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 kimono. She turned upon the nakodo in magnificent scorn.

"Oh—you—foo-el! You thing he naever arrive back. Tha' 's what you thing—in secret! He? He do!"

She snatched a photograph from an easel at the tokonoma, tore the child from his hiding, and held them up together. Her purpose was quite evident.

The nakodo was thoroughly frightened. She recovered her poise—and her control of the situation.

"Now what you thing? Aha, ha, ha! Sa-ay—I bed you all moaneys he go'n' come 'mos' one millions mile for see that chile! Tha' 's what I all times praying Shaka an' the augustnesses for one chile ezag' lig him. Well, sa-ay! I got him. An' now that Mr. Ben-ja-meen Frang-a-leen Pikkerton he got come back—hoarry—even if he don' lig. He cannot stand it. But he do lig."

All her passion was gone now, and her sure gladness returned. She was nai've and intimate and confidential again.

"Sa-ay! Firs' I pray his large American God, that huge Godamighty,—but tha' 's no use. He don' know me where I live.