The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-05

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head no longer dropped. color came
into hcr cheeks. and into her eyes a
look OF viyacity.
He then asked her n question.
do you have TO do as tho driver
tells your"
Yes"
do you have 10 believe a thing II
he tells you to believe it,"
Yes"
Half an hour passed. Tommy
shut off power and brought the car
TO stand at tho side OF narrow
road.
Come. Celestial" no said. "and
follow me"
lie turned his back upon III. road
and stepped off boldly into the
woods. Celestial followed him. And
the Ferret followed her.
There IL no need 10 describe that
walk or the country thru which Il
led them.
!, was for the most part along
narrow hlaxed trails. but some.
timos Tommy took short cuts
known TO himself when there
was no longer light 10 see by. they
rested. and Tommy put his coat
around Celestin. and Freddie put
hia over her knees They rested
there I'll the moon rose. and then
went on more slowly until they
came % the bold. upthrust noun.
tain mass At whose feet Tommy
had found tho entrance TO the IA
nous cave.
To Freddie he gave his knife and
. showed him how 10 cut balsam
boughn for n couch and pillow.
When Freddie gets enough" he
said. he will make you a bed. and
you mus lie down on IL and rest .
To Freddie he said
Go hack down the trail and do
your cutting there | don't think
siiliitcr can have followed un. hut II
be has you will hear him coming
In that case. get back 10 the cave
an fast as YOU can and shout into Il
as loud al you can"
Then he took from behind a ledge
one OF number OF candles which
had served him on his previous Wis
IL. and piece Of chalk lighted
the former and proceeded 20 his
work o. exploration.
Whenever he made a turning that
might be difficult 10 remember or
rctracc. he made a chalk mark on
the granite. according TO a system
OF directing marks which he had de-
ylsrd.
Tommy entered the cave IN irno
rance OF two things. The first was
that there was another entrance 10
the cave. known only 20 Professor
Stllliter. and the other IL a piece OF
knowledge that came to him sud.
denly out OF clear sky. or should
We Say a dark cayc3
lie stood sill and swore twice.
Then he said 10 himself:
| What a confounded. bllthering
idiot ! am. All had TO DO was 10
tell her 10 wake up. To come out OF
her trance. TO be herself. and abe
would have ohcyed. Better late
than never tho" lie turned sudden.
~ TO rcirace his steps. and that mo.
tive saved his life.
There was q deafenlng crash. and
the bullet which was intended for
Tommy's heart drew blood from his
hand and knocked the candle from
Il.
Then Tommy heard Professor
Stillltar'A voice:
Got him. by Cod"
Tommy had the sense 20 keep
perfectly still Then he heard eau.
iiouS footsteps. as one who CROPPED
In the dark. and then died away un-
I'll there was no longer any sound
at all. He vent down on hia knees
and began 10 Trope for tho candle
Every second wasted favored the
chance OF Celestia's falling into Still.
litcrs power. II only he could have
got his hands on stIlllter' What
had become OF Freddie. the Ferret >
Why hadn't he given warning. Oh.
God oh. Cod
Freddie. the Ferret. had no, xiv.
On warning for the simple reason
that Professor Suilliter had not
reached the cave by the trail along
which Freddie was cutting balsam.
Having. as he thought. disposed OF
Tommy, he had now TO find Celes.
ito. who vas. he imagined. some.
where near the outer entrance to
the cave. And there. Just within II.
he found her. Tommys coat about
her shoulders.
Come" he said.
The driver told me TO wait for
him"
II tell you to come with me. You
arc no longer 10 obey the driver
He Is dirty hound"
She rose with a kind OF reluc.
lance.
The driver Ia n dirty hound" 70.
peated the professor. Say Il your.
self"
He Is n dirty hound"
He IL dead. Say you are glad"
81 am glad"
You want 10 come with me-"
Il want TO come with you"
Up the mountain there is--there
Is minister and witness. We are
going 10 be married tonight. Soon
you will be In heaven. Say that Il
will be heaven with me-my bride :"
III will be heaven with you"
kiss me-"
She kissed him. And nj that
moment. II may be said that Pro.
lessor Stilliter earned whatever
fate might befal! him.
Grinning like n satyr. his pulses
laundering with passion. the Beast
took Beauty by the hand and led
her up the mountain side toward n
little hut that was known to him.
Ito Be Contlnued)
But. Mt that moment Freddie the
Ferret. coming up the trail. with his
usual luck, perceived Celestia and
the professor In the moonlight.
lie dnred not shout 10 Tommy In