The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-08
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1918. by the News
paper Enterprise Association
SEE THAT HDB'S HEAR
CANNOT BE REACHED
Uy BRAINS

This Berghoff who hid in n
buffers coat 20 nnve himself from
being informed ns an alien enemy
this German spy whom you have
brought down 10 the border as your
yalet--used your own sister as n
tool" continued rapidly. He pre-
tended 10 put her into oommunlca.
ton with her husband. He used
envelopes addressed. by her TO cover
his own letters 10 "A master spy And
Iiobl The man is using you, this
minute. 20 get him into Mexico un-
observed by the authorities who
want him.
Morrison took badge from be
meath the lapel OF his coat and pinned
II 10 my blouse. | smiled and hoped
he didn't notice that my smile was
cynical l smiled because I was try
ing 20 reach my husbands heart by
means OF my brain when only beauty
could storm and hold that citadel
do you mean TO say tina, chrys
has been lured into writing 10 some
body she thinks In Hamilton certelAY''
Bob demanded
nodded.
Good Lord'- groaned Bob. THAT
comes OF her ouiJa obncnnion. She's
trieked by the wish In her own mind.
She has always insisted that Certeis
In not dead because she keeps spell
ing out the dope with her alphabet
~ a a 4. ..
fool Ia humbug herr And she's no
darn sane about most thingsf'
There's more 10 my story. Bob
and JIm-and Mr.. Morrison Then
! repeated part Of the tale the old
woman OF the hacienda had spun as
we blcachcd the linen.
she said that the new owner was
Just over from Spain and that he
was mos, adorable gentleman. He
had fitted up the hacienda as IL for
n queen. You ought TO have seen the
elegant suite I inhabited. IL looked
like a page from n decorators trade
Journal Hueh costly bedding
Here Jim's laugh reminded me that
had used that costly Counterpart
TO send my s.. o. y. to the sky.
The old housckeepcr said the
ancient place had been No rrandly
furnished. and piped for bathrooms.
and wire for lighting. just TO please
the now owners wife. She couldn't
recall the iady's name. but abe wns
one Of my own countrywomen--a
beautiful lady--and very rich. She
had been sent for. but was slow 10
como on account OF tho heat II
the winter in Mexico. The old lady
delighted IN describing tho owner
said bo could speak several Ian.
gnager. Doesn't that suggest certcis
again."
thought this would make Bob
writhc. but he didn't. so ! described
Tho magical altar picture and dwelt
on the magnificent blue eyes OF
the handit--and IN. eyes OF the man
In the auto whom we had passed
as We escaped In the flying ma.
chine.
At this. bob ala move uncssffy.
oh la la thought I. ~rsob can't
bear To hear me en,huse over a mans
blue eyes. even nj the very time hts
own mind In absorbed In admiration
OF n girls tawny tre~ses''
"Jancr' naid Jim 80 seriously that
Jumped I'm ready 90 swear the
man VIC saw as we took off from
that field wns Hamilton Certeis. I'D
swear ] saw him on a New York
dock. too. But. my dear. do not
think he has come back from the
dead He IL hiding In Mexico. and
carrying on his Internal game. He
never went down into the sea last
summer. sissy dear. You were mis-.
taken in tho man who wore the
Certris' patent diving suit"
shudderod. n Jimmy boy said
that Hamilton Ccrtris was living.
why then. the sea had given up its
dcadl
But there wasn't any sense In
arguing the miracle with him or any.
body else: a, least. not until I had
solved the mystery to my own salts.
faction,