The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-01
Confessions
of a Bride
ESCAPE By AIItpLANE AND
MAKE A STARTLING
DISCOVERY
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association

nodded an embarrassed accept
ance OF the obligine avlator'a invita-.
ton. At that. the little Mexican maid
who waited upon mo and who had
artcd AS an interpreter when the &C.
casion required. slipped away from
ny side. and ran swiftly to the
patio.
+ Was she a spy The idea startled
me. Had she been clever enough 20
catch the trend of the grand
speetacleg Had she gone 90 warn the
collapsed administrator
In word or two. gave Morrison
/ the hint ~he passed II on 10 Jimmy,
and "A little furry of haste accom-.
panied the preparations for my
/ flight
/ Morrison strapped on my helmet
while the pilot fished up a furIined
coat from the interior Of his machine.
In another instant was lifted into
I the obaervrr'a seat and strapped 10
+ the same. And then an "A matter OF
oourHe-'which u wasn't mt ALL
reached out for Baby Babal
Hut the old housekeepcr had
snatohed her up.-and my heart
stopped ita beaunR' Was the
woman growing suspicious. too1
Jimmy boy, ms usual. was equal 10
the occasion. In lordiy but most
genial fashion he begged the privil
ege 81 taking up the ehlld--for a
mascot And while he talked. he
/ gently removed the little one from
the old womnn's arms. Transferred
her 90 mine. and bound her 20 me
l With a second beiti
And all the young ladies' OF Fan
JoHe regarded me with envy while
Jim. spiendid an a superman, cx.
anined my safety straps.
Courage. sissy he whispered.
Gosh. you're a game little girir'
mo thrills. this trip. Jimr' /
warned him.
Mary blessed one. my dear"
he answered. STEADY as"
An excited stirring Of the crowd
interrupted him. II began at the
corner toward the road and rippied
TO the furthent corner Of the field
II was caused by the sight Of the
auto wheeling into the road which
connected the main thorouRhfare
with the hacienda.
of went hundreds ~ norabreros
and up went a grand huzza. A few
% the servants ncurried off 10 their
proper stations In the establishment
looked AZ Morrison and he nudgod
Jim. Evidently the mysterious per.
Nonase who ruled destiny at the
hacienda had come little sooner
than he was expected
LET her SO. Jimmy dear' Let her
CO. ] pleaded. clutehing Babs close
10 my heart
Jim climbed into hts scat and
relzed the JOY stick. Morrison stepped
away from the car TO give an room.
Ills right hand dropped into hits gun
pocket IIe was guarding mo 20 the
last. And he saw. what saw. the
figure 81 the administrator emerging
from the patio. Something WAS
shining in his right hand The long
whine of bullet close 20 my ears
told me what Il was. The 'buH" he.
Kan 70 taxi. and Z couldn't see Nor.
rlson. but knew he was too canny
to get into trouble r~clsiensly.
Jim is a person Of much delibera-
ton. lie never moves quickly. but
he never makes n useless or a futile
movement He TAXED along n path
parallel with tho avenue down which
the motor car was racing The
crowd accepted JIm's action as a NJ.
tie compliment 90 the master and
roarcd itA approval
Jim stuck 10 the ground aa n he.
too. were determined 10 meet the
mysterious owner OF one OF the
greatest ranches In the world.
never knew when the plane took
tho air. because In flash. had
looked sdusrely into the bandits
splendid blue cyea---and passed ont /
had come face to face with the lover
who had wooed me In my girlhood.
and with the enemy who had gone TO
meet death beneath the surface OF
the scat
How had Hamilton certeis con.
quercd deathl Would / ever know
the story7
lTo he Continued
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