The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-05-30

tiayinS sign IN iook OF tone as lOkO-
ramo replied:
THAT must always be a inystery-at
least until We hear Hironari's story in
full detail. or course, lie knew thatnO
one would be here but my servant. for
ne knew that all the rest Of us-all the
japanese we know in New York-were
at the Hotel Ellicot, celebrating the
Feast Of the Little Children. IL he con-
templated anything my house would
naturally have suggested itself to him
as a safe place; besides, being a stran-
ger In New York, he would not know
of other places"
But why should he have done 1t?
He--practically a stranger to Ilona!
He could not have known her more
than a few hours."
Much as he expected Of him as a
matter OF course, Joshikawa would
have been proud of his countryman
had he been there to observe the man
ner in which he conducted himself I'M
der Lindner's insistent questionings,
while in his own heart there ragged a
black tempest that made the Germans
emotion-the weak grief Of a weak
man-seem a pitifully childish thing.
1T Is not an everyday thing, my
friend he said gravely, but. on the
other hand. 1t is not an unusual crime.
No one would have thought it strange
IL the murderer had been this poor Yo-
tomo whom you saw here in the conf
pany of Joshikawa the day of the MUIR
der. We read every day of crimes COM
mltted by men who are temporarily as
this fact that should take some of the
bitterness out Of your feelings against
the boy. even II 1t add to the hopeless
ness of your grief.
"Hironari is evidently insane. He is
a distant relative Of J~oshikawa, and
the old mans testimony may be Of
some help to the police In reaching the
motive of the crime. Joshikawa tells
me that the branch of the family from
which Hironari sprang has always
been a ~hotheaded. passionate, untrust.
worthy strain"
Lindner rose, with a smothered oath.
"And these are the cultured people
that Bruck says we ought TO welcome
among us" he snarled. Tokoramo
fixed him with a calm gaze.
II am not to be offended by you, Mr..
Lindner." he said quietly, especially
at this time. | know what this woman
meant TO you. You are less than just
to me and my people. However calm
ly | may speak Of this. give me credit
for suffering that you cannot dream Of.
II is true that this revolving crime was
committed by a japanese. But are the
German people clean handed In this
sort Of thing? Do you ever see Stats
tics on crime OF this sort in the United
States. where all of the nations of Eu-
rope have an equal opportunity and a
fair representation? But that is un-
worthy of me-" He rose, walked @
TO Lindner and held out his hand.
"Will you accept my sympathy-my
friendship? We are sufferers together"
L.indner stood stifiiy and breathed
hard for a few moments. Then his
eyes suddenly filled. and he sripped
the hand of the Japanese.
Forgive me, my friend.' he begged.
But you are right. ! am far from
myself. Before it is over | will either
die or, worse, lose my mind"
Tokoramo gently pushed him back
on TO the divan and rafilled his glass,
murmuring careful phrases of sympa-
thy. to which Lindner shook his head.
'Ah. my friend, Ii Is no use" he ex-
claimed bitterly. "You did not know
her. II you had. you would under
stand-you would feel differently
YES" said Tokoramo slowly. II
did not know her. IL | had | would
feel differently"
"And she came here to your house
you never even saw her" ven
Lindner.
Eyes, | never even saw her.
sYou would have loved her, my
friendr' exclaimed Lindner in a shaky
voice, his lips trembling pitifully. "iou
not have helped 1t! She was the
sort of q woman who would have ap-
to you as she did to METRE
and ice, a yielding mystery. a mind
and knot of passions for a heart. the
lips of a Venus and the laugh Of a
Tokoramo repressed a groan OF
agony and bent his head over his work
II can see her now" went ON Lind
ner. cutting himself with knives and
finding the pain a monstrous pleasure.
81 can see her as | saw her the last
time-a warm. laughing. cold. sneering,
A..4.lizinn uaaddaniQC WITCH