Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
CHAPTER XIII.
The NiEhtIess City.

"Madame!"
She turned. with relief this time. to see
a guide
you are lost" he said "come with
me and l will find YOU"
She bade him take her to the gate as
quickly as possible and followed him rap
idly stung with an acute longing for the
noisy roadway with it's careening ck'sha.
He conducted her through a maze OF
narrow streets and pointed to the building,
which she saw with breath OF relief.
Taking out her purse, she put a bill into
his hand. Thank you" she said, land
good night"
Barbara came on Daunt in the middle
Of the block. lie had stationed himself in
the roadway. towering head and shoulders
above the lesser stature of the native
crowds. with him was a japanese boy,
who, she noted with surprise, was Ito, one
Of the house servants, Her heart jumped
as she saw the relief spring to Daunt's
anxious face.
"Mea culpa" she cried, and with an
impulsive gesture reached out her hand
to him. ''what a trouble l have been to
youl 1 was actually lost. Isn't it absurd? r.
Her slim, white fingers lay moment
IN his, All his heart had leaped to meet
Them. In the moment OF her anger he had
not read its meaning but since then II
had been given him partly to understand.
His thoughtless words-blunderer that he
was-had seemed TO carp at her like a
whining school boy, with cheap, left
handed satire. Yet TO his memory even
her hot, indignant voice had been ringingly
sweet, for the stars again were golden
and Tokyo once more fairyland.
What will the others say!" she said,
"They will have missed us long ago"
I'VE will take extra push-men" he said
land easily oyertake them. We can get
rick sha at the next stand"
What did you think" she asked as they
rounded the corner when you found
aad vanished into thin ARP
II imagined for while you were push
ing me, Then l guessed you had somehow
iurned into the side street, But 1 fell
= hat you would find your way back. so,
waited"
Thank YOU" she said softly. Il hav,
not acted so badly since l was a child, Ar
you going TO shrive me?"
II am the one 10 ask that Of you h,
replied.
Mono! 1t is l. 1 must do penance
What Is Il 70 bey''
lie looked al her steadily; his eyes shon'
with dark fire. In the pause she felt he
leart throb quickly, and she laughed will
a sweet unsteadiness. Il am glad you ar
going TO give me none, she said.
but l do he answered, Il shall. -
The boy Ito behind them, spoke hi
name. Daunt started with a stab o
recollection and drew from his pocket
folded pink paper fastened with a blu
seal.
How stupid OF me- MY wits have gon
wool-gathering tonight Here is a tele
gram for you, II came soon after We LEI
the embassy, and Mrs. cambridge, thinking
It might be urgent. sent Ito after US TO n
tea house. He missed US, but saw m
here on his way back"
Barbara broke the seal and held tn
message 10 the candle light that shon
from low temple entrance. She did nc
notice az the moment that IL was the ten
PIE OF the FOx-God whose aims she ha
that evening denied, She had guessed VIII
was the sender and the knowledge fell AK
a cool, fateful hand on her mood.
And alas, on Daunts also. For, as sh
turned the leaf his gaze, wanderin
through the temple doorway, 20 the candle
starred mirror above the tithe-box. IA
unwittlngB seen reflected there, in IN
painfully exact chirography OF a Japanes