Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
A Story of Japanese PIotters,
Love, Mystery and Tragedy.
Biased on the drama OF that name as
played by Walker Whiteside.)
By ]. W. M,coNAuGHY.
Copyright. 1912. by the New York Even
ing Journal Publishing Company.

luB JOurndl company.
Quietly QUIETLY she taunted him.
Don't shrek, Simply be calm! 1 am
going" She firted her scarf about her
neck. But am going of my own free
will! D'you hear? OF my own free will!
It is I who discard youl It is you who
are not wanted 1t is you who are rot
ten,-with your pretense of honor and
pride and strength and power, crawling,
grovelling at the hem of my skirt, I am
going to Lindenerf To Lindener,-and
Wen laugh at you together Now. I'm
through with you; I have found you out!
You and wour miserable, sneaking coun-
trymen! You couldn't be true, even to
them! And your Japan!-a nasty little
yellow blot on the face of the world,'
As she fairly shrieked the final insult,
the hoarse. horrible scream of crazed
beast burst from his lips and he
leaped
She had barely time to step back pace
and shrek with sudden terror:
ono, no! Tokora-" The strong fin
gers at her throat cut off the world She
heard his teeth grit in her ear az the
Vlseke clutch sank into her throat. She
tried to struggle and could not make a
move or sound. Her eyes grew dim, and
closed, A blackness, shot with red light
his breath changed to the roaring of the
surf in her ears. Then-oblivon.
With both hands at her throat he
dragged her across the room into his
chamber and flung her on the bed. The
stared at her, painting rubbing the throb-
bing tendons of his wrist Then, crouch
ing and shaking he turned and crept soft
ly back to the door
From the bed came one long, horrible
gasp. And then silence.
The Spirit of the Samural.
AS the fearful sound of the death rattle
died. away in the silence of the night,
Tokoramo chung heavily to the portieres
for support-listening, listening The
first horrible panic of the murderer-the
murderer alone with his dead-was upon.
At any moment he expected Johann,
Lindener, the police-any one-to burst
into the room and denounce and drag him
off to prison But the big house re
NAMED as still as the huddled figure on
the bed behind him
Gradually he reqained mastery of him
self. His breath still came in jerky
gasps and he rubbed his wrist mechani
cally to ease the strained tendons, but
had it came into its kingdom after the
brief explosion of passion, and his mind
was clear and alert He knew what he
had to do, and with slow uncertain steps
as noiseless as a shadoWs-he crept to
the telephone
He sank into a chair by the desk ard
held the instrument from MIN until he
had controlled his labored brea thing
Then ne put the mouthpiece to his lips
and in a low. steady voice, gave the num-
Der of the Wallen Pension and asked for
Joshakawa In the delay that followed
he had to bite his lips and hold himself
hard as he glanced fearfuly at the door
of the ante-room, again and again At
last he heard his friends voice.
"Joshakawa? Yes this is Tokoramo,'
he said Are you alone" The old mar
replied that several of their friends were
with him
once he went on "Yes-yes-very i'll.
Come at once
AS he put down the telephone the ante
room door did not open at last. and he
barely smothered a startled cry.
who is that" he demanded, not dar-
ing to look up.
Me sir, said Johanns voice Toxic
ramo gave gasp of relief
ITO prepare your bed, sir" The ser
want moved toward the bedroom door,
but he had barely taken a step before
his master called sharnlv
"No not now, Iater-Iater Joharn.
III yin ring when am ready Nry
friends are coming Watch below fol
them and admit them Immediately"
ives cir - He was retiring when To
Loramo called him hack
mIohann-seel" he held ont his +rer.
Him hand nVou startled n,e-Ii,s+ now
! v,ork verv hard Iohsnr and / an, ver,
rervoue thereafter always knock before
,ou an+er snd M softlv-sof+lv Johanrr
ives sir said Johann and denarted
,rha d,o,. Nod b9rd1y closed herird I'm
before Tokorar3o was at window star
,ne ont into the street aIthoueb hi.
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s+sr+ad a. II and MT II bsol. IN bis noel,
~ Tben he sat in chair FIR a few
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+bis nm NTH he heard voices below an,
~ fontsta,,s of he friends on tho staire
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