The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-05


part from her. although I was com
PEELED 20 return 10 Hlya that night
/ told myself that must see bet
again. that my future existence wa
bound up In hers. that ! loved hef
mndiy. aud 80 on.
Gu my walk down 10 the lake
fell among thieves ! was attacked
stabbed under the hhou' Ter. robbed
OF all I possessed aud left for dead
The perpetrators OF the outrage
we're never discovered la my own
heart | believed had been the vic
tim Of pealouey
Three years elapsed before met
hef again saW hef now in Paris.
az the entrance of tie are IA korf
The lady was veil dressed veil
booted and well gloYsd Yet knew
her instantly. her face. her figure
above all. her eyes the great dark
inaerutablc eyes Aud she knew me.
The look Of surprise the faint blush
told me that she was genuinely
pleased 10 see me again
WAS she going aerosH7 Alone
Gould I be ~ any aeryice7" And
while ! stan spoke a man came up
with such an air Of ownership that !
could not he surprised when she IN
troduced him as her husband
lilo was not exactly progressing
Short. thick-set With the bow legs
that imply great physical strength
his face NO high eulared u might
have been rouEed and bold. wide
open. protrudinE epeH. His manner
waa half crinElng. half insoient
With 4 brief "seusl algnore." he
tucked his wife under his arm aud
carried her OF 70 the train
As ! passed mp the platform %
take my own seat ! found him hang
lug half out Of a coupe. eager 10
catch my attention. and cordially ia
viiiHg me 10 enter their cumnaft=
ment There vas Just one vacant
place jumped Ia UHca smiled
aWeetiy. her husband ffhc cayallere
she called HIM Offered cigarei aud
Ne Wsro presently ON the most
friendly terms
Il VAS not until We we're on the
steamer. the passage nearly ended
that I had a chance OF exchanging
a word with her alone. She drew
me. With Oh such eloaaeuily aH-
pcallng eye.. 20 do her one small
favor
IT Il only a small matter siEnote
You kaoW we are foreigners. airang-
era. and we are coming 10 England
for the first time On private haal=
ness. Il In 20 dispose of some prop
effY | will be frank with you
Some beautiful cid lace. Il has
been IN my husbands family fer
years. II il worth much money. se
are told. bot We fear there Will be
difficulties az the Doasna. The duty
- heavy upon old laea. They vii
be. II course. very strict with Us
but you. you are az EnwliNhmam. a
gentleman. a great slEnore; they
viii ak you no questions.
In fact. ! am % turn HmuEElsr
Tor the sake Of your bright eyes
uaeaF
Yes viii not refuse me. The
money IL Of much consequence. We
are not rich. we"
nou was ! % say nog
Naa 20 keep the Lace n got
IL through aafuly-as. OF eourHe.
knsw | should-keep it TIL she
called for Il OF hex husband came.
and faf that purpose. nothing loath
| confess, | gave hef my address IN
town.
thought n gnod deal Of the fas-
clnailug Usca that night. bat little
OF her lace Next morning when I
came to look Tor the parcel Of lace
it had disappeared
Tho loss of ID led me 20 examine
further. and ! found then that had
been "burgled~ Of everything Of any
value. Vas riEht in anticipating
troabla from the beetle browed hua-
band. Directly he heard my story
they came rariY that afternoon
he laughed In my face.
sAlfro' Il Ia too old a trick" he
cried with coarse. insolent dertsian.
We xant our lace. Stolen. Cos
petto' That cock wont fight
Hush Peplno. please uaca In
terposed. The aiguote Ia a man Of
h0HHFs
4 will have my lace or the value
% IL vent on the ruffian. He was
- brutally offensive that was In
doubt Whistler to throw him out Of
tho window or call in the police.
Hut then Uscas She stood there
fearful. drspalring. broken hearted
yet without sign OF rcproaeh in
her beautiful eyes.
Eventually. after much haggilnR
in which Usca took no part. except
to use her great besreching. eia-
anenf eyes in support Of her huH-
hands contention. the price Was
fixed AZ 1875 pounds began 10
realize that Usca brought me de-
Ctdedly bad luck.
WAs 60 meet uses once again.