The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-27
The Kokuro|
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How II Established !
Mans Good Name

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III IL understood that purchase the
house AZ 1t stands NOW, with all Of its
coutents.. warned John Day, AZ be sat
in the once Of the Japanese agent.
The japanese bowed deferentiaily.
Yes, MI. Day, II shall be as you
desire. nv clerk mas made IN inven-
I tory of the, contents or the Tatsayo
house, ana Jou viii fnd that not even
shoji Is out OF place or kskemcno
mjssing from the walls.
J0dn Day nodded approval. and be-
fore the day closed ne found himself
/ the owner o. TIE Tokyo residence q
the late Henry Burdick. = SELF exiled
American, whom ne mad known many
years $50 "a the United STATES,
Tne house sat nacE from the street
perhaps z hundred Feet ana was sur
founued " nien STONE wah Wltnou.
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n ,ano o ..ss $3.50. ~ So ,.ssr,scaa
80 -. ~A 80 -, 80 80 :, $1,000
M. ~ aorn .s,s ,sns II hsmhoos
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LIE r... 1890, y scI - m . nower bor-
| $500 r.tn y, ~ 49,. nda 81 the houae
~ rs-ther Ia. a ~ M i Is - tl,ere was an
rte,.r 49,. ~ Inc w.lI that ravr an.
trance ~ the KITCHEN sxrl,ens ana the
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nc so0 anu $780, |.
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d,a r.t rra,v thst Rnr.l,ck vss avarr
of II. rresence nuf IA hastilv drnvn
vii .rN rs rin~ N ~ q ~ sxecntor
..ya ca,or - n. snsns ~ tl,et Tur.
dIck had known IL III presence N the
Jars nese capital ana for some reason
had desired TO bring him IN close touch
Win his sfrairs
In their youth these two men had
both been employed BY the same drm
Of Jewellers. .zparnif,cent diesnena
visa missed from the ssfe. ana s1spf-
caon was divided between John DAy
and Henry Burdick. Burdick mn nased
to clear himself Of blame, but John
Day was Judged guilty. By his arm,
bat permitted TO remain with ii ana
repay the value Of the missing rem.
BY denying himself OF everything,
even the baresf necessarfes, " remain
ing unmarried and cevoting himaelf
entirely to earning ana saving inonsy
to pay back something which he had
never taken, john Day had worked for
twenty years. And now, fOrty.flve
ysars old, be found himself clesr IL
dGbt to IL jswelry arm of which ~
had bsep elected IN hon0rsd member
ana was taking l wen earned vacation
ana i tin arUund the word. II was
! strange coincidence that landsd lin
IN Tokyo nv days befors Henry
Burdickss death. ana tint brpueht rim
fntS cloGs touch Win the aftairs of nv
mn VA hsd deeuly wruursd Nm. ~
NV had a1vavs Believed BnrdIck