Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-09-17

oouy upon the ground to the old
servant. Was the crash coming? He
braced himself to meet it. Would she
:. would she see? He spoke very
slowly. drawing the words out. the
better to control his agitation: There
are many matters of which you have
not heard"
If you say that 1t is possible. II
must be-" she answered. "It is of no
Importance. l but spoke hastily, Ka-
yama-San. My eyes-they are not
good-and this here has an evil face.
not handsome like our family
there, 1t must be so, since Won saw II
="
The thread had not snapped. Wells
smiled with relief.
when she had returned to the house
wells ran his fingers through Kaya-
mas pockets, through the pockets of
the suit which he had worn--and won
dered how Kayama would have treat
cd MIN had he continued to wear the
SUIT and Kayama were standing above
III n-found, in watch pocket, crum-
pied bit of envelope, with the name
and address of Robert Wells written
upon 1t. Here would be proof. He
folded 1t carefully, and tucked it into
the sleeve of his kimono.
The path which leads to the Shinto
cemetery is dignifed with the name
OF the Road of the Aged Men. 1t is
SO narrow that one can, by extending
MS arm, reach from houseside TO
houseside. Pine torches are fixed firm
ly In the ground before each home, to
guide the ghosts of the departed past
the novels, so they do no damage to
the occupants.
wells and two servants carried Ka-
yama-San slowly up the path, the
servants chanting the first song for
the dead.
So Kayama-San, Lord Of the Thun-
der Gate, found his proper and conse-
Grated ground, above which religious
ly prepared and blessed food awaited
him, for the Hungry Hours.
Wells returned, after warning the
servants to say nothing, by way of the
sand yen-dead or alive-five feet, ten
inehes-inform James B. Sanderson-
read it through to the end. and re-
turned to his home very much alb
sorbed
Here was the way. A heaven-sent
opportunity. He would return as Ka-
yama, as he had always planned, but
instead of forcing himself into ac-
quaintance with Sanderson, he could
come as guest-he saw it all clearly.
Kayama was dead. He might leave
Ellen here, safely. What could hap
pen? Nothing. She would be safe.
The servants would heed her every
wish. She could not, conceivably, run
away; departing, she would be re-
turned. He smiled at his own thoughts.
knowing that he wanted her near him,
with him, and would want her so al
ways.
But should he take her with him7
Suppose that Williams met his state
ment and what little proof he had with
manufactured contra-proof? Suppose
that his Uncle Jim wouldn't believe
him. Wasn't the presence of the girl
almost a verification of the fact that
Bob Wells had been carousing in
Japan? 1t would make matters more
difficult, perhaps. 1t shouldn't, though.
Any one could see the sort of girl
Ellen was.
Should he tell Ellen? What, then,
If he were unable to convince the home
people Of the crime to which he had
been subjected? Could he convince
her? He wouldn't want her to know.
Why ;. why not leave her here. He
might send for her later. Or get her
himself Or, if the matter ended as it
shouldn't-he could return to her :.
she was his wife!
He refused to permit himself to
think Of that. He must prepare the
ome-coming first. There was no time
to waste-he wanted 1t over He need
ed a certain number of days, TO pre-
pare to leave, to arrange the affairs of
the house so that if he did not return
If Kayama did not return-all would
be we'll nevertheless. . Ellen :.
Ellen /. he threw the thought of her
from him.
The house was very still as he be-
gan his task. Wisely, he determined
to write in Japanese, knowing that in
depreciation would be. simple affair.
|, written by Kayama, Lord of the
village of Mitagiri and Of the house Of
the Thunder Gate, in the season of
last frost with the assistance of the
Twelve Divinities of ink.
1.-THE recompense of Immortality
has descended upon the man whom
you are seeking. AS lord of the viii
lage, 1 have seen that this man was
buried. / have since granted him all
of the Forty-seven honors. There then
appeared upon the wall of the temple
of Mitagiri your desire to be possessed
of this mans body. knew it was the
man by reason of his name upon pa
per, which a priest translated for me,
and identified. Therefore l have
brought the man above ground again,
and surrounded him with many flow