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

pnrt from her. although | vas com
pelled 20 return 20 ftiYa that night
/ told myself that ! must see hef
again. that my future existence waH
bound up Ia hers. that loved her
madly, aud so on.
on my walk down 10 the lake l
frll among thieves. I wna attacked
stabbed under the shout Ter. rohbsd
Of all possessed. aud lffi for dead
The perpetrators Of the outrage
were never discovered In my own
heart 1 believed I had been the vie
tim Of poalouHy
Three yeAra ELAPSED bsf0fe ! met
her again. I saw her nov In Paris,
al the entrance of the are du haf1s
The lady was we'll dressed vel
booted aud we'll gioYed. Yet ! knew
her Instantly her face. her figure
above all. her eyes the great dark.
inacruthblo eyes Aud she kneW ne.
The look OF surprise. the faint blush
told mo that she waa genuinely
pleased 20 see me again
WAS she going aerosa7 Alone ?
Could / be OF any SERVICE And
while I ntlil spoke a man came up
with such an air Of ownership that |
could rot be surprised when she IN
troduccd him as her husband
lie was not exactly prepoaheaalhE
Short thick-set. with the bos sis~-
that im."'.y great physical strength.
his face 20 high eolored Il might
have been rouged and bold. vide
open. pTotrudink eyes. Ills manner
was half cringing half ins0ient
with a brief "scual. slgnore.' he
tucked hia wife under his arm aud
carried her of 50 the train
A. I passed up the platform 20
take my own seat found him hang
ing half out ~ a coupe. eager TO
catch my attention. and cordially IN
wiling me to enter their cumnafts
meut. There was Just one vacant
place. jumped in. uHeA smiled
sWeeily. her husband fthesaYailere
she called him offered a elgarei aud
we were presently % the mos.
friendly terms.
Il was not until Ne were on the
% inner. to- panslsss nea~iy ended
tlss I ls.s a chance Of each ao-s-s
a wore with her alsue she drew
100. w-0u Oh such slu~leutly -
peioooos e'~s 20 a. hss one fuss
-p.o1
N b osS y a sn.Ss u..taT. sseaore.
you know uor ass ksfess-efH. stfsog
80 auni Nos lG.e eanluE - Enazaald
Cor rlie fspat time on private bust
sssss p ~ Z. saap.ae Of ssme prop
artp. wsa be fraBA Npah you
ssmfr iuaO1ttfsa CID lace. II has
hasfn IN mo- hsshssszi.s taxplis for
yszEa: Is b warFh much money. Ne
ace taid kl8 We Gear there wsll Be
aiffeuisira AT tfe Dsuaoe The duty
~ heayy upon std lace They will
bn. 81 osIuae xeHg etTiet with as.
fsfif yan. Nan are nn I4nHflshman. a
Ennslsman. a fueat aiKnafei theY
Wili ava yau ua questions .
In fKct I sm 20 tmFn amaREieF
fur thr naize 81 yeaF bFiaht eyes.
uunag"
"Vou vii no, reguae mn. The
monoy in OF much consequence. We
are NOT rlch. we
H@w wau I 10 say uog
wac - hr~p the lace. II | got
n thraurh safely a.. Of eaura..
know I should keep 4 til she
called Cor Il OF her htlabsnd oams.
aud for that purpose. nsthiag loath
confess. Eaxe her my address n
toxn-
Thought a Eood deal Of TIE fas-
cinasinE uaoa that night. but Httis
- her base. Vest morning when I
came - louk feF the paFeel Of lace
Il had disappeared.
Ths loas Of e led me % examine
further. and found then that had
been ''burRissif Of everything of any
value WAS right IN anticipating
trouiIia from the beesie- bra~ed has-
band Direetiy he heard my story
--thag can4n early that Afternoon
IA. laughed In my face.
Attire II ~ too old a trick" he
cried wtsh soanse. insoieut derision.
We waut o1F lass. Stoieu. Cos
pctts, That essk went fight
Hush Poptno. please" usea IN
tcrRpsed The sieaure Is a man Of
honor"
II viii have nay lace or the value
20 w." wous on the ruffiAn. lie was
70 brutally offensive that ! vas in
dsubt WHISTLER to throw him out OF
ths windsw or call In the police.
ma thnn uanag SHE stood there
tearfwl. despaiFing. broken hearted.
yet without Rinn Of repruaeh In
hrs beautlfpi eyea
Eventually. after much haEglIng.
in wtuen Ussa took no part. except
- 49, hnr great bosceching. elo-
gyn.sf ef1s IN support Of her hua-
sanas cantantisn. the price Was
ftsd ~ tes pounds | began 10
r-aiiHn THAT uAoa brought me de-
sitssily bad Luck
Was - meet raea once aKHin.
Ytte thiFd aeraSiun was also In
FaFis. A faxorite haunt Of mine
was a cafe IN The Avenue Monte
BELLS. and | was these one after
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