The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-09

loose and cuts one off completely
from ordinary life.
For the first time In Win Shuie's
experience III. pleasing shape Of
girl bending TO the wind. skirts taut
lac a sail close hauled. tousled
wayy brown hair brushing her AMI.
mated face. suddenly swept into his
ken. and away went the restraints
OF an orderly. carefully planned
nch~me OF life.
Gee, What a swell girl" he nut.
tered. Then: why's she with
that crook"
II was Miss Riley. and she was
attended by Jerrold Mansol. the
wireless operator.
Misc Riley and her mother. Mrs.
Daniel Riley. occupied Suite A ?
and III on tho upper promenade
deck, listing AZ $500 for the voy-
ago 10 Naples I; was the finest
suite on the ship.
There was. however. nothing un-
democratic about Miss Riley. Nee
easarily. fret impressions prevail
largely at sea. unless a person ia
preceded aboard ship by reputa-
ton with a wide circulation.
Nothing ~As known about Mrs.
and Miss Riley. But they occupied
tho most costly rooms on the ship.
and al,ho they dressed simply. u
WAS tina, simplicity for which tailors
and modlstes charge the highest
prices. Wealthy people" was the
ships verdict
Mise Rney's beauty. which. OF
course. endeared her TO the mascu.
line element for some reason did
not dc,ract from her favor with
the women. They liked her be.
cause she never failed TO notice"
them.
Win Shute was not one OF those
who worsh!ped her from afar. Just
as in baseball he was In the game
every minute. 80 in this new game
he played II assiduously.
Tho day OF his interview with the
captain he had performed slight
favor for Mira. Riley. the ubiquitous
steward being off duty. This led
TO an introduction TO my daugh-
ter" and that resulted in the trans.
formation OF the voyage. From the
first he got on swimmingly with
Miss Riley. They seemed 10 per
form In the points" as he put Il.
Tie a veteran battery"
What's a batteryT" asked Miss
Riley.
Win Shute was amazed, but he
cheerfully explained: Pitcher and
catcher. Aren't you baseball
FAM"
Il never saw game in my
life" she confessed.
You've got something coming
TO you" said Win.
II was decided shock to him
that Miss Riley didn't care for the
national game.
II anything were needed TO en-
nance Miss Rlley's charm, IL was
the mystery that developed about
or enveloped her the third day out
Win Shute heard Of Il from his
room steward. who had picked It
up from the waiter at the purser's
table.
The purser was the agent of pub
licity. and Il was surmised that he
had CLEANED his intelligence from
the captain. Anyhow, II was a
matter that the captain and the
purser would naturally talk over.
Via wireless had come an In
quiry to the captain of the Colonia
about passenger. The inquiry
was from tho United States Gov
| ernment-so much was known. II
concerned a young woman who was
travelling with her mother. She
was described in the general terms
OF strfkingly handsome and clever.
The nub OF the tale was that the
young woman was a fugitive from
! JUSTICE
/ Nothing could have been invent
ed by tho wit of man so TO whet
the curiosity of seagoing bunch
OF lively minded people as this
that among their number was a
person passing as n lady who was,
In reality. fleeing from the clutches
OF the law.
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