Show L I. THE LORD OF I I THUNDER GATE GAT J 3 ty by 4 Sj Sidney ey Henschel el T T Small r I a CoV M b The Bob s C C. C CHAPTER Continued 23 I She Isn It If Itron Alberta repeated you ron had truly tr married her wed we'd hate hare ar heard of It t You yourself told me llIe how bow the they do In Japan Perhaps you married her under an assumed name tt if If you you rou did It at all aU Uncle Sandy Sand do you ou want a wom woman woman n like this In the house even If It Bobs Bob's crazy enough to to- to Sanderson ignored her and stepped to Ellens Ellen's side This Is a strange welcome for a i bride my dear he said Your Tour I name Ellen T A dear name girl i Bob DOD here Is a good lad but to place meanings where none no none e were Intended You Tou thought I meant that was this was your last chance Rob Bob Was that that It Do Boy even If you'd done the things you ou were accused of ot dont don't you see sec Bob I. I Isee see you yon thought ft i That was It It Uncle Jim Now I know Williams said that hed he'd tell you OU he had bad asked me to ent entertain the Japanese nobles And then your tour our wire came when you found out You are a big ninny Sanderson told him But Dut It passes passel me how you fooled tooled us all That Is It does now Lord Dob Bob what a story you yon must have hue to tell 1 l He De did look like a Jap Japanese anese anelle didn't he dear to Ellen Ellen thought I was a Japanese all aU along Uncle Jim She was as surprised sur sue as 81 you were wel were I think that you were a great great- tool fool not to have hate told her ber Sanderson said doubtfully You are a aman man of ot great wisdom Ellen agreed smiling Your Yo nephew was 1181 sick on the boat I I. I nursed him and then of I course ourse I Tell me young Bob Bob Dob- Sanderson topped stopped and turned to where the silent allent Williams and equally equall silent Alberta stood Still StIn here Better Detter do your bit packing Alberta I wish you a a. a better fate tate than with that that ha that with William Williams Hell He'll abuse you OU cruel cruel- 1 ly But Dut that that's what you seem seem to have wanted r Come to the office office In the morning and Ill I'll give Gordon a check for tor you you you-don't don't dont thank me It It ItIs 1 Is for tor your our fathers father's memory and therell there'll be no I more of them It will set you up m modestly nothing more A long pause then with the two outside anc and the mutual recriminations drifting through the door Sanderson added soberly so so- soberly berly Hell abuse abuso her But Dut l shell she'll give rive him as good rood as he be sends lie De turned to Bob Dob Tell TeU me Bob Dob seeing as how you were dressed like a Jap and Ellen here thought you were one tor for a time you must have bare been married l looking like one Was it a Jap who married you ou It was Uncle Jim It ryas was wast Get a a minister Bob Dob Think of the proprieties I 1 Worse than that Uncle Jim I act actually ally bought her We were married married mar mar- ried after that by bl a Shinto priest How much did you pay pal Six rolls rolla of gold Kold About eleven h hundred dollars For once you ou had hud the better of at a bargain lie He smiled at Ellen sitting down again This Is too much exCitement excite excitement exCite exCite- ment meat for tor an old man Sit on the arm of my chair lass Ius Im I'm near enough to this minute although very loudly you are not worth It after the fright yon you gave eave me Bob Bob Wells Wells' throat was very tight as he smiled at the two If It ItO O you yon dont don't mind Uncle Jim I well there there are are area a few tew things Id I'd like like to say IllY sayto sayto to Ellen Sander Sanderson on pa patted ted the bright h head ad so near his own own Get the minister first first he retorted While youre you're gone Ive I've a word or so of warning to say BIT to your Ellen Ill tell her about this man she has had bad foisted upon her heK Wh Why Bob Dobl I you IOU scampi scamp l kissing her right under my eyes I CHAPTER Ellen and Bob Dob stood on the rough boarded platform which marked the end of ot the railroad at Odd Odi trees distorted by bl fierce winter winds rose from tram the crest line of ot hill beyond beyond beyond be be- yond which sand dunes stretched The town lay lal in the sun like a basking lizard lUard houses house and huts following the curve eue of ot the seeking see stream A wheel heavy Ing bird came by byRuth with Ruth a screech and tap nap of ot wings There are demons abroad Wells laughed Then he be saw saw an advancing figure brave In gay kimono Assuredly Assured ly 11 there are demons abroad Here comes the fo foremost most of ot them all He lIe looks like no Kami no-Kaml no the God Go of Scarecrows with his wrinkled old face tace stood staring at Wells He lie had ben bees told that an engineer was being sent seat t to to complete the bridge system But nut this Ibis man this Robert Hobert Wells was oi ot ol his bis own knowledge dead and had been een burled He lie walked toward owed Ellen and Wells slow slowly I be b. s. s shook hook sho k his hi head a few times s stroked its its' chin f finally his composure partly part- part ly 11 restored ruffled ruffed toward them quickly It Jt Is you yon ou he announced in iD In a voice yolee that for tor the first time In his ma many years shook slightly Wells admitted It Tour Your h health Is good Inquired inquired In in- politely 11 You will finish the much delayed bridges I fear tear that thai the time remaining Is very verr short shortt Yes Yea very short Indeed Very short honorable San Wells Well answered The work must progress with r rapidity to be c complete complete com com- m- m within the prescribed time If If I can help help t You will assist us us I shall do my best Yes Yea yes yea I 1 Ishall shall d do m my best but He De smiled Simply SIm ply ask me when when when- I 1 sh shall 11 ask uk n now now w Wells said die dl Soe Seeto tolt It that none of ot our tools nor materials disappear and that our workers remain at ot their labor So the white man man had guessed Immediately spread out his hll hands In denial dental The he money paid ld to you OU by the Japanese Japanese Jap rap anese nobles nobles nobles-by by the Imperialists Imperialists- win be wasted I fear tear Wells Well I assured assured as a. as- as lured him We will finish OD on time Money Monel Such as al San of paid Who told you It must have han been that boasting fellow Kayama Kayama-I I beard that be he was waa In weft America America well no matter matter mat mat- I Itel ter tel since you know there know will be no nomore no more delays Of course course figured calmly there might be bits of glass In the food And It If any anything thIne happens to tG me Wells added divining the thought there Is II a sealed letter in the hands of of he he whispered a a. a great creat Japanese name name name- which will then be opened It might be that the name of ot Mara Mara- San Is mentioned therein Yes Y I think that It Is I am your servant the old rap Jape Japanese nese said humbly r In spite of ot the impropriety of the question which was entirely lacking in must addI we thought we thought th that t you JOu were dead How then do you return Wells grinned Ask th the gods was all the answer he would give shut shuffled led away seeking the Ute village priest The same thought was in his head I am face to face tace with a great mys mystery tery he be mourned It Is II very plain that the g my house houle has lost his hie power It cannot be that he be Is angry for tor I make the proper devotions and and have burned much Incense It Is I. this a dead man whom I wished dead has baa returned to life Perhaps the god of this one dead who lives is more powerful than your own the priest hazarded God He lie has none being belne a sello- sello hn The night was so so still so 80 very sweet that old of ot the Thunder was unable to inform them of their mistake Instead he peeped pepped down at the beach where Ellen and Bob walked arm ann In arm He ne must search for tor a a moment found them close to the cliffs which shadow the blanched sand lIe He saw lIaw the taller toller figure gure stoop saw sawa a a happy white face raise Smiled the villagers called It shooting star but of at course it was a a a- gentle lightning flash nuh and drew together the curtains of the tle heaven again THE TILE END |