Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1909-08-26
The Uninten-.
tionaI Wrong
By MADAME KAI WHAN
lcopZrlGht. b. ". q. chapmaa.l

umbrella. Tia Sau did not belong to
the aristocracy Of Japan. for II she
had this little girl would mot have
wandered about alone a. she did
but she was a. sweet and true WON.
an a. though she had numbered kings
among her ancestors, and her fellow
Japanese were mot the only ones whe
admired her.
Most honorable friends" Tia Sau
confided to Mau Wa, Loo III and See
Tau, a. the four squatted about the
piece Of mating on which Tia Sau
laid out her pictures and paints, Il
am admired, yes me. my unworthy
self, by one Of the American men"
and rich red blush stained the
cheeks Of little Tia Sau.
Mau Wa smiled In q superior man
nOr. my most illustrious father spoke
to me this morning. and told me that
girls who encourage the admiration
Of others than Japanese, are NO better
than the geisha girls" she said, q little
primly. There was chorus Of dissent.
and the slanting eyebrows Of Loo III
fairly met In her diadain.
Most honorable friend" Tia Sau
said angrily rising, you diShonor Us
all by such talk" and It looked for .
moment as though there would boi .
regular schoolgirl fuss, when See Tau
cried, to change the subject:
"Oh, see. how handsome 10 this on
ceIlsncy," and she held up photo
graph Of a frank-faced, fair-haired
young man Of about 81. which had
slipped from between the pages Of the
book she had been holding.
Tia Sau turned still reddeY muir.
muring:
1T IL Of him spoke" and the 9TH
or three bent over the picture chat
tering As only girls can, be they white.
brown, black or red, even Loo III join
ing in.
HE Is one Of the honorable en-
gineers who worked upon the great
bridge" Tia Sau explained, trying to
hide her face in her hands, while Mau
Wa looked worried. She knew that 1t
was not we'll for her companions to
encourage the attentions Of the Amer
leans, and yet she appreciated the
good looks Of the handsome young
man.
TIA sau, tell me-" Mau Wa said
stSrnly. what makes you think that
the excellency admires yOuf"
Little Tia Sau, who was only IA
hung. hpr head. II vas hard 70 a.
plaih everything.
',TOlI," came the command.
Il won't" scbbed the Japanese NAL
den, and the four friends parted in an
ger, even see Tau feeling hurt. After
they wore gone Tia gau put on her
handsome pale lavender klmena, tied
) on her pink and yellow obi (sash) that
outlined her little bustless Agure, and
With crimson flush picked Q great
bunch OF the cherry blossoms the
young engineer had admired. With
these in her hand and the elk umbrel-
IA over her shining black hair, the lit
tie Japanese maiden crspt out to the
doll house Of boarding place where
French Pheyton lived.
Tia sau crept along, the red show
ing through the brown Of her skin.
contrasting with the black Of her hair
and eyes and making . very lovely pic
ture. She was dear, quaint little
picture. and the American boy, home
Sick, was charmed when this child, a.
he regarded her, came around the
corner OF the house and asked shyly:
rs his most honorable excellency
bored againT
oAcS be had told her he was bored,
a. he was. now that work was done
and he was forced to walt for further
orders.
yea. baby, I'm bored,:.he returned.
amiIinR. showing bic big, white teeth
that Tia Sau 20 admired.
tia Sau drive ths bored away" abe
anaoanoed triumphantly, advancing >
Hitki~ 80 aho,vlne has e,wn faeth