The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-06
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Washington Square,
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BY
Leroy Scott
Copyright. 1914
~ LEROY scott


proceeded, with EXTREMIST eau
tion. 10 carry the provisions ~
and stack them In one corner 81
I Mrs. DE PeyHter'a large white
Tiled bathroom when the freight
age was over. fhe departed, ndriI
with tears.
Matilda'H nightly visits we're q
loss. but Mrs DE PeyHter had
come To take her situation more
philosophically.
There were relAxatious. oil
Z course - things TO occupy hoi
mind She read a little each day
/ she listened 10 Mary's concert IN
I the drawing room below her-f oi
+ Mary dared to continue playing
/ despite MatildA'a absence. since II
Z was known that Matlldaa niece
was In the house. tho Mary
never showed her face: she
listened for snatehes Of the con
Mr.. Pyecroft when they passed
I her door. ~ times she stood upon
a chair ~ one OF her windows
and cautiously necred thru the III
I tie paneH IN her shutters, like the
lens OF camera. down into the
sunny green Of Washington square.
The nearest approach 10 an in.
cldent during this solitary period
came TO pass on the third might
after MatiIdaa departure. on
that evening Mrs. DE PeyKter be.
came aware OF new voice I'm the
| honke-~a voice with French
/ accent. Then suddenly abe knew:
The man below Was NJ Dubois.
whom Oilvctta. ut her desire. had
with unwilling but obedieas
freshness. sent about his. business.
She had known that Jack had TAX.
en- up with NJ Dubois at the time
the artist was doing her portrait .
but she had not known that Jack
Was 40 intimate as the artists be-
ing admitted TO Jacks secret seem.
ed 70 indicate.
And then something did hap
pen On the NTH day after Ma.
tlida'a departure. Mrs. DE Peyster
observed sudden change in the
atmosphere ~ the house Within
an hour. from being filled with
honeymoon hilagity. the house be
came filled with gloom.
What did II mean Days passed
the solemn gloom continued un.
abated-and this question grew an
ever more puEzilng mystery 10 Mrs.
Dc peyHier. What could II posi-.
bly, possibly meau7
Among the details that added 20
the mystery'n bulk was the sound
OF another new bot familiar voice
the voice Of the competent Miss
Gardner, her discharged secretary.
And Nies Gardeners tone was that
OF a person who Is acquainted with
the management Of an establish
ment and who r. giving necessary
orders
And another detail was that she
became aware tina, Jack and Mary
no longer tried TO keep their pres.
ence In the house a secret. but
went openly forth into the streets
together And Judge Harvey every
day came openly 10 see them.
Hut the most bewildering. and
yet most clarifying. detail OF ali
was one abe observed on the
twelfth day since Matilda's going
On that afternoon she was
standing on a chair. entertaining
herself by gazing thru one OF her
shutters. when she saw Jack cross
inT Washington square. He was
walking very soberiy. and about
the left sleeve OF auics gray sum.
mer suit was band OF Grape
Mrx DE peyster stepped down
from her chair The mystery was
lifting Somebody was dead But
who7 Who?
Early the next morning. while
the inmates Of the house were oc.
cupied I'm the serving or the eating
of breakfast. Mrs DE peyster was
startled by a soft knocking at her
door.
ITS me. ma'am-Matllda. Let
me in-quick'"
The next instant the door open.
ed and Matilda half staggered. half
fell into the room.
What r. itg'' cried Mrs. De
peyster. seizing her housekeepers
arm.
"oh. ma -ma-ma'am." chartered
Matilda. lists awful"
Mrs De pcyster shook the shak.
ina Matilda.
win You please tell me what's
happened"
Yes. ma--ma'am. Here's a copy
of the first paper that has any.
thing about e. The papers over
week old brought II along to-
to break the thing TO Won gently"
Mrs DE peyster seized the news.
paper In the center OF its first
page was reproduction of NJ Dn-
bois' painting OF herself. and across
the papers top ran the giant head.
line.
MRS DE PEysTER FOUND
DEAD IN THE SEINE
Face Disfigured by Water. but
Friends in Paris Identify
Social Leader BY Clothes
Upon the Body.
Mrs De peyster sank into a
chair. $3.50 IT'S that's
that's dead" she mumbled.
Yes. ma'am. And Mr.. Jack
since you died without will. Is
your heir. And. since he Is now
the head OF the De Peyster family.
the first thing he did on hearing
the news was TO arrange By cable
10 have your body sent here"
Mrs. De Peyster. as tho gal.
vanized, half rose from her chair.
You mean-my body--is coming
here2"
"lt's-it's already here" moaned
Matilda, THE ship that brought
II is now docking. Your funeral"
MY funeral,"
1T takes place In the drawing
room, this morning. Oh. isn't n