The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-13
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A Novel
A Week
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for seven years. less the ak
months honeymoon.
And George circuit was now a
murderer. She was the wife 81 a
murderer. And Vance-her boauti-
full boy
Her head came up--llke n mother
does al bay. purpose. purpose In
domitable. mingled with the glazed
agony OF her eyes.
Last week at dinner she had sat
beside Judge Allison and heard him
denounco the police In biting tones.
lie had said that 80 per cent of all
the murderors went uncaught and
that less than per cent got pun.
lshed. And he had said something
else. llo had told her how to save
George circuit
Insight wit Neryci" These
we're tho three winning cards In
the game OF crime. had been Judge
Alliaon'a pronouncement. Insight
10 divine the road the pursuor
would take. wit 20 cxtricate one
self when cornered nerve 10 play
tho game thru TO tho end.
Insight. wit. nerve Hho would
have these because she must
have them' She must play the
game for her boys sake-she must
save tho man he was To be
from tho shadow OF the electric
chart
Now Now She went 10 tho
call.bcll pressed tho button to
summon her maid. The girl ap-
peared. trim. smiling
Tell Bryan TO have the car here
in fifteen minutes" said Gail. and
said Il careleasly. 10 her own
amaxoment. Then quietly. with no
haste. she waited while Sylyls en-.
veloped her in tho long sable coat.
set her hat at Just the right angle.
fastened her gloves. handed her
tho pillowy muff.
Drive very slowly. and near the
curbing." was Cats order to the
chauffeur. Keep going TIL sig
nal you 10 stop"
Tho car moved forward Down
Seventy. Street. thru the
Para and on 10 Eighth Avenue.
down the Avenue to Sixteenth
Street. across to Broadway. thence
on Forty.second Street TO tho
Grand Central Terminal Tho car
turned. went back over the ground
Calls eyes. filled with desperate
questioning. gaxsd out on tho med.
ley OF faces. There was every face
there but tho kind she sought Yet
Judge Allison had said that be
could find his double In a search
OF three bloeks-his double as re.
garded height. weight. shape OF
head. color OF eyes and hair. his
double In these and all OF tho char.
acterlstics that could be conveyed
by description.
At the corner OF Forty-second
and Broadway tho automobile came
TO a full stop. held up with n score
OF other vehicles by an officer till
tho waiting pedestrians were es-
corted across tho crowded thoro-
fare.
Gail gaxed out on tho passing
faces. An instnnt's Wild staring.
then she opened tho door and al
most flunE herself on the man
standing on tho curling directly
facing her She pushed him within
the limousine and sat down pant.
iugly beside him. The chauffeur
eyes on the officer. ears deadcncd
By the din OF tho jRngling traffic.
drove on. unaware OF tho scene so
quickly enacted.
For n brcathless moment Calls
eyes travcrsed tho face of tho man
beside her She took stock OF his
features. OF his shoulders. his
body. Then
You are a gentleman" she ut.
tered rapidly. And ! am n woman
in need. You can help me. can't
tell you why. But--give me day
OF your life. One day On n
haEard--ior the sake OF an un.
known child and-and--a mothor7
VIII your"
The mans eyes rested on her in
dazed way. He did not speak.
WIN you" she repeated. tcnsely
His hand reached M and gfaspod
his hats between wayerlng fingers
lie laid IL on his knee.
Excuse me. dear" he STAN.
mered. Il forgot was in the
house. L"
There was bewilderment in the
eyes he fastened upon her. He
knitted his brows She saw that
he did this in n vain effort to think
II was apparent that be did not
understand her words
Gail looked at him closely.
II came to her comprehension
that the vague unwinking orbs and
the lax mouth bespoke a stunned
brain.
She placed tho mans hat on his
head. Keep II on" she urged. her
voice coaxing. ms 10 n child. The
man smiled in n tired way. and let
her envelop him in n fur-lIned coat
OF George Circuits that she drew