The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-12
ey CAROLYN WELLS

tntn Aftof WiN0tN SeP ~ -
pwn door. Frank Wesley bsw isss
my room. exciaiming, Get up.
Prail. fling on some clothes asS
come downstairs, Tiwwe'a ss0n'
hing the msster."
lie snappeares. Am I made a
record toilet. Not stopping 10
shave, but otherwise s<ecsot"t's". !
hurried downstairs. 10 Mud n uosp
Of people NJ tire deer Of sAre bed.
roon juct below ttse esn ssss
dept IN.
"k's Mary Ssasws roosA" eatd
w estey, IA aAe wsw 10 nay tnsRttrsSs<s
look. -ased she won't asssSs~ 10
knocking 81 eaafn. We're afraid
ssse s---saae's r.,
| ioesccd nj si. as xsess hsocs
f1essa Wesley, sm lss,sso BIO m~& cap
susaisd aspsasasT tsss door OF ssu
ow~ roo<s. which soss seut srs~n,
and mosr~rs IN frhsfis,
Keep sssst. ssrsen." sIsa ksw hsss
bas~s shes All rspfss. o@ty os@r'
seovs. Maybe s.o book n adssepas,'
psz~tses or sesaethsrH. afau tsss con
rtssmeps Of the eve ss@s. rshs fos -
6ecn@ haven't worked oSd =
''ssse sev.s takes IL osn ussS'sos
sar" Tsda swos ts.i. sssssd. wtro,
with a h~e. as wster ss tsi~ apross
Stood twesnhi me sy
~I.or' no, esg." md y sso-.sf " o4ousus
IN the sea@sp.otu -d put ase arm
rorsrrs rae rsri. "ss Vida syn. sir.
utS' Mass. as-e asu Z ts~~s hsda DO
i1umes sae-e siius w'siees s~scs'
les@ asosc sfra's esased I'm the
c oots. ntr. vNdn, aias hs-ao yuan IN
eo me. wss@ suae eozasS al sossSos
sYss Moss kst hsw I'm oh- w'sas "
10 pay
IT'S q uS~r. ." maid. sosparsos ~
Mrs Moss b. ssosna ths 10 ns a;se n
! arrest ion, asd 70 tool sa sso tsisk,
snx she's esseec. Az the tune sisss
y sitting or the essea 81 hsa bed.
nj ssr scare"
"Oh. 40 you think sor- u~s fsss.
es Wesley looked sssaxiy rsass~ =
'''Yhen ssa hcu 10 seoss foolinn a nd
open sto door. Herc comes %ms
Fnls. Yss call Mmrybelle. WON'T
yes. yn@ys :"
"Wty' vssass's sss~ ssst~~,*s TSss
rsrs leosrss m susGx9tssrnb "a use
strssspn secsse
"sstc went smr~S~ an" w~nN oss
Hssvn Shes isss@s. yeoas luness -"
"Jsassnsg'" and WIPES psweS .
h~oSs caesr~s. 'rAa,s Iti,s hsw
s-ss " stre's reasr up lsw ssas~d sot
10 epsat<. sssw wouldn't Sasm~cr see
Yan knew ysnrys~isvs wp@gsorn.
uvrs. II sire mahcs as her sssnd
Yes. dw. sus This @ sse s~3
II ssr~'s tsvi1uw us. nil srss. esH
stre mnU In Fly hxanAs-t--i ess't
ifise ""
Thea Helem www.f ssosn 10 the
sosr. sad wstspc~eai eeaa marty. ssas
we wcse ststress~,i M hss sancs~se.
Ina please ~oulsn', sAs weas 10
sH-
sss ss~s~ wws ~ w-wn@ss.
CkU Crvs-su nAd f>c~< He~vsmse
&s~ss tpss yooes~ On tsr ~eec~<
ffsss. s@d sfwsssa Soma t,ssa@cos Ny
tsey appeared s~su tAesr doors.
Chsg. having heewS a eommstses.
bat no, knowing the ssre~~stase~s.
wew in tstchs~9 ne~isssee. but the
Earl WIS fsIly amA cssvcstioaaliy
astired
"whs IN \ M sse~7" 10 ss,ea
Politely.
We told hAu. nd In lnee ws,at
ssses gray MARY sesle'" he e1.
claimed. "see muN be III! She
would never csaff ~ ~ hswt.
lesslyl"
YES. she wsslsl" svew Cs~y. II
know her The roNsei she watts
us 10 break In the door. and tses
see her. sitting ur ~ bed. ID n
chiffon negligee and rosebuddy cap.
with her pearl seckaco %. laugh.
Ing at usl"
Pearl necklace" exelhised
Miss Field. "she hasn't any"
"oh. hasn't sheg' lassses Casy
You know better. dnA't zee. Lord
Herr IN sdehs7"
The Earl smiled. Now sAoslS /
ssowf" he said.
How should yeo koo@yY' sock.
81 Cissy. But | woe't tell the 40
cret. Hello. Aock, corce and make
Narybelle lot tg 10. She's plan
ming a surprise for tg, she told me
so, and this is the beginning OF II.
Come. help the Sod work along. {"
Rock Bellamy. draws by the
rotxn we made. came downstairs.
He. too. had slept on the third
floor. but back. and only walked as
the commotion increased.
what's the matter with you PEG
ple7" he growled: cant you let a
feEsarw ssnegl What are you trying
to do7"
Get into Narysale's reua," an
swered Cissy."
"A nice occupathDH, I must say.
II sk9 desired your company in
there she'd doubtless invite you"
Say something funny. Rock.
Make her laugh
Yes. do" SAID Wesley. I'm
getting worried. She's got us all
here now--tello her to spring her
whatever II is"
Bethany lesnt down, his lips Mt
the keyhole
Quickly he stood upright. ~
smell gag" he said. In a low. curt
tone.
The merriment faded from the
faces. II had been forced. anyhow,
and every one felt that tragedy not
comedy impendod.
Break down that door," Rock
exclaimed. shall I do III"
"Oh. don't know" said the EsfrI,
forward. Isn't that rather
--er"
No matter II 1t is rather--it must
be done. What say. Frank"
Bellamy's burly form was already
against the door. but he paused for
Wesley's word.