The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-24

n Cmeauusa Yrsm Yesterday
sSam1e, returned me trinket IN.
@8ooy.
4. 7anaanns- shaynon interposei
fBuneveiy. MIA strone's not that
!, ~.
Z -Sh9t upr snapped p. syharfse-
Ysuve lid yourseif out Of court
lAkendy..
A sransiscry expression OF bewil
0wment clouded shaynon's eyes.
I'm no judge the detective an
Dounced douhtfuJfy.
1T makes no dfffer~nca.- Shaynon
innastsd- Tneft's their
: 1T mAkes . DEAL Of difference
WHETHER It's grand or petit larceny
p. Syharite f1Ashed-a difference
almost ~ wtds and deep a. that
Wat yaUn between attempted ard
soesa@ful vifsDurder. Mr.. Shay
noa-
His nv lrvppsA and . look Of
sempefytng terror stamped itself
upen GhaynsnS fAca
II vas the turn Of P. 9ybarite
% iHngh-
sWefIr- h oemD6ed cuttinr,y.
@Ase Jon ready 10 come to the
Genfton- houss and mako . charge
against me? IN 60 peaceful ~ a
1nmb with shs kfna COP. II by 90
aoong ] can take Jon with me
Bat II I Do. beR1svs me. you'll never
ret out without . boudmAn."
glnyuon rscouDcesd himself with
n 1bse effort.
The mans cxy." he muttered
aokishly. rfsfng. Il don't know
what he's taIkfng about AIRES,
hfm-taks him to tho seatton-house
why don't your
Who'll make the charger" asked
~ detective. cycling shaynon with
sut favor.
mot Bayard shaynsn.' p. sybar
ne asseverated-
IT'S not my brooch" shaynon AZ
ssrted, defenxiveiy.
You saw him take it." the detec.
tfve perxisted.
Mo- didn't. ! suspected him
IT'S you who found the brooch on
him. and it's your duty to make the
charge"
You're one grand little lightning
change artist--gotta slip II
TO you for that" the detective OBJ
served. uucuientiy. mo. lis'n:
don't make no charge"
Any employee OF the establish
ment win do az well for my pur.
pose" p. Sybarfte cut in. Come,
Mr.. Manager. How about you? Mr.
Shaynon declines: your detectives has
no stomach for the Job. Suppose you
take on the dirty work--kind per
mission OF BAyard shaynon. rs.
auire. don't care. no long as I get
my grounds for suit against the
Bizarre"
The manager spread out expostu.
iatory palms. Me- I have Messing
whatever 10 DO with the matter" he
protested. '-ro me II would seem
Mrs. srone should make the
charge"
r'Weii7" mumbled the detective of
shaynon. How aboutcha7"
Walt" rnumbled Shaynon, NOV.
Ing toward the door. I'm fetch Mrs.
Strone."
Don't 60 without saying good.
bye" r. Sybarite adrnonished him
severely. 1T isn't pretty manners. +"
The door slammed tempestuously
and the little man chuckled with an
affectation OF ease To which he Wa
entirely a stranger; ceaseiessly his
mind was engaged with the problem
Of this uumpsd-up charge OF Shay
mons.
Was simple jealousy and resent
nent. a desire to get even" the
whole explanation7
Or was there something OF ar
uglier complexion at the bottom OF
the affair?
His head buzzed with doubts and
suspicious, and with mIsgiyinxs or
Marian's behalf. but indifferentIy
miugated by the reflection that. Al
worst. the girl had escaped unhin
dered and alone In Jher private car
/ p now she ought to be safe at this
He won't be back" r. Sybarits
observed generally To detective ane
manager; and sat him down serenely
You feel pretty sure about THAR
the detective asked.
walt and see."