The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-18

ribie affair. tho, I believe. There
In another man mixed up In IT.
the man whom she IL always asking
III Haliock has Killed. Curiousiy
enough. she never names the other
man. and there have been a good
many guesses I believe your head
bo,iermak-r. Gridlcy. has the most
votes. He's been seen with her
here. now and thcn-when he's on
one OF his periodicals.
CHAPTER VI.
Eleanor
And then came the teie-
gram from President Brewster
that he. accompanied by some
friends" expected TO mako tour
Of the Red Butte Western. Lidger.
wood was on the platform waiting.
The day the Nadia, Drcwsters pri-
vaic car. rolled In.
Brewster alone left tho car.
Hello. Howard" he called.
Climb up into the Nadia and
vel give you luncheon. That
ough, to tempt any man who has
to live In Angels the year round
iidgerwood accepted the invita-.
ton. Mr.. Brewster opened tho car
door. and ~ superintendent fol.
lowed him across The threshold.
Tho comfortable Ioungingroom
OF the Nadia was not empty: nor
was II peoplcd by . group OF Mr..
Brewster's business associates.
Seated on a wicker divan drawn
out 10 face one cf the vida side-
windows. was . yong woman, with
curiy.headed. ciean.faced young
man beside her. A little farther
along. a rather austerc lady. Mrs.
brewster. In fact. looked up from
her magazine to say, why.
Howard, Mr.. Brewster has been
fooling us. lie told US Just a min
ute ago We were miles from
Angels"
And in the farthest corner OF the
open compartment. facing each
other companionably In an so.
shaped double chair. were two
other young people, man and a
woman. Truly. the
heavens had fallen, For the young
woman filling half OF the tetc-a.tete
chair was that one person whom
Lidgerwood would have circled the
globe TO avoid meeting.
Taking his cue from certain pas.
sages In the book OF painful mem.
Dries. Ldgerwood meant To obey
his first impulse. which prompted
him TO follow Mr.. Brewste. to the
private office state-room I'm the for.
ward end OF the car. disregardiny
the couple in tho tete-a-tetc con
triyance. But the triumph unity
beautiful young woman would by
no means sanction any such easy
solution OF the difficulty.
Not a word for me. Howard 90
she protested. Then: For PHYS
sake what have you been doing
to yourself to make you look 80
hollow-eyed and anxious?" After
which abe presented her compan.
ion OF the "S"-shaped chair. POS
sibly you will shake hands a little
less. abstractedly with Mr.. Van
Lew. Herbert. this is Mr.. Howard
Lidgerwood, my cousin. several
times removed"
Glad TO meet you. Mr.. Lidger.
wood. I'm sure" said the young
man. Miss Eleanor has been tell.
ing me about you-marooned out
here in the Red Desert. by Jove,
don't you know | believe I'd like
to try It awhile myself. It's ages
since I've had chance to kill a
man. and they tell me-
Lidgcrwood laughed. recognizing
Miss Brewster's romancing gift, or
the results OF II.
I'VE shall have TO arrange a little
roundup OF tho bad men from Bit.
ter Creek for you. Mr.. Van Lew.
! hope you brought your armament
along-the regulation 45's, and all
that
Miss Brewster laughed derisively,
Don't les him discourage you,
Herbert" she Knocked. Bitter
Creek is In Wyoming--or Is Il I'm
Montana" this with quick little
eye-stab for Lidgerwood.
A moment later Lidgerwood sue.
ceeded In getting away. and up to
luncheon hour talked copper and
copper prospects to Mr.. Brewster
In the seclusion of the presidents
office compartment.
by the way, there were a few
silver strikes over In the Tim.
anyonis about the time OF the Red
Butte gold excitement" Brewster