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THE i OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND,- SUNDAY MORNING," NOVEMBER 1, 1908. a 1 t 0E Of A 1 1 j By Hugo Erichsen. 'rickshas, wending their war la and out CHERRY blossom time In Japan! To .'Mi' ur1' population, pant playing v.. 'children, aa If guided by Intuition thus one who has never been there, thlll ncAj ot the IMmtm(r rivals of Xyoto these are empty words. To John -waa run. At first the geisha, not under- lTi?'? fn,b0Z Arr- ""- whebectaof KiiwtSTMc: lean, visiting Nippon for the first brought comprehension, she was amused . time, on the other, hand, they were preg- and finally Interested.. Her eyes glls- v1Urm7nK-JT,"?"!at!? ,n!.0 th SS trelrrbS?" vernacular of the Vell-lntentioned but suer was spurred on by a promise of somewhat ' .jiulslve young- man they 'tra reward. In case he should over- would has ood for a bower of beautr "A1? rlval:., Gradually he gained on . i . , " oeauiy, ln latter until It was clear that per- a creation . imture as nearly approach- slstence had won again, as It haa so ing a mu.nl.ine paradise, aa it la possi- many times the world over. Slowly the bla for earthly thinra to do Fih.h , two Jinrickishas, one following the ,,, ,i" y ,. '' Flll61 to'other, approached the dwelling of the the full with a realisation of tha floral gelsha,-reaching which the graceful splendor of the realm of- the mikado, woman sprang lightly to the ground. Word en resolved to take a trlD f rora ' PV" man quickly and vanished Into , . . . . . lM" lr,P tram tne house. Morden, unconscious of the Toklo to Kyojo to view tha celebrated tact that he was being observed by Glon night cherry In tha latter city and dosens of mischievous eyes from behind to Join the admlrlnir ihrnm . ,, drawn jalousies, had the disappointed ,h. - - throng of natives look ot man who Aa suidenly trans it, in.f.-.. "J? th?" famous tree ported-from the delights of a dream to I.? l' flowering period. The grim reality. But he knew enough or Ht TJ f, '.Ji r l,s. arrival found hlra the Inflexible etluuette of Japan to be yK?i ti,eP.,t of ,?b8er,vyn com aware that an Intrusion Into the t J .HnrieWsBa that waa dancer s and singer s abode was out of 11. a nm(PrtbU ?.he hfS to band his tha Question, lie might resort to the ?rbacJtwad ,n orr t? get a nearest teahouse and send for her to ?.C'J .the " VS?!ul blossoms, entertain him, but to do that he would J- rl,"1c5,l0,d lterns haT been elevated . have to know her name. So he engaged 2. . ?ol!f am2n" the branches and tha man who had aerved her so well . Light 9P an animated and, returning to the hotel, secured l,'1!1! and thP0r ell war rom him, with the aid of an Interpreter, 5oi ".tlnb!l.in w?rHhl,i t the utl- bar exact address. And all this time he hit 2.1 ?u?ht hf,Y ,V,lke.d I". a tongue was telling himself that it was merely fci'8 JJp,in,.IUKlilU. t0 ilm: h ?eU matter of curiosity. IKaniri-wfif "haT.,nir heir sensations and But nevertheless, be could not escape ,;n ki,J!.lh.e,rL.th?l!ghUw An1 when tn reflection that the episode of the iillJS 2nAh!?kt, tiir.LUgn fnra'Hng afternoon was liardly commendable, i L . ii Ml.,I1Ah whole panorama considering the fact that he was en- Hh her silver light, even the chatter, raged to an American girl, named Mary Jn multltuda was impressed. Voices James, who waa only awaiting his re- S .g5f r were hu,hed tor tha turn from this oriental tour To marry moment Flora, queeit of spring, reigned him. "But." he concluded. "America Is "TvE,"' x, t m i aL . w.y, nd she will never know the ch;Y?F.?rdBn ?1tur?d ?. tha QlV difference. 8o whafa the ocjdsr cherry afoot the following afternoon, he - ii . was not yet free from the spell pf the - ; previous evening. He was In the mood When they met again after that, it some psychologists have termed recep- was Mordeh'a turn to become embar- live and not disposed to quarrel with rassed. The geisha's training as a pro- the Creator for having made the land of fessional entertainer, stood her ln good chrysanthemums. stead. It was true ahe blushed deeply Traversing the grounds of a little on entering the room and saw th park Jn the vipinity on his way to the' stranger who had followed her the pre beautlful tree, he was suddenly tooted . vlous day. but soon regained her com- to the spot by a sight upon which he posura. Bowing smilingly she let herself gazed with unfeigned delight. 4n awdown onto the matting and passed her jinrickisha, drawn by one of the un-Jlenffer flngera caressingly over the tiring human horses of Japan, sat - astrings of the samlsen that had been geisha engaged in -a conversation with placed in readiness for her. The for- another public dancar, aa Morden readily eignar had sent for her. as had so many discerned, from the latters butterfly from over the seas before him. 8he garments. With her jet blatk hair, fair, would play and sing for him and then regular features that were barely tinged ' would go away and she would see him with a touch of olive, and pearly teeth, no more and he would forget her. It she appeared to him the Incarnation of waa tha fate of the geishas. hoWKM enc. mora ..rf I- . templaTion r of thrnrettv seen, befo?; 8"e."s,n?" ""ttt.rij 'h.mAld?n". Hmwinr tn rinM Whan ha hi h . - - - -" .. ai mar who was stolidly awaiting tha word of command that would start him on the run of a mil or two, convinced woraen mat ne would nave to select a man of equal vigor did he not want to lose sight of his little beauty: Luckily. in Japan, wherever the foreigner is. there is the Jinrikisha man also. No sooner had the jin.aon beckoned to ona of thefe fellows In the distance, when they. came running from all directions. eagerly proffering fabels services. ln fact their ardor in quest of a fare came near precipitating a fight, which waa only averted wlien Uie "foreign gentle- miiri" aouttArnri om.,u cnin omnn. ersatiqn, punctuated with laughter.. He no the sliVhtest Idea what it was cuVSt 4o!yth. ?fttrcar L' h7mU"t w observed that It UkB th? n'Tru Si.y the way she sang It. swaying her observed that " was the poetry of mo- rracervJf bodv ln time with the musl EAiftffc .Vido ahir.re!f.raaaetr tf-SS-SF E hem In search of the money. This lost her shyness and when ha dtscov maneu,ver excited the hilarity of the rl that she, like many of the geisha, ladles, and the only one in the con- was a bit of a linguist and talked Eng veyance was still laughing when she Hah brokenly, their conversation, was gave her 'ricksha man the signal to no longer restricted to pantomlne and start. It waa as 1 hough a statue had such Japanese phrases aa he had man come to life. The stolidity of tha fel- aged to acquire. He was now no long low vanished in a trice. He had ob- er laboring under a delusion and frank served the hiring of his rival and ly confessed to himself that love di gressed st the gentleman's purpose. At -acted his steps to the teahouse and a sign from Morden his Jinrickisha man to Kohana love that brooked no bar was ready to take up the pursuit of his Hers, love that would break down the fair countrywoman. Both of these restraints of conventionality, love thnt sturdy fellows took a deep breath and was deep enough and unselfish enough then the race began. The speed these to disregard race prejudices and unite iron-sinewed men developed was mar- the Occident with the orient. Villous. In and out of narrow lanes, up To him Kohana was the most beatitl and' 3own garden paths, now dodging ful woman that ever lived, every step the obstruction, now .avoiding that, she took the perfection of grace, her nearly coming into collision with other form and features the replica of a petite "ELIZA," A SHORT STORY OF By "Y By Margaret Johnston Merrill. OT' may take the rua to the k IT u ir,, , Dae porch. Ellxa. and clean them. Then come and I will show you your work." Mra. Hunt turned to prepare . , . , . . . . , servant took up tha rugs. . There was nothing remarkable ln Eltza. She bad the dusky complexion and kinky hair and her features were somewhat more regular and her ex . presslon brighter than that of many. Once upon the porch, her whole face lighted, for Kllsa had the love of beauty, ao natural to the African. - - ' T reckon dere's a right smart of mountains heah. anyhow," she gasped, as the full view of Pisgah, In Its soft glory caught her eye. "Maybe No'th ; Cawlina Is as good na Tennessee if It ainH go de Smokies." Eliza had arrived in North Carolina the day before, and, leaving her chil dren with a relative, had secured work In a family of northerners residing ln that state. "Ef I could onjy hev de chlld'en. It would be flnr. but mavha I Win rlt tn keep dem" -s with the chips to the kitchen. Eliza's love of beauty Included per- H,"r WBM "P: She would aonal adornment and none knew better make one supreme effort. A slight over than she how to make the most of ber pasting of the sky and a distant rum possessions. Her turban might" be of bllng of thunder gave her ample excuse the flimsiest, but It was alwavs becom- lnglv arranged Just now she tossed ber head coquettishly. jingling; her ear drops as a colored man of unusual dig nity of manner approached. . The old man politely touched his cap. "Please. -cook, will vou tell-Mrs. Hunt dat Silas Oates is heah?" With a condescending vnod and a dainty manipulating of her skirt. Eliza went to deliver the message. Mrs. Hunt gave Silas hla Instructions, anrfl then, lata out tne pay s worn ror t,nza nerore going away. Ellaa was especially anxlons to make a good impression in her new situation, and worked unremlt- . tingly until a great part of her day's work was done. "I reckon I betfah go see If dat man's adoln' all right," sha mused. "I Jes" want somo chips fur de kitchen stove, Mlstah Gates." she ssid, advancing toward him, proud of having correctly remembered his name. 'Uf eou'ee, cook. Let me help you get dent." waa the kindly answer. "Scuse me, Mis tah . Gates, I'se a widow. Mra Elisa Jackson's my name '' Thla was aald with figure drawn up to full helght and a perceptible flutter of earrings, which were notloat upon tne , ota man. 1 Be nappy 10 maaa yo quainra.nce. Mis' Jackson. I'ae Ueaeon Bilaa. Gates." "Well, nowl 1 dona beard my cousin. eoq.$ar4 with Uunpel vlbea Any VW-o'll: sn'oaTsrnin'fur ghastly "harve. VTaiming" i:B0 wo andad: .d flMlV" the" 8 wifV" wllo ' lives in a "hui of ul ' w I I uln Colonel Nash ri.. Ild h?i a M "ful iiar. he ,,f H-s rMhi I'll Lno ,', . H.h. I,ve9- Dur'ns the great fsmlne of '1897 slaves or common laborers. Each caste buy a nose ring, pearl after pearl, and h0,, h5 n fnnuit of !B0 rounds uSSn rTaht Vlad tl nVt ou aoVoon." He Lk. If.t.. Uy ur S,ht- the government fed S.000,000 persons. has since become divided into many sub- the ambition of he"r life will be to save Hmonhat the Irfll rK nf Viu! ... JEzLZ 3?tk enncaal . . v. " '",ak"'- , 11 ,'P Do you grow sick at the thouKht of divisions and grades, each grade .and for a central rubv. Then, when this is '2n,ton that the i bell ringers- of -Bath nV?rlh7rwunBoie The time aeTme .'n1 OU k.nWi.1 hi dreadful picture-of the millions of each class despfslng that beneath itand obtained;. If a daughter has inherited" abhf ? vJSlf g . m to ' n on the in" f- JV. htX hif ..h.i ...T. "m,(1. an , E'i,sa hideous humsn skeletons languishing viewing that of a higher rank with sfr- nose ring, the next prise will by a set kne11 tTomJ I,1. LSiiit-m; n J? i'ltmetJ r?aolverH P1- whl'eK Ba"Jin5 rr ? 'ier"n '1'"ur"- from want of food in the shadows of pal- vile Veneration, fear and awe. . of gold beads. " a nlversary of his wedding day. On the "S?Hth nrii 1- rlh returned tha AAf SfL' h'r work, she aces of silver and pearl? ' The brotherhood of man. as taught by Then, as generations pass, the daugh- y 0 his happeleasa by death there M ia?hthlnlt.tr,fti ZrJ?? holih E,.ntd- hi'e, ' i.?h. IySwd' 1 d0 During a famine. Bishop Thoburn the founder of tha-Christian 'faith, is ters and th, daughters' daughters will was to ho a, merry . Teal .for ths , sama ..Tv ,li.tV5tU, y scholah, want a borne fur my chlld'en." wrota: he highways are covered with not recognized in India. 1A man born in save find skimp for toa-rlng. earrings !enh 'S ilmi. J? .S5 k'L ! "ii-iii uh, - k.t.i, ., t to Prnveit never lnierfered with tho people, manv of whom are walking skol- a low .class may degrade himself to a and bajigles. There are said to ba 10 .Stafford who bemleathed I to his wife lV1 ?f HW1, iui ,-M.kJi rlrral preparation of her toilet, so eton. ' vamiy seeking a regio-n whbra lawer -aasta. butV act of self-sacrt- .times Ts' manv Jeweler' In Inflla a- in 40 brass halfpence, whiob company of de fuat families, alius. r I she was even more tastefully arrayed food can be found. The spectacle is one )oe, heroism or nobility can he elevate) the United States " And. it is said one will buy her a pullet for her supper, a do wish-1 was a Wiolah. I when Deaeoni, Gates stood again at the of the most painful which can be found himself., The only gate to a higher third of the wealth of the average lilndfi greater .sum than ber father can ner ti-ZL 7 nrr.TO hi iiu " UW:Z;). on earth. The rries or the orphans, ir caste, imy believe., is ny reincarnation, family consists of Jewels. make over to ner, ne oem wur-i or tlon surh a trifle a scholarship and "Marse Hill say you come to bis they could onlx enter Into the ears of all A Sudra's son Will be a Sudra, d all It Is plain then that, with this hoard- men and his wife the worst of women.'' payen,tly forgot the possession of tha house and bring do child cn at 7 dls ood tmodIo in distant lands, would stir the children of his coming Ekenerattoit Inn ta.fr. .n inutin h i.o,iiv.i Another husband provided handsomely vineovered rottage she Jtad seen from ewnln' 1f you kin git away. I'll bo the Christian world to such a movement foi1 years to come. A Sudra as classed tendency with tha Hindu. It will be diffi-" for his wife and sister with tha condU her cuAi-tii s fabln tha evening before, dens myself. Sistah kin tell you where of sxmpathy and help as -has never been with dogs, and a person of higher Caste cult for the government to Induce tha tlon that they should tpnd an hour a "r '"' n bad assured her that -no Msrse Hjll .ii.ves. I live jes' back of witnessed on earth." would rather eat with dogs thaif tbucb people to convert - tholr stored wealth week In company at tha grave. This, wlored jna . In the town owned .him. but I'll e st his place." Tha.Hev R. A. Hnma. Ahmednagar, one of thl loathed olass. a member into, gold and put It into circulation. ' 1 so tHi will stated, was because they rm i (o(tun. not to ' mention tho He waft gone. In s mornent tb'finlsh wrote to, a missionary lii ths United of whfch may not pray in tho temples or India, according to authorities vearty bad' made ..the testator's life miserable irmnpet Ina, Morning glories wera his worki) snd tillza strained every nerVe States: I have-seen wltbln the last even listen to the reading of the sacred absorbs a little less than one eighth-! and Jhi wanted 4a be certain ?that they .l enough, but thev were not to b to ha v lh knu in ar.. ?1m k. rf.va-iiuinr moth-ra villi m t..k - ' t.. . . ' i," . m . ...h i.. fn. . hii.. irBii w vuaiil, . .i.ii6 He had heard samlsen players before. trfarairlTShl "5Trfi-"Vnrth. InVt- iwnt tipftak. IvOftt in admiration pf A.a-r ma anH 0 ??1 jT; Ha sent for her the next day and the next after that. Weeks passed " " yIA - "' y'Z teahouse. lie did not need to send, for nd still he was a dally visitor to tha her now. She was - there at the ID- pointed time ana it was generally un- rstood that she was to play and dance for him only and nq one else, Me Pali t.h't rapacious teahouse pro- prletors all they asked and biassed his stars tnat nis tamer was ricn ana pro- vided him with ample means. Passing a few hours every day In the company of his fair entertainer, thev soon-ne- came wen acuuaintea. uraxiuaiiy sne commonplace darky might own a few iiowcrs, out to possess a coitage cov- ered luxuriantly as was that of Dea- con Gates was an unmistakable mark of rank. "Yes. Mis' Jackson.' continued the Its great to Mis' Hunt she - 1 num. Bile "ld man' patronlxlngly, aiiui, as mill 11 Ha i ui. head thoughtfully. "I'se sorry you can't see dat de mat tah Is too deep fur anyone what ain't used to sich modltatlon." He quietly resumed his work to cover any sense of defeat, and Eliza wisely felt that ln a game like hers silence n the better course, so she hurried lur "g31" -"rr r- ,"- "I'se all flustrated. Deacon Gates. I'se powerful afeard of thundah. so I Jes" run to. speak to you. I don't reckon a scholah is afeard of thundah. I'se tol'able weak. I low, but I,awd, what if rt thundah wouM strike me!" All the old man's chivalry was aroused. To be appealed to by a fine look-ins woman in the very prime of life tonched his heart and flattered his pride, while it surely go th,e better of ni-'mni. "Mis' ackson, I ain't afeard of thun- dah,-nohow. De Iawd sends it and He kin take care of It. I feel so bad to see you so flustrated dat I don't mind takin' care of you fur de rest of my life, maybe." "Bless de T.awd!" ejaculated Eliza, with a b-wltchlng air of reverence "And now." Rhe added, as a softer look eame into her kin hev' my . ' chlld'en." The deacon started. This was 'an- other matter. "I dldn tjknow you hed chlld'en. sis tah Eliza How manv you got?" "Two. One i 6 and one Is 14. Dev both worked in Tennessee, and when I'se quainted heah deV'll g'it places Dey s girw. as any-one Is glad to' git ueys girw. as any-one is glad to 10 worn wnen oey wants good help. "I 'clar. I'se ot to medlstate pn It." fora 11 r. Hunt's return.. n aa until aha ssvto mo din mnwnin' 'I want von to , l nuu nut 1ua.1a.1ur- rin uciry was stronger upon me woman ""t "J " heretofore attemnterl biit (rluhtfor cu? Ibout one fo'Th of dis'wooJsnJo ft'! a0Rbtn,nnedetrhew!.av,yt' P.er; ever tU had won Rattles for her r you can count 1 Jter da-n lo W pieces fur de little stove.' Now, I goes ?Pj VL", onh r y I "1 in ,h2 RaatC and .now,r.e w.as fihtlng fouah Is two? demanded the deacon. counted with, Mr. Hill, and she dared to work and I totes each stick and n?Jz?. Jl.ln x" on of the hardest. With a dozen mine- VLa. deacon, dey s scholahs demsnlves. nothing else. Like Dr. McQueen. lr. counts it. Dere's 29 sticks I kin count ?.TJi in oti hf in movements, she approached, still Dey know how old dey Is. I don't keep Hill seemed always to receive con to t9. and. moah. It takes a scholah. eled t? a!f'rr, h,t rs?ll ,J..h.tTbes,e keeping her eyes upon tho ground as If no 'count. De two little fellows is fhlences while asking none. a but I kin do It." the on one- dressing of unconsoipus of the presence of anyone pow ful cute. I done love dem a heap. " "Eliza." he said, firmly, "there W no "How you gwlne to find out de "You needn't lav out to dress much i Hi, , Mr. Hill had beckoned the two nod for you to go In your old way If fou'th" queried hit listener to n?e4se Marse HM1 He ain't that s?3nly. she raised her eyes pre- younger children to him and was en- you want to do letter. Silas was my "vL ii- - ' 1" o w,h klnf nohow" said .Sarah warninirlv' Pared to be surprlseo. gaging them In conversation, when Eliza father's own servant, and is a good man. each 1'." a.MU,h "What , fur you done " talk Ilk" dat And surprised she certainly was, in a tu?ned toward them. The mother love- If you feel that you want to. marry him, f?Kh.iJ ' ild 1 - deacon' arK"mPnt- r.p rnavb, r wine to be .married dls moment afl her arts fell from her and shone through the petty frivolity of the andf dowhat is right for him I will see ",.t'h rt,,,. it a. n.s,.,,r- evenln' I ain't gwine to lose no time "he tood thoroughly ashamed ln the woman and the man's heart was that you have the means to keep your B"t h"w Jrou gwlne lt da quawtah? fn" if 1 kin manage it " presence of Mr. Illl. He was not a touched. - children with you.' I ask no promise a . m .,.th. hi. "Don't you lose time now afixln' up "evere looking man-, yet she stood ap- ''Take the four children round and until you are sure you are ready to give A pause. The old man scratched his ..!!. " 0 , " . '"" ".A 1 ' 1 "f- i J,.. .i i hi. ..1, i,,n. i., u ti, It. Kllna lost hla wife ami onlv child " " rl1 "l'M'"ISI. I.Jl. sUA-A annKt A v- 3 U. .er(nr. nAv (ha farmers . I ! 1 t J - . . 1 Tiriiru ii.un.uun. nun . 1 . - ' - T va s., w - -- . J J ...... '- -' " - v.i . . . . ... V tj wvilu n. UIWIUVIIUI Ul K'tlti: .. .. "W Ii L1F1 lllTil. w,,w, i v - fm . ,j . I WANT YOtl Venus, her smile divine. At his re quest she went out boating with him occasionally, which waa ho violation of the etiquette of hsr native country, as long a he returned her to "the tea house. She would never havs consent ed to his taking her .home. f And once, unbeknown to her, he fol lowed her and some lof her girl friends Into the woods and, surreptitiously watched them as they romped. Defeplv engrossed ln some of the national games they failed to pay any attention to their surroundings but leaped and skipped and laughed to their hearts' content. He was not astonished to find that she was the leader of this pas time it seemed the most natural thing in tha world that she should be. The position belonged, by right, to the most graceful. How light of limb she wis. now darting here now there, evading capture or directing the quick move ments of the merry girls and emit ting amusing little feminine shrieks of deligh. Once the winding chain of human beauty closely approached Mor den'a hiding place, but he remained un discovered and later made his way out of the woods unseen. It was on one of the boating ex peditions that he told Kohana of his "THE TIME, "Please, ma'am," said she, as Mrs, nuni entered me Kllcnen a little later. "my little boy Is pow ful bad and I'se 'feared its bold hives. Kin I ao ies' dls once at 7 to take him to de doctali? 1 shan't ask it no moah if you'll only let me o tonight. He's so sick. I'se freted 'boiit him all day." . -..-In,,. (-..., -1, r you at 7, you hattah not stop to dress up too slick," Was the answer. "Ain't Marse Hill' quality? ' If he Is I'd be ashamed to go to him without lookln tol'able." Marse Hill is suah enough . ..ii,..' r- uiii. .... t, " . No th Cawlina families, and he Is as good as any of his folks that went he- foah him! Bht you ies' hurrv up." Sarah accompanied Eliza until they came within sight of Mr. Hill's rnsi- dence, when she prudently withdrew, after cautioning the latter 'to act "like' she was ln meetln" " Eliza and her children entered by the sea gate, and the beauty of the grounds, I 2, THE WORLD'S MISER NATION AND IT'S HOARD OF GOLD-C ontinued From the First Page whole country could be secured. The loss in population in the famine dis tricts, ahown bv a comparison of the censuses of 1891 and 1901 reached nearly S. 000.000. And most f them starved to death. Meanwhile the rajahs were collecting gems. Hundreds of people died in the streets in Madras during the famine of 1833; ,hy were strewn like seeds in the fiejds snd like stones along the highways. In uantur !iiro,iPi or , duu.imhi innaonants starved to death; In 1KS7 more than 1.000,000 perished In northern India, and in I860, 200,000 died from want of food. The ghas"tly famine reafed a harvest In I860 of one-third of the population of Orissa. In m there starved In northern In - - dia about 1.200,000 persons. In 1887 the mortality during the Madras famine I Tn Kit rrv w.vuv.wv, ouu lit a u t in ion 111 cblldfea who Jaave not tasted food In TO BE MY WIFE AND BE WITH! Intentions and asked her to become his 'wife. After dismissing tha native oars man, he had directed the light craft fur out of sight of the crowd on shore, un til the opposite bank was reached and tne boat disappeared under tha over hanging boughs of a large out-leaved tree. Suddenly the American and hts companion found themselves ' ln a ver ri bower that seemed to enclose them on all sides. Even- the water appeared to be a network of branches and leaves. Laying the oars ln the little craft and running ashore, he helped her to dis embark. Sitting down by her side on the grain, he took her little hand and held it ldvligly. Playfully she tried to with draw it from his grasp. "O." rfhe said, with a comical grimace, "I frighten ac count you sit so close an' hoi' my han'. You hurt poor Kohana an' mak' her aawry an' then she cry." "I would not hurt you for the world, little one," he cried impetuously. And then, after a moment: "Vo you like tne. Kohana?" "Ug you?" She nodded smilingly. "Do you like me very much," he per sisted, trying to pass an arm around her -waist. She nodded again. THE PLACE AND THE GIRL the sweet scent of flowers and the per fect peace Impressed ven hr giJdy mind. "Marse Hill Is quality, suah enough," she mused. As she drew near the house with a studied iauntlness of movement, she saw a gentleman sitting on one of the piazzas; while Deacon Gates stood near him on the lawn. The instinct of . - 4 . i . ence. In all. her poor, frivplous life she had never met a man like him before, and her little affectation fell from her, unable to exist In the sight of a great sincerity. Not that she could reason it all out: she was only conscious that hefore thin man'- steady erase she must J,u"- "' iamny. rvr ' her life she sincerely wished to be bet- ,pr than she had ever been. A dim thought that it would have been better for her had she only known such men as Marse Hill was struggling her brain when she was recalled by the voice of Deacon Gates. "Sistah Eliza, what, whnt'a dls? You done tole me you - hed two chlld'en. , - of This Section several days. Hundreds of children, de- sorted by their parents, who, could not. bear to see them die In hunger, have come to our house, pathetically holding out their tiny hands. A heart of stone would melt at the bight of such suffer- ing." Why, you wonder, does. India not help nerseir? wny do not tne ricn neip tne poor? This brings up the eternal Cjjrse of India caste. . Over the door of the great Jain tern- pie-at Ahmadabad are the words: "Iw-caste servants and dogs are not allowed to enter here," A traveler has declared the temple ' and the words So be an epitome of India. Castes were originally divided Into i' - hi, j 1 1 11 1 0 v ' ".'"iiHua A HInda may not toucb ona of the ME ALWAYS. "Yes," sha said, "Kohana, sha Kg you ver' much Firs' you come, she no llg you. But now you llg see me, an' I lig ee you." This was hardly what he expected. There was too much Japanese evasion In It to suit him. So he renewed the at tack on the citadel of her heart. "Don't you know, sweetheart, that I love you better than all else th the world, even myself?" he said. The girl laughed merrily, but In stantly smothered her hUartty when she saw hla frown. "O, you mak' geisha talk." she ob served, attempting to assume a sage expression. Last year, IJlnson, from that Halted States America, he tell poor Koyoshl he loave her. She loave him: too so she got marryj But now he llg-'her no more. .Me Rlv& her bees' moaneys an' go 'way on beeg ship. An" she so sawry, she cry all time 'and get seek an' die. Tha' 's mos' tarrlble. "But, my darling." he said earnestly, "you don't understand. 1 want you to be my wife and be with me always. I shall wed you at the American, consu late and so you will he married accord ing to the law of your country and mine. Besides I have derided to stay in Japan and make it my home. Now what do you say?" Heah's fouah. you?'' Does dey all belong to "La. yes, deacon, 1 done tole you I'se no scholah. I only wish I was. If I didn't tell you de right nuinbah, I'se .1? aorTJ- 'Sis rr nr How did I know?" stah Eliza, how y&u know to tell you may show Jhem the flowers. Silas, 1 will call you when I want you." 1 1 ne Oeacon bowed gravely. He knew Marse Hill was about to settle the ilf- flculty, and that whatever the decision might be, it would be right. ''KMlia ,l antri Mr VMM h,n lh' 'Ell: ""1H- inis is a serious pusiness. uo you want to marry Silas?" "Deed. yes. T do. Marse Hill. I want a home fur mv 'chlld'en. It's pow ful hard to he away from dem no much. Dey ain't had no pa sence qe littlest one ' waa a year old. and now he's six, and i'se bed to leave him most of de time, so I want to get dem a home.' Her eloquence was genuine. Ifo trace Z lower class, eat fnjm the same bowl, nor sit with him, recognize him, assist him 'i oinrvmg or receive neip 11 ne himself Is ln distress. Should a Brahmin see a Sudra dying of thirst, the inviolable rules of his religion would forbid him to hand him a drink of water lest hV defile himself. . "pon India, at once the wealthiest and poorest of nations, hangs the millstone of oaxte, a damper to all ambition, a aeaa weignt to an progress. Tne Budra may not hope for advancement or re- ward. The Brahmin and the warrior and the prince remain superior by birth and law. But with-both Classen, each forbidden to Rssiftt the other, there la a desire for gain and the hoarding of gain. The women of the. hill tribes wear necklaces of glaas strung on wool; beg- ""iin-.n iiia,r nrni niivci ti- uiiiu production of Bold! And yearly-r-thousiuids starve- there. He held his arms toward her and She the geisha is as deeply )h love with no longer ' resisted him , when h draw him, as ha la with -her. I bona he will her into his embrace and . kissed bar coma to bis senses before it is too late" again and again. . e , timoothlnK the reballlona black hair. And true to her word ' Miss aiino on her forehead, ha. aald: "You haven't Brown called upon Kohana, 8hehaS told- me yet you love. me Kohana."- . no difficulty. In being admitted. "f The - "Yeas, I loave 'you ver" moach." sha geisha was Just engaged in dresnlnv murmureoV BlOshlng furiously and then herself for her dally visit to thl tea. hiding her.faoe on his ahoulder. bouse. In fact, attiided by her maid Finally she disengaged herself from she was Just putting the final touches his embrace. ,., - . , to a rather elaborate toilet, from the "Kohana mos" bea happy female wp- cros-tioks and butterfly ornamenta in man in Japan," she declared, "mebbe in ber coiffure to the delicate ilk emw the whole wori;. Firs' poor Kohana broidery on hprelogV Though the mis thing you speaking nonsense with her. slojiary was inclined to be critical she Then to'ta.WBrt Mtf-B. kis to admit U was no wonder this tshe enderstan'. You going be her hos. woman had turned the head of her ban'. How that is nise. It soun gran, countryman. Kohana'e kindliness of An then you stay marry with me and manner and beauty softened Miss we happy forever, no madder whtea- Brown's heart and made her disinclined ev?.r- ... , . , to disclose the. real purpose of her visit. He comprehended bar. with the lniuir If Jt had not been for what ahe con tlon of a lover. . fWered her duty, she would have turned "Yes, my dsr, be assented Joyfully, .bank and fled precipitately. But dutv "no maitrr what may happen." . waa her strong point. Being a perfect Ho folded her Into hla arms again. Japanese linguist and fully conversant "T)n you knoWA you are the most with tha . t beau autiful woman Japan. Kohanat" h: land of the mikado, she began by ex ked, looking drfwn on her upturned changing compliments with Kohana. CC mi In trial n . hA mi 1 1 as face. "You thing soT' sha said demurely, bui pJfed;. , th.' .n.M- .. ?j . '" yapanesa term or endearment, for you, she added, after a brief interval, men, correaponding to our "lover" with an air of conviction Uwt caused. At the commencement of the conver Morden i to laugh, whereupon ahe pouted. ,aatlon the women had seated them- But her displeasure vanished as sud. selves on the floor matting, whence denly as it came and she was ones the geisha now regarded her adversary more tire happy, smiling Kohana he had with flashing eyes" At length Bha un learned to love. t derstobd wh the Christian had come to Bafore returning; to tha landing place ,ee her. What pu)ed her still, how they decorated their . boat with small ever, was to divine the motive that led branches of the tree Under, which they the missionary to interfere, had pledged their troth, until it pre- But the latter did not leave her long aented quite a festal appearance. Ha In doubt concerning this point. Briefly rowed slowly across fho lake, facing sha told her of the girl to whom Mor her where she sat In the stern end of den had been betrothed ln far-off Amer the boat. And as ha plied tha oars, he lea, and frankly predicted that he would sang one of the songs he remembered break his fslth with the Japanese girl from college. In a rich baritone, keeping as he had broken tt with her country time with his strokes. . woman, and more to the same effect. I so so prise you sing." she saldT She reminded Kohana, too, of the un when he had finished. And then, to happiness that had followed the last his grvat delight,-she clapped her little Japanese-American union at Kyoto. -hands, as she had. seen the foreigners The girl's faitb in her lover was not oo. to be so tightly shaken, however, mueh As they walked leisurely away from leas destroyed, ghe told Miss Brown the lake shore more than one promenad- she was convinced of the integrity uf lng courle turned to look after them, her iro-otoko, and politely intimated Being of medium height and well built, that ahe would not bo disconsolate at he was not too tall for her petite grace- her visitor's departure. ; ful f'gure. JHoreover. his dark eyes The missionary became aware of the and nut brown hair and moustache and necessity of a chan" of tactics, if nlm regular features did not emphasize the would accomplish her purports, and contrast usually observed between the presently began to make com pardon' facial appearance of persons of differ- between the respective stations in 11f; ent rccey. Morden was dressed in a of the geisha and her lover. Morden, light 1nimeplcuotts business suit, but aha told the poor girl, now listening Ini the geisha had donned her holiday at- tently to every word, was rich and had tiro and , was resplendent with color, every prospect of becoming a power in The radltrice of their countenances be- the mercantile world, ultimately takln trayed "their secret and gave rise to the pla;e of his father. If Kohana whispered remarks. All the world loves married Titm. his father might diaown a lover, and Japan is no exception to . him and thus cut him off from a bril the rule. Hani future and a "fe fre of care. If That evening, for the first time, she he loved, blm it was plainly her duty allowed him to take her home and rtbt to step between father and non and J? arted from him at the threshold of her welling with a melodious "good night. On aitffmntlnv tft rlva har . faraurall. kiss, however, he found that there was still one barrier between them the ln- flexibility of Japanese decorum On returning to his hotel he felt vaguely that it waa his duty to break the news to the girl waiting for him across the seas; to tell her of his 1 life, his dlaeovery that what I felt for her was naught but hin that he had never known changed he had what love was until he met Kohana. r, . . . w . t i . . . i 1 1 . , H-.t. .a a...a.a a to her. until It became absolutely neces- sary. What did it matter, nnvwav a awav "id b with her thousands of miles sad tidings to her a month sooner or ?ayh.Drelo5?h. .,v m? ,i, later. With all the conceit of the av- l.hri T.hA nH thhc J-,iu erage son Vot Adam he imagined that n 'n'Tai ??htth'.!hIhS ? 2 hla faithlessness. -would all but crush uS'""?! her and, ha deemed it a mercy to put VJl??(nEhatn aid.hbewi2 hih.r.V,iin- ntf nnvriilnir that' wnult hrlnv nmirht Americans anguish Wl heartrending, hut sorrow to her bring naught wuhout thought Of food qr Bleep he out sorrow to ner. searched for her ceaselessly for over a HI. week, offering rewards freely for anv Had he hut known it, ahe was ln- clue 40 her whereabouts, being buoved formed of his defection even then. A up from time to time with false re letter postmarked Kyoto, from a mis- ports that- ended Invariably in the blt slonary friend with whom she had at- terness . of disappointment. At last, tended Wellesley college, that had haggard with sleepless nights, he re reached her but a day or two before, signed himself to his fate, conscientiously executed the duty Mor- Iteturntng to Tokio he put up at t he den had shirked. same hotel he had frequented before. "Mr. Morden," .her. friend wrote, "Is the Anglo-American. When he had ree Infatuated with a Japanese singer and istered. the clerk handed hint a cable dancer of unusual beauty. A report gram, explaining that it had arrived but has gained currency that he proposes a few hours before. The dispatch to marry this geisha and settle in read: "Am relieved to learn you pro Japan. I hope It Is unfounded. I am ' pose to marry a Japanese. Know now going to call on this girl and see what never loved you. Just married Horace I can do with her. It appears to be P. Wilder. Congratulations in order, a useless task, however, as I am told Mary James." -was left of the actress who had entered the grounds a few minutes before. "It's perfectly right to be anxious for your children, but you must think of Silas, too. Are you sure you will lovo him?" "Deed I will. I'd love any one wnat would gimme a home for riiy chlld'en. But lie don't want de little fellows and dey's awful cunnln' and purty. Marse Hill, can't you help me git dom a home?" inis was a Douier stroke tnan sne naa years agot and has been alone ever since, But. JSllsa. you must understand for all "me, mat mere is 10 ue no irumin. The wife of Silas Gates must be above that. ' The woman's tears were flowing fast now. ar "' she began. ... . . "I do not want to hear what any one has been. I am thinking of what the fuJre may he." he said gently, ' 'J- Mare Hill, I Kwar I 11 do de honest way fur Deacon Gates. -I swar ft- "huah. No one talked to ma Ilka you befoah. I'se ho'n again, shuah enough, ., A"", th? black face snone as ir Dap- tlsed ln the right kind of love hitherto undreamed or. That evening a select company' of members of the deacon's church were very hastily summoned to witness his union In tlie holy bonds of matrimony with Eliza. For' the first time in years he Joined the dancers, proudly leading nis wire, who had refused her hand, to all the younger men, and declared she would neneerorin ounce oniy wiin ner nus- band. Late that night, as two tiny black heads were laid upon the best bed they had ever seen, one very softly Whispered to the other. "Wasn't It lucky that ma fnrarot how to' count 11s when she told dat she hed two children? Now we'se Jolly fine counted fur keeps."' 1 - ii, i, 1 rsiamPIilry KeTengP. From the New York World . . . . , . . T'"tators do hot always uepart this life In a'forglvlng frame of mind. Mrs. r.,h.T(. -p. Heckler of- Portland Dr henueathed to her husband tl navable ,n monthly installments. Mr.' Heckler after; bisi deatlu. -V. coming fown to the presen? day, haii KL' th?n to her ihotoko. ruin the latter foM?ver. If she loyod n,m: course, u sne aia not tove mm. It did not matter. Consciously Miss Brown had touched the one cord to which the heart of every Japanese, male or female, readily responds filial obedience. wne tho .missionary took her leave, it was all f!! w.s in aeptm on the following day for a prolonged visit, to the Interior In attempting, to bow her visitor out, the pallid girl reeled and would have fallen if U had not been r for the timely support of the maid , . That afternoon Morden waited In vln tor his geisha at the ten-housp, nor did she put in an appearance the fol lnwtng day, Thinking she . might h. slightly 111, he waited until the thin Quest of Secret of Longer Life (By a Staff Correspondent.) PARIS. Oct. 3. Dr. Doyen, the fa mous scientist, delivered himself of the remarkable phrase. "Pres ervation of his life through sev eral centurlgs depends solely on m,an" at the tenth congress of medicine Just ended at (jeneva. Interviewed by the Matin, Dr. Doyen supplemented and extended this dictum, affirming, aa the , Matin puts It, that'the prolongation q!' a man's life until he reaches the age at tributed to Methusaleh Is not definitely beyond the hounds of possibility. "My experiments." he said, "are mere ly the corollary of the discoveries of Ir. Metchnlkoff. the eminent bacteriologist og the Pasteur Institute. He dlsvovcred Vliagorytose. ojn which my--owir Ktmtles have been based. It Is to him we owe the knowledge of the Inner mechanism of life. Hitherto there had been only laboratory experiments. 1 believe I liao arrived at the stage (if practical appliua tlon of the knowledge. "In multiplying the white corpuscles In the blood Ithe phagocytes) wo in crease the coefficient of vital resistance and can estimate its value. It Is fi new departure In therapeutics which is ap parently coming to the front. "If we Hueceec-d In suppressing colds, chest diseases and ' bronchitis (and In this matter I have attained absolute successes) and these complications arei often the primal cause of rheumatism we arrive, logically, at the suppression of latent causes of disease. "Our life is limited by a great num ber of deteriorations In our organism; atfiong these we should consider not only maladies which-are apparent. ' but also latent Infections. If we cause, hy the use of 'phagogene' liquids, an In crease of vital resistance, we prolong by that very fact the duration of life. The law for the preservation of the human organism is already formulated. What is curious Is that it Is a surgeon who supplies the basis of a new de parture ln therapeutics- which will per haps alter tho whole science of medi cine. Dr. Metchnlkoff, questioned on these statements, said: "I know nothing of the experiments which Dr. Doyen has made, and cannot, therefore,, pass Judg ment on- thpm. But af- the root of the matter I think that certainly ln tha fu ture we shall be able to prolong human . life. To attain that end it wljl first be necessary to determine dn all their -ways the causes of old age. These . causes sre" not yet perfectly defined, hut the subject Is being widely studied. Nothing is yet certain, and mankln must be content to hope," Found tho Proper Head. A bright girl (n a'larga school applied to her teacher for leave to be absent hall a day, on a plea that tier mother had received a telegram which stated jthat-Company was on the way. "It's my father's half slster and her three boys," said the pupil, nnxTouslV, "and mother doesn't see how she can -do without me because those boys al ways act. so dreadfully." The teacher referred he.r to tha print ed list of reasons -which Justified ab sence, 'and asked If -.her ease-eamo un der any of them. - . -. . "I think- it might romeunder - this " head.'MJs Rule-1 saiMbe girl, point ing, aa sha spoke to the words "Domes- tio affflictlon." v ', - , . ,. . -
