The Washington times., 1916-09-03

the horizon edge ana disnppcaT-
ed. There remained the silver wake OF
mo Inlight-unbroken. serene.
Have YOU any regrets" I asked.
Jimmy. the uncomfortable. turned to
me with the broadest ot Jimmy grins.
mo, I guess not. They couldn't have
made mo editor-in-cbief. even II we
had pulled off the stunt-and you're
still Beatrice"
''That's why we had to let them go.
that's exactly the point
Jimmy saw IT,
Well. we'll surely have letters from
the President ana the Secretary OF
War, and Mimosa San will call down
countless blessings on our heads. Those
must be the rewards of our weii-ooing.
Those well receive"
But We didn't. Brayton was grateful; I;
the paper mad another beat and tie
next morning brought letter from Anna
explaining It all; but Moran has not
forgiven US yet. As for that, I mn not
sure he managed his part of the af-
fair very well. Anna is still at large,
The affair began when 1 found In
my mornings pinii letter on the sta
donery, Of the Nippin Tea Garden. 1t
Honorable Missus Fairfax-areet.
ings. write to know 1t you will send
love charm to unhappy japanese girl
whose lover fellows another. Mimosa
San.
L confess that 1 smiled as l laid
down the letter--it was q smile Of
tolsration. l did not then understand
the subtlety which may take posses
sion of the simplest little daughter OF
Japan when she loves. -. -
And then Jimmy Barton came into
the ofhce with his usual breezy man
ner OF having everything In the world
TO do, and OF meaning to do II with q
SSSms'naaion Ssste and q the greatest possible
without any particular premedita-
tion l turned to Jimmy
win you take me to the Nippon
Garden this afternoon?" asked.
marked that he would be very glad
TO take me anywhere. ....
Jimmy and I started off in plenty
q 81 time time for o'clock tea. The Nippon
yIa charming little place out on a
road which wandered shyly from th.
Pslham Parkway into the heart OF
Westchester. 1t seemed like a bit OF
Japan, waited magically from Orient
Slant.eyed girls in garb of the ORR
snt battered around with an air of
longing to serve and of dainty In
ssn ssnciensy th.iyy which however. did not les
For moment reflected that Il was
rather pathetic to be a woman on bust
ness bent instead Of just a girl coming
tCr cup OF delicious afternoon tea.
And .then l remembered that this was
Srgosa San:s afair, not mine, 80 I
spoke to the first little maiden who an
preached and asked for Mimosa San.
Inc girl made a ceremonious bow
who was perched high on that typicsi ily
western bit of furniture. cashier
stool The little adjuster of finances
climbed down from her lofty perch and
came over to US. -
With sby .wae,pas, .. ,,
What ! can do for honorable Missus
ana Mister-that my pleasure"
SAM" '''"
Mimosa Proposes = Bargain.
The girl took 1t eagerly. "Oh-you
Beatrice Fairfax? Honorable Missus
Fairfax? ! think l have great honor. -
Yes. l am Miss Fairfax, Mimosa
san. came In reply to your little
lstter-and now II you will tell US your
story l will try to help you
Mimosa San giggled deliciously.
~. rirst IS, / give @ you tea5then you give
And presently, when Mimosa's ideas
of hospitality were satisfied, she told
me her story-quaintly. daintily. with
little touches OF personality which
duce.
Mimosa had ventured to fall In love
with Hako Satsu, manager of the MIN
. pom Tea Garden. She thought he loved
her. too,though he had not said So
they had only been the "eye-giances'
and looks such as Mimosa was quite
sure l could understand.
Jimmy looked most tremendously bored
as. II he had much more mportan
things to think about than the romance,
OF pretty little japanese maid. II,
devoted himself to his tea with ardor
and when that was finished, fell baci
on cigarette to console himself for hi.
wasted time.
All had gone we'll with Mimosa'i
romance until that very day wnen 6
handsome weil-groomed woman hat
come to the tea garden. Satsu hat
ushered her to table as was his wont
and prepared to walk away, when sh,
called him and invited him to sit down
He looked surprised. but did as tn,
woman asked The stranger smiled ant
leaned over to Satsu. Suddenly she pu
her hand over his.
"And oh. Missus Fairfax. when I ne,
that-how she smile to him and tax
hands. dragon come into my hear
and claw so i hurt. l bear that-bu
what l cannot bear is when waitress
girl tring him In hat. coat. and stick
He get up and go out-with her-witi
that stranger. Pretty soon follow.
II think II he can go anywhere Will
her, can 20 after. He find Mimosa'
souu ilttic, Dut sne HEnt. ftc 20 Win no
TO what you call apartment sta
outside. think to myself. Mimosa Sal
she Ike to kill Spanish lady. who max
secret sign to Hako."
And with startling suddenness D
Just that particular moment Jimm
straightened up from his slouching posi-
tlon Of boredom and became absolutel
alert.
knew that James Barton was on tn
trnil OF big story.
But In order that the tale Of tn
Nippon Ten Garden may be c,earl to you
] shall tell the reason for Jimmy's In
terest now. That morning the city ed
itor had assigned to Jimmy an inter
view with John Brayton. inventor o
the B;''yton rife sight.
At the end Of his visit with Brayto
he got nothing more than a promis
that the inventor would give him n
interview wheu his plans were In tn
Government vault the next day. MI
Barton wasn't In the habit OF returnin
TO Mr.. Barnes with excuses and prom
ises for "Manana."
Later we both blessed the fates whic
had made Jimmy. the modern. buy
little old car Instead Of trusting I
subways. as do all old-school reporter
and no less did we bless the fate
which made Jimmy. the modern. ais
Jimmy. the stubborn!
Jimmy Lets the Car Pass.
Jimmy's little car Travelled at