The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-13

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~ 4 and all found was ''' ''''a'
ar ,s,rs tsIl Of clothes. -, ,o,-
u s', mus, have ENCOURAGED you,
, y atm / thought had a ham.
-.,,ees on Il. AT any rate II s'''"'''
- on the right track. ..,.,..,n.
To . - ne matter with trying the
~.r.~ Francis Gueried.
rs.,s nv idea right now was
.rswsr. ~tho i've got another
ne $50 - over on the mainland. Those
ese -, ~ had a way OF noting down
c.u ,s,,,.se ana longitude whole de
s,sss gu, Of the way. -, -. ~.
~, north and 20 east on me
,,sht meau u north and ~
Ca rrancss concurred. Then,
80 !, u,lrh, mean north and IS
rhey carried the correction IN
~ ,s,as and II they died unex'
w. ..s,v which was their custom. II
ne secret died with them. )"
' .I,s han a notion 10 so over 70
can ara chase those turue-oatch'
- 10 the mainland" Henry
- an and then. again. I'd al
-, uss to tackle the mainland clue
M ! suppose you've got a STOCK
4 clues. too
ssurs hing" Francis nodded.
.Bu. ay. Id like TO take oaeN WHAT
| ud about not sharing
-say the word." the other eneour'
s-d
rseir hands extended and gripped
IN ratification. 80 ~,
Morgan 4 Morgan. surety h''s''
a. ehertled Francis.
Assets. the whole Caribbean Sea.
a. spaussh main. most Of Central
sr>r,ra one chest full Of perfectly
= ,cca cd clothes. and a lot OF
~. IN the ground Henry joined
/. tSe others humor. Liabilities.
raktsl,s. ,hieving Indians. malaria,
yssw fevsr--
-lvd pretty girls with habit Of
rrxr< total strangers one moment
~ A sticking up said total strang
=, ne next moment" Francis cut In
WHERE WAS 1T:
whereabouts on the mainland
~ ,hls-s Henry demanded with a
u,,euess which Francis. checking
\, rrniniscsnces of the misadven'
m ID not notice.
Down toward the other end OF
0rqui Lagoon" he replied
-And did YOU" Henry demanded
y nsd unconsclously clinching BY
u eds
~xAaf could poor stranger In a
anse lind do, II was some arm
mdptty girl"
D<Ut fraction Of a second Fran
dAprung 10 his feet and blocked
Nm his jaw a crushing blow OF
Arys fist.
II beg your pardon" Henry
nmeled and slumpcd down on the
D1rns sea chest. I'm a fool.
~. but I'll be hanged IL | can
md for
there you 90 again" Francis In
urrpted, resentfully.
'As crazy as everybody else in this
esy country. One moment you ban
~ up my cracked head. and the
NJ moment you want to knock the
me head clean off me. A bad az
d girl taking turns at kissing me
I'd showing a gun into my mitriff. .
That's right. fire away. deserve
r. Henry admitted ruefuily: but In
slunarsly began 20 fire W as he
ontinued with. 'coufound you. that
~ Leoncia.
What II IL was Leoncia7 Or MGR.
otz, Or Dolores Can't a feIlow
hss pretty girl at revolver's poin,
U1rs having his head knocked of
.Hus next ruffian he meets In dirty
0ava pants on a notorious sand
leap aan island7"
VIXEN the pretty girl II engaged
sonary the ruffian in the dirty can
"a pants"
-fou don't mean to tell me-
& ether broke In excitedly.
II isn't particularly amusing u
nd ruffian 70 be told that his sweet
fArt has been kissing a ruffia2 sh'
never saw before from off rep
unbse jamaica nigger's schooner.
Henry completed his sentence.
And she took me for you" Fran
os unused. glimpsing the situation
! cont blame you for losing your
temper. tho you must admit it's a
TASTY one Wanted to cut off my
ears yesterday. didn't your"
Yours IL just as nasty. my boy
me way you insisted that ] cut then
OH when had you down--ha haF'
Both young men laughed in hearty
amlty.
The MORGAN TEMPER
It's the old Morgan temper" Hen
~ said. He was by all accounts a
peppery old cuss."
No more peppery than those SO
amos you're marrying into. Why
most Of the family came down on the
beach and peppered me with rifles
On ny departing way. And your lie
oncia pulled her little popgun on a
Dnsb<arded old fellow who might
nave been her father. and gave him
70 understand she'd shoot him full OF
noes II he didn't stop plugging away
at me-
" was her father, I'll wager, old
An'ieo himself" Henry exclaimed
TIERS
Lovely lizards.' CALCULATED Fran
~ Say, don't you think life il liza
w 70 become trifie monotonous
'nsn you're married into such a
s'eeiul, doye-like family as that?'
az broke off. struck by a new idea
~ he way. Henry. since they all
,asnt II was you. and not 7, why
w.. enumeration did they want to xii
a. some more Of your crusty Nor
ssa ~ ss'nper that peeved your pros
-ruye wife's relasivesY"
u sy looked at him a moment. a,
answered: anu 'hei
,... uoht mind telling you. II is q
rsr mess, and | suppose my tenn
h. ~ 70 blame. | quarreled witt
yaa, uncle. He was her father,
.',angest brother"