The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-28
Confined From Our Lat I~suel


Stupcfied silence held tiil shat
tered by a laugh % uneouth JOY
"Redl' lnez cried. jumping up and
overturning her chair. 'lsed Carne.
hanl My Gawd. Red. you've come
ackr'
Unanimous impulse brought his
sycophants to their feet They
crowded about Carnchan. shaking
his hands alapping his back. scream
ms congratulations. together with
questions innumerahlo, lie suffered
the ovation. laughing. until sudden.
ly his gaze discovered Priscilla
As II an invisible but mighty hand
had struck him crashing blow. he
staggered back. His widened eyes
were fixed In horror.
whats att" lie lifted a shak.
Ing arm and singled out Priscilla.
The Nut dropped a soothing hand
upon his shoulder
why. Red--it's Norn'-
"Noraf" the gunman chartered
Il know it's Moral But what's IL
doln' hcrcs"
"nut. RedF'-in alarm English
Addlc ranged up on his other eide
and laid hold Of his arm-'why
shouldn't Nora be heref"
Why" lie giarcd madly NJ the
woman. why. cause she's dead. ="
"nut. Red
Dead, tell youl guess oughta
know. Didn't l croak her muaclf.
up there In tho woods. ycat'day aft.
noonr'
But. Red-you'rc off your muir
Addic reasoned. Mora couldn't be
dead and here az the same time"
she Is dead Didn't sec her
drown. meselfs Iemme ioouer' he
screamed. ''femme loosel |
croaked her once. but ~ once Amt
enough. IN croak her again and
MAKE Il sure. the
Epithcta unspeakably vile fell
from his siavcring mouth. lie
tuggcd at a pocket % HIS trousers
and suddenly AN automatic pistol
was wavering In his hand The Nut
fell upon Carnehan bodily, striving
10 wrest the weapon from him, Then
others closed In. Carnehnn became
the core Of a HwayinE. writhing
tangle Of bodies.
Prtscilia. witiesa with fright. felt
herself seized and urged toward the
door.
Beat II. chiid--auick's you can, |
seen from the first you wasn't
Nora
she recognized the accent Of
English Addle,
In panic. rrinolli paved frantioaiiy
at the door. swung II wide. stumbled
out. into tho hallway. and somehow
found herself befor. second door.
which she discovered. was quiyorins
under n rain of blows on the other
aide.
OraSping inrtine,iyciy at the truth.
che began TO tumble with tho bolts.
Tho door slammed open
Three policemen. armed with
pistols charged In. Seeing the xfri,
ono seized her and threw her back
against tho wall sho gave cry Of
pain a vote. protested sharply:
Lot that Lady so. officer. She Ia
my wife"
Priscilla turned. A. readily az
though she had been a child. Mario
gathered her up and strobe down thc
stairs.
Hours later tor perhaps yoars-or
minutcsl tho car wars roaring up.
grade on n forest road like tunnel.
rooted and walled with leaves
Then In tho ghostiy dawn abe was
lifted up, borne into the bungalow
and put down upon bed.
Mario. standing over her. had
face gray with WEAKNESS. Nearby
n maid waited The man instruct
ed this ono In fiat. dun voice;
You win undresa madame. please.
and put her TO bed. She has had
terrible adventure end Ia quite worn
out, but should she awaken before
do. tell Hamanaka to call mo In
stantiy."
He kncit and pressed his lips TO
PriscillaE.
Dear heart OF mine" he muir.
INJURED dear wife 90
He rose and left the room.