The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-15
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nom Madsisa. meets on tho steamer
an old college friend. Jack aelhy,
Who II travelling with hia bride and
her Sister Edith. Mia. selby'n father
left very largo fortune. which In
60 80 to tho ono of hts children who
outliVea tho othera. the third one
being a son, whom Ais sisters have
not seen Tor years. ON board tho
ship Is Mime Sara. a professional
hcautlfler. who IA warmly liked by
Mrs. selhy aud her sister. but whom
pruoe decides IL a dangerous woman.
We parted al Waterloo. Jack and
his wife and her sister going TO
Jacks house In Eaton square and
returning TO my quarters In st
Johns Wood I had a house there,
with long garden. at the bottom OF
which Was my laboratory. the iabo-
ratory that was the pride Of my life.
II being. fondly considered. the
best private laboratory IN London.
There l spent AL my spare time
making experiments and trying thia
chemical combination and the other,
living IN hopes OF doing great things
soma day. for weruer's Agency was
not TO be tho end of my career.
Nevertheless. n Interested me thor
oughly. and was not sorry Co set
back 10 my commercial conundrums.
The next day. just before | started
10 so 70 my place OF business Jack
Selby was announced.
Il want you 10 help me-" he said.
Il have been already trying Ia a
sort Of general way 20 get informa-
ton about my brother n-law, but
all In vain. There ls no such person
In any OF the directories. Can you
put the on the road TO discovery -
said l could and would II be
would leave the matter In my hands.
with pleasure h. replied. 'tYuu
see how we are fixed up. Neither
Edith nor lice can act money with
any regularity until tho man IL
found cannot imagine Why he
hides himself"
n viii insert advertisements in
the personal columns Of tho news
papers. I said. land request auYoae
who can give Information 90 COM
municats with ne at my ofiiea.
win also give Instructions 10 al the
branches Of my firm. as well as 20
my head assistants IN London. 90
kssp their eyes open Tor any news
You may Be quite certain that In a
week OF two We shall know all about
him"
srihy appeared eheered AZ this pro.
poaai. and. having begged Of mo 10
call upon hia wife aud her sister a.
SOON a. possible. took his leave
On that very day advertisements
were drawn up aua sent 20 several
newspapers ana inquiry agents. bu,
week after week passed without the
alightest result saihy got very
fidgsty At the delay. He WIS never
happy excsp, IN my presence. and
inlhstn4 on my coming whenever I
had time. 70 hts house. I was Glad
20 do -. FOR took an interest both
IN him and hia belongings. and al
20 Mime. sara I could not set her cut
Of my head. One day Mrs. aelby
said 20 mo;
Have you ever been to sec
nsadmmaf ! know hhn would like To
show you her shop and general sur
roundinEa."
Il ala promise TO call upon her. "
I answered. ''bat have not had time
10 10 30 yet"
win you come with me tomorrow
morninx9. asked Edith Dallas. sud
dsniy.
She turned red as she spoke ana
the worried. uneasy expression be-
catne more marked on her face. I
had noticed for some time that she
had been looking both nervous and
depressed. / had first observed thta
pecullarity about her on board the
NOrhafn Castle. but. az time weni
on. iusted OF ieasnnlng Il grew
worse. Tier faes for 90 young
woman vas haEard. ahr started al
each sound. and Nine sara's name
was never spoken IN her presence
without her ovineinE almost undue
emotion.
VIII you come with mat" she
said with great sagarusaa.
I Immediately promised. ana the
next day. about II o'clock. Edith
lNMHltA anu NHAAAA 1AfNtANha III a
hanson driving 20 Arns. sara's shop
We reached u in few minutes and
found an unpretentious little place
wcdged n between n houisr'H on one
side and cheap print-scllsr.s on
the other. In the windows Of the
shop were pyramids Of perfume bot
ties. with scintilIatEfag facet shoppers
tied with colorud ribbons. We
stepped out Of the hanson and went
Indoors. Inside the shop were a eou-
pie Of steps. which led 20 a door OF
soild mahogany.
This Is the entrance N her pri-
vate house" said Edith. and she
pointed TO a small hraEs plate on
which Was engraved her name
Nine. sara. Parfumsuss."
Edith touched an electric bell and
the door was Immediately opened BY
arnartiy dressed page boy. Ho
looked az Miss Dallas az ~ he knew
her very well. and said;
Madame is within and In expect
ing you. miss"
He ushered US both into a quiet
looking room. sobsrly but Handsome
~ furnished. lie left ua, closing the
door. Edith turned 20 me.
DO you know where we are ?" she
asked.
we are standing AZ present IN n
small room just behind Nine. sara's
shop I answered. why are you
so excited. MlsR DailsH3 what f.
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