The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15

Henry's ring. caused by the impas.
stoned grasp OF Torres. brought her
back 10 him. no that she could hear
his speech pouring In.
An OFFER or MARRIAGE
you have been the delicious thorn
In my side. the spiked rowei Of the
spur forever prodding the sweetest
and most poignant pangs OF love into
my breast have dreamed OF you
and for you. And have
my own name for YOU, Ever the
one name have had for you: The
queen OF my dreams. And you will
marry me. my Leonica- We viii for
Get this Gringo, who 10 as already
dead. shall be gentle. kind. I shall
love you always. And never shall
any vision OF him arise between us
For myself. I shall not permit IL
For you. shall love you sc
that IL will be impossible for the
memory OF him 10 arise between VA
and give you ono moments heart
hurt"
Lconica debated In a long pause
that added to Torres hope. She fei,
the need TO temporlEe. II Henry
were 10 be saved and had
not Torres offered his servic~s' No,
lightly could she turn him away
when a mans life might depend upon
him.
Speak am consuming Tore,
urged. In q choking voice.
Hush Hush she maid. softly
How can listen 10 love from live
man when the man I loved IL ye,
allver"
Loved The past tense Of n startled
her. Likewise IL startled Torres, fan
ming his hopes TO fairer flames. Al
most was she his. She had nstd
loved She no longer bore love TOT
Horny. She had loved him. but nc
longer. And she. a maid and woma .
Of dellcaey and senslb.Iity. could not
OF course. give name 90 her love for
him while tn. other man sun lived
II was subtle OF her.
lie prided himself on hi. own sub
tlsty. and he natterei himself tina,
he had interpret~d her vslied though,
Alright And well. he re
solved. he would see 10 ~ that th.
man Who was to die at 10 n~xt morn
ins should have neither reprs-vr nor
rescue. Tn. one thing clear. n hs
was 20 win Leonioa quickly was tina
Henry Morgan should die quickly.
We will speak OF II no more =
now. he said. With ohivslrie gentle
ness. au he gently pressed her hand
rote TO HIS feet, and CARED down on
her.
She returned a soft pressure o,
thanks with her own hand ere she re
leased II and stood up.
TO SAVE HENRY
Come" abe said. we will ,otn In.
others. They are planning now, or
trying TO ind some plan. TO save
Henry Morgan"
The conversation OF tn. grour
cbbed away as they Joined n. as II
out OF half suspicion of Torres.
Have you hit upon any thing yetgs'
Leonioa asked.
Old Enrieo. straight and slender
and graceful as any OF hia sons. de
spite his age. shook his head.
II have a plan. II you will par.
don me" Torres began. but ceased
at a warning glance from Alena ndro.
the eldest son.
ON the val, below the piazza, had
appeared two sczr~crows OF bexxar
boys Not more than 10 years Of age.
by their size, they seemed m,%h Older
when Judged by the shrewdness Of
their eyes and faces. Each wore n
single marvellous garment. so that be-
tween them II could be said they
shared . shirt and pants. But such a
shirt And such pants.
Tho latter. msn-sixc OF ancient
duck. were buttoncd around the lads
neck. the waist band reefed with
knotted twine 50 as not TO slip down
over his shoulders His arms were
thrust thru the holes where the side.
pockets had been. Tho legs OF the
pants had been hacked OF with a
knife 20 suit his own diminutIvc
length OF limb. The tails OF tho
mans shirt on the other boy dragged
on the ground.
'Vamosw Alexandra shouted fierco.
~ at them TO be gone.
But tho boy in the pants rravely
removed a stone which he had been
carrying on top Of his bare head. ex.
posing n letter which had been thus
carried. Alesandro leaned over. took
the letter. and with a glance at the
inscription passed II to Iconlca.
while the boys began whining for
money. Francis. smiling DESPITE
himself glanced at the spectacle of
them, tossed them a few pieces of
small silver. whereupon the shirt and
the pants toddled away down the
path.
The letter was from Henry. and
Leonica scanned II hurriedly. II was
not precisely In farewell. for he wrote
in the tenor of a man who never ex.
pected to die save by some incon.
ceivablc accident. Nevertheless. on
he chance OF such Uncomfortable
thing becoming possible, Henry did
manage 10 say goodbye and TO In.
'ihdt thIrIour Recommendation 10
Leonica not 10 forget Francis. who
was well worth remembering, be.
cause he was no much like himself
Henry.
Leonica's first impulse was to show
the letter to the others. but the por.
ton about Francis withstrilned her.
HENRY HOPES ON
It's from Henry" she said. tuck.
Ing the note into her bosom. There
IL nothing Of Importance. He seems
to have not the slightest doubt that
he will escape, somehow"
we shall see that he doesr' Fran
els declared positively.
With grateful smile to him, and
with one Of Interrogation TO Torres,
Lconica said: You were speaking of
a plan. Senior Torres