Show ot 1 1 A W fech f copi right 1906 by dally story pub co Koda sura kinnosuke like all stu dents from the flowery kingdom was a most industrious and intelli gent scholar and was pointed to with pride by the faculty of the university who held him up as an example tor the less conscientious occidental youths while perfectly polite to his lellow students Koda sura never tor got that be was a prince in his own country and that behind him was a boble poble pedigree running back for thou sands of ears and he maintained a reserve towards the young western barbarians which was wholly in keep aing with his race and ats traditions the american girl appealed to Koda sura as a strange and wonder jaul being As to the men he could understand 11 a faint sort ot way their heathen attributes but the worn en were utterly beyond and apart from his traditions and his under standing therefore it clearly be came his duty to study this strange phenomena he went about this duty in the same grave intent manner with which he devoted himself to oth er studies he sought as wide acquaintance as with the young women of tessible e college town and indulged so tar he was able in the social pleas aures of the students making little progress in this general campaign he decided to select an individual specimen for investigation and anal ysis whereupon after due consider atlon he decided upon miss florence rmaynard familiarly known to her in as flossie a most pert and vivacious little miss whose blue eyes iund red lips had been the cause of a long string of broken hearts Koda sura figured it thusly miss maynard was exceedingly popular therefore she must be a good sped men of the most attractive of her she was bright intelligent and well informed hence the time spent in her company would not be wholly lost as regards his other in besides which she was vry pretty and the young japanese felt it would be a pleasure as well as a duty to make the investigation in her companionship so the quest was begun and it oe casio ned great comment and much joking miss florence demurely ac the friendly advances of the young foreigner and thought it a great lark he was well unformed a model of courtesy and comely to book upon besides he was different he was n fact a distinct novelty so they were much together and talked pt many things serious and trifling as they walked or rode or sat in the maynard drawing room i from the first miss florence lomed the purpose of the japanese land she accepted the conditions with ia mischievous twinkle in her blue eyes and she led him a merry chase in bis investigations in fact po sooner had he reached a sion along a given line than she smashed it all to smithereens so ithe end of the term arrived with the more bewildered regard ang the american girl than when he began one thing however he had learned and that was that the eternal femi nine abode in the american girl even as in her japanese sister he found that she was an object of affection and desire the realization of this came to him when he was about to leave college and return to his island home I 1 have highly passed he salilo quizzed in all the information which I 1 arrived to seek with the excel appealed to Koda sura as a strange and wonderful being alon that of the american girl I 1 do not know peas then as he rolled his he thought of his home going within the week and 0 the termination of his investigations of miss maynard and curiously enough what disturbed him joost was not that he had failed in ahls quest of knowledge but the thought that hi was to see her no more what Is thise he asked himself jin stern self analysis this emotion of unrest which my bosom is with in why do I 1 of joyfulness partake ewhen I 1 consider that I 1 an with miss maynard in this evening to fore gatherl also of what reason does my heart beat more forcefully when I 1 reflect upon the consideration that I 1 will see her not any presently and what Is the foundation of the empty ness that inflicts my chest long and closely did he ponder upon these questions until finally it to him that he was in love with the fair barbarian of much Is it he cried that I 1 I 1 a prince of the house of Koda sura of four thousand years in its pedigree should with favor in I 1 have determined to marry you this woman whose family was born yesterday but of truthfulness it Is even as I 1 felt toward 0 gin san and the other maidens of my own race I 1 now feel in the direction ot miss maynard it is of strangeness in comprehensive he pondered long over the situa alon but every period brought him back to the dancing blue eyes and the red cupid lips and the roguish dimples of florence why is it nota he finally said determinedly addressing a bust of his great grandfather on the mantel I 1 am a pr nee and it is that I 1 should my desire have gratification of it is not aej fault that she is old only a few hundred years and of certain ment her feet are those of the japan ese and her eyes it emust be that the spirit of a japanese has hodg ment found in her divine form I 1 will forget my ancestry I 1 will mar ry her with a sigh of virtuous self fice he donned his hat and went to inform his lady love of his decision of her attitude he never thought at all in his country the decision ot the male of degree was sut providing the father could be assured of the expediency of the match when she came into the drawing room he stood grave and heroic in the center of the floor before she could speak he said it is of the grave mission I 1 have arrived to see you today to day I 1 have de to marry you the girl caught her breath in amazement yes Coda sura went on I 1 have great given it and it is my judgment that I 1 shall jay rank and station waive and will make my wife you the flush of indignation in the girls face faded into a smile then into downright laughter when was this important decision arrived at she asked dropping a courtesy this afternoon he replied with dignity why do you laughe oh its so funny replied miss florence pray have you deter mined upon the details of the wed ding it Is not of humorousness that I 1 speak replied the prince it ie of love that I 1 talk I 1 Koda sura kin enosuke love you and will make you my wife of the arrangements of the marriage I 1 have no thought your customs I 1 do not have knowl edge of only that I 1 must sail within the month this brought forth a fresh peal of laughter from the girl Koda sura gazed at her intently then his ex pres slon of grave exaltation faded and bis lips curled a trifle while his eyes blazed with a fire no american ever bad seen in them I 1 see he said the understand ment you not I 1 am sorry it is a mistake of the judgment which I 1 have encountered it is not the rein carna tion as I 1 had thought it is a joke I 1 now observe the humorousness he gazed steadily into the fire place for a moment and the feeling vanished from his face I 1 mal e the apology he said I 1 did not at first see the humor we are not a humorous people I 1 came to present my adieux and to make my thanks for the courtesy you have shown me bowing low he withdrew leaving the girl standing in a trance kodali ra Kin e returned to japan with the mystery of the amer lean girl unsolved |