The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-18

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oace she fancled that she heard
Blake shouting outsid. u. door.
but when she screamed n shrili re.
rponKe. the blast Knocked her with
echoing shrleks. and she dared not
venture 10 FREQ the door. II II we're
Blake. he did not shout again.
Presently she became aware of a
change In the storm. Quickly the
hurricane gusts fell away TO a gale.
the gale became breeze. the
breeze lullcd and died away. stlfied
BY the torrentlal rain.
Within the cave all was again
dark and silent. Utterly exhausted,
the girl had sunk down and fallen
asleep.
She was wakcned By hoarsn
call "M.as Jenny Miss Jenny.
answer me, Arc you all riEhtT"
She started up and ran to loosen
the bars. As the door swung up.
she darted out. with a cry Of de.
light: You are safc--safe' oh. I
was 20 afraid for YOU but you're
drenohed' You mus, build a fire
dry yourself at once"
Wait" said Blake. 'i've got 10
tell YOU something"
lie caught her outsiretehed hands.
and pushed them down with gentle
force. His face was grave. almost
solemn.
Think you can stand bad news
IA shock"
Il What is 81 You look so
s,rangc,"
IT'S Abou, winthrope --some,hing
very bad"
She turned. with a gasp. and hid
her face In her hands. shuddering
with horror and loathing.
oh! OH" she cried. Il know al
ready know ALL"
"Allg" demanded Blake. staring
blankly.
Yes. all, And-and he made
me think II Was youl" She gasped.
and fell silent.
Blake's face went white. He
spoke In a clear. vibrant voice.
tense as an overstrained violin
string: Il am speaking about
WINTHROP understand me?-Win.
thrope. He has been badly hurt ="
"The door swung down and
struck him. when he was creeping
In"
"D---nl" roared Blake. Il
picked him up like n sick baby
the beast!--'stend OF grinding my
heel in his facet III"
Toni don't-Gon't even speak IT,
Toni"
She sprang to him. and caught
bis sleeve In n convulsIve grasp
Hush, for mercy's sake, Tom
Blake. remember-you're n mani"
He calmed like ferocious dog
at the voice OF It's master. but ii
was several minutes before he
could bring himself to obey her in.
slstent urging that no should re.
turn 10 the injured man.
I'll CO." ne at last growled
Wouldn't do Il even for you. but
he's good as dead--lucky for hint"
Dead"
Dying. You stay away"
He went a few PAGES along the
cleft TO the place where n linn
form lay huddled on the lodges
Slowly. as tho drawn by the fas.
cination OF horror, the girl crept
after him. When she saw the
broken. storm-beaten thing that
had been Winthrope. she stopped
and would have turned back After
all. Blake had said, he was dying
Winthrope was speaking. fcebly
and brokenly. yet distinctly:
"S'elp me, I'll confess IN con.
Tess ALL" he babbled. THE stones
are sewed In the stomach pad: 'ad
to take EN- bout OF their settings.
and melt up the gold" He paused.
and a cunning smile stole over his
distorted features. "iIo. wot
bloomin' larkl Valet PLAYS the gent.
an they never 'as n hinkiing, MIR.
Cecil Winthrope. hif you please. an
Int of tltle--wot lark 'Awk.
ings, me lad, you're gay 'oaxerl
Wot lark! wot n lark!"
There was a pause. The breath
OF the wounded man came In In.
bored gasps. Yet once again ne
rallied. and this time his eyes
turned to Misa Leslie.
His voice shrillod out in quaver.
ing appeal:
Don't don't look at me. miss,
tried to make myself gentle
man. fought my way up out of
tho East End--out OF that HE'LL
and none ever lifted q finger 10 help
me. educated myself like a.