The Glenwood post., 1924-06-19

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where is her the woman whis-
pered shrilly. excltedly. .Did you
bring him home? Is he outsider
"IIo! Il am no such fool" the coolie
simpc.cd Il left him where he was"
*roolf Did you read the paper which
was pasted on the wall by the temple ?
That a reward was offered for this
manf Many yenl Hurry. fool-get
your white man. Take him to the
lords home. Take him secretly. 40
none know Of 1t and claim part Of the
money. Stand and look at me, gaping
Hurryi"
'The Lord Kayama will assuredly
4 beat me. and take the money as well.
10 know that lord Money is to him
as the iris Of his eye."
fool again! Have you not heard It
said that since the honorable Aochi-
San IL dead that his son has become
kind and gentle? I have heard that
not a single servant in the house has
been beaten besides, he is but
newly married. He will not trouble
himself about beating you. He will
know the reward and pay you at least
some Of the money. There, get along.
My fingers are already burning with
the feel Of the gold" ~
T.. fear. There might be beat
ing with bamboo"
There will be none. Have 1 mar
ried rat with the courage of a tor
toise? Must you always hide in your
| ahoIl uhan fhora tc
She did not offer to go with him.
It was. as he said, of certainty that
there would be a beating. But, given
one. II was equally sure that he would
return to her, fearing a second.
What are you waiting for?"
IT y. If -. do not glare at me l
Will go running -"
"Again You have no sense. Do not
run. Questions would be asked you,
and many might follnw. Follow the
river bed, making positive that none
comes after"
The coolie sought fhe river bed, as
directed, and stopping every dozen
yards as II looking intently for some
lost object, to divert suspicion, as he
boasted afterward' reached the body
of the man In foreign clothing.
So the remains of the Lord Of the
Thunder Gate, the true Kayama, were
dragged through the dust Of alleys to
his home. The coolie hid Kayama be-
hind clump Of Willows and slipped
around to the servants portion Of the
house and asked timidly. with many
self f-obliterating bows, for the lord.
The old maidservant to whom he
spoke was canstic.
'What have you to say to the lordf''
she asked.
II have-sopaething for him." stam-
mered the villuger.
"A present for his parriagef Give
II to me. The house cannot be polluted
by. one so low IS you"
mo. Not pres snt. have a-dead
white man for the lord" he muttered.
The servant giared at him. "Kaya-
ma-Sar has taken a wife," she said,
grimly HE cannot be annoyed with
such matters as an accursed white
man. STUFF him underground, and let
him dCcently return to his ancestors, II
he has any. If questions are asked,
you eau dig him up later"
There is,' the coolie felt that ex-
planntfon must ba made. there is
much money to be paid to him who
found the man." he said eagerly. II
will give you portion"
''Yoh. little man! Kayama-San will
see you. Remember" in low voice.
half Of the money is mine"
She padded off and into the house,
to return shortly after.
"Who knows Of the. finding of the
fellow3 Your wife? Tell her to keep
her tongue against her mouth, and to
speak Of 1t to no one. The lord HIM
self will pay the amount Of the re-
ward Where is the dead man7 At
the gate7 Wait will inform Kaya-
ma -San," and she hurried back and
into the house.
Wells received her news calmly. BE
thought for moment quickly, then
announced that he would view the
body. ~, 49,
"You are indeed one Of no intslli-
gence," he saorted to the frightened
coolie. This is no white man. He
is Japarsse. You have been drink
ing. Your head Is added. II would
be dlstastetul for me to investigate a
murder during my marriag. week.
Yoh Here Is a half-roll of gold. Be
silent, and nee that your wife Is silent.
Also II 1t comes to me that you visit
drlnking-shop," Wells was thinking
of the inn. more punishment will visit
you than yo1 can dream Of"
When the coolie stumbled of. count
ing the gold (undivtded), Wells turned
to the servdnt.
you see that this man is q Japa-
nese? Good. Look closely. He resem-
bles my august family. 1t must be
that he is distantly, at least related.
The Book Of Virtue says that one bios
som is like to others. and all are the
same In the end. I will bury this man,
whom we will call my cousin in far
corner Of our portion Of the cemetery"
The old servant, whose eyes were
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