Evening star., 1928-04-15
MAsA TRIED TO RUN AWAY FROM THE YOUNG KNIGHT.

priest, as she herself did not under
| stand. A riddle indeed. and it was the
greatest riddle she ever had. yet Priest
| Ryonen solved 1t in a. moment-the
| riddle of the heart of the girl. Her
mind was fixed upon the young knight.
| Makito, who attended the party, and
| yet they had not so much as exchanged
! words.
| The next morning, the lord and his
retinue rode out TO have a days sport,
but they did not find as much as they
expected. and on this day Makito
seemed melancholy. This was strange
to the lord and his men, for, since
Makito was a master sport, yet he did
day. Truth was. his heart was touched
with tender feeling towards giri-the
girl who danced the Butterfly in the
Rain"
Toward evening they started for
home, but Makito went by a longer
way, through q passage between two
mountains. Over the river to the VAL
ley Makito rode slowly. here and there
In search OF the butterfly. AS the sun
was sinking in the West. he was riding
near to MaSa's favorite hill. and there
at last. TO his great Joy, he found the
girl. holding few Spring flowers In
her hand.
On seeing him, she skipped down the
lane, but In q moment she stopped as
| II motionleSs. There, too, the young
knight was on horseback right In front
OF her. They glanced at each other
without uttering word.
| Maiden, you will please pardon me.
| but ] am the man you saw last night
at the garden party"
He drew rein and swung from the
| saddle, but Masa tried to run away
from the young knight, as she felt
afraid and shy. Makito offered his
hand, and then followed to a large
cherry tree where bashfuIly she hung
her head and said: please go. You
| must"
Masa was young, in the springtime
of life. However, all that had passed
last night when they met for the first
time could not be forgotten quickly
| At last Masa's dream had come true
| for a new world Of glory dawned that
| day when Makito called upon her. The
princess OF the cherry blossoms greeted
| her king at the kingdom on the hill
II was a glorious time while they
visited, and the tender chord OF the
princess heart stirred melodiously 10
the shadowland of dreams.
| y T. n
lMEANTIME. at the province of cho-
A'A shiu, youthful patriots were leading
their party to seek chance for revolt
against the Shogunate government, but
the time was not ripe yet. Apparently
the government got an inkiing OF this
and laid siege TO the border OF tho
province, arresting several OF the
younger generation. During this time
Baisen was losing no opportunity tc
infiane the patriotic feeling. In the
far-aWay town of the south. at the
Silver~eye village, the aged, unknown
patriot was 50 engrossed In the existing
state Of affairs as TO be oblivious tc
anything else.
Masa longed for each evening IL
come. and secretly she spent many hap
py hours with Makito. They had now
become well acquainted with each other
and had fallen In deep love. Masa was
particularly fond OF wearing pink
clothes.
You are pretty in your pink clothes
Masa," said Makito one night. You
know how ! like To see you wear pink.
This made her happy. so she said
II am glad you like IL. You see, pink IL
my favorite color and 1t IL so lovely"
There were other knights who had
ionged after Masa since the night oi
| ItlG DAIbgb bhb Alby EafE up llJlNb IA
they thought she loved Makito Never.
thelesg, there WAS one who could moi
give up because Of Masa's remarkable
beauty, so he determined To win hen
against Makto His name was Kurondc
YajiemOn Eatgu. a friend Of Maklto
/, also In his lords fay0rite service. B0tl
these young knights had promising tu.
lures as either one might become com.
mander at the castle. As competitors
they are set against each other, anc
now we find them competing for Mnsa
KurOnd0 called on Masa several times
but she paid little attention 10 him.
One thing MakiLo could not under,
| stand~~Why Masa never CAV him 8
clear answer about her family and heI
father never saw him outside of hil
. house. At last. after much anxiety nr
has part, he demanded that Masa Civ,
him clear answer. for he could NJ
longer be deprived OF knowing all abou
them,
why. he is a good father" replied
! Masa
While these two we're 80 In love witt
J each other, the excitement of public
, feeling again began to move In tn
Province ~ Ch0shiu and patriotic sen
] timent was at It's height Kichinosnk'
Taig0. a young patriotic leader of tn
Province ~ EetEuma had sent secre
. messenger u Halsen al the Silyer~eyi
{ village ~ negotiate common under
! standing betweeu two outstanding clans
snd the project vas worthy OF seri0u
] thought. While Baisen buried hiinael