The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-10-06

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W GU ARE STARTLED, NY
CHILD. SO WAS !.
nicer n you viii visualize the
story as we 80 along. my son. you
viii enjoy Il quito as much as II you
were to see Il
II Is story 81 English life and
very exciting. am glad 70 see. mt
child. YOU share your fathers fond
ness Tor melodfama Please griB
the arms OF your chair as did. for
the orchestra has concluded the
overture and the curtain rises.
Ah.h.h.hl
Hubert. earl Of Brancaater. Ia a
handsome aud good lnteuttoncd
Young man, concerning whose past
ae viii not PARTICIPATES
He fails In love with the fair Lady
Diana Ssrtoris. daughter % tho mar.
quis Of Beverly. a proud and sport.
ing old gentleman Who owns The
Whip. racehorae.
A race Is imminent. aud his lord.
ship il vexed because the gamblers
have been getting hold OF secrets of
hie stable
Let us now Introduce two persons
whose close acquaintance would
not wish ycu 20 cultivate. refer
TO Capt Grcavili SartoFis. Dianas
cousin. and Mrs DAquilla
The lady Is hearileeH adveniur.
ess. aud the captain a villain of the
deepest de
must also make known 20 you n
character who deserves sympathy ~
2 forlorn young lady. sister ~ The
Whips Jockey. who loves Capt, Sar.
toris with a passion so irresistible
that. despite the prumptinga of her
better nature. she tells him-the
consciencelesa hound the secrets
Of the stable which enable him TO
make large sums OF money.
Bang, Crash, Smash
You are startled. my child So
was l.
Young Hubert. the earl. leaving
hip auto IN ditch. sklda onto the
stage on his ear He IL uncon.
scious.
He hoYers between life and death
Does he die No. no. He iiveH
bu, the events leading UP 10 the ac.
cldent are forgotten Concerning
them his mind "a a blank.
Does this suggest anything 20
Capt sartoris2 II certainly does.
II doesn't to YOU. because your
mind IL pure
As we go along you will come 20
despise Capt SariqFss~as ! do
Now. pay close bon Mrs.
D'Aqullla wants 70 e. Hubert
Nothing doing. HUBERT YES Lady
Diana. He spnrns the adventures
"Ha. ha. ha'"
The laughter comes from the
sneerlng lips OF Capt sartoris as
he conceives an idea
Mrs. DAqullla and the captain.
the latter disguised as the earl. are
20 get married the parson. a weak.
kneed. spineless drunkard with a
prison record. is prevailed upon 20
falsely the records and sign the
marriage certificate. which is made
out In the names OF Mrs DAqullla
and Hubert. earl OF Brancaster
Get 1T The adventures says she
and Hubert were married just be.
fore the accident
Hubert cant remember anything
The marquis Is announcing to his
friends the engagement 81 his
daughter to Hubert whom
The adventures enters
"Out Of my house," roars the
marquis. and never darken my
doorway again"
Lady Diana won't believe Hubert
is really hitched
The fnrlorn young lady goes 20
the captain. begs him 10 marry her.
and tells him The whip is bound TO
win the race.
"Currrrse fl" says the captain
"The Whip must not win n he
does, I am rrruinedl"
Here Is the thought, my boy
which / would like to impress in
delibly upon your young mind II
is that one should be content In
that state OF life 10 which II has
pleased nn Infinite Wisdom to call
one.
This young lady did not realize
what hope you know that rrrags
are rrroyal treatment when worn
for virrrrtue's sake-and darn
sight cheaper
Well. anyhow. Capt Sartoris and
Mrs. D'Aquilla go to Madam Tus.
auad's wax works 10 discuss plans
for putting the skids under The
Whip
And what do you think happened?
Well Tom Lambert, the trainer OF
Tho whip. happened 70 be there,
too. and he pretended he was n wax
figure OF the late Or Crippen. the
illustrious murderer. and he heard
every word they said
Tom. he telephones to the lady
he's stuck on-some relation by