Show 1 I l 1 r t 1 1H A jt N r I I pCT Ri 7iY G to cLJ W Jl 9 GJOJ2Gf COPYRIGHT 190G THE Oft M6 GG COMPtV I A I tl v I II s Y Ya iII i-II I tl tittl t Il 14 I 1 IllC ll ILalIIU 1 I 1 I m 1 e I d N yi IRRY lad What W-hat W of the car 11 nevtk He Sat Down by Her ral conr Ie pronolJl SYNOPSIS ast about u of his ardy a fashionable Boston oklng a lost hIs woalth wnK jlltf > d sent by n friend to tuke I pas t we American Trading Company l It lhell a I On his journey through J t Stapleton Neville > sup e source d Uhman They uJroed to dlseoi a Russia Because of S1S he stances they were several < J ne you I by the Japanese > Hardy and found upon his person lit l howll1 maps of Jllp forts It old ms1l men ulltless I dcd Imt u HAPTER III I jude VlsHw1 r ten FalryLand ry about the on for Aomori at tho I who was a > l f Nippon In the early e It I was ilng Yokohama on a toy beeni t had luted at Gtf All day The sect IS through a country tilled vlsiw t of a n a country of vivid and WI ver many brawling streams 11elghbOrbocI I as crystal and hillsides Ie way loii ed The sky was dark stand 1 could cg one of the excess of wi melt and epees by Impressionist his ro J or on emed ever low and near he got ° 1 otljr close by appeared one a grass ect sometimes attained IU L Iscape gardening or per ryland The frequent Vocabulary I t we built of bamboo set compilin6 lS ere thatched with straw ether a ter nd his companion gazed aril felegrar eorunn they wore enter Is running comment of r dragoman Maaataura the public me they had picked up at his young Japanese had out comfort Tears In Now York I I aving a lot d and was bright and Ilrn said for verge of pertness yo lC Pd Hen Fran l1 nese merchant and a nf satislacllon I man boarded tho distance el d e middle of the day It 111 I thnt time flue I i who acted as Intro tot apancse silk merchant and ho is going with ppY llaltodnto If the hon len Jo not object hoer ho-er In with us I 1 that such Is tho cus I and AnwllIa a lmreakla5t r In of f COUIBO said ws tnt111ea1thl rod making o6 of his o f and OOWs Ve shall bo do the latlyR society taled to Mr Buno tho S i t eXecutel1 a series of 18 and to tho dough PQItIaIR t I11d ItYlo eourtesled demure II y lI 111 I Jb U > acquisition oh Ne j lIardy ly tho way d he > aatsuradues either 0d tin easing pleasing K1Ish otQ ring sHuleS mepfed tho guido the whole W vL b pulttri > l dont VlUo Hardy In L I illsbman emOrYL its Memory latter B I cant say tl aomcthlnl sicken lOC Wlow Bkin to Pkg im to mo > pular ftlea Pkgil Pitched site at that P amuy as deOTllIlII 1yya or fiR laT on trounr mon urouu All co ti 10 Ja Cereal fa Japan tostum Cere 1 t r < tari1 tho Hattlo t Creek lJi leap stslrq lnr riot lot lny enthusiasm i1ria hnos Well to me shes about the daintiest dainti-est and most exquisite creation my the eyes ever rested on persisted American If theres any yellow In her cheeks Its a slight tinge of moonlight moon-light or perhaps one might fancy a little gold dust mingled with the mortal clay of which she Is made She Is as dainty as a March lilac blossom her lips are as red as cherries and the blood that shines through her cheeks like like firelight thiough a delicatelystained window Is as warmly red as If she wore Anglo how understand now Saxon I can foreigners like your own Edwin Arnold Ar-nold for Instance have married Japanese Jap-anese women Is It true that they do not kiss Such lips as those were intended by an allwise and merciful Providence for kissing Youll jolly well change all those Ideas after youd been hero a while replied NeVllle You grow sick of yellow people after living with them concerned Id as soon Im As far as kiss a rat as a Japanese girl Well said Hardy to whom tho conversation was becoming distasteful discuss a thing to ful Its not the foreign lady even if we are in a country cud observing and discussing I everything I must Insist however of people like our that I should weary little friend opposite very slowly I1nrdrovllle An Idea occurred to Hardy disagreeable he would talk to was so the matter proposed Miss Sano lie to Masatsura who Informed him that tho young lady would be Incredibly addressed a few honored Masatsura words to her and sho smiled on hardy by way of assent and comprehension lie sat down by her and Masatsura acted as In standing before them terproter Sho was not tho least em u ri n tin I com Imrnisscd or silly Hor manner deferential Interest hired the most suggestion of roguishness nnd quaint a Alsome Ahe night came on When was calledleft the she somo so so quar compartment rol the woolens co Neville lay down and and Hardy tors around tho which ran tho benches on the seats In a sides of tho car like of across it Instead Turkish house soundly but tho They all slept American was troubled with an unpleasant dream during the night pleasant night almost to a It amounted I explained to Novlllo he mare In with two thought that Alsome came nnn tnllflfl I1R 1B If l A searched n n they Ili mid tIIo Japanese Alsomo was still we had been thieves not look child she did but beautitul positively afraid I was PCM lilt anymore The girl held of her In my dream twlco once or Bpokoonco a and the lantern commands as If I giving sharp and quick hard and mands Her eyes were ferret 1 coulll I of n eager like those hand running rapidly feel the mans going Into m > pock I over my person shirt TheY etc crumpling UP my In felt and even valises opened tho all stole out Then they I our shoes door noise closing the sliding again 108 > 1IYho all thieves replied uro Tho Japs were halt Novlllo Wimps you awake Wed better look and see U I I anything has been taken The Englishman did not appear greatly perturbed yet he wont carefully careful-ly through his pockets and his valise va-lise Hardy followed his example saying after ho had finished It was a dream right enough Had It been anything else I should have waked CHAPTER IV One Fond Kiss They all took dinner together Also me Mr Sano Neville and Hardy at tho Aomori restaurant Neville objected ob-jected strenuously to this arrangement arrange-ment They arent quite human you know he said Englishmen think they lost caste when they dine with coolies and so they dont do It dont you know Well we shant lose any caste by dining with this little woman replied re-plied Hardy warmly any more than If I we wero to dine with the queen of airy laud Personally I shall feel honored to sit at the same table with so much grace and beauty We shun need a bouquet with her there Really Real-ly 1 I consider her about as rare and exquisite a feminine creation as I have ever seen and I shall think you mean to bo disagreeable If you do lot show more respect for my feel lags In the matter Oh all right growled Neville but he could not help adding Most ellows feel as you do when they first come to this bally country They all started up the stops to ether but Neville was detained lie I md refused hotly to take off his shoes Hut sir It Is the custom of the country explained Masatsura deferentially defer-entially Hotter take em off old man pro tested Hardy who was trying to bo civil but had begun to weary of his companion They may think It positively posi-tively indecent to go Into a dining room with shoes 011 After some opposition on the ground that It made him feel like a tool to KO about In his stocking feet w m WU 0 Neville removed his shoes and started up the stairs with them In his hand Better bring your shoes too he explained to Hardy Theyll probably prob-ably steal them If you leavn them down there They all squatted about a low table whose legs were not over a foot high and waited for dinner Their room which had been enlarged to suit the size of the party by simply sliding together a partition looked out on a court Diners in other rooms on the opposite sldo of the court could bo seen also squatting about tables In less than five minutes Hardy had become be-come most uncomfortable but Alsome and her father sat there on their toes as easily as if I they were reclining on couches They ordered of the pretty and girl who came to serve them waited perhaps 15 minutes when Neville Ne-ville exclaimed Where are my shoes In such a tone that Alsome looked up Inquiringly and her father I evidently asked Masatsura what the I trouble was The waiter took them out to have them blacked explained the guide She will either bring them back or else leave them down there with the others It was necessary to hurry through dinner somewhat for the folio Maru sailed at three about his shoes two Neville spoke or three times Insistently and they were brought back to him In a few moments foreigners left fo When the two tho boat Hardy made a pretty parttnfc speech to Alsome which Masatsura translated arrested again At tho wharf ho was He was thoroughly disgusted and threatened to make trouble but tc toll the truth his rage was somewhat mollified by the fact that he might that he would and again see Alsomo not v bo compelled to pass a week or so I in the Englishman company Nevertheless longer he said to him on part thing keeps on 1 shall If this Ing opinion of the begin to share your Japanese clapped into a room Hardy was from the window overlooking the sea which ho could BOO the Toljo Maru of o steaming out into the purple distance elaborate and dainty dinner was An to him in tho evening and brought ten that tight he was escorted about figure wharf again A tiny to tho was waiting there d In a cloak mullled aside as this and tho others stepped appioachcd person not vexed with me OU are I hope you voice in the well modulated familiar said a educated woman luted accents of an cried Hardy Alsome Yes Alsome English ButhutOU speak Ilut graduate of Vassar Yes I am a service ot 1I1Y i in tho and now io college UstonI Have only a mo country feel that I would like to and I mont nation Your con explanation nn ox mn1te you Uusslan spy The plans was a p1n1on oiled paper were on of the forts the soles of his Ugh found between who put X it was he no doubt pu shoe hay pocket the copy of them In your log learned that ho was under BUS Iclon and would soon bo arrested It I was he I am sure who entrapped you Into taking a photograph of tho forts You are under suspicion and would have been In terrible danger had you gone with him You will sail now on another ship and will be safe Ho will bo In danger said Hardy mystllled What sort of danger Did I say that ho would bo In dan ger asked Alsome sweetly No I said that you would have been in danger Wo have taken the plans of ho forts away from him but ho still tins them in his headamlnml Perhaps you have but I do not think soa man who could speak so bcatitl ully of a woman Hut why are you doing all this for me asked Hardy Why Because I am a woman I suppose IJocauso you have said there Is moonlight In my cheeks that my lips are ripe cherries that I am made of gold dust that I am a queen of airyland I am known as the Fox but I have n womans silly heart and cannot resist flattery There was something elflnllko in her beauty as sho stood there with her face raised to his In the moonlight Old Sano says my head Is turned she sighed but It Is easy to wheedle him Sano lIe Is not your father hen No he Is my superior In tho secret service And now goodby you may kiss mo once If you really meant what you said It will bo the onl > kiss of my life as It Is not the CMS tom of my country She raised her lips to him and lit stooped and kissed her The lips and he were dewy and very sweet was conscious of some subtle perfume as If she herself wero some 1 exquisite flower Goodby sha whispered and think sometimes of tho little Lilac Blossom Sho turned and was gone nnd he stepped Into tho boat waiting to take him out to tho ship CHAPTER VAt V-At the Mercy of the Waves The crow of the Shlkoku Maru consisted con-sisted of five persons the captain than engineer and threo sailors They wero tho first filthy unkempt Japanese that Hardy had seen One of them a shockheaded boy who scorned to have brought to sea with him all tho molls of Chinatown came and stood by the Americans side and gazed Into his face with Insatiable devouring curiosity Hardy was watching tho twinkling lights of the town and thinking think-ing of Alhome with whom ho had L llirnwn brief n Hirm yet whn emu tl UlIUWlJ so oriei a lime n had played such a largo part In his life and loft such an Indelible Impression Impres-sion on his memory Tho lights grew fewer fading In the distance one by ono It might bo as well mused Hardy to make myself as agreeable as possible pos-sible to those Japs I am alone with them In the middle of the sea and I heard rumors In Yokohama that despite de-spite their exquisite politeness they hate all Caucasians Perhaps Also mebut no she certainly was sincere I I wonder where Neville Is now The American felt In his hip pocket and was comforted by the cold touch of I his revolver handle The reflection that he was one of the most famous amateur shots In America gave him a distinct feeling of security The lights wero all gone now That one yonder at which he had been gazing so long and which did not fade was a star ho was quite suro He turned and walked forward to where the captain was talking with one of the sailors and Indicated by laying his cheek on his open palm that he was sleepy and woulil like to go to bed The captain with sudden comprehension com-prehension and many exaggerated gestures of politeness led him to a hatch and opened tho door Hardy saw a ladder and as much of the dark roomy hold as a lantern hanging from n beam could Illuminate The cap IJiJtllll iiVJUiti nmn in went down the ladder and Hardy followed The captain took down the lantern and opened the door The cabin Into which he led the way was nearly semicircular semi-circular In shape as It was bounded by a partition across the hull and the walls of the ships stern A cushioned divan extended In a semicircle around tho rear end there was a carpet on tho floor and furniture In the form of a table over which was swung a dining din-ing rack and a couplo of chairs The captain made an inclusive hospitable gesture accompanied by u low salaam Hardyn mind was relieved L The divan looked comfortable so he lay down on It and composed himself him-self for sleep Ho woke up about an hour later on the floor The wind was rising and the Increased plunging of tho boat had rolled him from his couch Ho spread his blankets on tho floor lay down and soon dazed off Ho was awakened a second time by a cold stream of water spouting full upon him with terrible force lIe Jumped to his feet only to bo thrown sprawlIng sprawl-Ing Time little vessel which was light was rolling from rail to rail and the water had coughed In thrown the u i i W ULIL1IJJLILIJ i 1k ifl I I il jI I I a i iIM t t I Y I AA1I I I I t n I l y A I l r d I I d a t 1 I 1 9j I R I Y J4t I 4 j 7 flfv9l1rJ I 41sIti Ibl sQmu V lpay Vr I l I l lf I I I J IR 1 a 1 i1ji1tk I m I I 7 I1 I 1 II 11 II w N1QL qJfp And Opened the Door opened n porthole A sudden fear that I tho ship would fonder and that he would be drowned cooped up there In the cabin seized him and ho leaped clambering for the porthole It was not far above him hut ero ho could reach It It was below him and ho was thrown toward It receiving a second waterspout full In the face drenching him to tho skin Hut ho was as active as n monkey and succeeded In thrusting thrust-ing an nrm through tho opening Ho hung on with a will and as his Rid a of tho vessel hove Into the air again slammed the window to and nave now n-ow frantic whirls to tho crow sufficient suf-ficient to make It catch and form a solid object to which ho could hold Ho secured the window and rolled to the floor where he rested on hands and knees with his limbs spread out I as widely as possible to keep himself from rolling about while ho took stock of the situation Enough water had come In to drench him thoroughly thorough-ly I and to wet his blankets and baggage bag-gage but not BUfllclent to flood tho floor of the hold m lie crawled to the door and tried to open it but to his aurprlso found It locked Ho pounded on It and shouted but to no avail This discovery aroused In him again the sense of danger and the face of Alsomo nsho had seen It In his dream In the train took shape beforo the eyes of his memory Seizing tho knob of the door ho threw his entire weight against It several times with the intention In-tention of breaking It In but to his surprise It offered unexpected resistance resist-ance As he stood thus still holding to the knob and wondering why ho had been made a prisoner there was a horrible grinding grating sound tho ship shuddered as though wounded to tho death and the stern rose high In tho air and jemalned thus Hardy knew this from the fact that ho was now almout lying on the door against which a moment ago ho had been leaning Tho grinding continued accompanied ac-companied by bumps and sliding giving him vory much tho same sensation sen-sation that ho had once experienced In a building that was being shaken by an oaith < iiake The waves over which film had but now been leaping against her with terrific and angry violence My God gasped Hardy we have run upon a rock and I shall be drowned hero like a rat In a hole If they do not lot me out Opon this dour Hello Open I say I CHAPTER VIA VI-A Terrible Hour Tho ship had evidently ridden partly part-ly over time rock or reef upon which with long free strides pounded It was perched and was resting at an anglo with noso downward This was fortunate because It precluded < l any Immediate danger ot drowning lIar dys position was uncomfortable In that there was not a lovol surface In the entire room for him to rest on Man Inferior In this respect to a cat or a fly or a worm becomes next to helpless l when his standingground li tilted I c + There wus at last u more violent upheaval than any before Tho shit plunged and settled leaving tho cabin cab-in floor nearly level Hardy sprang = + 1 v to his feet Sho has either broken her back r ho cried or sho has gone over tho roof and settled In tho shallows m She listed to port and rocked gently from silo to side rendering It Impos t f u 11 sible for him to stand without holding Yr l to something And now tho water Y f which had been pouring Into the forward t for-ward part of tho hold came soothing c from beneath and around the door l mid through tho cracks of the partition parti-tion Every time the ship listed to starboard It reached a tiny knothole I and spouted for several feet In a hissing stream Y h Sho has settled on the bottom muttered Hardy she will hold now silo will hold The water cant possibly pos-sibly rise high enough to drown mo I will climb on the table on the dt Sttt van n t vanIt rose to his ankles to his knees and ho got upon the table nnd sat there holding to the edges Tho wind r began to subside somewhat and he Y could hear tho ghostly unearthly u noises made 1 by tho wreck Itself j meanings and groanlngs creaklnga knockings inuttorlngs whisperings f the gurglo and seething of tho water as It rushed In and out with the 4 rhythmical listing of the ship lie climbed to the porthole opened i I It and looked out The early sun was gleaming redly on a sullen heaving sea The waves were whitening over a long reef Perhaps If ho could procure pro-cure something In the shape of a stick i or polo that he could poke out of the ° m window with his shirt tied to Ithe Ii 1 looked about and to his surprise ills nm mo u OU l covered that tho door was partly open m He jumped down und waded to It thinking for tho moment that the Jup t uncsc had coma to release him Hi i i pushed the door open and gazed Into r tho dim hold whore mattresses and planks from the berths wore floating about In rather dangerous confusion He gained tho ladder mounted and r stood upon tho deck thoro wits no sign of a living soul Evidently the f Japanese had gone off and left him to p his fate Tho door ho had no doubt Vj had been jammed open by tho strainIng 4 r strain-ing and plunging of tho ship Thorn l was land In tho distance a faint coast lino which ho know could not be that of Russia for the Shlkoku Maru had ° beon out only a few hours when she struck Hardy remained on tho wreck I till nearly noon Ho had about made up his mind should tho crow return to let them get aboard pick them off with his revolver and tako to the sea t 1 w with their boat when ho discovered a r r steamer approaching Ho signaled her y si and she sent a small boat that took him and his baggage off She was a Husslan steamer bound for Vlad Ivo tok TO lIl cCtlllal s |