Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-03-16

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have to take my word for IT."
Have I asked you to tell mel"
mo, you marvel Of womanhood.
You are dying Of curiosity, / don't
doubt but your restraint is super
human"
Again she looked at him keenly.
Bob, you are dying of curiosity your
self. Don't you suppose / a seer"
tits something harder than curl
osity." said orme simply.
How eager are you'll" She laughed.
Nov, there is plenty of time. The
trip won't take US more than half an
hour; so come along and meet some
friends of mine"
"Bessie-if you could hurry
"We can't start until the "a comes.
I'm expecting it any moment. So be
good, and come along. There's such
an interesting man-and very distin-
guished. We don't try to pronounce
his name. Just think, he was en-
gagged for dinner here, also. and came
too late. And ever since he arrived
he's been called to the telephone at
ive-minute intervals. So exciting!
Nobody IA guess what he's so busy
about"
She threaded her way through the
lively groups on the veranda, and re
luctantly he followed. The voice
which he had SO nearly recognized
sounded closer, then stopped with q
curious little laugh that was loudly
echoed by others.
Bessie broke in upon the lull that
followed "Excellency, may / present
another man who missed his dinner? 2
she said saucily. "Mr. Orme."
The man addressed was sitting com
fortably in a wicker chair that was
several sizes too large for him. Al
the mention of Orme's lame he got to
his feet with startling alacrity.
"Mr.-Orme2" His surprise was un
mistakable.
"Mr. Robert Orme," said Bessie.
Some one struck a match to hgh'
a cigar, and in the sudden light Orm'
, 1OuAlu ulluoCll 1OOhlA6 AAI0 SAS "S
of the Japanese minister.
Il think l have never met you be
fore" said the minister slowly.
81 think not" replied Orme.
He was much disquieted by the en-
counter. Now he understood that Art
ma had been bound for this yer.
place.
, If only he had refused to let BESSIE
drag him into her circle! The min
lister would not have known his face
but the mention of his name gave full
enlightment. ..
The minister resumed his seat, ant
a chair was brought for Orme. Their
were other introductions.
A woman's voice renewed the con
versation. "Excellency, won't you tel
us another of your very interesttnI
stories%
The minister turned to her. Il viii
tell you one" he said, that you vii
not find in the literature of my cour
try. It is a story of the secre
service, and it came to me through m
personal acquaintance with some c
the participants"
"Oh, that will be splendid" e.
claimed the woman.
, The minister waited for a momen
He turned his face toward Orme, an
asked politely: you will not min
listening to what / have to say, M
OrmeT
- why, to be sure not" replied Orm
wondering.
my stories are not always short
= continued the minister, "as the Other
: already know. But they sometime
: hold meanings which, in my countr
3 at least, would be perfectly plain"
After this odd bit of by-play. he b
gan his narrative:
"There was a man who lived In til
city of Takamatsu, on the island {
Shikoku. His name was Kimaga, an
he was much. respected by all VIII
knew him, for he was painstakingl
devoted to his aged and mos homo
able parents. By trade he was a nj
j. ker of vases-a-what you call him
a potter.
zone day while Kimaga was wal
ing upon the road, he saw before hi
on the ground a letter. He picked
up. = 1t was sealed, but he discovers
upon the outside a curious writir
I which he could not make out. In far
Kimaga could not read at all. T
was very poorly educate.
But Kimaga was charm by Il
grace and beauty Of the writin
It. Though he could not read 1t, 1t ia
re cinated his eyes. He decided to ke'
it, making no attempt to find the rigl
-, full owner. You must know that
Nippon beauty is worship by Il
- humblest workman.
At 1T happened that the letter hi
Ia been written by a Chinese spy, al
10 it contained a report concerning o.
Notifications. Now there Is in Nj
= pom a very secret service. 1t is n
responsible to the government. 1t
compose of mobiles who for many al
many q generation have bound thel
selves by a strong oatn to do patriot
ip service which the government itse
IS might be too embarrassed to unde
take. If they Sare oblige to use e
IRENE measures, and are arrested /
cause Of what they have done, tn
n calmly accept the punishment of Il
law without explaining their actor
u Sons of noble houses have been e1
In cuted for assassinating secret Ell
mics Of Nippon. and they have m
this fate as their oath demanded.
Members of this secret servi
knew about this letter Of the Chine
re spy. They knew, also, that 1t h
been lost, and before long tn
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