The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-03

But I must ask you not TO breathe
word OF what l tell YOU. and what
wo do"
~" cried oiivetta. Never a
syllablsi'
Nor !. never" declared
Matilda.
But urs,. Matilda. must &C.
quaint you with a situation that has
Just arisen" And Mrs. DE Peystcr
outlined such details OF her predlca.
men as she thought Matilda needed
10 know. And now. here ara my
orders, Matilda. Tho house. OF
course. Is being boarded up as
usual. All the servants are sent
away except William. You. Ma.
tilda. are TO remain here alone IN
charge OF the house m has been
your custom. Tho report that | am
sailing 10 TO be allowed to stand.
Hut In reality"
Yes. In reaiityT" cried the en-
cited ollvetta.
In reality" continued Mrs. DE
Pcyster calmly. Il shall. during the
entire summer, stay hero in my
own house"
Stay herc'- calculated Ollvetta.
Stay here Chiefly In my suite.
Secretly. OF course. No ono but you
two will ever know OF II. by stay
Ing here. shall be- practically nj
no expense. But the world will
think am In Europe. and my 20
sition will be saved"
Staggered IA she was. olivctta
had remaining q few fragments of
reason.
"Bu,--bu,. carolinei People viii
see that you DO not sail. How viii
you get around that7'
Very simply. oiivcs,a. You shall
call in my stead"
'But--but. II Won cannot afford
Europe for yourself. how can you
afford II for me-"
III would faks great many
thousand for me TO 20 in the man.
ner that is expected OF the. can.
not afford that. For you. Oiivetta.
since the passage IL already paid.
II would take but a few hundred
and that I can afford"
"You--you mean that I am 20
pass for your"
Yes"
But never can, People viii
know the difference,"
People will never see you" re-.
turned the calm voice OF Mrs. De
Peyster. THE Plutonia sails at
one tonight. You will 30 on board
with my trunks late this evening.
heavily yelled. Since no ono must |
see you on The way over. you must.
ot.course. keep to your cabin. You
must be soasick."
But I am never seasick!" cried |
Olivetta.
Then you must stay In your
berth anyhow and pretend 10 be.
You are to be too III TO receive
any friends who may chance 10 be |
on board. Your stewardess will /
bring your meals TO your stateroom.
When the boat arrives. you must
wait till every one else Is off. and
when you land you must again be
heavily yelled and be too sick TO
speak To any one. Once you arc In
Paris"
Yes, there's the difficulty"
Not 80 great as you think. |
hall give You full directions what
20 do. Once you are in Paris, you
,uietly disappear. II will become
Known that Mrs. De Peyster has
zone off on long motor trip thru
portions OF Europe. With
Mrs. DE Peyster started on this
rip. you become yourself. ard you
zee Europe Just as you please"
"Ohi" calculated Olivetta. draw.
ng a deep breath.
"On the way back, OlIvotia, YOU
ire To preserve the same precau-
ions as on the way over. And to
void any possible difficulty In
Getting into the house, shall pro.
Tide you with n key to the house
md one TO my sltting-room."
But you, ma'am." objected Ma
Ida, 'ln the mean time you cannot
tay cooped up all summer in this
oomi'
Il do not intend to-" returned
Hrs. DE Poyster. Matilda. will
-ou now please have William come
Matilda stepped to the door and
moment later followed In the
most clean-shaven, the most defer. /
ntially dignified, the most ire
espresslonless OF men ~
ervants. u