The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-29

Just le, her do as sh. pleas-s. Only
keep an eye on her 80 that she
doesn't wander off and &c, Loaf.
I'll watch the newspapers. and ~ I
come across anything which bears
upon tho case III notify you"
but he searched the newspapers
In vain. for tho simple fact that he
did not think 90 glance over tho old
ones.
Florence was soon able 20 walk
about Ordinary conversation 1he
seemed TO understand. but when.
ever the past was preached sh.
would shake her head with frown-
Ing eyes. Her main diversion con.
sisted OF sitting on IN. sand dunes
and Caring out Mt sea
One day q stranger came 90 town.
lie said ho represented a life insur.
anc. company and was up her. from
Boston 20 take q little vacation. Hs
sat on the hotel porch tina, evening.
surrounded By an Admirinx audi.
ence Tho stranger had been all
over the world. 40 I, seemed. iis
spoke Familiarity % ~. Petersburg.
vladivostok. Shanghai. as tho VII
layers OF them-fniEht have
spoken OF Boston. There were one
or two old-timers among the audi
enco. They had bean 10 all those
parts. Tho stranger knew what he
was talking about. After telling OF
his many voyages he asked ~ there
was = good bathing beach near By.
He was told that he would find tho
most suitable spot near Capt
Barnes cot,ags. Just outside the
village.
AN say. mister. sesu anythin' IN
tn papers about q missin' young
woman7- asked some ono.
Missing young woman' what's
that7
Tho man told tho story OF Flor.
ence's leap into the sea and her sab
sequcnt arrival nj the cape.
That's funny" said tho stranger.
Il don't recoIlect reading about any
young woman being lost Mt sea But
those big liners are always keeping
such things under cover. Hoodoos
the ship. they say. and turns pros
pective passengers 10 other lines.
II hurts business. What's tho young
girl look iiks7"
Florence was described minuteiy.
The stranger teetered in his chair
and smoked. Finally he spoke.
"Sha was probably insane. That's
the way generally with insane PEG.
pie. They can't see water or look
off tall building without wanting
10 Jump. Ny business is insurance.
and we've got tho thing figured
pretty close to the ground. They
used 10 get tho best OF us on the
suicide game. A man would take
out n large policy today and tomor.
row he'd blow his head OFF. and we'd
have 20 pay his wife. But nowadays
policy is not worth the paper it's
written on n man commits suicide
under two years"
You amt tryin' 10 insure any.
body in town, are your"
20. no. No work for mo when
I'm on my vacation. Well. I'm
going TO bed: and tomorrow morn
ing Ill 20 out 20 Capt Barnes beach
and have n good swim. I'm no sailor.
but like water"
He honestly enjoyed swimming
Early the next morning no was In
the water, frolicking about as play
fully as boy. He had all the time
in the world. over his shoulder he
saw two women wandering down 20.
ward the beach. Deeper he went,
farther out. He was n bold swim,
mer. but that did not prevent a sud
den and violent attack OF cramps.
And II was rare piece OF irony that
the poor girl should save the life OF
that scoundrel who was without nifty
or mercy. AS she saw his face n
startled frown marred her brow. But
she could not figure out the puzzle.
Had she ever seen the man before7
She did not know. she could not tell.
Why could not she remember7 why
must her poor head ache so when
she tried TO pierce the wall of dark
ness which surrounded her men.
tally7
Tho man thanked her feebly. but
the gratitude was on his lips and
not In his heart When he had SUI.
ficiently recovered he returned 20
the village and sought the railway
station. where the Western Union
had It's office.
II want to send code message
TO my firm. DO you think you can
follow III"
Il can try" said the operator.
The code was really Slav: and
when the long message was signed
II was signed by the name Vroon.
The day after the news came that
Florence had jumped overheard at
the Banks, Vroon with n dozen other
men had started out TO comb all the
fishing villages along the New Eng
land coast Somewhere along the
way he felt confident that he would
learn whether the girl was dead or
alive. II she was dead, then the