The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-01-17

needed not TO b. advised that
presently there would be a mectiaa
81 some Of che lvadinE men % lhe
Hudson ftny Company a. The little
gray. stone. dormrr wlndoNed
buiidlaE on Sutrr Dame a. For
M geN. ii waa out % the question
"a gain admiftance
Ia those days an Moatreal Vas
iron suffered after nighifail r.
armhllnx a series % lalle. and TO-
Eight tt seemed donhly screened
and guarded Noue che less. late
IN the evening. I allowed seeming
accident 10 Iced ms ia = certain
direction Passing AZ uksen a. I
might nn and down Nofrr Dame 81.
without attracting attention. /
aaw more thau one figure Ia the
aemi darkness enter tbs luw cha
TEAM door Oecasionalig tiny
CLEAN showed at the sdge % q
shutter 90 At the top 81 some little
wiudow not fuiiv screened A. 20
what went on within | could oniy
Euess
I passed che chaisas. up and
do@n. ~ difletenf times. from ?
o'clock until midnight The streets
81 Montreal nt That time made
brave prriense uf lighting By virtue
~ the new aaa works. ~ CERTAIN
Intervals fllckefium and wholly lu
rompetAuf lights serving 20 make
fhn Eloom more visible None the
less. A. pasNed for the last time
i niainiY saw q shaft ~ tghi fsli
mpan tha half darkness from a little
side dnur There emerged upon
the street the figure 81 a woman
I a. not know shat led me ~ cast
q second glance. for certainly ms
hualneaa was not wifh ladies'. ans
more than 7 Wob'd have supposed
ladies RAD business there but vic.
tins ~ some impulse Of curiosity.
/ walked step or two ~ The same
direction a. that taken hy the
cloaked figure
Careless as I endeRvnred 90 make
my movements. the yelled lads
seemed "a take suspici0n or fright
She quickeued her steps Accident
favored me Even AZ ahe fled. she
caught her skirt on some ohieei
which Jay hidden IN The shadows
and feil almost a. fun length This
I conceived "a be- opportunity war-
rantinR my approach ! raised my
haf and assured her that her flight
was needlcea.
She made no direct reply 70 me.
but as she rose. gave uttefance 90
an expression of annoyance. Mon
Dru'" ! heard her say.
I stood for a moment trying 70
recall where ! had heard this same
vnlcef She turned her face IA
anoh way that the light lllumin
atod f. Then. Indeed. surprise
smote me.
Madame Baroness. said O.
laughing. "a ia wholly impossible
f0g you 20 b. here yet you are
herei Ncver again VIII ! say there
Is no such thing Of chance. 90
such thing as fate no such thing
az q minolef
She looked af me one brief mo
ment. then her courage returned
"Ah. then. my idiot" she said,
since b. Is 10 be- our fortune al
ways 10 meet Of dark nights and IN
impossible ways give me your
laughed owe may as well
make treaty n YOU run again. !
shall auly follow you"
HThen { am again your prisoner
madam. ! am agaln youfai
AT lea8I Sou Improve said
She sTheu come
Hghau / not call n calechof--the
night Is dark"
no. mol" hufriedly.
Wo began % midnight course that
look na oultr across me old French
quarter ~ Montreal AZ last she
turned into n small dark street Of
modest ono.atory residences. iron
ahuttered. dark and cherries. Here
she paused Ia front Of a marrow
iron gate.
MADAM" ! said. you represent
10 mo one OF the problems OF my
life. Why docs your taste run 70
auch quarters as thoBef This
might be that same back street
In Washington
She chuckied 10 HERSELF at
length laughed aloud But waltz
N you entered my abode once" she
said why not agalnY Come"
fier hand was M the heavy
knocker M she spoke. IN mo.
menf the door slowly opened. just