The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-25
SOMETHING DOING
BY VARICk VANARDY
Copyright. 1919. by The Mscauiy Co

''f wv y" N"o-etoFt brtch house.
! seen her settin' clost 20 the base.
mcnt window. she's got a Md. too.
Us som'ers about two r three weeks
odd. l guess cause It's a little bit OF
Wee mite OF n thing Say. Crewe.
look hcrel You Amt "A roin' to
throw Il into her. are you. now that
shes got a Md an looks happy ?"
The news impartod by kedger was
a shock TO Crewo. altho an agreeable
one There was nothing that graft.
lied HIN 50 much as To discover that
some dsnirca OF thu underworld ma
emerged INTO sunshine and happiness
by living straight.
Then Groves green car stopped
hair dozen doors distant frpm the
street number that was their drstina.
ton.
hidding kedgcr 20 follow. Crr,,e
hurried to the steps and rang the
door tell When the door was opened
Crrwo stepped quickly past u into
the hAll kedger followed.
They were confronted by a middle.
AGED woman. Who had innate good
hess writ largely upon her, "A her
eNes met crvwc's, and she saw the
disflgurement OF one side OF hia face.
her expression changed. She hooked
strangely startled at first. then trou.
n'cd. and finally the expansive smile
da~ned anew upon her featuren
You are Mr.. Grove" Ahc said
You have hccn--excuac me-ac.
scrihrd 10 me. 80 | know, IL il not n
surprise that you arc here. but"
Pardon me. madam. I did no,
Know that | Was expected"
You wwrc not expected TODAY ..
Tho woman continued 10 smile, and
'aanifcsted not the least indications
OF fear.
is Mrs South your daughter.
Crcwe asked
'She is"
MAY 50. herr
Certainly" She pushed open the
door into the parlor. passed ON 10
loldinE doors at the end OF the room
threw them apart, and announced,
Mr.. crcwe II here. Nera. and an.
other gentleman. They wish to sec
you. dear"
Then between the half parted fold.
ing doors Rahy-Biue Sera stood.
holding child IN her arms It's eyes
were as blue as Ncra's-thAt shade
OF blue called baby .btu.
Crcwe spoke IN quickly. Il hone
that my coming will not alarm you
Not In the least" Nera replied
Il have nothing 60 fear--now. My
husband but he viii speak for him
s.lf.-
II WINS then that a man stepped
into view, none other than Grarme
sutherland. but with not a hint Of
the snow white hair tn. Run, had
described TO Crcwe Kedrwr decided
that the white hair had been a wig
How are you. Crewe7-' he said.
Tenialiy, I'VE are not personally
acquainted. but you know me and
know YOU ! Suppos. Su,,er has
been 90 sen you. for told him 20
tell you the whole story. from A 20
Y. and 10 ask you 20 help me 20 get
out Of rather a bad scrape That h
what you are here To see me about,
isn't it,
crewe was enlightened. We'll. no,
exactly. and partly. too. Mr.. suther-
land" he replied.
Sutherland looked surprised and
bit startled Crcwe wen; on:
"Sutter has been arrested arm
here not 10 much In your behalf.
aitho I was looking for you. AZ IN the
interests OF young woman by the
name OF Cora Birmingham"
Suthsriand's lips parted as ~ he
wvre rssout 10 speak. bu, Crew. held
up bis hand 10 stop him.
Just let me finish" he said rive
cot sort Nv friend uptown. among
the swellS--rnayhe ysu know him.
he's an artist. name 81 Moroau--
that the Birmingham Eifi vent 70
So. and Mr.. MORGAN sent for mr.
She was brourh, 10 New York 20 BE-
/ forced into marriage with you. That
fact pushed me into looking into that
get-away stunt OF yours: and that
crowded me up against Addison Den
ninEham. who turned out 20 b. an
/ old-tine crook from this burg by tn
name Of barney MugKs--hold on
minute yet. Sutherland. I'm not
thru You soc. II I didn't know all
% the crooks In town. and were not
! nd-in glove with most Of them
maybe ! couldn't have spotted Den
ningham "a being Mugs. But ! got
I his number. and him. too and have
put him. temporarily. where h. cant
scare his wife and that Girl that
thinks that maybe she's hts daugh-
\ ter. half 10 death 'Etcen times n day.
That Is why MIR. Moreau. the artist.
put me onto the job. and that's exact
~ why I arm here now: that and this
much more; To put II straight and
plain TO you. Sutherland. that you've
got 20 give mo the entire story Of
your connection with Mr.. Addison.
Barney Mugs. Denningham.-