The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-05

I ffarh ~ "a field officer af the army.
stood n tall dlhtuEul led i1HH.uH
soldier whom lnEIabam recognized
/ at a FIHure liz bad seen him many
"a time au tifih avenue earlIHH iu
| the year. lie knew him by febgjc
aH one 81 the "seHilH' af the old
army he had hfafd of him as o.
Southern aymplfhIsHE lie had seen
him Oh thaf eventual day NJ the
/ New York hotel tie vas not ono
OF John HaNora mYufIle8 not
landing h.H alleged urugIiyl.
I tIHH. but heHHH.r of tales of card
ItfansaHiIoua involving Young Heu.
/ tIemon 81 high family In society
/ Personally ties had mover met LIN.
Ont one Glance at the face 81 Dallas
told that here was q man Rho bad.
7 and Who va NOT uEefI1yed at
meeting him again
"Ah nallaa rHId the officer. air
lily. walk right in This IH au an
I booked for honor Hut ua hand Waa
extended fra welcome Dallas. Hith "a
cold buN and "A glance AZ luEuham
that baHa him follow stepped Wlih.
lu the ball
~ Ia Mui Chalmers 1 desire 10
see said be briefly
SO bis young hHsman tells ua.
| Dallas. hut A. YuH know Chalmers
I met With severe Injuries II NOS in
/ dHEnliieH. Hut your way last night
| Your friend Armstrong and he in
fact seem 90 have been equally alb
pfreIHltute and now we have been
| trying g. set him - sleep
"A matter 10 which I can be ~
material assistance. n you will
kindly show the uaY" said Dallas
shortly. and With symptoms OF
much Impotence
And your an aH1orlateT' Hald
the tail soldier with a aunergIlloua
and comprehensive glance over tn
| graham plain uniform.
My associate. ne sou call him la
hers under che authority 81 Aai
Gen MeClel.uu. cir. and the matter
whereof be needs - see Maj ehal
mefH 70 strictly private and person.
al Aud nov. STAT Wallis I neither
understand nor recognize your nu.
thurity in the premises and must
ask yuH 90 make ua further delay ID
STEP into the pafior nf Dallas
and also YOU cir continued the tall
officer Won alll hardly care - in.
tsrmpt a. The moment BE- Mai ehai
mefa Is en- gagged iu bidding friends
gnod=niEht= The pariaf was bot
HEmly lighted The ball vas bright
Their conductor. after mnfidninF
each 20 q seat tipfHHd into the rear
faam without turning uH the lamp
on thn center table. and tapped
Hshflf ~ the door of the narrow
hallway beyond THsrr vas a brief
murwu1Hi conference. then aaish
- aAlta Vas heard aud tao Won.
Hn youthful aHd slender IN mfm but
successfully Felirf passed hurried
1 j. through tie hallway. escorted b.
The youth uhn fret received the
visitors. nHt Dallas. an old resi-.
dent. recognized tHa memhrra ~ 4
prominent Haathrrn family and 80.
ufmnHraf Then anne mere came
wallis formally courteous. mhsred
them into q little chamber beyond
The aitflBEFuaH and closed tn Harr
behind them There on the heH lay
|. Chalmers. sfIil teaeiiy haudarrf
and Chalmers fceblg held forth biz
hand
= ana indebted - both you zen
tlemen said be-. How eanI serve
[ yaa uawe-
49, answering The question re-.
. piled inEraham after a moments
I thought "nid YOU ever send me.
F.. Private Reginald tHafaham. a tslc.
I graphic message from New York.
care % Capt Wlunss
AeFsh. sub vaz the placid re-
Spouse.
Were you ever entrusted with
I papefH-or authority 90 at Tor Mr.
RaYnor. and 20 make demands uf
mes"
Even through the bandaFss one
could detect the surprise In Chai.
msrs' face but the answer was brief
a. before
Nereh. huh
There vas another moment % a.
lenco. then You uero the FIRST 90
see me to realize my condition
when ! vas left a. Mr Rayuors the
evening 81 the safe robbery aud OF
/ the assault on me Can you remem-
bef and could you swear 20 IL. for I
may need witnesses.
Perfectly. SIR inEraham. aud At
any time you desire was the rep4y
Rex glanced AZ Dallas a world Of
relief and comfort In his tired eyes
then turned to the half.hiindod in.
valid again You give me more aid
than you dream Of. sir" said be 4
wish % we're In my power % rpfIpro-
| cate The best 7 can tell you De- that
| ! promptly delivered the little pack.
81 you intruEted % my care"
= know you ala sub. I was sure
| yeu would" vas the courteous an
hwer Then Dallas took up the
I thread. but hia voice was cold. his
I words were measured
And now MAJ Chalmers. I trust
| you vii answer me- a. satisfactorily.
VIII you tell me what on earth in
daeed yan after an that has passed.
20 venture within the walls Of my
sisters home3"
/ But this was another affalr-a
very different proposition For a
I moment there VaH no reply Chal-
NETS lay breathing deeply and In ev.
Idant pain A door opposite the one
I by which they had entered swung
/ very slightly and softly upon ia
hinges an aperture am inch in
width appeared. but neither visitor
seemed to note a. AZ length he
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