The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-15
The Uninten.
Gonal Wrone
of MADAME KAI VIVIAN
Copyright. by W. q. Chaoman

save d! brilliantly colored silk
umbrella Tia Sau did not belong to
tue aristocracy of Japan. for if she
iidu thls little girl would not have
wandered about alone as she did
Out she was as sweet and true won.
an as though she had numbered kings
/ among her ancestors. and her fellow
japanese were not the only ones who
admired her.
Nest honcrabla friends" Tia San
confided TO Mau Wa. Loo Iii and See
Tau as the four squatted about the
| piece OF mating on which Tia Sau
idld out her pictures and paints ~
am admired, yes me, nv unworthy
sell. by one of the American men"
ana rich red blush stained the
cheeks OF little Tia Sau.
Mau Wa smiled in superior man.
| her. MY most illustrious father smoke
10 me this morning. and told me that
girls who encourage the admiration
OF others than Japanese are no better
than the geisha girls" she said a little
| prlmly. There was a chorus of dissent
and the slanting eyebrows of Loo Iii
fairly met in her disdain.
Most honorable friend" Tia San
SAID angrily rising, you dishonor us
all by such talk and il looked Tor
moment as though there would be a
regular schoolgirl fuss, when See Tau
cried to change the subject:
oh, see how handsome is this ex.
cellency,' and she held up a photo
graph OF a frankfaced. fair haired
young man of about %. which had
slipped from between the pages of the
book she had been holding.
Tia Sau turned still redder. muir
muring:
1T is of him / spoke" and the 9th
er three bent over the picture chat
tering as only girls can, be they white.
brown, black or red. even Loo Iii Join.
ing in
He is one of the honorable en-.
gineers who worked upon the great
bridge" Tia Sau explained. trying to
hide her face in her hands, while Man
Wa looked worried She knew that it
was not well for her companions to
encourage the attentions of the Amer,
leans, and yet she appreciated the
good looks of the handsome young
man
Tia Sau tell me-" Mau Wa said
sternly, what makes you think that
the excellency admires you?"
Little Tia Sau, who was only ID
hung her head. 1t was hard to eI-
plain everything
Tell" came the command.
Il won't" sobbed the Japanese mai
den, and the four friends parted in an
ger, even See Tau feeling hurt. After
they were gone Tia Sau put on her
handsome pale lavender kimona. tied
on her pink and yellow obi (sash) thai
outlined her little bustess figure, anC
with crimson flush picked grea
bunch Of the cherry blossoms the
Young engineer had admired Will
these in her hand and the silk umbrel
la over her shining black hair the III
tie Japanese maiden crept out to thu
doll house of boarding place where
French Pheyton lived.
Tia Sau crept along. the red show
ing through the brown of her skin
> contrasting with the black of her hal
and eyes and making very lovely pic
ture. She was dear, quaint httl'
picture and the American boy, home
sick was charmed when this child, a
he regarded her, came around tn
corner of the house and asked shyly
rs his most honorable excellenc,
bored again9
Once he had told her ne was bored
as he was, now that work was don
and he was forced 10 wait for fnrthe
orders
Yes, baby, I'm bored" he returned
} smiling. showing his big, white teet
: that Tia Sau 81 admired
Tia Sau drive the bored away, sh
announced triumphantly advancing
little and showing her own teeth
Sure. Come right on" French sal
gayly, and I'll take your pictnr
again" and he went inside for his kt
dak one Of his pleasures had bee
+. m snap this pretty Japanese girl.
"You love me?" Tia Sau astonshe
him BY asking. but as he regarded he
as a more child. he returned frankly
osure ven bet | do. then fell int
rar,rie ahsg,h.d with his thought
"a poao all heir marriage. whic
was to take f.acc as soon as he r.