The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-27
Confessions
of a Bride
THE BANDIT QUEEN AP'
PEARS--AND COLD STEEL
FLASHES
Copyrighted, 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise AsHooiation

Wnen the excitement hUVut
possible war had subsidized. tho Lori.
merH were free 10 go home By the
shortest route. They were free es'
oept for the strange spell which held
Chryntobel In captivity. sometimes
I think that spell would never have
been removed. and that We would all
have persisted dramatically and mYs'
teriously in that ancient Spanish
dwelling had IL not been for the IN
terveuuon OF that yery-much alive
young heather. the beautiful Resale,
queen Of the outlaws.
She was no, supposed to know that
her ex husband WAS afsocihted with
Hamilton certeis How she discover
I'd the truth I do not know.
The fact IN that she appeared In
the patio one warm noon just before
Christmas Sho wan unarvelousiy at
tired in fuiliength coat OF Alaska
seal, for which abe had little uee In
THAI warm climate. except an an ex
pensive article OF aiorument
With Roaaiis came action. Not
that she burrt suddenly upon the
center of tho stage. rather. she
slipped very quietly up the stairs
which started near the fountain and
stopped at the balcony opposite
ChryT door. think that no one
about the place saw Rosalis--excspi
me.
The bandit queen arrived at q
a. -. "a ~
uci were consulting In the room
where Chrys stili niumb~red 10 soft
~. Bob was there and Daddy Lori
ner. And daddy Announced that he
was at III. end OF his string. Back
wo wsru all going by the first train
We could make. Unless Donna Cam
lila were found and his daughter re.
tho result in that hacienda would
be equal TO n volcanic eruption,
heard him say. In his far-reaetiina
voice. And 10 interested were the
other men. either In what he said
or hts remarkable choice Of ex
plstivcs, that no. ono Of them noticed
the advent Of fair Bosaiie.
That splendid creature dropped her
seal coat among the tropical plant
which screened the balcony railing
"a tho Goa; fell. saw the flash Of
bright steal in Roaaiio's right hand
IL WAS only a flash. In "a moment
she was using both hands to draw
back the palm leaves 40 that shs
might better observe the scene al
tho bier Of the nleeping chrystobel
What she saw did not please her
I suppose that shs saw what ! my
self had observed with such horror
I suppose she knew that at last Dor
Manuel was really In lovc--honcst,
in love. In spite OF tho fact that the
girl he loved couldn't reward his dc
votion with even n smil.i
what abe saw caused the half
breed beauty TO shrink and drop the
palm leaves about her. She fell
upon her knees by the aide Of ths
long window, threw aside her costly
bit az French millinery and drew a
huge leaf down 20 conceal her shin'
Ing raven reaaes.
Even this crouching sttitude--i'
was like that OF cat about TO spring
even her pose did not suggest 10
mo the thoughts which were pass
ing In her mind. II had liked the
girl suppose I would have gone
out on the balcony for q little talk.
But loathing her ms I did. was
merely curious TO see what she was
up 20. supposed. of course. tina,
she Intended to upbraid Don Manuel
for DESERVING her. or perhaps she
wished TO sec him alone, II only "a
prove how irresistible she was in the
high.priced fincry shc had bought In
Mexico City.
At length I heard the men 60 into
the hall OF the house by a door
which was across the room from the
balcony. And then l saw the girl
spring 10 her feet and uptoe In the
entrance 20 Chrys' room. ! hurried
out Of my own room and stepped
upon the balcony Just In time 10 sec
Rosalie disappear.
The body q, Chrystobel had never
been left without a guard from the
time II was discovered that she had
fallen into n trance. | had a right
TO suppose that one OF the nurses
was beside her. But queer idea
moved me.
"Rosalie could be Jealous Of the
dead said TO myself as | flew
to the long window OF Chrystobcis
room. The splendid figure OF tho
Indian girl was stretched magnifi.
Gently as she stood with her right
hand high above the heart OF the
sweet body on the bed
With terrible scream. which tore
thru the stiffness OF the day, threw
myself across my slsterln.iaw's
body.
Tho knife came down-and | knew
no more.