The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-04-11
CRATER EXG
IN DEAD on NIGHT

at this news was "a opun - to
uarrog. which he wac De- kling
without the slightest nfttmkt nj
canceaimunt Strangely knAuEh.
searching a. was his acrunitt 4 me.
II had in Il rather pity thah aen-
ace.
Seeing that I Vas capable 10th
log but an iurohnreut cxclal,h ion.
he turned 90 the Eafrulosis kistady
4 presume that the colonel t4ukH
that the first telegram Was tiEua
one. uent by some miacrcant IN Mas
chiimAfk'a nAme he said.
That's exactly what the Haf old
gentleman doeu think. sir gMrs.
kfanre replied she mar pave
been made away with. up IN that
wicked town. aud then thet p4Faon
that did h seat the telegram 10
keep the colonel quiet and prevent
inquiries for some days"
"Humph. that's one way ~ look
ine az IL. bat there in anut her.
I Hsfsag Ertiutea and then ha added
after a pauae. See here. Mrs.
kfance Il ina privilege 20 help
people Who cannot help themselves.
/ Convey my compliments 20 Col
Chsimafk. and aaY that have had
.ema expcFiener in similar
case. and that shall b. pleased 20
place u AZ hts disposal ~ be would
ike 10 Hee me-
The landindY aped acroaa the pas.
sage. aud as back Immediately
Wlfh Col ChllmArk'e grateful COM
plimenta. and he wouid be giad 90
avail himself q ~nf uarnbissa'
klud offer
HarEnE left the roam. and after a
vain attempt 10 discuss the matter
18th me. Mrs. kraars also Departed
I fatf alone. ! had 20 bring All my
manhood into play 30 keep from
breaking down utterly That Roger
MaruAs uan the author % the tsle-
gram resolved By Col Chilmark ia
the mnfnlnK waa To me nnlf-aYident
That. without hRnalng myself over
"a fhr hanKman. { could not mako
u evident % anyone elae WAS my
| dilemma That Narsks had fallen
fuai u Janet on her quest. cent the
telegram 81 defer inquiry. ard haf-
rlesl back to the Isle q WiEht In or
der 20 prove an slihi II nsusssaFy.
seemed hsyond question.
Yet. with thla Wsil.founded thesis
to Nnrk from-=a cies which a vtl-
iaga policeman could not have
miaacd--f was poWeflens 10 move n
I finger. unless / gave myself up TO
Justice. And II ! did that. Welt I
I knew that the Wurd u convicted
aud escaped felon would not weigh
Tor a single instant against that ~
a man In Marakn's position the a0n
Of the chancellor OF the exchequsr
and the guest q the prime minister.
Ny story would be set down ~ once
a. an lmpudont fabrication. without
even the recommendation 81 being
I plausible. besides which as the day
flxed for my execution was already
past. ID vas very doubtful y
ahaslld get q chance n Tell Rly story
ta anyone In authority A fpn-
demncd prisoner ! vas already I'D
IN the eye OF the Las. and I &uld
90 straight 70 my doom yAthuAt a
hearing.
An appeal to my Kind EYnpa-
thiRar. Lady MnrieI. would lard no
better. for with az the will In THIS
world. she would b. impotfnts q
help me. unless she cou'd shoW
| grounds for suHpectlng RseeT
Marake. add that she could mot d
unless could be produced as her
authority Thus again. In iheEab.
sence of any light Janet migtt Mvs
thrown On the matter. thefd would
he nothing hut the unsupported &C.
cusation OF condemncd ronvici
against A hiEhly-placed gentleman
! could aee no way ont Of n De.
! spair. for myself little. for the cir
who had gone forth 10 fight for me