Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-17


quietly as i be had MOI caught the tone
IN which l.iudener had spoken Of HironarL
81 never saw him until the afternoon of
the day the murder was committed
and | am given To understand that
he had reached Berlin only the day be
fore that?"
THAT is what he told us and he
seemed clean and truthful boy re-
piled Tokoramo
"Rut can not believe it," cried LIN
dener. why should he have done this
thing II he had been in Berlin only
twenty-four hours he could not have
been the Japanese iiona teased me with.
And how did she come to be IN your
house, my friend?" Lindener's lips were
dry and his eyes hard, as he fixed them
on Tokoramos masklike face. There was
not the slightest betraying sidn in look
or tone rs Tokorar1o replied:
''4hat must always he q mystery at
least until we hear Hironari's story IN full
detail or course, he knew that no one
would he here but my servant for he
knew that all the rest OF us-all the
japanese we know I'M Berin-were at the
Wanen Pension celebrating the Feast Of
the Little Children. If he contemplated
anything my hoGse would naturally have
suggested itself to him as a safe place
besides being a stranger in Berlin. he
would moi know Of other places
But why should ne have done it? He
practically stranger TO ulona He
,ould not have known her more than few
hours"
Much as he expected of him as mat
ter Of course, Joshakawa would have been
proud Of his countryman had he been
he conducted himself under Lindener' :
insistent questionings. while in his own
heart there ragged black tempest that
made the Germans emotion the weak
grief Of a weak man-seem a pitifulIy
childish thing
The Explanation.
1T is not an everyday thing. my
friend he said graVeIv. but. on the
other hand, it is not an unusual crime
No one would have thought it strange
If the murderer had been this poor y o-
tomo whom YOU saw here in the company
Of Ioshakawa the daN Of the murder
we cad every day of crimes committed
by men who are temporarily as much
more insane-than Yotomo 1t is This
fact that should take some of the bitter
ness out Of Your feelings against the boy
even If IL adds to the hopelessness of
your grief
"HiJonayl is evidently insane. He is a
distant relative of Joshakawa and the old
man S testimony may be of some help to
the police in reaching the motive Of the
crime IoshaEawa tells me hat the
branch of the family from which Hironar
sprung has always been hot-headed
passionate uutrustworthy strain
Lndcnet rose with a smothered oath.
And these arc the cultured people that
Bruck says we ought to welcome among
us he sualled
Tokoramo fixed him with a calm gaze
Il am not 10 he offended by you Herr
I.indencl. he said quietly, especially at
this time know what this woman
meant q you You are less than Just 10
me ami my people However calmly !
mal speak of this. give me credit Tor
suffering that YOU can not dream Of. 1t
is true that this revolving crime was
committed by a 3apaneses but are your
people clean banded in this sort Of thing
DO you ever soc statistics on crime from
-be united states where all of the ma
tfone of Europe have an equal opportu-
nitv and fair representation? But that
Is univ tiny of me lie rose. walked
over 10 l.indcnei and held ont his hand.
"Wm YOU accept my sympathN-my
friendship? We arc sufferers together
Tiudener stood strrlv and brea he'd hard
for a few moment. Then his eyes sud
denly filled and ne erppcd the hand OF
the japanese
"Forgive me, ny friend he begged
..Bnt vou are right am far froln my
self Before it is over J Will either due,
or. worse lose my mind
rokorauo gently pushed him back onto
tr,e divan aud reflled his glass. murmur-
60 ,,ref,l ,,hl,;lepS of sNmpathY to WhCI