The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-13
THE DOUBLE SQUEEZE
BY Henry Beach Needham
Copyright. 1918. Doubleday. Page q Co.

Sure | am. The President OF
tho United states has released him
TO me, There was u matchleeb
smile
Fine business Now you can
help me get Miss Leonard out OF
trouble" o
Miss Leonardo daughter
"Only daughter -- only girl"
Wins eyes cleaned. Then. catch
Ing tho look OF understanding on
Tris Ford'n face. half humorous,
half glad. he blushod--bluHhed M
a bush Lacquer sometimes does
whom returning 20 tho bench after
his first safe hit
you haven't been signed. have
youg" asked tho manager
Not yet" confessed Win. sup
pressing the inevitable sigh.
Then he told all about IL. ending
with the why and tho wherefore OF
his incognito OF -. W. James
She'll never care for mo n sec.
ond when she knows I'm profes'
nlonai ballplayer. She's dead
swell" Win cxuded gloom with
every syllable
when Iris Ford sought informa.
ton about Jerrold Mansel, there
was a protest.
See here. Iris" argued Win.
what Manael did TO me suppress
Ing my messages and taking n
wireless from you 20 tho captain
was rotten bad. ! know, hut 10,
me tell you something. al the same
time he Was protecting Miss Leon
ard"
How"
The captain OF the Colonla was
getting messages ASKING him II n
person answering her description
was aboard tho boat--she travelled
under the nam. OF Riley. remember
told you. Same time she was
getting messages from some FRIEND
ashore warning her, As ] under
stand Il. her wireleSseA were IN
eode-but she didn't have the right
cod. With her. so couldn't read EN-.
and had 10 ask for translauons IN
plain English. OF course then the
wireless operator stopped her. But
Jerrold Mansei didn't give her
away 20 soul on the ship-not
even 90 the captain
whats more-he DIDN'T take ad-
vantage OF his inside Information
be didn't try Toto work on ncr
sympathica because he Was shield
ing her. There's come good In tha;
chap yet
iris Ford gave ASSURANCES OF fair
dealing in regard 10 the wireless
operator-fo Miss L~onardn sake J
Abruptly he asked about the young
lady: where she was. lilo was told
that Imogene Leonard was detained
in tho beat hotel nj Genoa. which
vas surrounded by guards. and that
Win shuta wonldn't have left her
there alone n she hadn't insisted
that he take her mother 10 Rome TO
see the American Ambassador This
mission had made IL possible for
Win TO obey the eablcgram directing
him not To leave the ship until ar.
rirnl at Naples.
why is Miss Leonard Detained"
Iris Ford asked polntediy.
Her mother kpo~s--f don't.
answered Win
"you don't know"
"of course not! You don't sup
pose I tried TO pry into her secre,s. "
Win shute's manner said further:
How very prepostrrous'
hut Iris Ford wasn't taken In.
He looked Win straight In the eye.
smiled ia a way 90 take tho sting
off what he Intended 10 say. then
let ny.
The boa, OF US get fooled once in
q while"
You think I'm fooled on Miss
Leonardo" ASKED Win. frowning
I'm no, fooled mot for one min
ute"
Not necessarily" was Ford's dip.
lomaiic rcioinder But they tell
me history's full o. men who got
fooled hy women. And tho better
looking and clcvcrcr they are the
easier mans fooled. I assume
Miss Leonard eh- good TO look
att"
"Well-rather'"
"And not exactly dnll?" drawled
Iris.
Clever enough TO dope out new
plays for the Gisnt-killers' And
she doesn't care for baseball Win
shute sadly remarked. falling com.
pleteiy TO note the incongruity OF
mis- transformations.
Iris Ford didn't He laughed
rleefully. Then he announced that
he must keep his return engage
mont with the Ambassador.