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CHAPTER NxxIv-continued.


5000. Ojo-San, You come make visit
lng--ne?' The shru voice rang through
the silent room. My new house now. an
mos bes' master SO more Christian, Ny
bad-ah, VERGE bad Japan girl" With an
other peal OF laughter she pointed to the
knot Of her obi. It was tied in front
Barbara ran down tho garden path as Z
pursued She stepped into the carriage
blindly The Fox-Woman votary Of the
Fox-God, at whose candlc-Hghted shrine
she had refused tribute,
This, then, was the end It came to her
Ike the striking Of a great bell Tomor-
row the streets would lie as vivid in the
sunlight, the buElcrs would march az
hlitholy. the bent pines would wave. the
lotos pads In the moat gsten. the gor-
geous gelsha flash by; she alone would
know that the sun had died In the blue
heaven.
Home. Taxa" she said. and leaned back
and closed here eyes.
Behind her IIaru's laughter had broken
suddenly. She rushed into the little sleep
ing room and threw herself on the tatame
bsfore the tiny image OF Kwan-on. I'm Il
wild burst of sobbing
Ware opened the shiSri softly. and with
noiseless step, passed out OF the house.
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The black cold mist that had enveloped
her had broken, and the warm sunlight
was looking again into her heart.
Good night. Phil" she said Thank
you so much for-for bringing me the
loCket. You cant guess how much It
meant to me-"
As the silk drapery fell behind her,
the self control dropped from Austen
Wares face, and hell Of hatred sprang
into it. Chance had given Phil the one
card that spelled disaster. and chance
had prompted him to play it, In Bar
bara's mind Daunt stood absolved! lie
saw the castle he had been building tot
terlng to its fall lie turned on his
brother countenance convulsed with a
fury Of passion from which Phil shrank
startled.
Come he said in a muffed voice.
I'VE can't talk here" lie led the way
through the hall and across the foot
bridge to the hillside. gloomy now, for
the incandescents in the trees had been
cNtinguished.
Phil followed, his face gone white. A
rack stood at the outer door, and his
fingers, slipping along it as he passed
closed on a riding crop.
On the shrubberied slope Ware turned
one twitching hand dropped on his
brothers shoulder; the other pointed down
the path.
Go, damn you" he said "and never
show Your face to me again! Not one
cent shall you have from me! Now nor
hereafter have taken care of that
Phil lifted the crop and struck him
across the head-two savage. heavy
blows Ware staggered and fell backward
down the steep declivlty, his weight
crashing through the bushes with a dull
sickenng sound
There was a silence in which Phil did
not breathe. The stars seemed suddenly
very bright From an open window
came a woman's shrill, careless laugh
threading the hushed roar of the water
below The lighted shoji across the river
seemed to be drifting nearer. He could
see the glow Of a forge in a native
smithy like an angry red-lidded eye. The
crop fell from his grasp. lie leaned over,
staring into the dark.
"Austen! he whispered hoarsely.
Austen
There was no response. As he gazed
fearfully into the shadow the rising
moon, peeping through a bank Of cloud
deluged the landscape with a misty gos-
samer The light fell on the phonoRranb
Phil recoiled, for it's long metal truunet
seemed a rigid arm stretched to seize
him. With a low cry he turned and fled
lie skirted the hill to the hotel stables.
where Bersonin's huge motor car stood
silent The japanese chauffeur was curled
up in the tonneau, fast asleep.
Five minutes later Barbara heard the
throb OF the great mechanism speeding
uo"n the shadowy cryptomerla road.
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The Heart of Barbara.


The ambassador, standing by the mantel,
looked thoughtfully at his wife She sat
in a big wicker chair in soft dressing
gown, her hands clasped over one knee
in pose very pretty and girlish.
Come he said good-humoredly. you
women are always imagining romances and
broken hearts. Why, Barbara and Daunt
haven't known each other long enough to
fall in love"
She looked at him quizzically. do you
remember how long we had known each
other when you"
'Pshaw!" he retorted. That's Just like a
woman. She never can argue without COM
ing to personalities. Besides, there never
was another girl like you, my dear-I
couldn't afford to take any chances"
Away with your barney Ned! You
know I'm right, though you won't ad-
NIT it."
NONSENSE" the ambassador shifted.
There isn't shred OF evidence. Bar
barais not flirt in the first place, and IL
she were, Daunt can take care of himself. %
He came to YOU study, diIIt he, after
the ball? l thought heard his voice in the
hail.
Yes" he answered.
How did he look?''
We'll" he said hesitatingly, 'he was a
bit off color, l thought. / told him to take
few days off and run up to Chuzenji"
is he golng?"
Yes, He's leaving early in the morning
But don't get it into your sympathetic little
head that It has the slightest thing TO do
with Barbara. The IDEAS quite absurd
He's never thought of such a thing as fall
ing In love with herr!
Don't you think woman knows about
these thinKs?"
when she's told. And Barbara has told
you, hasn't she?"
That she is going to marry Mr.. Ware.
Yes"
We'll, what more do you want?'
She shook her head. "Only for her to
be happy" she said TREMENDOUSLY. I've
never known girl who has grown so into
my heart, Ned. | feel almost as though
she were Patsy's sister. She has no mother
OF her own-no one to advise her And yet
-l-somehow I couldn't talk It to her. l
tried. She doesn't want to. 1t seems al
most as II she were afraid"
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CHAPTER XIII.


The bishop Answers IL summons.
The chapel was but sparsely filled. From
where she sat Barbara, through the open
door, could see the willows along the
disconsolate roadway whipping in the
fleering dashes OF wind. A woman trudged
by, bare-legged, her kimono tucked knee
high, the inevitable, swaddled baby on her
back The hot, fibrous song of the semi
had died to thin humming, like bees in
an Old orchard Across the bishops voice
she heard the plaintive call Of a huckster
swinging by in slow dog-trot with panier-
pole on shoulder, and the chirr OF a sing
ing frog under the hedge
The service was in the vernacular, and
though she tried to follow it in her Romau
prayer-bo ok-whose words were printed
In Roman letters instead Of the Japanese
idograph-the lines we're meaningless. and
she could not fasten her mind on them
she had reached point I'm these few
trasical days where her mind. overwrought
with Its own pain, had acquired a kind of
benumbing lassitude that was not apatbv
ana yet was far removed from spontaneous
Seeling. Daunts perscncc that dreadful
night on the hillsido-h,s confusiop-,Js
bleeding hand-his round about return IA
the hotcl-all this, at the sight Of the Dam
ascene crop in the bushes. had flashed IN
her mind in damnabe sequence. And vet
something deep and unfathomcd within her
mad driven her to the obliteration Of that
mute evidence. Austen Ware had sHppod
and fallen-such was the universal verdict
me truth was sealed forerye In the urn
now bound over seas TO its last resting
place She alone, She thought. knew the
secret Of that Nil,ko tragedy.
With the next daylight the sforrr had
broken and
had formed dismal setting for proomier
scenes though which she had moved dulIv
and mechanically. When AN was over 4,
Iatrcla.s sorrow, she had not returned 10
lhe embassy. but had gone immediately 10
Ler uncle's Tho pity offered her-t1oupl
not openly expressed, since her engage
heht mad not been formally announced
huIt her like physical blows. and tho orlct
OF the Ts'kij reCtory was some solacc To
night an unwclcome task lay before her
She was 90 visit the yacht-nov az a
sauclc freaE o. chance. legally her ovn,-
to seal the private papers Of the man
whose deed Of gift might not now be re-
called
As she sat listening TO the msaringIe,s
reading and the signing OF the wind abov.
the chapel roof Eal bara's rr,r ON tbs
stained glass fiEure n the ros, window
"'ia fun OF q wistful LONELINESS ~ bar
l1'h'r were only aivo-f Doc could D. near
htr now. Jnconsc .ouslr her gaze -,rayod
across the hedges 60 thn gray roof 9f IN.
''o temple where lived the eccentric sol-
tar TO whom her thought uas nt. ne.
cuIr.d. In her trouble rha Iane.d ,1 20 TO
MIN with "a loESiag The "rcatar because
II seemed fan asgc and illogical
lh- was startled by sound quite. de-the
single shr'll high scream of a horse IN
some stable near at hard u cut thr0url
pause In the service. sharp. curdIipr
hha cry of mortal fear. baby. paar
BARBARA, awokc ana began 90 cig and rre
mother soothed 1t with whispered murmur.
lngH.
ITO BE ContlnuedJ
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CHAPTER NNXVII.
The shadow of Tomorrow.

The shadow of Tomorrow.
Nikko's thin street with its gigantic isle
Of cryptomeria, was simmer of gold a
flicker of crimson and mandarin-bIue. All
the town was out of doors, for II was the
matsuri, the local festival OF Ieyasu. the
great Shotgun deity, when the ancient fur
niture and treasures Of the temple are car
ried in priestly professional through the
streets.
The procession seemed intermInable.
Austen Ware saw the strain on Barbara $
face. 'No on are tired" he said Let us go
back to the hotel"
Where is Patsy" she asked.
she went with the bishop to see the
prlestesses dance at the temple. But We
can skin that"
AS they walked Ware chatted Of his trip
up the China coast-aud interesting recital
that took Barbara insensibly out OF herself
More than once he looked at her curiously.
Since that Hateful hour when he had stood
behind the shlkrl he like Barbara. had
gone through much to look 80 unrurried.
The uip to Nikko had encouraged him.
II had been the time Of the bishops regular
spring visit ana Barbara had welcomed the
opportunity to leave Tokyo, which was so
fun OF painful memories Patricia adored
Japan's Temple Town" and Ware had
Joined the PARTY there with as little delay
as was seemly In the three days OF the
poignant mountain air Barbara had seemed
20 Patricia to be more like her old self
She could not guess the strength of the
effort this had cost or tho t.rceness OF the
fight Harbaras pride was msSlng
IL was sunset when they mounted the
steep road TO the hotel-a long. two-stor'ed,
modern structure, whose gardens and red
balconies save II subtle japanese flavor.
On one side OF the building the ground feIi
In a precipitous descent 70 the rocky bed
OF the river whose rush made a restful
monotone Ike wind signing through laden
trees. Behind it the heigh rose abruptly.
and up its side clambered twisting path.
from which a Isht foot-bridge sprang 10
tho upper plazzas.
Ware walked with Barbara up the path
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An International Romance BY Halle Ernne RyeS
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he had imagined Of the yacht, The cherry
trees seemed to writhe about him, bizarre
one legged dancers waving pink draperies,
and a tide OF resentment and grief rose
IN his breast as hot as lava. Had she been
only playing with him. then? When she
had lain painting I'm his arms in Ben-ten's
caye-whcn her lips had quivered to his
kisses-had It all been acting? Was this
what she really was. his Lady OF Many
Colored Fires?' He poor fool! had deemed
# real when IL had been only a weeks
amusement He had almost guessed the
truth that night at the teahouse. and how
cleverly she had fooled him! His jarring
laugh rang out across the tinkle Of the
fountain Then, Austen Wares telegram!
ft was he who had danced with her to-
night, no doubt-Phn's brother. For her
the little play was over. The curtain had
to be rung down, and this was how she
did it.
Suddenly a young man pushed hastily
through the press He handed his chief
a telegram. The ambassador scanned It.
changed color. and held IL out to the adj
miral with shaking hand. The secretary
who had brought it said something to
the foreign minister who turned instantly
to give a quick order to a servant The
oINneStId SlOppeu Win crash.
There was a dead hush over the bril-
liant room-full, broken only by the move
ment OF the squadron's officers as they
came hurriediy forward beside their ad-
miral. All looked at the white-haired dip
lomatist who stood, his eye fun OF tears,
the pink telegram in his hand.
He addressed the grave group Of naval
men. Gentlemen he said, in a low
voice 81 have the great grief to announce
the sudden death today OF his majesty,
the king
lie bowed TO his host, and followed by
the admiral and his officers, left the house.
The ambassadors and ministers OF the
other powers, in order OF their precedence.
each with his glittering staff ard their
ladies about him, followed The gaiety
was over; It had ceased at the PARKWAY
echo OF nations bells tolling half a world
away.
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CHAPTER XXXVUI.


niOFEOt.
The sharp sense Of immluence which
had come to Barbara with Austen Wares
gift remained with her that evening. The
dinner was none too merry For the first
time Patricia had failed TO be cnthused over
the NilSko matsun, and the bishop since
Hau's d appearance, had lacked his usual
sallies. Barbara had tia him nothing Of
her visit to the house In the Street-of-the-
Misty-Nalley, TO speak OF II would probe
her own wound too deeply
As the musicians finished their last num-
Der and trooped away. Patrlcu yawncd and
rose. Here. she observed lis where littlo
Patsy puts her face and hands to bed. This
mountain air is perfectly demoralizing"'
The two girls went upstairs together
Barbara threw open the window Of her
room and drew a low stool to the bal
Cony. with elbows on the railing and
chin in hands, she looked long and earn
cstly into the dark void. Why was sao
no longer able to warm TO an this beauty
and meaning?
She started. a horse was coming up
the hin, his hoofs thuddlng softly in the
loose shale. The rider dismounted at the
porch. a moment later crop IN hand,
he passed beneath her window. The light
Leil on MS race barbara ntdTt bounded
and then stood still, for she recognized
him.
There has never been another woman
TO me, Barbara" Mocking voices seemed
TO shout It satlrically from the emptiness,
and up against the dark Haru's face rose
up before her.
She shlvercd. She went In and closed
the window drawing down the blind with
a nervous haste.
But she could not shut out that face.
and In spite OF herself her thoughts had
their viii with her. What was pauut
doing there? Patsy had said that he was
In Chuzenh But that was only a hand
ful OF miles away. He looked worn and
older-he had been suffering too, Sha
huggcd this knowledge 10 her heart. tic
knew, OF course. why she had ended "a
all-Haru would have told him,
She clenched her hands and began 10
pace mp and down the room. now stop
ping 10 peer with bright miserable eyes
into the mirror, now throwing herself
into chair. Once she put her hand into
her bosom, cropping Tor her fathers
picture-to withdraw il with an added
pang. For she had forgotten, she had
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lost the Iocket the afternoon Of her drive
with Patricia.
knock came at the door, and bell
boy handed her n pencilod note.
She read It wonderingly, then. hastily
smoothing her hair, went quickly along
the hall to the sitting room.
In the dimy lighted room a figure
came toward her from the shadow. 1t
was Philip Ware
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-12
CHAPTER xii.
The Laying of the Mine,

Itr. Borsonin lunched at the Tokyo club.
or three days the rain had fallen
steadily, in one Of those seasons of tor
rental downpour which I'm Japan are gem
orally confined TO the typoon season and
which food its lOwlands turn It's creeks
into raging rivers and play havoc with It's
bridges This morning, however. the rain
had ceased and the wind had superyencd.
The club was cheerful, with sprlnklipg
OF the younger diplomatic set. japanese
business men and journalists. all men of
note. The upstairs dining room was fun OF
talk as the expert arrived and chose a
small table by himself
While he waited, the boy brought him one
Of the Englisis printed newspapers. and ne
cast his ewes over the headlines. lie read:
sQuADRON's SAILING ORDERS.
To Leave Tomorrow Morning-An Answer
20 the Alarmists,
All Differences Between the Two Govern
mcnts TO Yield to
Diplomacy
On the other side was the caption in
smaller type:
BEAR RAID oN MARKETS.
Mysterious Selling Movement Causes
lHcasiness.
tie read the latter d.spatch-an Associated
Press "Ie under a New York date-HDe.
Al noon today the bear moyemept b,r.-
tutore regarded as natural reaction fnI-
lowing an oyer-advancement and hence ~
purely academic interest, suddenly assumed
SUCH proportions as 20 make tie outlook
one OF anxiety. II seems significant that
before the Wall street opening this morn
ms the London market responded 10 an
attack OF the same nature. IN an era OF in
dusuial prosperity and general peace such
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BEAR RAID oN MARKETS.

On the other side was the caption in
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
Want a Government Surveyor.

County Judge Jet Of
Johnson county has made application
to the roads and highways depart
ment Of the department of agrcu-
ture to have a surveyor sent to John
son county to make survey of the
old wire road" With the construc-
ton Of the Johnson county portion
Of the road a link will be made in
this road, which Will doubtless be
added to by counties on either side of
Johnson county and will ultimately
make Il fine highway connecting Fit
Smith and Little Rock.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
"Eun Crow, Act Constitutional.

Washington, u, C,-The full crew
act of Arkansas, regulating the size
of crews on freight trains. was held
to be constitutional by the supreme
court of the United States. The So
called full crew" act was enacted
by the Arkansas Legislature in 1907
and provided for an engineer, a fire
man, "A conductor and three brakemen
on every train of more than - cars
on railroads within the state of -
miles in length The officials of the
state brought action to recover the
penalties provided for in the statute.
The Rock Island railway, in answer,
attacked the eonstitutionality Of the
act. principally on the ground that it
was an unlawful attempt to regulate
interstate commerce.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
Stole IS Cents; Gets 90 Days.

Fort Smith-O. c. Williamson Of
this city. a brakeman ON the Frisco.
bears the questionable distinction Of
having received the heaviest sentence
for the smallest theft ever imposed in
Arkansas. Williamson was arrested
on a charge of appropriating 35 cents
which fell from mans pocket in a
local saloon. In police court he was
fined $50 and given 80 days in the
city Jail Being devoid of cash, his
prison term was made 90 days He
claimed that he picked mp the mon
ely, intending to restore it to its own
er later.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
NEGRO SUSPECT IS
KILLED BY POSSE
MAN THOUGHT 10 HAVE KILLED
BRAKEMAN WILLIAMS is
RIDDlED WITH BULLETS.
Fugitive's Hiding Place Is Located
Through Confession of Companion
to Whom He Sold Pistol.

Des Are, Ark.=Paul Thomas, ne
gro. thought to be the slayer OF
railroad brakeman named Williams
at Carlisle on the night of February
Il. was riddled with bullets by u
posse of seven men on the east SIZE
of White river, near here.
The dead negro had been staying
with River George a white man,
and bachelor. on the banks OF the
river, for several days. Recently he
sold pistol to another negro IT
whom he eonfided and to whom ne
made the statement that he fired
the shot that killed Williams.
The negro to whom the inforria,
ton was given notified the officers
here and a posse formed and started
for the place of his hiding. When
nearing the house of the hermit,
Thomas made a dash foT liberty, and
when called upon to halt did net
heed the command. He was fired
upon and fell riddled with shot.
A killing at Disco some time ago Is
laid at the door of the dead negro.
and a similar charge is said to De
against him at Memphis. The Mem.
phis officials were notified and IN
officer is expected from that place
TO identify the remains.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
Boil weevil Causes Prosperity.

AshdoWn. The farmers around
Ashdown have been shipping corn
and hogs all winter. and within the
last few days have loaded seven cafa
of hogs for TIE Northern markets
The quality Of hogs being shipped Is
OF the best being mixed breeds Of
Poland China and Berkshire. Three
years ago the farmers were buying
nearly all of their corn ana meat
but are now raising il themselves
The farmers say that the boil weeYh
has been the cause of their prosper
ity, as il has forced them to turn
their attention TO hog raising and
the diversification Of their crops.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
Favors Bill to Restrict Justices.

The judiciary committee has rec
commended to the house the passage
of House Bill No. 207, by RepreseE'
tative Faucette, to restrict the Jurls-
diction OF justices of the peace and
create a municipal court. The bill
was amended to apply only to cities
of the first class and to exclude POLK,
Craighead and Washington counties.
The original intention of the bill IS
to discourage the justice courts IN
Pulaski county by abolishing the fee
system. The police court is abol'
ished and the municipal court given
concurrent jurisdiction with the JUS
tice court in all civil and criminal
cases and exclusive jurisdiction ia
all violations of ordinances. The
municipal judge is placed upon sal
airy and provision is made for change
of venue to the municipal court from
any justice court simply by the de
PENDANT filing his affidavit that he
cannot get justice in the justice
court The justice of the peace Is
also prohibited from taking claims
for collection where his fees are de
pendent upon the result OF the suit
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-24
Ask Refund of Cotton Tax.

Fayetteyille.-At a recent meeting
of the Faculty Club of Arkansas Uni
versity a movement was started to
secure from the federal government a
return Of all money secured by spe.
cial tax levied on raw cotton from
1861 to 1868 It IS set forth in reso-
lutcns passed by the faculty thai
the constitutionality Of This law has
been questioned and that the tax was
collected at a time when the cotton
growers were least able to pay i.
1t is believed that a return OF he
money thus collected by the govern
ment to the rural schools of the
South will be both feasible and just.