Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24

BY j. w. M'CoNAUGHY.
Copyright. ial2. by The New York Even
ing journal Publishing Company
Grief. love. despair and their kindred
emotions stabbed him with poignant force
at times. but the touch was superficial
He felt as deeply, and the feeling passed
as quickly as with a child
Excepting his friends among his coun-
trymen no one hut Lindeuer ever APP
preached him The artist. who had gone
downhil rapidly. since the woman
death, seldom failed TO come to the house
at least once day Ii was sort OF
pilgrimage to the shrine Of a dead proph
ct II gave a keener edge TO his grief
but me preferred thai feeling to the duh
MISERY that he suffered when away
And Tokoramo was the only human
being TO whom he could talk freely II
was not that the Japanese sympathtzed
with him openly Indeed. he frequently
ramhled on his talk for hours while To
koram0 sat at his work scarcely hearing
ore word in ten. But it was relief to
him to talk about # all And through all
Of his talk there was the querulous. in
sisten' why of the child that rebels
against the seemingly blind bludgeon
strokes Of Fate.
DIT OmaN was as regular "a visitor as
Lindener He watched the breaking man
as closely and carefully a. ne would have
watched fever patient IN the hour OF
the crisis He superintendent the meals
and personally administered the sumu-
lan;s he prescribed 10 be certain thai
Tokorame took them properly and at the
proper time But with all this he daily
told Ioshakawa that he doubted II Toxic
ramo would mold out to finish his work.
Omay was to return to Japan with To-
koramos manuscript His passage was
booked for the first Of the month. and
there was still work 70 do on the day
before He and Jushawaka stayed with
Tokoramo all that day and kept him at
his task When his head dropped through
sheer weakness the physician always
managed to bring 1t UP again with his
hyperdermc needle.
Long after midnight the others came in
watched in silence, ready to help in any
way that help might he needed, and as
the shadows crept into the room Toxic
ramo suddenly sank across the desk with
q low moan
Joshawaka leaned over and shook the
limp shoulder impauently
Work, Work. my friendr he eX-
claimed You have still much to do
Nearing the End.
Tokoramo only moaned and made nc
effort 10 sit up. Joshakawa turned to the
doctor with a quick look of appeal, but
DIR. Omayi shook his head this time
Joshakawa muttered an angry exclama-
tion
But the work must be finished" he
protested with another shake OF The
spineless figure. we have been WAITING
two months for this Make the entry
Tokoramo Omayi starts for home in the
morning and he must take the work witt
him,
He shook Tokoramo again and spoke
exactly as he would to stupid boy. Or
Omav laid hand ON his arm
"He must rest he said. gravely "Th'
strain has reached the breaking point
But he can not insisted Joshakawa
feverlshy The doctor shrugged hi
shoulders. bent over Tokoramo and Eel
his pulse Then he gently drew him bacI
ard peered into his upturned eyes ti'
stepped back raised his eyes to Josha
kaVa's anxious ones and shook his heat
again
"t is enough" he said, firmly, ~
must rest for few hours. Il has beef
too much for him!"
Joshakawa started to break out with
protests hut the doctor cooly turned hi'
back and began preparing dose of med.
icine Mutering angrily under his breau
Joshakawa accepted the inevitable.
Come he said to the others. Let u'
go and leave him for a while we vii
return later. But. remember, doctor tn
work must he finished tonight You ha'
better remain with him
With last look at his patient, tn
doctor Joined Joshakawa at the door o
the ante-room
II can do nothing more for him a
present he said quietly Rest is TIN
only thing that will help him. 1t woul,
be better To leave him entirely alone
lis there any hope for mater
wards9r he asked DR. 0mayi avoide
his gaze
"Hs heart Is very bad" he said, eva
wlvey Almost complete collapse o
heart-and brain. The strain Of these las
TWO months would have killed a bullock.
The whole troop passed out and tn
SOUND Of the closing door seemed I
arouse the half-conscious man at tn
desk He sat up slowly and exclaimed il
q barely audible voice. DR. Omayii
Then twice over. "Joshakawa, Josha
hawai-
His eyes wandered vaguely about tn
big room and at last he seemed to real
ize that he was alone. With the great
est effort he succeeded in getting to hi
feet and by holding on TO the desk am
chairs reached the diyan There he sanl
with groan among the cushions and I'm
mediately lost consciousness
But the nervous tension was too grea