The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-10-09
CHAPTER xvil-continued.
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his work now. Sanderson could hear
no more, and without a word shuffied
out Of the room again The sound
of his footsteps. so tagging and drag
ging and hopeless. startled Williams
for an instant. Bob's feet had made
the self-same noise when he lef.
Fushik. Shu-shu-shu down the hall
II was uncanny.
fancy came TO the old man to
speak with the Japanese lord. II would
not do TO press him for facts until
evening, for he had already said that
he was tired. Perhaps he would en-
Joy a view Of the city and the bay {;
many had said that this was very rest
full. Sanderson knocked at the door.
1T will please me greatly" Wells
agreed. ALSO my wife. who has never
seen great city" He clapped his
hands, calling. "O-Hana-San
With Sanderson preceding them.
they walked up the spiral staircase
which led to the tower room with its
many windows. Lord. the times he'd
gone up those stairs TO the tower
room, that had been his room, Wells
was thinking. The warm nights he
had gone higher up the stairs. TO the
roof
Wells, the moment that he was In
the room, was Obvious to Sander
sons comments on the broad bay, the
city below. Uncle Jim had kept the
room as a shrine-there were old post
ers on the wall, class pictures, even
a suit he'd worn the last year at col
lege and left behind as worn out"
A bureau drawer was partly open, and
as Sanderson carefully closed IL, Wells
saw linen-all of his old stun. And
he had thought that Uncle Jim had
been through with himl"
On the dresser he saw an old photo
graph of a man, young man with
smiling face, who was wearing that
selfsame suit. Had Ellen seen IL?
He'd better get her out of the room
out quickly. mighty quickly
Ellen had seen 1t, before Wells Had
she ever seen the original, ever, any
where? There was something familiar,
distressingly familiar, yet she could
not say what II was. Had Wells not
been so anxious 10 hurry her out Of
the room, she would have thought no
more about II. But there came TO her
remembrance of a sleeping mans face
on the ship, face from which the
bandage had fallen and which with
out It had seemed surprisingly youth
full
Down at the docks a cabln-boy, with
shore leave, had already found out
where this Samson lived. and that in
the employ OF this much-too-rich white
man was a servant in sympathy with
the radicals. Not a brave man. but
one willing 10 help when at no danger
TO himself The cabin-boy walked with
rolling sea-acquIred gait in the direc-
ton given him. Suppose. his inhamed
mind tainted him. suppose kayama-
San were TO leave this cityl The
cabin-boy, having little gold, could not
follow him. II the robber Of the poor
was to receive his reward. II must
be done at once, tonight II possible.
The cabln-boy found the ho1se, ami
skunk down the areaway. There was
a brief conversation with the cooks
helper. Yiss, the cabIn-boy had cuz-
Yin in house. could speak wiss, preeze?
The cousin" when brought TO the
door. must be convinced In kissing Jap
anese that no danger but much honor
would come TO himself; honor. and
the months wages of the cabln-boy.
II was soon agreed upon
"You viii come along the stone
path as you did now" the "cousin"
directed him. "You Will find door.
That is TO the basement. Hide your
self securely. I will BE unable 70 see
you. for there is TO be a great dinner.
Much depends upon me. ! will polish
the silver, and peel the potatoes. and
even cut the radishes into shapes as
Is done In the poorest houses In my
village, but none here understand this
art. After the dinner. the master. the
mistress. the japanese lord-what Is
his name again 7-and his woman will
spend the evening in the room Of
books and will not be disturbed. | Will
inform you when the dinner begins
You may then slip up the back stair
way, which I viii show you. And Sc
crete yourself in the lords room"
(which Is the lords room7 You will
show meT-
II win not Some one might discov-
or me with you. II is 10 be remefn-
bered. brother. that should you be de-
sected I know nothing Of you. re
ceive excellent pay here. and will short
" leave for a ranch which VIII rent"
He smiled. There talk too much.
The lords room7 There are two. One
for him. and one for the white woman.
do not know which Is which. You
ruust-r have it'-waif IN the little /
closet in which linen Is kept II Is fhe |
first door on the left. and opposite the
two rooms. Tell me- eagerly, -you
kin the lord for his fields and money 4
that he has taken from the poorf Hoi /
7 know better. He has taken q maid /