The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-07-24

What. she did not know. Vaguely. she
wished that she might help him lis
II because OF what said that you are
downcast;" she asked ,lmidly.
NO" shortly.
is II that =. the household think
II all strange that that :"
Wells had not considered the house
hold. That what. ch.laf-
That we do not sit side
by side on the cushions would
be willing TO II II would make Il
easy for you until they no
longer question or you return me
or :" She was swirllng In
deeper waters than she knew.
would you like II soi" he said
III would not hurt me. Would
Il. kayama-SanY"
~No.-
-Nor your"
Il cannot be hurt
would II help your You have been
good 20 me-"
why do you wish 10 help me, Re
cause ! have not. because !"
mo. Kayama-San. My honored IA.
Their. Tsl-K'ung. said that when there
rame into the breast n feeling
that when you felt do not
understand I want 10 help.
feel that II would be worthy"
Yet-what more did he needi Sup
pose he told her that he wns OF her
own klndf That would remove the
barrier II she meant what she
had implied. She would be silent.
surely. An hour passing wind
through their lives. this II would be II
Kayama himself returned, Why not
MI the hour with blossoms with per
fumes and Joyi
My dear my dear .
he said husllly.
Not only had Ellen never tried to
stem so fierce a torrent OF love In all
her cloistered life. nor ever shuddered
under such dry heat In single word.
she had never dreamed OF SO much
passion In man. Strangely. II moved
her also. Why. she did not know. She
longed TO say something. II was pain
full. yet delicious: her hood.blind heart
exulted. For moment there was
nothing TO restrain him.
He regretted the words as he ut
tered them. That she did not become
large-eyed and bodefui. horribly ncrv-
GUS OF him. he put 20 the fact that she
did not understand. Good Lord. tho
girl trusted him. He was
very glad that she had not under
stood. and with hands still unsteady
return ed TO the papers again.
curious change came over his
face. The girl saw II run the gamut
OF detached interest. nmazement, In
credulity. His hands shook with eS.
element His mouth frightened. A
hard line was drawn about the Iips
She heard his teeth click together.
Up-down. lie rend the paper be-
fore him quickly. Rerend IT, Turned
10 the attached sheet OF parchment.
Aochl. one OF the inner council OF |
the Imperiallsts. had demanded from
an exact accounting. Had
he not paid many hundreds Of yen
INTO the fund 10 prevent more foreign
capital from being invested in Japnn1
How did the affair progressf Mara.
tito told MIN. There must be more
money paid into the treasury. The
white man who directed the building
u the bridges could be bought The
'iher was strangely honest for
.eiyo-jin. But there was plan for
I'm. also. Marakifo assured Aochi
hat al would be well.
Al the end II was written that The
subordinate engineer had departed
pon unknown paths. and that the Ia
ime. That II would nssuredly be
sys IN nrrear Of the stipulated length
Z the contract
"Woiild you like 10 90 90 the
TRANCE land IN which your people
vedT" he asked with careful re
iraint
The girl bowed. where you
o !"
His FIRST actual coherent thought
as what would Uncle Jim shy At this
vidence7 what was up ~ homef
my Ind Williams done this thing 20
imf or Alberta he thought nothing
al. except 70 wonder.
Wbnf WIS going ont Why not re
i'm ~ KHyama. and and nut Listen
o would hear n be went IN. hunt
+. ~ Robert wells. with bis proof. Il
NJ unlikely mat he would discover
hat WIS happening should he take
Ileu7 The situation becnme more
nicuif. She was his wife As mat.
r. stood. she did not fear japanese 4.
ayana whnf n he were her kind,
, take ber-murf he espinin7
Perhaps hlberts loved Uncle Jin's =
nney. Perhaps This Riri would do
? slime And SHE vns already bis
fei and red never know " he
MD frap her into ~ admission that .
he Knynina. were hot white +
was worth chance Why not rist
Ilunfiy he faced her.