The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-04-18

wore his kimono.
why. are you all leaving?' she
cried in injured tones. Am | driving
you away?'
do not go yet, my friends" urged
Tokoramo.
I'VE must go home" said Joshikawa
gravely.
and silently filed out of the room. To
koramo closing the door after the last
one. The exit was so sudden and UNI
expected that 1llona barely had time
to call out a "Goodby" before they
were gone.
"What a shame." pouted Illona as
Tokoramo returned to her. 1--WE driv-
en- of all your friends-and they match
ed the rooms so nicely too
Tokoramo made no comment.
II have driven them all away re-
peated the girl, as IL hoping for the
gallant denial that did not come.
They will lie angry. and-and say
mean things, And you,' she drew
closer to him appealingly--'and you are
angry tool"
Tokoramo gazed Mt her calmly.
al? No. not at ALL" he replied In his
quiet voice.
"Yes, you are" insisted Illona. put
ting her arms around his neck and let
ting herself sink softly in against him.
"Wby don't you scold me? Please
don't be angry"
Not at ALL" he assured her gravely.
"Oh, ] will be n silent, stupid little
mouse like Teri and sit. all humility,
in a chair If you will only look at me
and smile"
She gazed up into his fare with half
closed eyes and half parted lips until
his eyes slowly wandered down t.
hers.
"Smile.." she whispered. He con-
trived n boyish %contortion of the fea-
lures as one who would humor a child.
She released him with a low. happy
laugh and "a to the armchair by the
desk. where she disposed of herself In
u coiled up ball.
"And now l am a mousse" she de-
clared. with a flashing smile, thank
full for forgiveness
Tokoramo sat on the edge OF the set
tee as a weary little sigh escaped her.
The woman's volatile nature prohibit
ed the role of the quiet nous for any
appreciate length of time, and she
was soon all over the room again. She
made faces at the Buddha until Toxic
ramo closed the little gilt doors. She
made amusing comments on the prints
and finally donned one of the kimonos,
with little cries of delight over the
quality of the silk and the excellence
Of the workmanship.
At last she sat down once more, and
they were silent for awhile. Suddenly
she looked up at him and demanded:
"Do you like Terri"
He appeared to be thinking. "Who!'
he inquired absently.
Teri"
"Who is Teri?'' he asked, with polite
interest.
"As If you didn't know" she ex-
claimed. "The girl who was with me
here today
OH he exclaimed apologetically.
Il hardly saw her"
.She talked of you all the way
home,' remarked lllona. Then she
went on pensively: Il suppose some
one of these days she will come here to
you-alone-and talk about me. Will
you let her inT'
~ admit II one who calls" he re-
piled gravely. Z
xviii you listen TO her If she SIAN
ders me?" demanded the
"why should she Islander your he
asked mildly.
81 don't know replied lllona with
a sigh of resignation, but l feel per-
fectly sure that she is coming here n
of these days and lie about me-"
But why should she:' asked Toxic
ramo again. "She seems a gentle,
simple GIRL
"H-m." said lllona. with something
rather more than doubt In her voice
and manner. "Women are women."
Tokoramo did not see fit to quarrel
with this oracular utterance. He rose
with a tired air.
Well" he said indifferently, as he
moved over TO her, IF you lie about
one another | do not care to know 1t.
l am interested in you and you
mean to me-that is all.' He patted
her cheek tenderly and went ON
around the desk to his working chair.
ulona followed him with her eyes.
"Do you mean that:' she asked in a
low voice, as If she could not believe
the wonder of ii.
"Otherwise l should not say it." he
replied gravely, as he turned ON the
desk light and adjusted 1t so that the
rays fell on the manuscript before him.
lllona's eyes as she watched him shone
with love and y%earning.
you will always believe in me- she
half whispered.
.I shall ALWAYS fry fo' he corrected