The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-10


For how should l know what long
days must paHa before was 10 leave
Kena island aEain1
CHAPTER VI
Jasper nena Meets Ills Old Mistress
aad is Watched.
| had made up my mind 4 take
every proper nfaeHutidn before Eu=
ing up 90 the house whore my mis-
tresa lived. and I loft Seth Barker.
the carpenter. up on the hill path.
while 1 st Peter Blfah az the gate
n the garden. and posted Dolly
Venn round az the northern side.
who're the men who had looted the
santa cruz might be looked for.
when this was done. and they IN
derHtood that they were 10 fire a gun
II the need 'raHe. I opened the wick
et gate and crept up the grass path.
Not a sound could I hsnr IN ell that
place. and so quiet Waa e that my
own football ALMOST could scare me.
For. you soc. a whisper spoken nj
the Wruns time might have unfons
all "a clumsy step have cost ua more
than "A man cares q count We were
hut four ana there might have been
900 on kenu island
II WAS very dark In the garden. as
have told you. but two - the win
dussa 10 the house we're lighted up
and two golden rings Of liEht thrown
out upon the soft grass I trod
stood a long timo debating which
window fn knock open then took
un q pebble az last and cast u upon
the pane nearest the door You may
indEe 81 ms feelings when no noe
lice was taken Of my signal except
A. a. -
pup I said. surely. that II was
all no With Jasper BegT that Jour.
neg. but odd 20 tell ~ tho dag gave
ever a. last. ana no one showed him
srif. neither WAS there any whistle.
and | WAS just making ready 10
throw another stone whsu the sec
nna liEht was turned out all OF a
sudden and. the long window being
apened. Ruth Belisndeu -8f. e. be
more correct Mine Caeruy herself
came aut into the garden and stood
looking round about "a though she
knew that I was there when At las,
che aaN ms she didn't speak or
make any sign. but going ~ the
house awain she heid she window
open foF me and { passed into the
lark room with her and there held
hmf hand tn mine. as though I would
never iet Il 60 aeain.
Jasper HaN. she. fn 4 whisper
that vas pretty rs the south wind ~
aprfnEtimr Jasper ieEE hos could
Il BE augnns esus' on we must
light candle Jasper neKE nr 80
shall lose Ourselves 81 the dark
Miss Ruth naid I light of
lark. I'm here according 20 my or
drrr. and the ships here. and a.
aid 70 you before the yellow boy
today. ws'rs waiting for cur mistress
10 go aboard
she hsd her back to me when
aid this. ana vas Ora vtnR the cur
fain- ana lighting the lamp aEnin-
The nEht showed me that sh. Wure
a rich black gown vith nuffY STUFF
over e ana q hii ~ n sparkle IN the
way 81 diamonds like bard across
her parted hair The face was de-
rsivinx. nov lighted un BY one Of
ihs oi1 Smiles. nos hard set a. one
who had suffered much. But there
vas nothing ov~Fwosna niAh In her
talk. and We two thraahsd u out
there. lust the same as n KsH'H Isl.
aud wasn't futf % devils snd the
lives Of me nnd my men worth what
spin ~ the coin might buy them
at
you mustn't cali me Miss Ruth"
says she. OF course Yau know that
And you A. my wedding. tea-iN II
really not more than ~ long months
aEor"
A SIGH passed bar lips such a siFh
rs tells WnHuRn'H story better than
al the books. and tn that moment
ne new iank came upon her face.
the look ! had seen IN the morning.
IT'S "a months three weeks since
yea wsut up with NJ. CHaruy 10 the
cathedral st Nice" Vas my newt.
word the dayH 90 SLOW un this out
af-tka. aay shore. I'll be bound IN.
~ our friends cnrms. Miss Ruth, un-
az wu'te sure they haven't forgotten
us"
I had meaning IN this. and be
sure she took n. Not that she an
swarrd me as wished. for she uat
on the sir 81 wife who wouldn't
tell any % her husbands Heereta
why. yes" she said. very slowly.
the days are long and the nights
longer. and. Of course. my husband
is much away from here"
nodded my head and drew thu
chair shed offered me Close Ia the
table. ON her part she WAS looking
~ the clock a. though she wished
that tha hands Of n might stand
utlu I read u that we hadnt much
time 20 iose and what we had was
no time for fair words.
Miss Ruth" says T. from what
I've seen tonight I don't doubt that
any honest man would be glad to
get "a far "a he could from Ken'a
island and tfs people al the first OPP
portunitY Youfl pardon what a
plain seaman IL going to say and
count him none tho less n friend for
saying f. When YOU left money to
commission y ship aud bring her 20
this port. your words 10 me were,
I may have need 81 You. Miss
Ruth. ynu have need OF me-
should be no more than n fool " I
couldn't $50 that You won't say
- FOR yourself ! take leave 10 say
II for Ynu"
She raised n hand as though she
would not hear mr-but I held To IL
IN spite Of her.
fContinucdl
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