The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-19

Stefan Baisic and his men had TAX
en-. n shining automobile flashe1
down the mountain road. Rup~ri
was driving as hs had never driver
on track or course. as he might
never drive again.
When the motor was near enough
to be heard. lrenya ran 10 Join her
mistress At the window.
I When Count Stefan returns
ircnyA shall ask Mr. Rupert &c
take me back 10 America" Aaid De
light
lrenya caught her hand. pressing
Il 20 heart and LIPS.
You will not stay away too iong.
! shall wrieve from my heart. Coun,
tess Deliee' Do not stay too long:
not too long"
Suppose ! stayed forever"
How could that be. since tn.
home Of my lord. your husband, In
here" the giri asked.
We might be-divorced.
Divorced What Is that"
Why. breaking a marriage. end.
Ing H. Surely you know
i have heard OF IL. In books. But
there IL no such thing for our PEG.
pie or our church. The wicked
Turks do so"
7 might have II done in my own
country"
You might do so. Countess
Delice. certainly I cannot speak OF
those countries which do not
know. But that would not concern
Lord Stefan. who is a Christian
The automobile was at the castle
now. Rupert was flinging himself
out OF the machine. Delight Meth.
err needed nor cared Her hand
above her heart. she gazed a,
frenya, whose blonde prettineEs
had assumed a madonna.like grav
ity OF rcbuke.
You mean that n am d.
vorced from Count Balsic. he viii
not be set free"
How could be be set free from
bis promise before the good God.
Countess Deliceg That is a folly
TO imagine. Certainly he will be
your husband while you live"
The pitilessness OF Il, Stefan
Balsic, having taken her 10 serve
his king, had himself accepted the
after.burden and penalty. He
would give back to her the free
dom Justly hers, while he lived
bound TO her shadow: wlfeless.
ehildless. the name he so valued
carried on only thru the dishonor-
able, unworthy Michael.
Il VIII not go" she heard her
own voice saying aloud. u will
stay here
The knock on the door was i'm
perative. loud to rudeness. Irenya
moved forward. then fell back as
Rupert STROBE into the room with.
out ceremony or excuse.
Il amt paying calls" he snap.
ped. And I've got TO talk TO
some one who'll get what say.
They tell me. as | make It. the
chief OF this outfit is away? I
want enough real men, gunner.
To go back with me and clean out
Michael Balsic's bungalow
Why" asked Delight. Rupert,
what has happened7 You have
been there7"
Il guess there amt any special
need for detailed extra editions.
want men to 20 get Lesendra out
while he's alive. and 10 lynch a
thing that needs killing called
Josef. ] amt including his cousin.
because Lesendra's entitled to kill
him"
"Danilo7" Delight gasped. "He
is hurt7"
IT'S worse than that sounds.
No; he's not dead, just the victim
of q third degree" as the girl
Il guess I've been pretty
near wishing he was, once or twice.
There amt time 20 talk | put over
a trick that got me out of that
place while Michael was busy some.
whore else, and left I,esendra
there TO come after help. Do | get
IT."
But why should Michael have
done what you save"
To make Lesendra talk, Lessen. |
dra has been down into he'll and
back again rather than give Michael
any of Count Balslc's private plans !
to sell TO Austria Josef gave up |
.rying to make him talk. at . O'Clock |
last night; | amt supposing YOU
know josef well enough 20 know |
what that means, but II Lesendra's
got any yellow streaks In him,