The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-15

aheh with ita little neat front yard
There Wnn "A modest alf of mod
/ crate prosperity about this neigh
hurhood. Az che several d0ofatopa
#Ht three men. each with n pipe ln
bis mouth None Of these was
| fntroYitch TrcnRlth stood for hn
instant. n BIT uncertain Ho started
/ forward with che intention ~ max
iHg a necessary inquiry u the man
at the nearest house Suddenly he
changed his mind There NaH a
good reason for thlH change. for nj
the faftheft house. not goo foet from
where young TronRIth stood, a girl
[ leaned a. De had seen other girls
Do before, half swinging on a gate.
Trenwith. recognizing a once the
| important fact that this Kifl was
young and extremely beautiful con
eiudcd rightly that she. and she
alone. could furnish him with the
/ Information that he desired No
sooner said than done lie started
down the lane. aud when half way
toward the glrl he gently DOTTED
bis hat
IL ia Peter potrofltch that I look
for. he carefully explained. At the
aame time. In "a pleasant voice and
by way ~ no harm. he gave u as
bis opiuion that the evening was
one above all EVENING"
The girl dld not answer him ~
ones she waa naiveiy taking him
all In
7 am rrht. then she replied.
"and You are the Yankee man ="
Tfeuulth once more DOTTED bis
hat 4 am indeed the Yankee man.
he responded
This. then iH the home ~ Peter
pstroyiteh.' weut ca the girl and
be can BE- found within the hauae
TrruWlth looked az the hauae
with increased admiration aud re-
apfgt Peter prtrafItrh lives here
q comfortable llfc b. remarked by
uaY ~ 40 harm hH has comfort
able home. lie has no family
lie has daughter said The
gifi She smiled and Trenwith
smiled
Incidentally mentioning. be con
tInusd athe name ~ pstrovlfeh'r
daughter The girl laughed out
right she MM through Trruwith
nut abe answered
.iief name % irene rHfr1FItHh. 10
che said Peter peifayIfehs dauEh
Ter. . shall isad you % Peter peffo-
witch. she added.
This vas the thin edge - tho
wedge u va TreuWith.a entrance
lnla social Russia But h. vas y
hit exclusive. 600. lie confined hia
immediate circle - aequaintaH.eH
90 the daughter ~ Peter FetraFlteh
lie vas eouteat. TFeuwIfh bad had
a few ideas about women he bad
haa . faW ideals. A. The most lnty
khd been vague. bat when be- gath
cred up the loose threads ~ his
memory and wove them carefully
into the happiness u his present
lie. he found hat al vas harmony
IL gfrmed 90 him that the glance
that be bad hunEefed for an these
long years we're none other than the
Klancru from the eyes % Irene Pet
roFitch that the voice be hat ao
uafh wished - hear vas a voice
itat like her own lie was con-
tent
over IN New York one became an
atom u an aggregation. IN the 1T
lie Russian village. on the other
had. one realized decidedly that
oue vas an aggregation ~ atoms
There. 80 FAR IS bis authority vent
Tfenwlth was = cEaron bic shout
dsra everything cunectrd with the
uark depended The villagers. too
looked Up 10 him. they understood
be genius vh~n they would 60
down o. nights and smoke and talk
over the wonderful work that be
vs. accomplishing Trenvith was
distinguished there vas no doubt
boat that Perhaps be- Vas one 81
the three most admired peraunaEes
"a The place There vere tWa others
one Of them a black hruNed fell
law. the captain 81 the patrol. He
Vas unpopular bot be was admired.
both for bis uniform. and because
he vas feared he vas. therefore.
quite a man fila name vas RADIO
uitr Trenwilh admired him be-
cause Be didn1 like him. Tue man
had had traits about hts face be
. Looked Ike a man with an uuHaFory
history. sui. this VAS mere sur
mlan on Trenwtth'a part The third
. person - exceeding note vas none
other than Irene daughter ~ Peter
F. petrovlteh. II Trenwith and the
captain were ears IN the little VII
/ lase. Irene pctfoviteh vas the car
Ina.
Two men glanced upon Irene Pet
ravIteh with especial favor One
Vas Trenwlth the other was the
captain. but Irene glanced not
upan the captain she feared bin.
not because he vas captain. but be-
cause 81 the lurking devil To hts
face. that lurkrd In his deep set eyes
underneath the hanging brow and
when the captain passed, Irene
prfruvlteh looked the other way
whether she looked NJ Trcnwith
or dld not. no man knew but Tren-
with and Dc held bic peace.
ITO b. Confinued1