The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-04
ritten by COUVERNEUR NC

across. never touching H.. but al.
ways 30 close that his hand had a
sensation Of warmth.
Tomorrow. celeStia. dear" whia-
pered Professor Stillitor. when
your work IL done. when you have
spoken 10 the people. you are To
40 back 20 that heaven from which
YOU came shall be In II with
you. Tomorrow We are TO be mar.
ried. Say that you are glad"
Celostia's lips parted. and In a
voice cold and without emotion.
ahe said. Il am glad"
you viii say that you wish TO
go for AN automobile ride In the
forest At O'Clock there will be
motor ready and waiting. You
will enter this. refusing 20 DO &C.
companied by any one, and you viii
do exactly what tho driver tells
you
lilo bent over her as II 10 kiss her.
but something at the very last mo-
ment seemed To- restrain him.
lie tiptocd out. closed tho door OF
her etAteroom behind him. locked u.
turned and received smashing
blow In the face. lie gave a grunt
OF fear and pain and heard his eye
glasses Smash 10 pieces as they bit
the floor OF the car.
Guarding his face and head with
one upturned arm and elbow. Pro
fessor stilliier found tho door OF the
passage that led 20 tho other end of
the car. and succeeded In placing II
between himself and his ashsilant.
Then. cropping with both hands. and
IN bis blindness humping from side
10 side of the brightly lighted pass
age. he turned and fled.
Meanwhile. Freddie. the Ferret,
picked up the broken pieces Of Pro
fenHor siillit-rs glasses aud threw
them into a euspidor. PercetyinE
the leather cas- containing the sec.
ond pair lying wh~r. Il had fallen.
he picked Il up and after a moments
hesitation opened ~. slipped the
glasses into his pocket The though,
there might be reward offered for
them. mapped tho heavy case shut
and laid II In n prominent position
on the center table.
The next morning Professor still
tier recovered the leather case
which hn imagined 10 contain what
was now his one remaining pair of
extra glasses and without opening
II slipped u into hln waisicoat peck
ct
Thru the nirht. now standing by
tho hour on aldinKn. now ~ water
tanks. now crawling forward. tho
snow-white train had covered tho
few miles which separated its last
stop from the chief city OF the
North woods. which was TO see the
finish % CclestiA's upstate" cam.
paiEn.
f.css than midway between the
last stop O, tho nnow.whita train
and the chief city OF tn. North
woods VAS Tommy's old stamping
ground and the cave In which &c.
iestia had been brought up.
Tommy. travelling thru the night
AZ first on a bicycle. along tho tica.
and then on foot, knowing now that
there was a cave TO be found. and
abou; where 90 look for n. had dis.
covered tho entrance thereto just
at dawn. and had penetrated deep
enough TO discover certain traces Of
human hAbi,ation and deceit.
All thru that night another per.
aon had been iournoyinK thru the
North woods. but with a different
motive Tommy had FASTENED
toward something which he hoped
SRs ahead. Mrs. Gunsdorf had been
fleeing from something which she
{ feared was behind.
Having made great circle. she
came ont on the railroad track and
walked the ties. hut she did not
reach that city TO which all were
bound until the middle OF the after.
noon Then inquirinE the way. and
hiding her right hand because Of
/ tho blood stains. which she had not
been able TO wash Off. she sought
and found n certain quiet hotel of
which Mary blackstone had given
her tho address.
I, was TO this same address that
/ Tommy. fresh from his discoveries.
I had hurried for bath and rest.
Tho rest turned into tho same kind
81 rest that a fallen tree enjoys. lilo
slept like n log on his narrow bed.
and was aroused late in the after.
noon by sound OF voices.
The partitions Of the little North
woods hotel were OF thin pine
boards. The occupant OF room No.
4 could hear tho snorlnRs Of the
occupant OF No 5--four rooms
away. Mary Blackstone had the
next room TO Tommy's. and TO this
room came Mrs. Gunsdorf with the
hand she dared not show and her
story of murder done IN the night
To Tommy IL did not matter who
had murdered Celestial. She was
dead He listened in n kind OF
trance 10 the story OF the killing.
He heard Mrs. Gunsdorf rejecting
the pearl necklace. and he over
heard violent struggle. In which
Mary Blackstone prevented Mrs.
Gunsdorf from killing herself. and
got the knife away from her--and a
little later he heard Mary saying.
Take thas. It's only quarter of a
grain Jd'll sleep and forget"
To Be Contlnued)