The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-08-21

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"A p~ossioslity, Procssd." f
"sfte asked what point Of the head
land gave the b<6t view. Anywhere
from the frst RE on Is good said.
1t depends % what you wish to see
MY ship coming in she said. 1t will
be a fair view. them l told her. This
10 a coast Of guardian reefs What
diference?' she said. and then gave
me another surprise. for she quoted:
And. though thy soul sail leagues and
leagues beyond. @eses ~aeasss-
Still leagues beyond those easues there 10
more sea-" #
That's interesting" remarked Kent.
Casual female wayfarers aren't given
10 quoting The House Of Fife"
Nor casual ships tosvisiting this part
Of the coast. However. there was no
ship. I looked for myself when I was
trying to find the woman later. What
are you smiling att" l.. 8
Nothing. I'M sorry l interrupted"
'She walked away from me a few
PAGES. but turned and came back at
once"
~ follow my STAR she said, point
ing to a planet that shone low over the
sea-. Therein lies the only true hap
piness-to dare and to follow. Remem-
Der this meeting she said in q tone
Of solemn command, for 1t may mark
an epoch in your life. Some day In
the future ! may send for you and re-
call today to your mind by what l
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 al I now am"
Kent pulled ~nervously at the lobe Of
his ear. rs It possible that she fore
saw her deathy" he murmured,
1T would look SO. in the light of
what has happened. wouldn't it? Yet
there was an uncanny air Of joyous
ness about her too"
II don't like It," announced Kent.
II do not like it,!
By which he meant that he did not
understand it.. What Chester Kent
does not understand. Chester Kent re-
sents.
"Love affair, perhaps" suggested the
artist. "A woman in love will take
any risk Of death. However" he add
ed. rubbing his bruised head reminis-
Gently. "she had a very practical bent
for a romantic person. After her mys-
terious prophecy she started on. |
called to her to come back or l would
follow and make her explain herself"
"As to what?"
"Everything-her being there, her &C.
tons, her her apparel. the jewelry.
you know. and all that"
You've said nothing about jewelry."
Haven't 4? Well, when she turn
ed"-
Just a moment. Was it the jewel
~ that you were going to speak Of
when you first accosted herr"
Eyes, it was. Some Of 1t was very
valuable. l Judge. Wasn't it found On
the bodyY "
No"
Not? Robbery. then, probably.
Well, she came back at a stride. Her
eyes were alive with anger. There
came q torrent of words from her
strong words. too Nothing of the well
bred woman left there. ] insisted on
knowing who she Before l could
guard myself she had caught up a rock
from the road and let me have it. I
vent owe like a tenpin. When l got
up she was we'll along toward the
cliffs, and l never did find her trail in
that maze of copses and thickets."
'Sh0w me your relative positions
when she attacked you" ...t
The artist placed Kent and moved
OF Eve PAGES. About like that" he
said.
Did she throw overland or under
hand?"
1T was so quick l. hardly know. But
l should say a short overland snap.
It came hard enough"
II do o ike 1t at ALL" said Kent
again.af y&~t .
you say that no jewels were found
on the body. Was there any other
mark Of Identification" am &:..,..
IF there was the sheriff got away
with 1t before l saw it."
How can you be sure. then. that
the dead woman was''n1y. visitor?"
"Dennett mentioned a necklace. On
the crushed nssh OF the dead yoman's
neck there is the plain impress Of .
jewel setting. Now. come. SedTwick.