The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-31
CONFESSIONS
of q
WAR BRIDE
Copyright. 1918. by the Newspaper
Enierprise Association
DIR. CERTEIS SAVES ME-
Srkt GGI.E BErW ZEN
SENSE AND LEN.
TIME>T

The massive doors OF the elevator
shaft moved smoothly hack blink.
cd in the glare OF tho light. saw that
dreadful face looming before mo.
like some Erotesaue CLOSE. up In
the movica I was Hunmoning all
my viii and my strength To push
the lever Of the elevator when Ger.
tets voice paralyznd me;
stop. Jeanne For Gets sake.
stop, I'm here
In another second had siumped
into his arna Hut | did not faint
l could hear Certcis heaping his
wrath upon that miserable spy lie
spoke German. and what he said
sounded TO me like string OF IN.
Vcctves
When my weakness had passed.
we walked the long distance Go the
public elevators The Spy accom-.
panied US, piaintlvely conciilating
Certeis. Il Appeared TO me. gath.
cred that the private elevators were
actually unsafe. and that Certci- was
particularly offended because | was
the wrong girl
Accused OF this mistake. tho man
or xcd IN humility. Again | re-
called tho gossip that Certels In Kin
90 dukes and kings IL might easily
be true. This was the second time !
had seen him issuing commands and
rcprimands Each time the interiors
whom he addressed were as obse-
quiouz as slaves 10 a tyrunt
-. Al
tets explained
Information concerning govern.
ment affairs leaks out OF the Lori.
mer office" he said 1t can't help
the countrya enemies. now the war
Is over. but IL might lead TO great
destruction OF property. Secret
service men picked certain stenog.
raphcr as the responsible party. The
elevator operator. who u a detective.
mlstook their description and
thought you were tho girl Imagine
my astonishmsnt when I saw you.
Jcanner'
Imagine my surprise TO be alive
now. Tony" ! said simply I'm
sure you have saved my life for the
second time
Ills hand slipped over mine. and
let Il rc&t there while he talked on.
"Of course. can't put into words
the horror / felt when l saw where
that man had shut you up lie
knew he told me--that tho Lori.
/, urer elevators wcro out Of order.
What did tho foot leave you In that
dangerous hole for. ia like 20
know -
myself knew well enough. First
he wanted the ciew 20 the treasure
then the brute was after revenge,
one way or another. for my work
with an automatic In the U-hoat's
hold months ago. lie was a Hun.
thru and thru. The great war is
over. but l suppose the true Hun
will keep on waginE deadly personal
wars OF revenge b.caus. the heart
% him il bad. How long. ! wonder.
ed. would my own llfe be menaoed
by this particular b~as;7
Ccrteis's fingers frightened on my
own. ! said TO myself that I had
nothing 10 fear from the Hun IA
long rs Hamilton Crr,eis loved me.
But I had 10 admit that I was up
against some facts which were hard
to reconcile. | knew that the elc.
vator operator was U.boat spy.
How could such a man deceive Ger.
tels9 or po-c as n detectivo7
And thus / accuse myself: Many
a time have you let your personal
liking for certcis stifle your crit.
cism when his conduct confused you.
Are you going to DO no entirely fem.
mime this timer
Then. womaniike. excused my.
self TO myself: but Tony In 30 Tx.
able. 40 clever. so kind and no devot.
cd" Acknowledged the hast fact
with considerable pride. But. all
the time. I knew that. unless I could
get away from my increasing feel.
ing for Certeis. would never BE-
able to untwist IN. many curious
threads OF fate which made our two
lives all a tangie.
TO he Coutjnue<1