The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-09

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ard I bath have a desire. ] fnf unique
treasures and Ne Tor uniimiisdFrSssit
The 1--we - gold IL hss paasiaa have
Informed hlrn wash regard . sums
things IN connection with Me-. Ben
manan she 10 one % the ttehsst vets
su IN Ena,au Laura 10 her osay ohila
hfid heirrss I have dpus seeaHthsnE
uias fnr him '
W hat IL that
sfmpaft~d 60 him q secret Il whleh
Ne ean in = msaanrs raeavsr fts tpst
youth To offer . man both yesth @nd
riches presents q temptation Hsrnppe-
sfuls fdr she ordinary man - resist
NJ. tiiiiisrs - quite ordIuhfy. 10
struggled. hat la ihs end amcesunbsd
knees hs would
Her eyes spafkiFd.
VIII ron tell me- one thlnE said
why does Atrn nsusasan vent hsr
daughter 90 marrT fnzsph ltistTf IL
he 80 rich ard 80 desif&hlsr
sfhe came a step nsarsr
Your friend Mr. Eandaisuf. u On
The track q that secret she p@id
Il could tell him uow. bat ] DELAY
Just for a time. AZ you knpw 80
much Yuu may a. well knas this
Rssby Ia greater ard more paWeff ~
than the richest man or the gnart
beausifB o. the greatest On earth. lie
holds sreret--lt ~ connected with
Mrs Hsnaaaan. Laura h the price -
his silence. All have been ever
heard
she sprans from me. There was a
rustic ln the bushes near by. pushed
up o. them and tore them asunder
No one VAS 60 - seen tiut Madame
aara's face had changed II Vas fan
of curious most whastiy fear
Il have been tmprudeut' she said
IN a iow voi-o. and fpr she first time
In my life. 10 Il possible that success
has turned my BRAIN
Sha I'D ret wait 20 give me another
glance. but hurried 70 the house.
We dlnrd enriv that night aR MfH.
HrnHasau's exhibition was Co take
place at o'clock The dinner Nas
gas. the converse ton bright. repartes
aud VT aparkicd IKE champagne. On
the face ~ Mira nsuaAaan. however.
there vas a fierce. cruel look. which
was no dominant that. with ali her sf-
f0rta 20 appear friendly. sociahle--in
faef. the perfect hoHfans-shs utterly
failed once her eyes fixed themselves
on Madame sara'a beautiful and
charming face end the expression IN
their agate depths Was far from good
90 see.
The dinner came 10 an end n was
too soon 20 90 20 iho kennels
There IL Htill time enough re-
marked Mrs. nensasan. addressing
Mime. sara. Follow me In five min
utsn. You and have our work 10 do
first when We are quite ready for the
curtain to rise and the show 70 begin.
ms keeper. KeppeI. shall announce the
feet 20 the gentlemen"
Mrs Beuaasau went slowly from the
room ] had never before been 50 inn
pressed Madame Sara beside her host
ess looked young. slender. almost giri-
ish.
'@rhat woman IL the greatest u her
age" said madame. How great only
I who have known her for years can
imagine. Mr.. Rlgby and I both know
Mrs. Bensasau we'll. don't We. SIR
We none of us spoke. and she went
slowly towards the door. Just a. she
reached Il she turned and faced Ne.
= have provided against rfp~ibie
mischief" she said.
She thrust her hand into tht bos-
ON Of her dress and drew out 4 small
revolver Minute ~ ~ was Il lgnsw
the sort. and was well aware niht u
could be used with deadly effect. With
n gentle and sweet smile she relprned
Il to It's place. then. taking tap
cloak which lay on chair near she
flung Il over her evening drca and
disappeared into the night st
-Four Of us were now left In tlte hall
Rugby. IllllerH. Vanduieuf and hny-
self
I'VE shall be summoned IN ID hin
ute" said Vandsieur "rhis II d tente
Of tsnaion quite unpleasant 81 -
strain" Hi
lie walked TO the house door ora
threw u open. lie had scarcely dots.
80 before the sharp crack Of SUI
sounded from the pine wood below !,
house. II was followed instantly
another Fearing We knew not VIII -
We All rushed from the hail and ~ y
down the path through thc pine wOcu
The bright electric light guided ~
the howl Of many wolves ninote anvaao-
~ on our ears.
In very short time we had reachad
tho little platform which had bceh
erected IN front Of The huge cat'
where .At~ Bcssnsan had ~s~~''s----s ?