The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-20
CIIRys nECIDEs To STAY
~ HER HUSBAND IN
CASE OF CONFLICT

10, daddy tell you whY he came"
said chryH
And Let Bob bear vha, be says
said ].
In few minutes we four were
sitting In tho paFlor OF chfyA' suite.
hurried the party thru their greet.
lngs, then daddy explained that be
had come along 10 look out for
cRfys yast inicrrats Ia Aerican
msnep. lis iraisted that Hamilton
ceriris Was dead. But oils daughter
thought differently. She had bet her
hear, on investigating the rumos
about the resurrection Of ccrtcis
Her ouiia board had been backed
up by y mysterious correspondence
carried on ghru a German named
Berxhoff. The mac had claimed tina,
Crr,els was alive. Tho man had din
appeared.
interrupted with two words;
Ties dcaar'
sfieli's too good n place for q
rpyr' remarked daddy-then be
went on:
"chryH came 20 Mexico 70 state
her Intention OF taking possession o!
her husbands estates. 10 he proved
to be dead Ard in case war comes
There are mines on the property
some Of solid silver. ! guesF. for tbs;
are said TO take the stuff out IL
bricks. OF course. don't let .
thing like that SIT away fran N,
own daughter"
Much as love Daddy Lorimcr.
do not always understand him. n,
In ono Of the richest men In III,
world yet be Is always want
ing more wealth. Isong ago h,
reached the lini, Of disable lusurics
for himself and bis family. And al
the money he has made since might
as well BE- sand or star dust, for al
the PLEASURE or comfort II car
bring him.
"Yeu do not think there wlll b
a war. sir. or ypu wouldn't be here.
heard Bob ny.
~ am not a poliiiclan-and ] an
not a prophet daddy replied. -
know tina, Mexico protests Britisl
subjects from olndiia, and yet Grea
Britain has rcfuscd to recognize this
carranxa government The unites
statca ncyer gets this same decisive
action from Mcxlep. H. similar cases
Bob. I tell you the feeling II spread
ing In the states the opinion tina
Mexico provides q fertile field ~
anti.Ameriean propaganda direeies
b. German agents"
"ChryEr' Bob turned toward hi
sister 40 abruptly that we were nj
startled. "chrysi Are you going q
be loyal to your oouniry-and q
your famlly--or TO the Spanish duk'
whom you haye--let US say so care
lessly' married1'
Chrysiobel rose and walked slow
/ ly 10 the balcony door. She walk
like Mary Garden. ! thought. an'
that IL saying that she walks like {
Greek goddess. She certainly hnt
the air OF very tyrannical goddess
when she replied
II am going TO be loyal 10 my
self, don't care whether an
conventional or not. Years ago
said 'good.by to a lot Of puritanica
traditions. You all know my phil
oaophy OF life. ! do not care &
change Il. | viii not alter IL Il
suit any Of you. ! may stay VIII
my husband even tho you al
dcspise him. But suppose yol
realize dat he may have something
TO say about that
'Ohink. girlsl' Daddy spoke softly
"a he always does when he is tire
mcndously IN earnest. ut IL tn
honor Of our family. you under
stand. and not our lives which 20,
hold In your hands
Your lives WI take care Of Nj
own | will dispose of as | please
intend 70 place all ! have-all
am-at the service OF my husband.
Nov, Bob, you sec why I'm here
She's not to be trusted
Chrys had siopped by accident be
fore an immense mirror Her bcaut!
was reflected In It. full length
Daddy saw-Gnd Bob saw-and J
and the men thought, as ! did, tina
Hamilton Ccrteis had never beef
blind to the beauty OF woman.
had ar extra idea which was all m!
own;
Neither Is Don Manuel blind 4
beauty thought I.
ITO BE Continued