Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-10
By J. u. GIESY and J. B. SMITH
Copyright 1.-The Frank A. Munsey Co. ~

him to stop, for half way up to the
turn of landing the old nurse paused
and poured out few cultural phrases
in tone which left nothing to the
imagination.
Then he was gone, and was left
standing there beside the crestfallen
little dandy, who had been exposed in
the deception he had tried.
walked over to show case and
began looking at the articles 1t held.
After a moment my companion took
himself away.
Still, though fate had been kind,
was hardly prepared for what fol-
lowed. Standing there waiting, I was
surprised to hear a soft, resilient step
come down the stairs.
I turned to confront the figure of a
very. striking man. He was tall, well
built, with excellent head and fea-
lures. His forehead was high and his
nose distinctly bridged, and his lips
firm in repose. Beneath his heavy
brows his eyes were almost black and
piercing.
y He was wearing loose blouse
heavily embroidered in gold thread,
pair of snow white trousers, white
silk stockings, and white and gold
slippers, and over his head was drawn
black silk cap, crowned by scarlet
button.
AS turned he was coming directly
toward where l stood. Behind him
shuffled the old man, still with the
child in his arms.
He paused part way down the
stairs, and stood looking on.
The newcomer advanced directly to
me. paused and spoke in well-nigh
faultless English.
you are perhaps the young woman
who desired to speak with Kim Lee?"
bowed. Some way 1t seemed the
most fitting answer to the dignified
accents Of his question.
Il am Kim Lee" he replied. my
servant told me one waited below with
q message. You are she?"
! inclined my head again.
"And ! am Miss Foote. / was de-
MED access to you," explained. Il
was about to give up the endeavor to
see you when your little son came
down and saw me and seemed to re.
member having seen me last night"
Kim Lee smiled slightly.
II know" he replied. "Wah Lee
has told me that last night little Kim
ran to you or the sidewalk and that
he repeated it today. He forms sudden
likes and dislikes."
He turned his face and smiled up
at his son.
But the message-what is it?"
Il must speak to you of it alone"
/ said.
"Indeed?" His heavy eyebrows
were lifted just little. Then"
He paused for a moment, stepped
back. and bowed. "If you will pre-.
cede me up the stairs"
Success! My heart leaped in my
bosom. l had won my point. and
had seen the glance he threw to his
child.
1t was glance which said more
than any words could have done of
love for the little Kim Lee.
AS he requested, l turned and
mounted the stairs, and he followed
close behind me, old Wah Lee going
ahead with little Kim looking back
over his shoulder.
So we reached the third floor at
last, and the old servant opened a
door and led me into small reception
closet.
caught my breath at that room.
Walls and ceiling-it Was all done
in blue and gold lacquer, paneled and
inlaid. and the floor was blue and
| gled dragons.
| The furniture was of teak, inlaid
with mother of pearl. 1t was gorgeous,
magnificent, in keeping With the quar-
ters OF the man at my back, with his
air of the man of the world and his
well modelled Manchu face.
| Kim Lee passed me.
your pardon" he murmured,
opened door on the far side of the
loom and stood back for me to pro-
| ceed.
| / entered wonderful room. Unlike
the abodes of the lowercaste Orient.
ais, this place was lofty, airy, full of
light.
Its floors were of polished woods in
arabesQue of inlay. Its walls support.
ed wonderful works of tapestry art.
Its windows flooded it with the gold
OF the outside day.
Swinging lanterns Of metal worked
in every conceivable design of fancy
surrounded the globes OF the electrics
which gave it light. The rugs on Its
floor were of the finest Persian and
Turkestan. Cushions stiff with golden
thread We're piled about it,
Tabourets held jardinieres of cut
and growing flowers and plants aud
dwarfed varieties OF vegetation
brought from the distant East. Its fur
niture was of teak, for tile most paI1