| Show 1 I t The Lord of i Thunder Gate Gak r t k I It lJ By Sidney h Herschel erschel Small I by bl The Bobbi Oo 00 CHAPTER X Continued X 13 13 What Is 11 your our del desire regarding this man Until your honorable word wont Ire li Is re hed hede we e will keep this Robert Hobert Wells Wells- ell r Wells Welts grinned ni ns be Ie painted the characters In ht bet condition which t a we found him Ho III closed cloned the letter briefly Should you express the wish that he lie be he returned to JOIl On I 1 will pray Hint the spirit of th the Hie Wind fol follow ow after i Mm him quickening his hili flight ht S Sanderson listened to the Interpreters Interpreter's r ter's lit literal ern I It was not so o t I hear c to e him him ns Its Wells VIII hud hind imagined What does dais It actually menu mean be he e eI I naked asked abruptly Letter say suy Man Inn dead have got holy hody You lou want wont the time Interpreter lisped g Then Sanderson knew that he had understood the flowery phrases but was hoping hoping that there was nS a R mistake he mistake he had always Insisted that Hob was alive and would soon lIoon anywhere any where ho was and return to his hi senses und and come home Ho lIa bowed his head hend to the table and sobs racked him lie made no pretense pre pre- tense of concealing his bis emotions Sanderson Sanderson San San- derson suddenly looked older his body seemed shriveled the veins veins' of ot Ms Ills hands became more prominent Alberta cried over It also then said very soberly We must nil try oil try to for for- get iret et dear perhaps It Its It's better so You forget torget easily Sanderson thought bitterly but sold laid nothing And lie he saw lOW that the letter was WOI Immediately Immediate immediate- ly y answered by a 1 cable asking that the body be he shipped ot at o once ce together with any Information concerning nobert Hobert Wells how Wells how he had hod lived und and the manner man ner nor of or Ida his dying With a touch of ot Intent affection tempered through knowledge that the return of ot the hod body would be distressing distressing distress distress- tress ing to them all nil Alberta wished that lint It could have remained In Japan Hob I would have hove wanted wonted that she thought Doth Both of or them found the answer from amazing Having other business In America am ram bringing body and Information my ray sett elf the lie cable ruble rend read Wells Well was actually ready to depart deport The household had hud been blen working t. t feverishly fe feverishly for tor the time voyage oale He purposely purpose purpose- ly y omitted the tho name nume of ot the steamer wire otter after he sailed Thus Williams William was not Informed by Alberta us as be he would have been lint what remained re re- of ot Hobert Wells was returning by the same steamer as he himself CHAPTER XI XIi i Wells llIs watched the time figure fi of ot KM Ellen O lIen en In the tho pool pooled Id I'd garden lie He lieI I was nimble to avoid comparison with Alberta Alberto She hind bad been handsome AI Al berta herto He lie had hod thought her melting g with love she hail hod been blen ciphering a 1 aprice aprice price hiding biding herself Ise In a n golden Kolden olden mesh She had hod been ns nil splendidly Milen colored ns os n 0 ripe nectarine o a as sumptuous ns os a 0 cut cot Had she been asly a as e sly Alberta had been a n friend of ot Williams A friend Wells Wells- eyes els hud had n a critical blink The forenoon with th the tha e banker bad had droned on without Inter Inter- l The figures were ing f It Is satisfactory Wells WllIs said Mid at a aI t j I last lost Send specie to your bank In Int I II n I f t America for me rue For toor the care of ot th thI the e I j estate I 1 trust von von Oil n Furukawa contemplated the kak kake- kake e 1 mono of ot tie the Four Fishermen before r rI reI re- re a 1 I plying As you ou command I ayama h hf he heI e f j I sold paid l slowly Iy When will you OU return t to e I Japan Joplin In a n day day or or n a week week week-ar or months t 1 I I du do not know Wells llIs replied I I n fingered the tassel white which h t t ended the cort cord lint bound the th tabu- tabu r ton And And It If an accident befell you 1 noma I We lVe bankers mu must t consider every contingency he lie added t i It II Is a tradition In the house hOull t Wells lIs had bad read this hits In going over o nn- nn dent cleat documents that should th the thet e t family be left without Issue all ull tun tuni lund land lundi d I i and find money Is s to be given to the state lite e I I Except sums for the older servants servants- 1 It Is 11 all In the time private papers paper wo San wn nn You could find It If liar sary I I will make moke many devotions that thu 1 mo tan misfortune overtake won von ln f j said Then doubtfully as asIf asIf asIf If worried at ot the reception of ot the re re- mark Do 00 you know San that there are those ore those who wish to Sl see ace you I hoped that the Ille august missionaries mission cries aries would depart being made mude to wait so long Yes Tes Furukawa I know kno When you jou ore are gone I will rest n a moment mo mo- ment and then permit them to sl speak enk 1 with II h toe mo understood I l leave You 1011 have hare everything the tickets ticket the gold I 1 wish hh you n a Journey Wells settled fettled back on the cushion In 1 content lie He hail token the tho jump He Ile I was fill not afraid of the missionaries lie liei i c could uld follow their train of ot thought bej beI before be be- j I fore It w was wa's uttered lie HP rather re- re Juiced In the opportunity of this hits match match- I ling Ing of ts wits willi Its Where he lie considered I hind I they been when the girl was Inthe In Inthe j the temple Now that she was 1111 safe ants fl they a buzzing would go II us its they came cume The Till household sensed something of ot the Impending affair As nail and two women were brought to 10 bl Id room Wells WllIs could hear benr excited hissing 11 In the tie corridor like the tile wind shivering In Ih the reeds The Tho unman man stepped forward for for- word ward first firt She w wa us very composed It aa to be bra 1 seen pern thill thul i-he i hud had thought out her line of it net Inn U I. I lour jour moon w woman Wells Ill I'll sold hI Abruptly In My Sly flume Is III of sir nn no Import mire Our mission Is well wall known n In III Many ears wort trams lien IIII w where the Lord nf of the rue Thunder nII rte arose with Ills Ids Mint K In 1 tits Ids hun haul Wells t th lIght With i a 1 Your norms name tl d Wells Ills bythe by bythe I the face of Mabel Curl Carey Curey she wins wua surprised 1 Into pa Ing What hint clo do you yon want 7 My Iv tolls tells me nie lint you yon ire committing n sin In retaining this i pr r white girl Irl Point J sold Wells llIs and puckered up his hll face How flow do you know II I can lun feel teel It It deep down In my mylien lien henrt rt It Is Insufficient proof Wells said Now No for the fat tat one What do you wont little nl man n 7 The Tho man had come under protest lie Ill he was he proclaimed to Miss Carey no no orator lie He disliked hl his task It might wight antagonize the Japanese It cons n out of or their line o a a Eurasian Eu girl even If mission Ih They did not even en know If It the girl Irl were of the time faith Miss Carey Curey had hod ben been adamant The flue girl Irl he Ire said We will ask osk her to choose Miss I Carey Curey shook off oil the fingers finders of ot tier her companion You Sou will wilt terrify her tier Influence her I know you Ive I've heard of ot you jou OU you U scalawag you scapegoat you yon Words al Scapegoat Ilo lion Silence ton wog-ton tongue ue As Ellen entered Wells' Wells eyes eyl became became be be- came bright lain his color noticeably higher sh She looked nt at him l gravely ly foran for tor toran an nn Instant her eyelids fluttered underlie under the lie scrutiny of ot the three Put rut your hund hand on your our heart low How does doell It feel It Jumps Kayama San ones Does It tell you ou that you are ure n u sin sin- sinner ner net child very paternally No Queer It should burn bum your han hand If It Miss Cary Carey stepped to the girls girl's Irl side aide She oozed superiority and dUI duty strangely blended If It they lake Illen I III 11 be he In n deuce of n 0 fix thought Well Wells never ne In the world give gl her up ul again If It I came back to Japan lf Japan If I could even ell find her He lie was ns unit more more than half half ot of the decision to 10 announce abruptly that this was Vas Ids his wife that lie Ill had bud tier her anal l proposed keeping her hr Hut he lint he might watt wait a moment mure inure before de deciding nine broken bruEn blossom sniffed Miss Carey Curey She was all proud of her IlIr Oriental phraseology Come Collie tr cry upon my toy bosom she bosom she was of ot that Hint when bosoms were mill still spoken of of and and w we e will go fur fair far fur from Ihl this den of rat Iniquity The girls girl's goo good II Wells Well II thought saying n loud aloud that m his honorable him hUlls house was nut to be he maligned Ellen looked from the woman to 10 Wj Wells llIs lX examined II I the hit matting with feigned Interest The missionary took It for fair Indecision Forget lt the Idols which will perish per IlIr ish and end to he throws throw L to 10 buts anti and moles she site quoted with unction You belong with us us Come Conine test Kest your our w weary heart bend You belong with us No to u Ellen I II en said suld I 1 belong bellIg to Ka- Ka n He tie bought me 1111 Nor lIr could she be Il moved u from that thUI position In her room she alternately was Slit sat lathed with and afraid of her hor decision If her bar her cheeks were hot hint with faith the Idea It If were Ire only-ant only only not II He lie e was HO so good food When site she hud timid entered en- en en n the room of the conference she he hind seen In his Ms eyes that which emitted caused her own to droop No Nu u she blie hud bud Imn lIned iced It IL Wells was no nearer to his Ids decision I He lie pipe 1111 otter pipe Ill nf ot silky I tobacco to Iv bacco boco the Ih tap hap of the emptied bowl howl sounding every lery two or m three ruins utes ules as the tiny tin contents were dropped Id I'd Into Inlo the brazier of vain coals ul is lie He clapped his hi bond Bring me my mT wife he said laid to HI- HI sn art Sll the oldest maidservant She shall eat with me here bere You lou have hn forgotten I am very tired My mind ti ii occupied with grave grove affairs What Is la IsIt lat i It t that 1 I should remembers remember Ael I that you rou should forget target I You saw It first with me me Sf n. was us with us I was young then but 1 dreamed of the day doy when you ou and ond your bride see th the Trees Tree at Trees the together even as os I did the perfume In the tho air She smiled lied heavy beavy with re te I had bad forgotten mother I am nm delighted that you rou have hove been my re rOo minder Yes I will go 1 t and my DIY bridel bride l Yes 19 I 1 will go Assuredly I will go I have been heen awaiting It anxiously He Ue had never neer heard of It before Good I 1 I Excellent I 11 I 1 knew it I l 1 I have told those w whisperers It was vos for tor this you waited Walled Before It Is said 1 I da dare re not repeat t Idle gossip You Tau are ure ns os my mother You should have no secrets from tram me me Well do Well do not be offended Lord Loral J I cannot any Imy It An 11 unspoken thought l Is danger danger- ous The new wife Ife her robes and sleeping sleeping quilts and rest bend th they r II urn never ne In your jour our room roum there thereS there'S I S 1111 Ill I'll know Idle gossip II I beat beut the tun Id 10 who spoke of It It It Va Walls V a w was as t silent client I knew however lr icing helD of mature jears years that hint you OU were waiting for tor the festival I knew 1 that lint your honorable fattier father did likewise I I think that hint It wu win when bo hI bought n II maid 1 I do do donot not remember r where when from sin sin- seemed J so an earnest eurnest In this that flint Wel grinned That Thal Is I It It he d I I 1 was was waiting He lie red If this might be bl n a sign It Is sad MH I that Hint I 1 did not speak before be hl before fore tori she lamented All of time the peo pee people tale of nf the village e will wonder that y jou ou dirt did not bathe as OR the lords do de at Jit Ibo Iho village lIIne hut spring hot Wells Wails Wells shivered shiv ehly but ered ered but I there Is no time I will III see that 0 O-Hana O Ilana is arrayed as Is Lt fitting Ellen IWen was quickly prepared n a new newcomb newcomb comb or so s so a white o. o tahl of or heavy woven double silk Instead of ot the time usual cotton sock lock an nn of dull color rotor but hut with countless star star- guidelines s of bright ht yellow v flowers She had no greeting for tor him save lave the low obeisance and did dial net speak until the servant hud hind left Then with quick breath Have lave you rou will you take me with you Very slowly Do you wish to I gu gut gutI I am afraid I tent tear It Is III so quiet here herl lere And I nm am learning Japanese so 10 easily I do not know what might Happen In America Nor did Wells Here line was n aa n. n double sign She wanted wanted want want- ed Id to stay 1 I Even Kven o ln so be lie nr argued even ln with the knowledge that lint he would re re- return turn Wells Wllis was not to be blamed th that t this his first ascertainable em emotion after the long Indecision was one of wildest exultation at nt the tie prospect Wisps o of ot f doubt did float across s his alluring picture pIe pIe- ture turl mire but he put them away nt fit once The vision Ilon of nilen ElIen In the garden o of f him blur touching her hair with hits his lips bending over o her kissing her upturn upturned face torI It was too much to resist He lie never ne took look his bis eyes off her Shew She w would stay May here here caged caged lie He wondered If it one might prison such a gossamer r thing yet Chance done It Wh Why r not he She would he be the lie household goddess In time celebrated In tie the annals an nul mils nals of nf the fatuity family He Ill closed his hits eyes yet It her IlIr full In vision nil the th time When llIn you are In America you IOU might be hI able to 10 discover lr If I 1 have any anyone anyone anyone one who un whoa hn Is a related to me me and then hen I 1 could gds eo Wells Wells' en eyes darkened The wind blew differently now I l have not d decided I will decide decide- later More quickly If It you oU lire are r ready renly O O we shall leave IllI the house lionise There I Is n II great festival anal we are ure expected to go It Is dis lis displeasing pleasing ln to tile me I do not like ilkI such frothy affairs Hut It Is III nevertheless ury ry ry Is I It II displeasing because luse of me That you ou dislike my being with you o J Thoughtfully I nm ant much trouble to you TO HE 1111 CONTINUED |
