The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-07-16
CHATTER n.
The Woman.

Tire Woman.
rT vas thSn that the power OF
thought returned 70 ME. How
ever s.ibiy those two consptra-
tors might gid over the affair il
nevertheless WIS a criminal natter 70
which I had biindIy committed myself
However ] had no thought OF with
drava. from the contract for, while
saw the danger involved and realized
the iliegality. yee | failed utterly %
perceive any real evil / did not doubt
the truth Of all that had been told
HE and was willing 10 assume the
risk The SIaooa would be easy
money"
Not -iimuler Of light appeared
from within the house had just left
and ! drew my bar down over ry
eyes and stared abost- listening. The
aour could not be far frou midnight
the night DARK, III. air heavy with
mist
The light fell siantingiy across the
stone steps in front and revealed a
narrow opening through the brick cop
49, GAA- III
ward until | c-6uched behind the brick
coping. There WIS not a disturbing
sound. and / Strengthened I'd. essay wing
the tirsJ step forth into the full gieam
o. the light Like SOME confronting
ghost scarcely more real than 4 phs1-
tom o. Imagination, came face %
face With woman
She had turned swiftly into the uar-
row gateway leading through the brick
coping. hgrTying silently as il pursued.
her foot barely planted upon the step
when We met I stopped, speecaiess,
rigid my outstrstched hand gripping
the rail. but the woman drew hastily
back. her lips parted n sudden SOD
o. surprise. one hand tGug out "a e
IN self protection Il VAS tnstaltzne-
CTS Yet before either could move
otherwise OF utter 4 word OF sxpla1a-
1on heavy fooefaH ersuche4 along
the walk. and bgrly police officer. MS
star gsea rstag enaiaorsSg il the duh
light rounded the corner a DOZEN feet
away.
Here, now. an what are ye oop TOO.
re 61e buck" lie questioned roughly.
swinging LIE about into the light
Give an account 0. ye-self nsoighty
quick 'er III ru3 ye in
The Elri sriH staring bla1kiy az ne
must have perceived how ! instructive
, sh-ank back. Ely 9ps moving in an
Inpotent effort at speeca- Some sud
6en Impulse changed Der fright into
Sympathy. SIZE started forward just
q step.
Nothing IL the Iesst vro1=. Officer"
her woke trembling slightly, yet sound
izz clearly distinct -He-he Was
merely accompanying lie home from a
cszee~
Whist tascez~
Over over there On Fo-ty-tAird
street
~Aa' DO yer I've bersT the gru-
toze still vibrant with sasp8c5oa- FER
& Ye % yerrs sure q Dew guri.~ and
.. pesr@d at Eer Swallowed face IN TIE
6la light SIZE drew Il ber breath
s4zrpsy.
~No. Dr. vOsce steadyi1g. rOv she
req zzess sss must carry o1t tie dscep-
tz0n: ~ny place Is three blocks yet
srou1yd the bsx- coTrer.'
Tbets a p-Etty thin stOry, Kiss
IEez what WIS tie two ov yer dom /
Il he-eY
I lad ny foot u tie step tying Hy
szo@- sks explained simply. ~To1
6oz't arrest p-0E,3e for that DO Jour (
Il vas pain e1o1gh TIE of5cer was
p-zzBea. get Be reluctantly released lis !
grip on Esy srEL
ITS half vi helavs yer str11gin me /
RIGHT EOE.~ Be announced d0ubtfaIly. /
bat OIL give yer tier benefit ov tie /
eszbr DOa-t le- lie ra1 across yer ]
along this beat zgiD terEight- Go On. /
EoE-'
] fsst ber haEd toach ny sleeve tin /
lily and "a rgLt swift glimpse Of Der /
eyss We must carry out the decep- /
ts8r. DOW and 70 away Together. With /
OFT ventarlBg % speak or glance i
around we walked forward into the /
sz4el0pinz Eis- Her fingers. for sp-
E,esraDcss- sake. bzrsiy t0oehsd TIE /
rouxb cIOth o. roT sleeve. All this bad /
occurre1 30 swiftly. - suddenly. that /
| was ret beEsBdevsd- UDz bic To de-
esse Oh course Of scuOn- The girl. /
r0t5csd. WIS breathing heavily from
exefterrszt- Der eyes cast down upon
The vet pavement ODcs. beneath TIE
z5ov Of the lamp st the first cOrDsr. ]
veut1red 20 glaDcs sIJIJ aside al Der
In curiosity. mentally I'botOgrspnDg
tie GEAR O1fiiBe Of Der features. the
strands Of light Dy0wn hair struggling
rs.f,egJjousfy from beneath the wide
brIu Of the bat There WIS more tsAn
. mere bfut u cha racter about that
resoiuts n0Outb. the white contour Of
chesk.
At the second street Intersection she
turned east advancing toward where
"a ssirz tro;Isy cars promised sOLos life