The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-21
CHAPTER XVII
In Which Jasper aega Eaters the
House Under the Sea.

HoNae 1Haof I'VE SEA
drew back into patch q shad-
~ and waited far her % come up %
mr Others might be 9Th her aud
the moment inupp1ftunr for aur en-
counter. She walked With Slow
stepa care had written ttH story
upon her sweet face. ! saw that she
VAS alone. and | pat eat naY hand
and touched her upan the arm.
"MiaH nuth. said + 10 noft that ]
WoudrF sii- heard me Miss Ruth.
its Jasper ReEN Don't yuu know
tua -"
she turned swiftly. nat dia not cry
cut. one ~iid ieok she east about
the htii. ~ifh one sNlft eiance she
made SURE Of every door and the n.
and only then. abe answered me
Jasper. IaHpeF' f. it really las
uet HeEa7 she egi~d With e louh Of
10y and gratitude I never shall for
get
NuW. she had asked voman's
natural question. baf hardly were
the weras out ~ her mouth than slse
drew back 10 the roum she had trft.
AID when 7 haa entered closed I've
dnor and listened little while FOE
ans Huunaa When none came. she
sdtnuerd stssA and 81 Ne two
y "a piaer as 40 Eurnpe could show
ynu
Let me try - picture that scene
fpr yuu 4 tftm Nrii kent fftm all
hung fouef with unIa rcNr six and
above that HEniu rtetufeH unnn a.
WBli Of cream Little tables stood
efaryu hers ana eunens hniek-
knarha upon theirs. there aetr aeru
ahaira covered n SILKS ard Hstius
ard cushioned - that = hfr man
might be nfriad If them.
tfpou maufri -ahaif ciprk
rr1fn Paris swung a iewaied penfiu-
iHni. ana eaufissfifks matched # on
either side. A aseF~tairr had iis
b. 70 the arauard wall rpund
windas, cut in tire rock. was hid
der by curtains - the richest hfn-
cads The carpet waa from Tur-
'key. ERE Fnass frum Fsrsia. ~ the
Efafs fhs waad fire aiowed wsrrn-
iuKiy Ruth Baltrnden herself. the
mistress 81 che rnuW. capped the
Whole and she Was raV ned in white.
Vith rtlhias and diamonds shout her
neck and al that air - pruad cum-
uland ] bad admired 80 much In the
DAYS byganc
And q p'ain sailor. found NY
self thrust fora afd there "a uY cen
fusion set feeling thaf the woman
spoke TO was woman - heart HH
aaH man. A frw days ago I had
caue % her 70 aty You haze need
~ me Tonight IL waa her lot 20
answer me wfsh my ouu words.
Jasper" she said. what miracle
brings you 20 thia piaceT~
NO miracle. Miss Ruth" said I.
bui q plain road and five urrn's no
ressitv We were dying on Ken's
Island ard W. found = fath under
ths ssa. u vas starvation ono way.
surrender the other I 8fn herr 20
tell Mr. cxeruy everything and 20
trust my life to him
Now. she heard me almost with
angry surprise. and coming forward
into the light. she s,ood before me
with ciaaprd hands ard heated fAee
No. she said. and her No" waa
a thing for a man tn hear $50. no.
yon shall never tell NV husband
that And. oh. Iasperf'' she cried
upon a.. how ~ you look how
chsugedi"
MY looks don't tell the truth.
said 7 4 arm up and Down like
barometer In the tropics. The plain
fact IL. Miss Ruth. that the shins
gone. clean genet gave Jacob the
FfhHf 10 NtAN1 bN Us Tor three days.
and that he didn't do. II means.
then that he couldn't greatly
fear some accident has overtaksn
him. but he'll come back yet az I'm
a living mani"
She heard me like one da1ed
Presently she opened the door with
great caution and WINS gone min
pte or more. when she returned she
had a flask Of spirits and some bis
cults In her hand. and this time. n
noticed. she locked the door after
her
Edmond u sleeping they have
sent Aunt Rachel 10 Toxic" she al
most whispered. "Benno. our serV-
ant. II 10 be trusted. ! heard that
you were starving In the hills. but
how could I help how could / Jas
per- n was madness Tor you 10
come here. aud yet I am Riaf-ao
glad And oh" she saws welt find
a way; wen find n way yet. Jas
per-"
drank some brandy from the
flask for I had need of II.
what shall We DO. Jasper" she
kept on saying. what shall We do
next7 Oh. 10 think that It's YOU 70
think thnt II IL Jasper Berg IN this