The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-15

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-Well then Madam, why all ihls
holghy toishNa Haven't ] stood
nouts and indlsultics cnoush uom
vouq DIDN'T you make show ot
me before THAT asa TYLER when !
VAS nd me vur, point OF my sfcat
esd coup1 You denied knowledko
that knew you had hus did l aus.
card vau for thats ! have found
You since then PLAYING Win Mexico
Texas United states ail at once
Igavr punished you for thatf No.
{ have oniy shown you the more rr.
eara
eAv lord. you punish me most
when sou most show nae your fe'
gard
WeB. God bless niy soul, listen
nj that Listen at tha, hore. now
when I've madam, yOu shock me-
YOU erleve me could ! have a
glass OF winet
heard her ring for rhrelea.
heard her iasten the door behind
her "a she left. heard him gulp over
his glass For myself, although I
did not yet disclose myself, lcu
no doubt that } should kill faken.
ham lu these rooms ] even pom.
dsred whether ! should shoot him
throush ,he temple ana cat oit his
consciousness. or through the chesf
and 80 iet him know why ho died
After ume be seemed % look
about the room. his eye ialllnE
upon the Uttered floor
MY KEY hc exclaimed, hfok
en-, who did thatf ] can't use it
now
-You viii no, need TO use g. my
Iord
"But I bought Il. yesterday Had
| given You all of the oregon eoun-
try il would not have been worth
twenty thousand pounds What III
have tonight what I'll tAke-N il
b worth twice that Bai | bought
that key. aud what bus ! keep
heard a struggle. but she re
pulsed him onCe more In some Say.
Sun my time had not come. Tie
seemed nov % stoop, KruntinE. 20
nick up something from The floor
How now My memorandum 81
treaty. and torn In two oh. | see
- see. he unused You wish TO
give Il back 10 me 20 be Wholly
froei II means only that you wish
to love ne for myself. for What |
am You mick"
~You mistake. M lord. said her
calm. cold voice.
al least. twas no mistake that
| offered you this damned country
at risk CT my own head Are you
then with England and Sir Rich.
ard pakenhAm7 WIN you give my
family a chance for revenge ou
these accursed heather -theae
Americana Come. do that. and
leave this place With you. and
cult diplomacy for good Wen
travel the continent. weil 10 the
world over. you and J. IN quit ms
estates. my family for You Come,
now. Why do you delay
-shi you miauuderstand. my
lord
Tell me then wha, you do
mean
~Our old bargain over this Is
broken. my lord. We must make
another
Ills anger rose WHAT You
want more4 You're trying 10 lead
me on with yoar damned oourtesan
tricks"
heard her voice rise high and
shrill. even So ! started forward
Monsieur. she cried. back
with youi7
Pakenham. anKered as he was.
seemed half 20 hear my footsteps.
seemed half 20 know the swinging
Of the drHperiea. even ne I stepped
back IN obedience % her gesture.
Her wit was quick az ever
my lord. she said. pray close
youdeF window The draft Is bad.
and. moreover. We should have &c.
erecy Tie obeyed her. and she led
him still further from the thought
81 investigating his surroundings
Nov. my lord. she said. take
back chat you have Just said
Under penalfy7 he sueered.
"Oi your life. yes"
So he Grunted admlrinEly.
well. now. like fire IN a woman.
even a deceiving light love IKE
you"
Monsieur her voice cried
again. and once more it restrained
me In my hiding
You devil he resumed. sheer
ing nov IN all his uEliuess Of wine
and rage o. disappointment what
we're you? Mistress Of the prince
81 France To. Of a score % no
blesi Slave 81 that infamous rake.
your husband Much you've got In
your life % make you uppish now
with mel"
MY lord. she said evenly. ire
tract that n you DO not. you shall
not leave this place alive
In some way she mastered him.
even IN bis ugly mood
Wen. veil" be growled. u nd
NIT We don't get On very we'll In
our little love affair. but ! swear
you drive me ont of my mind I'm
never find another woman ln the
world Ike you its Sir Richard
Pakenhem asks you % begin q new
future with himself"
We begin no future. my lord
What do you meant Have you
lied TO mo7 DO you mean 10 break
your wOrd-your promise7f
II is within the hour that have
learned what The truth b."
God damn my souli ] heard bis
curse growing
Yes my lord. she answered.
God vii damn your soul in So faf
a. II ls that ~ brute and not that
Of o gentleman or statesman"
] heard him drop into a chair
This from one 81 your sort" he
half whlmpered
Stop. nowi she cried "Noi one
word more Of that, I say within
the hour ! have learned what ls the
truth ! am Helena Won Ritz. thief
on the cross. and at last cleauf"