The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-14
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association
KATHERINE MILLER
SENDS BACK a MESSAGE
TELLING OF HER CAPTURE


TELLING or HER CAPTURE
The letter was written on tho lin
Ing Of cracker box could dis
tinEuish the stain OF the biscuits
making n delicate water mark In
repeated Japanese design. II was
a long letter. II began;
Il was taken from the train in
your placer Thus, In tho very first
sentence my rival reproached me and
put tho responsibility for her mis-
fortune and her claim for assist
anoo plainly up 10 me"
Il had no idea that you and ! had
como down 10 the fJo orande on
tho same train until learned II
from the outlaws ran the letter.
you were To have been kidnh ped
and when the bandits found out their
mistake think they wanted 10 muir.
der me. But their leader. who In a
very handsome chap"
I shrugged my shoulders an I
read. noting how the tigrr.iady be
trnycd her secret scif. In Horne
book. once upon a time. / had come
across this;
SEX IL tho golden thread which
runs thru life and makes u beauu.
FUR
Katherinc's letter forced me 10 re
wise the quotation. Sen Isn't always
thread Of gold-~woms,imes the
thread Ia Of a base metal which
furnishes quickly.
The leader. Don Manuel. speaks
captivating English. explained
that was almost as valuable as you
are. and convinced him that he
could collect n big ransom for me.
lie ang hiH gang-woman AZ well
an mcn--haye been very confederate
OF mo. I am as comfortable aH cir.
cumAtances will permit am free
at liberty 20 run away--oniy Don
Manuel warns me not 10 do 40. II
! try. III surely g-t Loaf In the
wilderness and perish.
To tell the truth. feel quite like
a gypsy queen"
In spite OF my haste 20 ret 10 the
end OF the letter. re-rcad tina, sen.
ienco with smils- ITO feel liSo a
queen even In a bandits camp
e0uidn't fsn 10 please IN. lady. I
knew.
Il supposed that Manuel had ar
ranged for my ransom at once. So
I was patient. at first. but got
frightened an the days dragged on.
and coaScd the truth out Of Man
uel
Not one word ahou. me had been
sent TO my relatives or 70 the roy.
ernmenr My oaptoru werr afraid.
u seems. Another gang OF outlaws
carried OFF an official OF the United
States government about tho time
was abducted. The bandits think IL
would be unwiAs to anger the author.
tiles about two kidnapping cases At
tho same time.
when protest that my relatives
win think me dead. Don Manuel re.
piles that IL 10 Gods wiii-ny rcia-
lives will pay more for getting me
back from the deadi
II am not afraid OF the gang any
more. I've rather hypnotized the
leader. But I'm getting awfully
bored and the nights arc growing
frighuully cold. am going to get
away from here. even II have to
elope with Don Manuel His wife
his latest wife--it's his fifth or sixth.
Thinks handsome young girl
she would trail me to the ends Of
the earth and knife me- know that
because she hates me 30. she would
gladly help me to get away--lcaving
her handsome Manuel behind
1T was easy to find n traitor In
-Manucl's lovely wife put her
finger on him for mc--but I couldn't
bride the man TO go south Co san
Jose. where have n friend-ns
suppose you know. by this time The
messenger was afraid OF Carranzas
police. BY chance Manuel gave me
tho latest news brought by his spies
from the border. Bob Lorimer and
a party OF rich men were on their
way to the Lorimcr minosl Lorimcrs
wife stayed north. OF the river My
messenger is willing to 80 north-he
isn't afraid OF our government And
ne Will be faithful for ] have given
him my last jewel. n ring which 7
had hidden I'm my powder box. Man.
uel's wife didn't know about that
The Indian who will deliver this
speaks n sort OF English. He told
mo where | am-two days north and
two days west OF the point where
was captured. Our camp IL in a
cavern. camouflaged as cave.
Tho Indian will bring back a
note from you-so don't be afraid
when he speaks to you - hours
after you read this.
Help me-this week-or I'll run
away with Manuel"
In vast disgust crumpled the
sheet into ball-then | had to
smooth IL out 80 Jim could read IL.
TO BE Continued
VIII HEI M!S MERcEDEc