The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-08

Tho young lady pushed past me
with sudden resolution. and opened
T the door "a little
Don't worry about mo. Annie. d
/ she called brightly = don't ear,
10 see the police. ~ shall just shut
myself In
Then she closed and Locked tn,
/ door and turned to me again.
Il have almost told u lie for you.
Hhe whispered. fuldiy. Worse
than that I am going ta help you
out al my window. Once outside
you viii have 10 take your
chances"
! bowed my thanks aud was NOV
ms toward the window. Nbon / 30.
WONDERED the FHllar. and all the
discriminating evidence n contained
% Identity me with the wearef n
Franks Huit told her about h.
aud she smiled aud slipped out Of
the room BY another door Present
" she came back with the yallae
and there vas CLEAN In her eYra
aa / thanked her again.
We are under many obligations
90 YOU for not having set fire o.
the house she said demureiy
Nan getting 80 much the worst
Of Il that / could not speak. but how
! logged @ b. on equal terms with
the pretty IlruHa. where could
have r. fair field aud no favor !
fTaHud ms teeth with helpless rage
against the Ridiculous combination
OF Circumstance which had me ap.
pear lika fool or a kHaYr before
woman like this
We heard the heavy feet ~ the
Officers a. she daaf and their ring
~ the bell and then The Young lady
softly raised The window and IN
fastened the blinds.
When sau ct To the street. she
caHnaFled softly. don't run very
fast. because that would look 30
suHuicioua
sprahg lightly 20 the ground
tleu hand HaH lying On the Wiudaw
stllI. and I leaned over and kissed
a. I considered that ahs owed mo
that much FOR the sharp speeches
she had made when she had me az
her mercy. The blinds closed Hith
emphasis
/ walked yAliaa In hand 70 tho
sidewalk and then I started up the
Htreet. not running On the least. but
simply moving Hlth celebrity A.
the further end Of the block I
plunged into the arms Of a man
who Waa coming ont u q cottage
aud We both reeled
aiianR IT,. What sou racing about
the streets Ike that for be roar
ed rubbing bic shoulder and giaf-
inE At me- then he fuua himself ~
me aud almost shook my arm of.
shooting ulfh q grim delight hob.
yaa YouHE HasCaif Where have You
heaHF'
dropped my val.as aad sat down
upon a.
Jonas aid steruly. where do
ynu lfcf"
Why. rIEht here az No 117 be
sad rhoerIiY where have you
been all this timaF We ueaf 60
the station tn meet you. bot we're
taa late. AL a1 Sc came hark home
aud have been waiting for you ever
HnHe. and awfuIlF uneasy Come
right in. uob I Vas fHsf starting
out 20 make = round ~ the hotels
Ana are II { could find Yuu
had been feeling lu my poahet
foe bis letter unH uou I spread &C.
uuf before him under The lIkhf %
the ball lamp
s1onas said severely. what
uumbeT ia hat
lie looked a. Il aith interest
Why. that's No 1HTs be said
Nlfh conviction. Cant sou rad
writing.
no JON cali that a11g1 demand
"a alth spirit
Great scott. Bob. he replied
There q H. a. plain - a pitestaff
-sa. o. T. Can anything be palmer
than that
And vho lives a, as7f' I asked.
In despair
oh. that's Prank Warbuftou.
particular friend q mine. splendid
fellow. too. and has a nice family.
And. by the way. I was telling them
about you ihia morning They've
read you're stories and are anxious
O. meet You but Why
Jonas. said. bitterly. = Winh
you'd 20 70 hoai and learn hos 20
write
The next time I entered the War
barton house ! ueut ia ~ the front
daar. and Jonas and Effe we're With
me ! had returned Mr. Wafhur-
tons suit Ia an aunny nous package
and had a vague hope that this vas
the end % u. and that perhaps the
young LADY would not recognize me.
AZ the LIGHT had been dim In the
room. had betrayed 30 secrets 90
Jonas. far from IT,
The Warhurtuua were surprised
when F1dn retired under the piano
aud barkod AZ me so vieinuHly that
he bad To be- removed forcihly 60
another room before We could en-
change the ordinary clvlllilca Of n
first meeting. Mrs Warhurton said
she could not understand ". for
FIdo was generally 80 friendly
Even the lovely face Of Miss Edith
Warhurtun gave no sign Of reeag
milton This was better than eK-
peeted 4 warm glow went ovcr
me a. thought Of Il. Perhaps they
would never know. after all
Hut when ! asked Miss Edith 90
sing. aud followed her 10 the
plano. my eyes fell upon a curious
object hung up In q little nook NJ
the end Of the instrument II was
s j. a d.