The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-04
Confessions
Of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1918. by the News
paper Enterprise Association

Il must get out Of doors, I'm
neryous' cant breathe under a
roof. said ! to Chrys. Perhaps you
will stay with mother this morning. q"
chrys applied comforting pat TO
my shoulder and waved me away. /
wandered TO the back of the park
and sa, down on a bench under the
gay autumn foliage to think and
think. But my thoughts were sadly
out of harmony with the lovely fall
day.
They went round and round that
odd likeness OF Babs 10 her mother.
Some day IL would become very con
splcuoua. Doubtless Katherine
Miller realized this. after Chrys had
commented upon IL 80 lengthily.
Doubtless Katherine realized that her
. rare TO be simply freak" or acci-
dental. In Baba. IL was destined TO
attract attention as the child grew
up. And IL was so peculiar. AS mere
beauty. and so extraordinary. as re
semblance. that IL might easily be.
tray the relationship between the
child and the woman.
Might II not. therefore. become the
motive for "A shocking crime?
IL would be absurd. knew. 20 take
my theory TO the detectives. for they
had scorned my other theories. BE-
sides. | would have TO discuss II with
Rob. lie must decide II II were best
I n 81 sha ha n Nrsx
scandal.
Mine was farlfetched theory.
unique even In the strange history
of crimes by unwed mothers-one
which could be attached only to an
abnormal mother.
katherine Miller was--just that.
She was Eub.normal. primitive. I re-
membered her love letter TO my hus.
band. She wasn't clever. but she
was complex. She schemed and
planned to get her own way. in the
most roundabout fashion. She
actually relied upon other peoples
goodness and sincerity TO make a
shield for her own hypocrisy. And
how well her schemes worked
Down the alley between the walls
OF box / heard mems voices Bob
and Morrison were talking as they
paced slowly toward me. IA they
came into the open and caught n
first glimpse OF me, Morrison stuffed
that piuful bit OF white lawn into
his pocket. couldn't bear TO look
at IL, but | said:
Mrs. Chaplin told me-she had to
do so, Mr.. Morrison. she was nearly
crazy. When you've minute TO
spare. Bob. want to talk with YOU"
OF course Morrison went on to
the house and Bob sat down beside
mes He looked awfully stern. never.
theless / slipped my hand into his.
And / fastened to explain my
theory 10 him--my strange theory
as To the real motive leading 10
Babs' abduction--or murder.
Bob listened with respect. At
length he exclaimed:
Janet ! don't believe she did Il,
| don't believe the child is deadr
What grounds he had for defend.
ing the mother / couldn't see. but |
joyfully accepted his hope about the
darling child.
It's n blind. That blood-stained
ruffle was put out for us TO find!
My dear. / wasn't with Miss Miller
more than 20 minutes last night. l
started to walk home thru the park
and / found that cloth in the bushes
! called the chauffeurs and the yard
men and we hunted frantically. un.
til--well. you know how late"
| put my fingers over Bob's lips.
/ couldn't bear to recall how had
acted about that long wait. Bob
pulled my hand down and held It in
his and went on:
That cloth was dropped by the
ghostly gray shape you scared away
In the mist
ut was put there 20 mlslead us7"
I'm darn positiver'
"Then find Babs! You can beat
the detectives. and besides. you won't
have to rake up the Lorimer sean
DIAL"
How do yov mean--find her"'
Make love--make love to the
motherf I cried In desperation. 1T
sounds awful. know, but we're deal