The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-11
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shall not DO responsible for my ac.
tons. There n "A steamer leaves San
Antonio for Colon You and your
wife must sail ON itl You can easily
catch passage on the fruit boats 90
New Orleans and take train 90 New
York. love you' You know itr'
Tho Queen and l arc not mar.
riedF' Francis pleaded. beside him.
self. overcome by what had taken
place. That heather marriage be
fore the Altar Of the Sun was no
marriage. In neither deed nor cere.
mony are we married | assure you
OF that. Leonlca. II Is not too late
That heather marriage has lasted
YOU thus farf' she interrupted him
with quiet frmnesa. Let 1t last you
to New York. or, at least. to-to
Colonr
The Queen viii not have any fur.
Their marriage after our forms. g
Francis said she insists that all
her female line before her has been
so married and that the sun Altar
ceremony n Eaorodiy binding"
Leoniea shrugged her shoulders
non committaliy. altho her face was
stern with resolution.
Marriage or no" she replied. you
must -tonight--the pair Of YOU
Else l shall so mad! warn youl
shall not be able 10 withstand tho
presence OF you. can not. know
can not be able. 10 stand the sight
% you while | arm being married to
Henry, and after I am married TO
Henry. Oh. please. please. do not
misundcratand me, do love Henry.
but not In the-not in that way not
In tho way love youi Am I
In tho way love you' f--an-I
which say tt love Henry about
an much as you love the Queen: but |
love you "a / should love Henry. as
you should love the Queen. a. I know
you do love me-
She caught his hand and pressed II
against her heart.
co.
But his arms were around her. and
she could not help but yield her lips.
Again she tore herself away. this
time fleeing 10 the doorway Fran.
els bowed hla head 20 her decision,
then picked up her picture.
Il shall keep thisr' he announced.
You oughtn't to- abe flashed
last fond smile NJ him. You may"
she added. IN she turned and was
goae.
Yet vi Poon had a commission 20
execute. for which Torres had paid
him one hundred gold in advance.
Ncnt morning. with Francis and the
Queen hours departed on their way
20 Colon. NJ P.on arrived at the so
lano hacienda. Enrioo. smoking a
cigar on tho v-randa snd very much
pleased with himself and all the
world and the way the world was
KoinE. recognized and welcomed VI
pcon rs hlA visitor Of the day be
fore.
Even ere they talked. I.conicas
father had dispatched Ale@Andro for
tho 500 pesos agreed upon. And VI
Poon. whose profession was uafiick.
Ing in secrets. was not averHe to sell.
Ing his secret the second time. Yet
was he true 10 his salt. In 40 far
az no obcycd Torres instructions in
refusing TO tell the secret save In
tho presence % Lconica and Henry.
THAT secret has the string on H."
ri Pcon apoloKircd. after tho couple
had been summoned. aa he began un.
wrapping tho parcel Of proofs. The
S-norita f..onica and tho man she
II going 90 marry must FIRST. before
anybody else. look at these things.
Aftsrward all can look"
which IN fair. since they are more
interested than any OF U.s." Enrieo
conceded Erandly. aiiho a, the same
time hc betrayed his eagcrncss BY
the impotence with which he mo-
toned his daughter and Henry 10
take the evidence TO one side for ex.
animation.
lie tried 90 appear unin,ercsted.
hut his side Fiancrs missed nothing
of what they did. To his amazsmen;.
he saw Lconica suddenly cast down a
legal looking document. which she
and Henry had read thru. and throw
her arms whole hcartedly and freely
about HIS neck and whole hcartcdiy
and freely kiss him on the iipn
Next Enrico Jaw Henry step back
and cxclaim in a dazcd. heart broken
way:
But. my God Leonica' This IL
the end Of everything. Never can VIC
be husband and wife,
"Eh7" Enrico snortcd. when
everything was arranged what do
you mean. SIR This IL an insult!
Marry you shall. and marry today"
Henry. almost in stupefaction.
looked TO Leonlca 10 speak for him.
ut is against Gods law and
she said FOR man TO
marry his sister. Now ] understand
my strange love for Henry. lie IL my
brother We are fun brother and
sister. unless these documents iier'
And vi Peon knew that he could
take report 10 Torres that the mar
riage would not take place, and
would neveV take place.
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