The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-09-10

moan any insult And III get -" 70
-, ao,ne time You'll learn yet Ehat
the sea Gull IS"
NO doubt l coiDc.ded- tireo 81 hts
threats ana awakened TO the Tact that
,h,a quarrel was not likely 10 help our
5000. .Rut for a few minutes K
win be worth your while TO listen u
me am not defending this woman
from anything but unnecessary II.
sul,s II she has deceived me want
10 find II out. II you are Philip Hen
lev. as yon claim TO be. you must nave
avtdence 10 prove IL Convince me
mat her assertions are false and you
,v,Il not find me unreasonable.
.Gordon Craig. do you mean
turned 10 her. sfeeiing myself to
look into her appealing eyes.
Il have been honest with you from
the beginning" interrupted abruptly.
-Now. II ! discover that your state
rnents are false. the Inducements are
all the other way. 1 am soldier Of
fortune
Henley laughed, the sound grating
harxhly on my nerves. yet 1 mace 20
,novement Of protest as be stepped
sflenfiy hack to his desk l was no
longer afraid Of the fellow. even al
though be might have a weapon con
ceaIed In one Of the ORA wers. Tor
knew | had drawn bis fangs- This
omen ayowaI on my part was sufficient
to convince one of bis stripe that
was concerned only with my own in-
terests His words confirmed my
Judgment
"Well said, my man Now we begin
IN understand each other. OF course
I have the proofs would be fool
IN sit tp such a game without win
ming hand. Sit down. both OF you,
while we talk this over. There Is no
reason why the three of US should not
be friends. provided you are sensible
"But-but am his wife" she painted
to me Indignantly philip Henley's
wife IL showed you our certificate.
"A fake. a forgery" asserted the
other roughly. before could find
voice you had it framed up all
right. II you had never run across me.
| Show ME the paper.
ii cannot. for Ii Is not here ! placed
| il in my vaiise hack al that house.
| She stepped forward With hands held
put toward me But yen know-Gor-
| don Craig. you know. could not have
forged that had not time: no infor-
nation which would hive led TO such
an act. You tell him so"
II hardly think he will. madam" re-
turned the captain shortly. evidently
| feeling it better not to let me speak.
And there is lao use going on with
| This any farther. Answer me a ques-
ton or two, that is all. When did you
| hrst tell Craig you We're Philip Hen
ley's wife,
| clinchcj my hands nj the Devil
dered embarrassment in her eyes.
lit was after we came here. when
l was frightened. and felt that ! must
confess the truth. IL had begun to
trust him.
'.Oh. indeed. and ron failed to tell
him at first because you did not trust
him." =
Partially that-yes. Although | do
! not think the name Henley was even
mentioned during our first interview.
| am sure | did not realize Ii WIS ms
husbands father who WAS dead until
later"
Exactly; you picked up strange
man on the street. agreed TO go of ON
a criminal mission with him. and now
expect us TO believe you perfectly in
nocent of any wrong intent"
THAT will be enough" | interrupt
ed. unable to remain quiet any longer.
The motives of the woman and how
we CHANGED to meet are no concern OF
yours. If you are Philip Henley,
prove it. and let it go at that. | have
told you plainly enough where
stand"
'Just as you say. Craig" affecting
an easy good nature. THAT is per
fectly agreeable to me. However. as
| it makes no difference what the late
Mrs. Henley thinks. we will dismiss
her from the case and settle the affair
| quietly between ourselves. | have got
a proposition which will interest you"
He touched button. and ] heard the
sharp Jingle of a bell outside. Almost
instantly the door IN the cabin opened.
That you, Peters? Conduct the wo,
man back to her stateroom. lock the
door and bring me the key"
He bent forward. searching for
something In a pigeonhoie to his right.
and | caught her eyes. touching my
lips with my fingers to signal silence.
while an inclination of the head told
her to go without resistance. The
swift change of expression on her
face proved her instant comprehen-
sion. as, without uttering a word of
protest, she turned and disappeared.
Peters returned with the key. Hen
ley dropped 1t into his pocket.
THAT will be ALL" he said. You
can CO."