Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-06
cHAPTER III.

| - THE LAND OF THE FGODS..
| In the first touch OF the shore, VIII ere
the ambassadors pretty daughter wait
ed Barbara's problem had been swept
away. Patricia had rushed to meet her.
embraced her. with moist. ecstatic
kiss on her cheek, rescued the bishop
from his ordeal of Misunderstanding and
carried him off to find their trunks,
leaving Barbara borne down by Babel
OF SQUAD and scene whose newness made
her GREATNESS, and to whose manifold
sensations she was as keenly alive as q
Photographic plate to color.
The rfck'sha ride to the stenshun (fcr
so the Japanese has adapted the English
word 'sstation'D was moving pano-
rama of strange high lights and shades.
of savory odors from bake ovens, of open
shop fronts hung with gaudy figured
Grape, or piled with saffron biwa,
warty purple melons, ebony egg plant,
shriveled yellow peppers and red Hok-
kaido apples. of weighted carts drawn
by chanting half-naked coolies. and
swiftly gliding victorias of Europeans.
When the rick's ha set them down III
the station Barbara welt bewildered, yet
full of exhilaration AS they drew up
at its stone front, a porter with red
cap and brass buttons emerged and be-
gan to ring a heavy bell, swinging ~
back and forth in both hands. The
bishop bought their tickets at a little
barred WINDOW bearing over 1t the. sign:
your baggage will be sent freely in ev-
cry direction"
They entered the car just behind an
ample lady who had been among the
ships passengers-a good-natured, voiu-
BILE Cooks tourist who, the second day
out, had confided to Barbara her certain
ty of an invitation to the imperial cher
ry-blossom party. as her husband had
"a friend In the litigation She wore a
painted muslin, and the husband OF In
huential acquaintance showed now q
cleaning expanse OF white waistcoat
crossed by a gold watch chain that might
have restrained tiger. The lady nodded
and smiled. Nts ~ 41mnss
Three students in the uniform of Some
lower school with foreign Jackets Of blue
cloth set of with brass buttons. sat in
= row on the opposite side. Each had q
cap like cadets. with a glt cherry
BLOSSOM on its 'front.' and all watched
Barbara movelessly. Between them 9
little boy sat on the edge of the seat, HIS
clogs hanging from the thongs between
his bare toes, the sleeves OF HIS kimonc
bulging with bundles. He stared as II
hypnotized at a curl of Barbara's bronze
hair which ley against the cushion
Once he stretched out hand furtively to
eff 1 could only talk to him. Bar
bara exclaimed 1T want to know the
language. Tell me. Patsy-how long did
|, II take you to learn ~ srsa@
81 20 cried Patricia win cornical.- amaze
ment Heavens and earth. / haven't
learned It! I only know enough to badg-
er the servants. You have to turn your
self inside out to think japanese. and
then stand on your head to talk it!vs
~. f-H.
op, looking up from his newspaper You
can learn 1t If you insist on it. Haru
would be a capital teaeher-bless my
SOUL believe ! forgot to tell you about
hertz 7a ~ $50 n s.
who is Haru?P asked Barbara.
She's a young Japanese girl. the
daughter of the old samurai who sold US
the land for the chapel The family Is
fine old one but of frayed fortune.
was greatly interested in her. chiefly
perhaps, because she is a Christian. She
became so with her. fathers consent
though he Is a Buddhist She isn't OF
the servant class, of course, but
thought-if you liked-she would make
an ideal companion for you while you
are learning Tokyo"
1T know Haru," said Patricia she
q dear! She's as pretty as picture, and
her English y too quaint
TT would be lovely to have her, Bar
bara answered. You're a very thought
full man. Uncle Arthur. Are you sure
she'll want tor rs
"Tll send her note and ask her to
come to you at the embassy this even
ing. Then,-all aboard for the Japanese
lessons!"
mo such wisdom for me. thank you, =
said Patricia II prefer to take mine in
through the pores. All the Japanese
officials speak English anyway. just as
much as the diplomatic corps. BY the
way, there's Count Voynich, the Servian
charge" She nodded toward the farther
end of the carriage where a bored-look-
ing European plaintively regarded the
] landscape through monocle. Hes
| nice she added reflectively. but he's a
dyspeptic caught him one night at 8
dinner dropping capsule into his soup.
A man passed hastily through the car
rage leaving a trail of small pamphlets
bound in green paper with gold lettering
An advertisement of health resort,
printed I'M English for the tourist. Bar
bara opened one cur1ously. She looked
up with merry eye.
Here's a Paragraph for you, Uncle Ar
thur" she said. Listen:
'.'This place has other modern monu-
ments, first and second-class hotels and
many sea-scapes. In one quarter are a
number of missionaries, but they can
easily be avoided"
'.Do let us credit that to difficulties of
the language" he protested. I'm sure
that must have been meant compliment
tafdly."
..But what contradiction. put in Pa
tricia wiciedly.
s.WeIl,' he retorted. my baker has
a sign on his wagon. The biggest loafer
in Tokyo He means that WELL too
A shrdlI whistle. a slamming of doors,
and now the gray roofs fell away. Bar
bara glimpsed the very spirit of beauty,
between the whirling shadows Of pine
and camphor trees, between tiled walls
guarding matched temples, flights OF
gray pigeons and spurts of pink cherry
blossoms.
And across the gorgeous landscape, re-
1oicing from every rift and crevice of It's
moist soil, in it's colors of rich red earth
and green foliage, in the grace and vigor
OF it's springing, resilient bamboo groves
and the cardinal pride of its flowing ca
rnellias. Barbara's heart answered the
call
GRO BE CoNTxNUED.)