The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-28

he would try to help her, wouldn,
heg'
Celestial"
"Oh. YOU mustn't be frightened.
said Celostia eoldly You will be
hiding behind that door. When he
PUSHES In To save me. ytsi will have
20 seize him and keep him quiet un.
~ We can get away But you
mustn't hurt him"
Suppose the othe sentry comes
too"
lie won't hear. I'll only scream
I'm moderation"
Tommy laughed aloud and Co
lestia. forgetting about the Guns.
dorf woman. laughed too
How viii We keep him quiet.
after we've gone7'
You must hold him 80 that he
has 10 look at me. When men look
NJ me. they have 20 do what l say %
Il know that" said Tommy. "all
except me"
IAN except you"
Il suppose" said he. ITS because
love you SO"
The sentry who guarded the front
OF the house heard sound Of
shades being drawn. and found that
the room To the left Of the front
door had. AS Il were. closed It's
eyes. For moment the sentry
smiled cynlcaily. Then remember.
ing the one glimpse he had had OF
Celestia, and her wonderful look OF
candor and innocence. the smile
faded from his face. and itH place
WAS taken by an expression of
anxiety. Just nj that moment the
door knob was turned violently this
way and that. and AS suddenly was
Htill again. Then the sentry heard
n yoice-a womans yoice--a half
choked voice, full Of fear and hor.
ror that half moaned and half said
Don't Don't"
Then there was sound OF a
heavy body being dragged away
from the door.
The sentry didn't hesitate n
moment. He unlocked IN. door.
fIung ~ open and leapcd into the
hallway. lie wAs In time 10 nee
Celestia's heels bump over the
threshold OF tho pArlor door as
Tommy. half laughing and half
ashamed. dragged her in from the
hall.
Tho sentry ieAped TO the rescue
OF those heels and their beautiful
owner.
The situation with which be found
himself confronted ia tho parior was
not. however. In the least what he
expected
Against the opposite wall stood
the female prisoncr--langhinE. The
male prisoner wan nowhere TO be
sccn.
Celestial stopped laughing and
came n step forward. looking the
sentry nquarely in the eyes. lilo had
been warned not To look at her.
but he couldn't help himself.
I hope you are not going TO
shoot anybody with tina, gun"
NO. mR'am"
Then put II down"
He did 70.
Come hcrei"
He approached close 10 her.
VIII you do me favory"
Yes. ma'am" He had to say II.
Il want you 10 wat, In this room
In the most comfortable chair and
not leave II for mn hour. VIII you
do that"
Tho man WAS completely hypno.
tired. He moved lanwuidly TO the
easiest chair. seated himself. cross.
cd one leg over the other and be-
gan to rock slowly backwards and
4 forwards.
Come. Tommy" said Celestial.
They closed the parlor door after
them and slipped cautiously out OF
the house
The platform along the stockade
was lined with Kehr's men. and the
attention OF these was engaged with
matters outside the stockade and
beyond
by George" exclaimed Tommy.
They must be expecting an at
tack"
They ran across tho open space
to the main gate OF the stockade.
and were halted by sentry. Ce-
lestia asked the man TO open the
gate. lie had orders 10 let no one
leave the stockade.
What, no one!'
lie found himself looking into
pair OF profound eyes.
You must open it--for mel"
He hesltated. then turned slowly.
and began 10 tumble with the some.
what complicated fastenings OF the
gate. A few moments later Tommy
and Celestia were in the open.
About 200 yards distant was the
grove surrounded by stone wall
which Kehr had not razcd with the
rest OF the timber. II was swarm.
Ing with men.
And without word CelestIa dart.
ed toward the grove as fast as she
could run. followed by Tommy.
Cries to stop reached them from
the top Of the stockade. but they
ran on
Shall | bring them down. sir?"
No said Kehr. Damn themi"
lie had but TO make certain sig.
nal with his arm. and the men in
that grove. and Celestia and Tommy
and the stone wall and the grove
Itself would fly heavenward I'm one
awful dis large of dynamite; but
that signal he dared not give.
Listen to me-" Celestial was cry.
ng, and believe me. You've got
to believe me. You think you are
sheltered here. The whole grove Is
mined. One spark of electricity and
you viii all be blown to pieces"
The men hesitated and looked nj
her In wonder. Tommy came 10
her aid.
DO you think Kehr would leave
this cover for your benefit? It's
trap"