reninis-
Gently. 'Ah. him have most generous
august patron. My brother. him have
geeft from rich American and 90 I'M
mediate to that America where all
learning and much money is. So late
now. too bad. Wakuru gone" He NOV
ed away toward the telegraph office.
and went to my room and looked at
the cable message.
1t had been received an hour before
my departure for the temple the pre-
vious day, and there was not the
slightest doubt that Matsukemo had
received the message and impaired to
the faithless Wakuru the news that
his employer had fallen into great
riches.
AS for the emperors golden coat. i
fear its only usefulness had been to
cover Wakuru's deceit and avarice and
also his very clever powers of hypno-
tism.