The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-15
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or no / should give him an lnkllHg
a. TO my designs. bat In the end.
precisely for the reason that he WIS
q fool. / took him Into my conf
denee before set out for Grave
send. in this wise
4 ahhil DO absent some days.
/ Richards observed casually.
While atnffing my pockets With
/ hundry cosmetics. scents and pow
defa. watched him through half
closed Ida Ills eyea were fastened
IN charmed fashion on De seYfin-
gems little toy skull
Indeed. ny lord. he said. anf-
/ pfiasd.
Pact ia. Richards. I'm thinking
Of trip to paxonahire To 500 M
brother Deyenae."
Richards gave an inefeduioua
grin. When do yea start. my
iofdfs
Immediately
eu'ml What shall say II yoa
are Nantedfs'
Just that. Richards
And when Will your iordship re-
turn
when you sec me again. Rich.
ards. shall have returned
Then there's . wpnAn in H.
muftsraa fha lad anKflly
Richards hated me % have auKht
- do with women aud never truus
hLaa 10 conceal hla feelings. /
laughed outright And = very
pretty one this time. RlehardH.s
cried saylY and handed him a ton
pound note.
sAmuaa yourself while / an alb
sent. boy. Goodbye
lie would scarcely take the note.
be Naa Ia such Ill.tempef. aud he
refused altogether To hay good hya.
1t means Cod be VI sc. he ex-
planned. and It's more like the
devil vii Be your company. III
taat aaY farewell
With 4 laugh | swung out. bat
took tho pFeeautlon 10 gain another
street before { hired = carriage. for
Richards had \ tFiek u curiosity
that would have made his fortune
IS policeman.
I arrived II GrsYeaana jusf be-
fore noon and took a ronm at the
Itaa Anchor "a svll-amelllnE hostel
exerhanKlng the NhAfYea. The Inn
ass ehoked fan with sailor men. a
rough Lot q creatures who wore
hong piEtaila. and hpat tobacco juice
increasingly They nadEed each
other and whispered together
hoafweiY. oas declared Was = high
Eayman. another that I vas q
naval officer. while \ third guessed
M as 4 French refugee
Soon tho conversation became
general however. and turned on
the var. many open insults being
offered ia the French navy. for VII
ieneuFe Raa then hiding in port
With his fleet, apparently afraid To
give Nelson battle in spite Of many
tempting chances. | soon found
that the object Of this HaM to draw
fne out. for the third mans guess
seemed 10 have been unanimously
adopted. | listened. smiling grave
y AZ their coarse ieatH: ] had no
mind 20 come IN logEerheadH wtth
any man just then. nut they would
not let me be Ono big creature.
with y greasy face aud A cock eye.
insisted | should drink with him.
and after a dozen refuaals | con
santed n order % stop hla paraecu-
ton. called for vino. The inn
keeper laughed belaferonHlY and
brought out bottle Of French
brandy. @it.a the nearest 70 vine
keep. yer honor he declared. hut
Il was good stuff and served.
ITO your health said raising
my glass 20 my tnrmentor. But he
put dirty paw on nv wrist
Never mind my health. he Rrowi-
ed. "f'il give you a better toast
| To hell with France aud nonyi"
with all my heartts cried |. aud
drained my glass amid a roar Of APP
plauHe.
nut eoek-eye wae a,ill dlsaatls-
fled.
II you're not a froggy. what the
hiaxes are your he demanded
4 man. | replied.
YAH but what Sort You're not
here for nothing. you with your fine
/ toys
I glanced around. but evorybody's
sympalhy was with the bully: he
was mouthplece for all | reflected
that we're / To resent interference It
would work but little good, so I
caught at the first lie which oe-
CURED To me. Well" | said. with
a reckless laugh. Il promise you |
could satisfy You safe enough. aud
would. could / trust ta your diacre-
ton" There followed chorus Of
arowls and nrotestationa. Strike
them blind. they we're not spies 90
put away n man II he WAS a good
sort Did | take them for long
shore lubhera uf police craft7a
| called for drinks for all. and
while the landlord was gone to
fetch them I muttered myaterioualy.
4 belong to Somerset and they
want me over there pointed TO
Iondan-"far n matter of two or
three lightened purses at Reading.
] Fact IL. | came to London all along