The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-24
A Novel!
A Week!
Continued From Our Las, issue)

klVYy ELL, boys" Dixie remark.
wv ed with n teasing smile,
I'm postmiAtreHH this trip.
so line up hero aud give your pres
ent names also tho names YOU
went by back In Texas James
Doyle" Why. is that your name.
Red Here's one for YOU. too.
Uncle Joe. All right now. here's
one from Moroni-for Charley
clark Az, Brig. are you still writ
ing 20 that girl down on the river
Well isn't that provoking And
here's "A whole bunch for Hardy
Atkins Every one from Girl. too
1 can tell by the handwriting
No. MIR buchanan. you don't draw
anything under that name.
anyway Hut here's ono for Sam
Houghton maybe that'a for you ?
No. Well. who 10 Il for No. We
can't go any further until ! deliver
this Houghton letter. Who IL there
here that answers 10 the name OF
Saml"
She glanced all around, a roxulsh
twinkle In her eye. but no one
claimed that honor She looked
again. and her eyes fell on Mr..
Bowles
Stranger" sho said. speaking
with well-Himulatod hesitation.
isn't this letter for your"
For moment Bowlos' heart
stopped beating altogether. and a
hundred crazy fancies logged his
brain: then he shook his head. and
gazed shamcfacodly away.
My name Is Bowles." he said
stifny. Samuel nowles"
Well. this says Samuel rea.
soned Dixie Lee. advancing 10 show
him the letter. "Here-takc a look
at 81"
She stepped very close as abe
spoke. and as Bovles glanced ut
her he saw that her eyes WERE biz
with protest.
Then he scanned tho letter. and
in a flash no recognized her hand
writing same that he had seen
on tho train \ strange impulse TO
possess the missiye swept over him
~ this. and his hand leaped ont 70
seize II. but the look In her eyes
detained him. lie would remain
incog
An. thank you. no" he said.
speaking very formally. not for
me tho the handwriting does seem
familiar"
Maybe tia money from home.
sho suggested. but stiil he refused
to accept. lie was ignorant OF the
ways OF women. but he read mis-.
chief In her heart
The boys BY the fire. who had
been looking on In wonder. became
suddenly restiyc and impatient.
Their little game OF postoffice had
, been broken up In the middle. and
lthis stranger was monopolixing the
poaimiHircHs.
1 "Aw. tafe tho letter." broke In
\ Hardy Atkins. What's the matter
~i,h you amt you got no man.
nersT Well. then. when lady asks
you 10 take a letter. take a."
Ito reached on, TO get tho letter
and force Il upon him. but Dixie
May icrkcd tho misaiye away.
who called you IN on this. Hardy
AtkinsT' sh. inquired Il reckon
this man knows his own nafnc with
out any outside help. Now. you 10
on away and let mo do this"
lie wont. and once more the fair
poatmis,rcss turned upon her vic
tim
Now. here" she said. lowering
her voice. I'm not trying To force
this upon you. but think OF the
poor lady that wrote this letter. she
may have something important TO
tell YOU And don't mind little
thing like an alias-thcse boys have
Ian got one" Once more she
smiled. holding out tho letter. but
Bowles was game TO the end.
so sorry" he mufmured. bow.
lng defcrentlally; but my name is
Bowlcs. not Houghion,'
We'll. we'll" said Dixie Ice. look.
ing him between the eyes; so your
nama 10 Bowlcs. Oh? certainly
hope you'll excuse mo. stranger. but
I sure thought your name was
Houghton
so saying. she turned and left
him; and after pondering upon the
matter for some time Bowles sud
denly felt his heart go sick. for she
had addressed him at tho last as
Stranger"
CHAPTER V.
Tho English Lord
4 remarkable series 81 accidents
happened 90 bat WINK Bowles i'm
mediately after his discourtesy 10
tho lady accidents which seemed
TO Indicate that he had lost his
horseshoe as we'll as the good. will
OF bis associates.
Those were cventful days for
Samuel Bowles. and he found him
self learning fast. when Henry Lee
suddenly called him aside and told
him to 30 with Brigham.
Brigham was taking n bunch OF
dogies back to the home ranch and
he needed man to help him-alsC
the boss was getting a little tired
Of these sudden accidents "a
Bowles. He was not conducting a
CirCug or a VITA West show hut a