The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-29


But she doesn't seem to have
impressed YOU fayorablyT"
"Mo' Hush don't say she
hasn't got good looks OF kind. but
what man can see In a Mandy
pamby, goody -goody like her gets
me. Well. I'm going 10 move on
80 long!"
The stranger hesitated. then simp'
iy followed and overlook Mrs. Guns
dorf.
DO you mind n walk with your
II was going your way"
How do YOU know which way ]
was goingT"
Il mean the way you are starting
10 go" The stranger laughed frank
iy. And that's not tho whole truth.
| came To Bltumcn 10 find out GER
tain things I'm n sort OF reporter
and new at the business. The boss
told me there was big story here
aud for mo 10 80 and get IL. lie
only gave mo few hints 10 20 on.
and"
You want 10 ask me some ques.
tions' IL that ~ Well. fire ahead. "
"Of course" said the stranger.
anything 20 do with Mr.. Gordon
Barclay is a headline for the news.
papers. especially now that he has
taken up the giri from heaven.
and IL advocating her policies Mr.
Barclays adopted son. aH everybody
/ knows. IL on the other side. I mean
about the policies. Well. III mean
my newspaper--has got n hint that
this--thls young Mr.. Barclay got In.
to trouble down h~re-came very
near getting iynched. and that the
reason was--weil. something 20 do
with a woman. Can't you help me
outr-
Tommy Barclay" began Mrs.
Cunsdorf. paused rritted her teeth
and went on. Ia mashed on tho
I giri from heaven"
Yes" said tho stranger. simos,
IN q whisper.
There's q woman IN this town.
Mrs Gnnsdorf resumed. who'd be
willing 10 lie down and let him
tramp on her. Well. she made all
the row. Crazy Jealous. she was.
gu.ss. Tier love seemed TO turn 10
hate. and ehc made out that he
oh. got too frcHh with her. and
yelled for help. and her husband
and some friends came. and they
was going 10 lynch Tommy Bare.
lay. had him on n ladder with n
rope around his neck. when along
thc came"
The woman7"
The Eii from heaven. And she
talked. and pretty soon she got hold
OF tho woman and made her own
up"
Made herr"
III you're fool enough to look in
her eyes. she can make you do any
blame thing she wants you TO do. .
And then there was no truth in
tho rumor that Mr., Barclsy-go, too
fresh with a woman7"
mo truth at all"
You seem disappointed"
~"
YES. you,"
The stranger laughed nervousiy.
They had halted Just in front OF the
family" entrance 20 a saloon.
Il want 10 know why you're dis.
appointed"
why said tho stranger. a little
lamely. Il might be n friend OF Mr..
Barclays. and I might think that
II would better for him n he got
over his fancy for Celestia"
Are you a friend OF Tommy
Barclay"
1 After hesitation the stranger
said: Yes"
so am l." said Mrs. Gunsdorf,
''and that being so guess we've
got talk coming 10 us. Let's go
in here
A moment later Mrs. Gunsdorf
and the stranger faced each
other across a dirty table in a dirty
Widowed room that smelt OF drink.
and a bartender with an evil face
had served them with horrible
mixture OF whisky and water.
we can talk straighter," said
Mrs. Cunsdorf. ~ you lift that veil. -
| Tho stranger hesitated. then
obedien,ly turned up tho veil. and
disclosed the regular and beautiful
features OF Mary Blackstone.
Il guess" said Mrs. Gunsdorf.
after n moment OF admiring scrut.
my. well unswallow the story
about your being reporter"
Mary nodded
We'll. I'm Mrs. Gunsdorf. I'm
the woman that tried to put him
In Dutch"
Miss Blackstone's eyes blazed
with sudden interest.
But you--you don't hate him
any more?"
Me hate him just the same
way you do. Neither more nor
less. But I'll tell who we do hate.
II you don't know. We don't hate
each other because he's passed us
both up We're In the same boat.
We hate her"
I'VE have good cause to-
I've told You my name.' said
Mrs. Gunsdorf.
II am Mary Blackstone"
"Gee!" exclaimed Mrs Gunsdorf.
, But I thought she'd be dressed
different. How do know you're
not stringlng me AGAIN."
These are my maids clothes, Z"
I said Mary. Il didn't want to be rec.
ognized."
Mrs. Gunsdorf still looked a little
doubtful. And Mary. smiling a lit.
tie. touched the neck of her dress
and disclosed a string OF pearls,
each pearl perfect and not much
Hmullor than n clarTV
II believe you" said Mrs. Guns.
dorf. but cover that thing up. You
don't want anybody In Bitumen 10
know you've got that"
III lost Il" said Mary, "and the
right person found II. wouldn't
care"
She spoke In n cold, defiant sort
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