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Barbara's eyes were still on the lat
tice as Daunt spoke. what is it," he

Barbara's eyes were still on the lat
tice as Daunt spoke. what is it," he
asked. hW
1.-THE face of the nun there" she SAID,
with vague usefulness. 1T reminds
me of some one have known. Who
can it be, | wonder!"
They crossed the yard and entered
the deserted garden. The great ruin
at it's side was covered with friendly
shrubs and the all-transfiguring snow.
The line of stepping stones had been
swept clean and beside the frost-tret-
ted lake an irregular segment of rock,
closely carved with ideographs, had
been planted upright. 1t stood in mys-
tic peace, looking between the snow
buried birdless trees toward the hor-
| lion where Fuji-San lowered into the
infinite caln-a magical mountain
woven of a world of gems, on which
the suns heart beat in tumult. At
the base of the stone slab We're Budd-
hist vases filled with green leaves in
fresh water, and in one OF these Bar
bara placed the branch OF plum-blos-
SONS. It's pink petals lay against the
brown rock like the kiss of spring on
a wintry heart.
AS she arranged the sprays, Daunt
stood looking down on her bent head,
where, under her fur hat, the sun was
etching gold-hued lines on the soft
copper OF her hair. He had taken
yellow envelope from his pocket.
do you remember, dearest" he
said "that once told you of an old
envelope in the chancery safe bearing
the name of Aloysius Thorn?'
eyes," she answered wonderingly.
1T was opened after his death, while
you were away. 1t contained his will.
| turned it into Japanese, as best
could, for the temple priests. It is
carved there on the stone. The am
bassador gave the original to the bish-
Oh, and he handed it to me today for
you. He thought you would like to
keep it," He drew the paper from the
discolored senvelope and handed it to
her.
She sat down on boulder and un-
folded the faded sheets, began to read
aloud, in voice that became more
| and more unsteady:
'Know All Men BY These Presents
that l, Aloysius Thorn, of the city OF
Tokyo, in Tokyo-fu, Empire of Japan,
being in health and of sound and dis
posing mind and memory, do make
and publish this my last will and tesla
ment, devising, bequeathing and dis
posing in the manner following, toWit:
"Item: l give, devise and bequeath
to Japanese children, inclusively, for
and through the term of their child
hood, the woods of 'cryptomeria, with
their green silences, and the hillsides
with the chirpings of bell crickets in
the sa-sa grass and the fairy culver
|ings of golden butterflies. give them
the husky crow and the darting swal
low under the caves. And devise to
them all lotos pools on which to sail
their straw sampan, the golden carp
and the lilac-fashing dragon fly In
and above them, and the dodan thick
cts where the semi chime their silver
cymbals.
ITO boys especially, l give and be-
lqueath all holidays to be glad in, and
the blue sky for their paper kites. To
girls I give and bestow the rainbow
kimono, the flower in the hair and the
battledore. And l bequeath them all
kinds of dolls, reminding them that
these, if loved enough, may some time
come alive.
Item: To the young men, jointly,
: devise and bequeath the rough sports
of kenjuts' and of ju-jits', the shinai.
play and all manly games. l give
them the knowledge Of all brave leg
ends of the samurai, and especially do
the aged. give them all far places to
travel in and all manner of strange
and delectable adventures therein.
ITO young women, give and devise
the; glow Of the afternoon, the soft
blue witchery of pine shadows, the del
icate traceries of the bamboo and the
thin, low laughter of waterfalls. l de-
wise to them all manner of perfumes,
and tender spring blossoms (save in
the one exception provided hereinbe-
fore), such as the plum blossom and
the wistaria, with the red maple leaves
and the gorgeous glories of the chrys-
anthemum.
Item: To the aged / bequeath
snowy hair, the long memories of the
past and the golden Thai on the Budd-
ha shelf l give them the echo of
tiny bare feet on the tatame, and the
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