The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-16

others a young man. DO you re.
member his namc2"
"Birchman. SIR" Parker answered
promptly. moving away. II shall
send for him at once"
And thcreupon In the quest after
his wife. Francis entered upon "A se.
rieH of adventures that were 10 him.
born New Yorker. liberal cduca.
ton In conditions and phases OF New
York. OF which. up 10 that time. he
had been profoundly ignorant. Not
alone did Blrehman search. but he
had at work "a score OF detectives
under him who toothcOmbcd tho city.
while In Chicago and Boston he III.
rected the activities OF the similar
men.
Between tho battle with the un.
frequent calls he received 20 40 here
and there and everywhere. on the
spur OF the moment To Identify what
might possibly be his wife. Francis
led anything but "a boresome exist
ence.
lilo forgot what regular hours OF
sleep were. and grew accustomed TO
being dragged from luncheon or din
ner. or OF being routed out Of his
bed to respond 10 hurry calls 20 come
and look over new found missing
ladies. No trace Of one answering
her description who had left the city
by train or steamer had been dis.
covered. and Blrchman aaHlduously
purAucd the fine toothcombing. con
WINGED that she was ntlll in the city.
Thus. Francis took trips 10 Black.
wells island and the Tombs and the
all night court knew his presence.
Nor did he escape being dragged 20
countless hospitals nor 10 the
morEue. once n fronh-eaught shop
litter. OF whom there was no Grim.
lnal record. and 20 whom there wat
no clew Of identity. was brought 10
his notice.
lie had adventures with mystcri
GUS women cornercd By Birchman'f
satellites in the backroorns OF hotels
and on tho West side in the bo's
was guilty Of trcspaNning upon two
comparatively innocent love idyllA. to
the embarrassment OF all concerned
including himself.
Perhaps the mont interesting and
tragic adventure was In the million.
dollar mansion OF Philip January
the Telluride mining king The
strange woman. the lady slender. had
wandered into tho Januarys a week
before. ere Francis came TO see her
And. as she had heartbreaklngly
done for the entire week. 40 h
hearthrcakingiy did for Francis.
wringing her hands. pcrpetuRlly
weeping and murmuring bcseech.
inEly. "Otho. you are wrong. on my
knees | tell you. you are wrong
Ohio. you. and only you do love,
There Ia no one but you. otho, There
has never been ans one but YOU II
il all dreadful mistake Believe
the. Ohio. believe me. or shah die.
And thru &, all the Wall VI. battle
went on against the undlacoverablc
powerful enemy who had launched
what Francis and BaAoom could not
bAR NJ hNuA4tbk0 was "A tahAHuoluit
war-to the death raid on his for.
tune.
N only We can avoid throwing
Tampico Petroleum into tho whit
poolr' Bascofp prayed.
Il look TO Tampico Petroleum to
save me-" Francis replied. when
every security ! can lay hand 20 has
been enguifed. then throwing Tam.
pico will be like the eruption OF
new army on losing field"
4 HARD PROBLEM
And suppose your unknown foe
IL powerful enough 20 swallow down
that final splendid asset and ciamor
for more" Bascom queried.
Francis shrugged sls shoulders.
Then I shall be broke. But my
father went broke half n dozen times
before he won out. Also he was born
broke. I should worry about little
thing like THAR
CONTINUED tomorrow
fCoyyrighL 1919. intsfnAt ional Feature