Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05


dered at his present apparently mental
position. Tonight she was gaining quick
glimpse beneath the surface. lie told her
nothing Of the details which, though he
could not himself have built a tangible in
dictment from them. had one by one chung
together into a sharp suspicion that em-
braced the two men. But the agitation
she felt in his wopds had sent a quick
thrill through her, had tapped that deep
racial well Of feeling, the Yamato
DamasshH which is the Japanese birth
right. She felt a sudden passionate wish
that she though a woman, might pour her
self into the mighty stream OF effort
though she be but a whlrllng cherry petal
in the great wind Of her nations destiny.
He had come to her for any shred OF in
formation that might add to his knowledge
of the youth who was now Bersonlns
satellite. But she had been able to tell
him nothing. She had often seen the huge
expert-his automobile had changed past
her that morning-but till tonight she had
not even known the others name or where
he lived. That is all, Ishida-San." 1t
hurt her to say these words.
She bowed to his ceremonious farewell,
a SLIM misty figure that stood listening
TO his rapid footsteps till they died in the
darkness. She walked up the dim slope
with tagging pace.
At the top of the HILL opposite the
huge, rivet-studded gate OF the princess
compound, lay the IanC on which the
chapel stood An evening setvice was in
progress and the faint sound Of the organ
was borne to her. AS she turned into the
darker shade she was aware Of two pedes-
TRANS coming toward her-of a voice which
she recognized with a SILVER of apprehen-
sion. The sentry box by the great gate
stood close at hand. 1t was empty, and
she stepped into It.
Doctor Bersonin and Phil paused at the
turning, while the latter lit cigar from
a match which he struck On the sentry
box. Haru's heart was in her throat, but
her dark kimono blent with the wood and
the flash that showed her both faces
blinded his eyes.
"Seel" said the Doctor. A mile away,
from the low lying darkness of Hibiya
park. a stream Of fireworks shot TO the
zenith, to explode silently in clusters OF
colored balls. The first rocket in honor OF
the squadron
Tomorrow the admiral has an imperial
audience" said Phil and the superior Of
ucers are to be decorated"
sol" said the other in a low, malignant
voice. And I-whO have designed Japan's
turrets and cheapened her arsenal pro-
, cesses-I may not wear the Gordon and
/ Star OF the Rising Sum- In the darkness
, smile OF malice crossed his face. I'VE
shall see IL she win hold her head so high
then! Whether war follow or not, 1t Will
/ damn her in the eyes of the nations She
win not recover her prestige in twenty
, years."
! They passed on down the dark slope, out
OF sight and hearing of the girl crouched
T.. a
= of the hill, Bersonin said:
> 1T will take some days longer to finish
: my work. but the ships will stay for a
5 fortnight. Tomorrow night will mark the
3 triangle on the roof of the bungalow, so
A that the angle of the tripod will be exact.
: There must be no bungling You can go by
!, an earlier train, we shall not be seen
together, and 1 shall return here in time
= for the ball.
There was a fire in Haru's bosom as she
went along the thorn hedges She had
Q heard every word, and she said the English
! sentences over and over to herself to fix
( them in her mind. What they had been
- talking Of was the secret that lay beneath
d Ishida's questions-for an instant she had
n almost touched it. A feeling of deep pride
o rose in her. Japan was not sieeping-it
watched! And in the path of the plotting
$ danger stood her lover
t These two men hated Japan! WARP They
h had used the word. Japan did not fear
war Had not that been proven? Her heart
swelled. But the thing they were planning
was her cOuntrys enduring humiliation
! whether war follow or mott" She felt q
sudden deep horror. Could such plots be
and their God-her God now--not blast
them with His thunder! And one of these
men had spoken with her, touched her
d kissed herl She struck herself repeatedly
and hard on the lips.
y All at once she shivered. Might It be thai
n in spite of all, such a black design could
E succeed?
" The chapel was brilliantly lighted and
h the rose-window threw beautiful tlnts
lie like shawls of many-colored gauze, ovei
le the shrubbery. she entered and slipped
d. into seat near the door, burning with
y her thoughts. The first evening servic,
l. had brought curious crowd and the plac,
lie was nearly filled. She rose for the singinl
A. and knelt for the prayer mechanically, he
ID delicate fingers twisting the little white
N enamel cross hanging from it's thin golC
chain on the bosom OF her kimono. Pain
ar full imaginings were running through he
e, mind. The lesson was being read-it wa!
Of from the Old Testament, the modern
* somewhat colloquial translation.
~ This-after, Samson a sorek Valley woman
A. called Delilah did love.
:. Then the Princes of the Philistines tn
10 Woman-to-up-came, saying:
As for you, by sweet discourse prevail
that where his great power is or by wha
means overcoming, to bind and tortur
him We may be able.
1t seemed 10 her suddenly that a grea
a. wind filled all the chapel and that IN
r. words sat on It. slowly her face whitene
Till II was the hue OF death.
IN She might find out the secret.
ne And Delilah to Samson said: Wher
ct your great power Is or by what mean
elk overcoming 70 bind and torture you on
may be able, this me tell.
She began 10 tremble in every lint
She, a samurafs daughter She though
Of her father aged and broken grievin
that he had had no son in the war. sh
I'm had been but a useless girl-child, left {
plant paper prayers at the crossroads Il
n the brave men who longed to achieve
glorious death. II she did this thing
,.s would Il not be for Japan?
"a And he al last-to his mind completed
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