The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-05
.COnfessions0t
a War Bride
MARY THOMAS LET'S ME
INTO THE MYSTERY or
THE BEADED BAG

When the Queen ~ Smiles
phoncd me one evening she must re,
me. was not surprised. but whef
she added. II want To explain why
deserted you az tho Inn on Hear
Mountain" I could hardly believe
my cara' was under an uncom
able impression that had run
away from her. that | had left hei
10 get out OF a very bad fix the bcal
way she could manage. and now
SHE was about 60 apologize foi
abandoning me,
hhd put away most Of the dread
ful memories connected with the trir
had made 20 New York for m.
Lorimer Chemical company The
coming OF peace aud my new en-
ploymcnt IN tho office helped me
greatly. but | had never been able
10 sct rid of the notion that wnA
horribly responsible for the fate Of
Mary Thomas. and | was haraHscd.
DAY and night. about II. sun. IL had
been necessary for me 20 leave our
next meeting and all explanations 20
chance. Certainly II was queer
trick OF destiny TO shift the making
OF explanations from me 20 her,
] was Wild 90 call on her at once
of course. she couldn't come 10 the
Lorimer houHe--and certainly felt
like real business girl when real.
lied that ! couldn't rush OFF next
morning 10 attend to a personal mat.
ter. but that must first put In
eight hours steady work over the
office files
when at las. I entered the wee.
pretty parlor Of her terrace. Mary
Thomas greeted me with "A cordial.
ny which confused me.
Il Was afraid you would never
forgive me" khc said. with her
incest smile ITS perfectly lovely Of
you 90 come
Plainly I would get on safe ground
the quicker II let Mary do the
talking. 30 asked eagerly:
How ever did II happen"
DO you remember that two men
and a woman entered the dining
room OF the Inn a. you ran down
tho steps 20 get our purses from
the auto"
'Yes-of oourre-~they were the
only persons around except the
waiter"
We'll. az tho men were selecting
table. the giri tainted. They chr.
ricd her TO an adjoining room. then
they sent for me TO unfastcn her
oorret--thcy said was the only
woman around the place. ! worked
over her some time-i thought you
would join mel wondered why you
did not come 20 help"
THAT is con--confusing."
hcdged.
THE men insisted that they
couldn't let anybody else come into
the roofn--thc girls heart was bad
she might die any minute--they
wanted me to help them get her
back to town. when she finally re
vived"
Blu, Il was all a ruscT" inquired
rcathlcssly.
Just that what they really
wanted was to get away from me a
scrap OF paper which they though,
/ poHsrtRrdF
Were they right7 Did you have
~ Did they get IT."
My dear Mrs. I,orifn~r. you had
that paper--but you didn't know IL,
You saved that paper for me-and
I can never be grateful enough 10
you
Me- II ! do not understand nj
aiiF' ! stammercd In total Devil
dcrment
My dear. the paper they were
after was In my beaded bsKi Don'i
you remembcr-you carried II OF!
with you accidentally, II you had
left IL. those men would have search
ed it-and found the secret they
were hunting for. Imagine how re.
lieved ! was when finally got back.
10 find everything safe in my has
where you had tossed II on the bed
TO BE Continued