The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-06-16
CHAPTER w.
One Fond Kiss.

ected strenuously to this arrange
nent.
They aren't quite human, you
,now,' he said. "Englishmen think
hey lose caste when they dine with
and so they don't do it, don't
you know"
We'll, we shan't lose any caste by
lining with this little woman" re-
Piled Hardy, warmly, any more than
If we were to dine with the queen of
fairy-land Personally, | shall feel
honored to sit at the same table with
so much grace and beauty. We shant
need a bouquet with her there. Real
ly, consider her about as rare and
exquisite a feminine creation as ]
have ever seen, and shall think you
mean to be disagreeable, if you do
not show more respect for my feel |
ings in the matter"
"Oh. all right" growled Neville;
but he could not help adding: Most
fellows feel as you do when they first
come to this bally country"
They all started up the steps to-
gether, but Neville was detained. He
had refused hotly to take off his
shoes.
But, sir, it is the custom of the
country" explained Masatsura, defer
entially.
Better take EN- off, old man." pro-
tested Hardy, who was trying to be
civil, but had begun to weary OF his
companion. They may think 1t posi-
lively indecent to go into a dining
room with shoes on
After some opposition, on the
ground that it made him feel like
fool to go about in his stocking feet,
Neville removed his shoes and started
up the stairs with them in his hand.
Better bring your shoes, too" he
explained to Hardy. They'll prop
ably steal them if you leave them
down there"
They all squatted about low
table whose legs were not over foo'
high, and waited for dinner Iheli
room, which had been enlarged to sun
the size of the party by simply sliding
together a partition, looked out on
court Diners in other rooms on the
opposite side of the court could p'
seen. also squatting about tables. III
less than five minutes Hardy had be
come most uncomfortable, but Alsom'
and her father sat there on their toe
as easily as If they were reclining OF
, couches. They ordered OF the prett'
girl who came to serve them' am
waited perhaps Is minutes, when nc
Vile exclaimed: Where are m
e shoes?" in such a tone that Aisom
looked up inquiringly, and her fathe
II evidently asked Masatsura what In
l. trouble was.
n "The waiter took them out to nav
them hacked" explained the guid
e "She will either bring them back
e. else leave them down there with u
others"
n If was necessary to hurry throue
lg dinner somewhat for the Teiio Maj
r. sailed at three , 80
II Neville spoke about his shoes I"
or three times, insistently, and the
lie were brought back to him IN he
to moments. ,.s. O.
err When the two foreigners leit Il
at tho boat Hardy made pretty partil
ly sDeech to Aisome, which MasalSu
Nv translated,
1y Ar the wharf he was arrested agar
m No was thoroughly disguised al
"a tbroatened to make trouble, but,
in. toll the truth. his rage was someWh
M Modified by the fact that ne n's
M eoe Aisome again, and that ne "o'
asst not he compelled to pass week OF
IS. Ionoer in the Englshmans compai
e. Nevertheless. he said to him on pa
he ing, IF this thing keeps on sh
ar. hnair IN share your opinion OF
the Hardy was clapped into a ROT
q oyorlooking the sea, from the wlnu
- mich he could see the TeiJo Mi
tho scanning out into the purple distah
IN. an elaborate and dainty dinner
~ hrorght to him in the evening"
,ht. about ten that night he was eScor
ct 70 tbe wharf again, A thy ny
med in a cloak, was waiting the
W." a. and the others stepped aside as
,Hll person approached. .,,, -
'r,n pc 90 hope you are not vexed win n
ma, - familiar voice in the well-mc
,a,% lated I, accents of an educated won
iC'D "Aisome!" cried Hardy
am. eyes, Aisome." u.,n
oln l oRntLbut-you speak English.
ana n"' on, graduate of Vas
o 'Ii', oo,,ape and now in the service oil
ncr. country. IAsten--l nave oh,y I'll,
, ouM ment and ! feel that ! wou ,,, ilN'
. "t ~ make make YOU an explanation. 6 Io y, :
o III narlon was a Russian spy. Tne p ,
., out p pa the forts, on oiled paper
''''' found between the sol san% OF n ~bo
plea ,S t the copy of them in your pocket