The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-12-26
CONFESSIONS
OF q
WAR BRIDE
JIM AND I CONsPIRE RE
6tKDI>G III RIED
TkEiSt RI


what queer chance. what mys.
tcrious chain Of events had brough,
my inpla ring back 60 me? The
question worried me Ana AZ I slip.
ped the ring onto my finger. new
thought bothered me ! realized for
the first time that tho ring actually
connected me. lane Lorimer. with
events u stupcndouH importance 20
my country
Goodness gracious, You've been
80 absorbed ~ a lot OF silly scnti.
ment. Jane I.orimer. an beginning
and ending with your own feelings
and dolngs SO ncolded myself
that you've some near missing a
mighty blk responsibility 10 the gov
eminent"
Thoroupon I wrote 20 Jimmy boy
1--WE been reading an ! can get
hold OF about the senate commit.
tees invesugAuons Of German prop.
uganda Isn't that a truly weird
tale. Jim The most exciting
thrilling drama Of intrigue ever
staged IN the world, And isn't it
perfectly stunning 10 find that you
and l are linked up with III or at
least we will be when we report 20
the authorities what We know about
the jewels In the U.boat and the clue
I have to the location Of the sunken
submarine. And nitho IL breaks my
heart into bits. I suppose We are IN
honor bound to give up our big ad
venture. and hand over all our in
formation--andl let lot OF congress
men have the fun maybe, | could
weep JimT
And | went thru the next few
days in Disguised and detected
frame OF mind. Life wasn't keeping
its shining promises The trail OF
the serpent was over everything
only my little job saved me from
being wretchedly morbid
Finally Jlm's letter arrived to
cheer me:
Sissy Dear. regret TO remind
you that we don't KNOW "A darn
thing about any gems nesting some
where off the south shore We Just
! surmisc. Now do we want TO get
tho whole L. : senate all het VI
over what isn't7 Wouldn't IL be q
poor policy to expose what mas
turn out only pipe dream7 And
draw ridicule down on the honored
clan OF Lormcr2
Besides why rob "a poor nyinp
man Of excitement when he's due &c
lose his own job In "a few months
Why snitch his only chance foI
thrills when he gets home?
Don't let your conscience nag
you. sis OF course. no Lorimei
wants TO keep the stuff. but there's
them that does and because other,
are on the trail solely for their owl
profit. we really ought TO beat en-
TO IL. just so We can hand the goods
Ia the government IF FOUND.
pad will finance us. sure. ant
wen hire diver and convoy hin
with tugs. and wen sail away sew
ornl miles away-from old Manhat
tan-on regular 1919 trcasur,
hunting jag!
Il may as well tell YOU right now
| tho. that your nifty scheme e
glimpse the U-boat from a plan,
proves dud SO far, the waters toe
rough
but at present that C.hoat IL il
| cold storage and safe. Nothing n
/ II can help German propaganda a,
much as an oyster could. liut wc'V,
both got to bc dumb as oysters.
Now. Sis, I've got a bunch al
/ by my lone. Don't YOU laugh
didn't laugh at you. remember.
What IL there are gems in thai
sunkon hulk what II they are
crown Jewels of Germany sent over
here by the kaiser months ago-tc
be safe out OF Europe. in case his
throne should wobble ana shake hin
off. as IL has since"
"What if?' ! repeated in n stag,
whisper. And | had To admit that
in the theory Of romantic adventur,
Jim had me fairly beaten.
tTo he Continued