Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03


Not wholly sane, certainly; but 1t might
have been drugs. That suggested itself to
me.
"a possibility. Proceed"
"She asked what point of the headland
gave the best view. Anywhere from the
first rise on is good, l said. 1t depends on
what you wish to see - My ship coming in,
said She 1t will be fair view, then, told
her This is a coast of guardian reefs. =
What difference she said, and then gave
me another surprise; for she quoted:
And though thy soul sail leagues and
leagues beyond
Still, leagues beyond those leagues, there is
more sea.
"That's interesting remarked Kent.
Casual female wayfarers aren't given to
quoting The House of Life"
"Nor casual ships to visiting this part of
the coast. However, there was no ship. |
looked for myself, when was trying to find
thu woman later. What are you smiling att"
Nothing. I'm sorry l interrupted"
The next thing she said startled me a lit
tie more. Remember this meeting, MIR.
Sedgwick, she babe me, like one giving
command; for it may mark an epoch in
your life. Some day in the future | may
send for you and recall today to your mind
by what have just said. In that day you
will know the hidden things that are clear
only to the chosen minds. Perhaps you will
be the last person but one to see me as | now
am. ="
Kent pulled nervously at the lobe of his
ear. as it possible that she foresaw her
death?" he murmured.
at would look so, in the light of what has
happened, wouldn't it? Yet there was an
uncanny air of joyousness about her, too"
II don't like it, announced Kent. II do
not like it,"
BY which he meant that he did not under
stand it. What Chester Kent does not TN
derstand, Chester Kent resents.
"Love affair, perhaps" suggested the
artist "A woman in love will take any risk
of death. However," he added, rubbing his
bruised head reminiscently, "she had very
practical bent, for romantic person. After
her mysterious prophecy she started on. |
called to her to come back or | should follow
and make her explain herself.
"As to WHAT"
Everything: her being there, her actions,
her-her appa ell the jewery, you know,
and all that"
you've said nothing about jewelry."
Haven't |? Well, when she turned
"Just moment Was it the jewelry that
you were going to speak of when you first
accosted herr"
Eyes, it was Some of it was very valua-
bic, | Judge Wasn't it found on the body?'
NO
mot? Robbery, then, probably. Well,
she Gang back at a stride. Her eyes were
alive with anger. There came torrent of
words from her; strong words, too. Moth
ing of tn, well bred woman left there. | in
sisted OH knowing who she was, and she
burst o,tt on me with laughter that was,
somehow, more insulting than her words.
But when told her that I'd find out about
her if | had to follow her into the SEA, she
stopped laughing fast enough. Before |
could guard myself she had caught up rock
from tha road and let me have it. J. went
over ikea tenpin. When got up, :tc was
well aloi1g toward the cliffs, and | nciser did
find her. trail in that maze of copss:s and
thickets:."
"ShoE me your relative positions. when
she attacked you"
The artist placed Kent, and moveda,ff five
PAGES. About like that" he said.
did The throw overland or underhand!"
at was SO quick hardly know. But I
should say a short overland snap. Ii came
hard enough"
81 do ,1ot like it at all" said Kent again.
In a cbrner of the studio was cot with
few pille rvs on it. Kent heaped up the pill