The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-30


'sNow. that'H lust like YOU. I won.
der you ana father don't turn TO law
books or rulings or Homothingi
want TO try my new twelve. bore ham.
merless. I've sent TO the livery sta
bic to engage Fly and Beaa for the
blackboard. they stand fire so nicely.
I was sure you would GO"
They were 10 be married In tho fall.
The glamor was al It's height. The
pioycrs won the day--or. rather. the
afternoon.--over tho calhoun an.
thoritiea. LlttIefield began 10 put his
papers away.
There was knock at the door.
Fitzpatrick answered IL. A beautiful.
dark eyed girl with a skin tinged
with the faintest lemon color walked
into tho room. A black shawl WINS
thrown over her head and wound
once around her neck.
| She began 20 talk In Spanish. a
voluble. mournfui stream OF mclan.
choly music. Littlefiold did not I'M
dcrstand Spanish. The deputy did.
and he translated her talk by por.
tons. at intervals holding up his
hands TO check tho flow OF her
/ words.
"sho came 20 s~e you. Mr.. Little.
/, field. Her names Joya Treyinaa
she wants to ace you aboui-welI.
she's mixed up with that Rafael
Ortiz. She's hln-shc'a his girl. Hhe
says he's Innocent. She says she
made the money and got him 20 pass
H. Don't you believe her. Mr.. Little.
field. That's the way with these
Mexican girls; they'll lie, steal. or KIN
for n fellow when they get stuck on
him. Never trust a woman that's in
love-
mfr. Rfipafrick-
| Nancy Dcrwent's indignant excia.
nation caused tho deputy To founder
for a moment In attempting 10 en-.
plain that he had mlsduoted his own
sentiments. and then he went on with
the translation:
"shs says she's willing 20 take his
place In the Jail II you'll let him out.
She says she was down slck with the
fever. and the doctor said she'd die n
she didn't have medicine. That's
why he passed the lead dollar on the
drug store she says II saved her
life. This Rafael seems 10 he her
honey. All right there's lot OF SUM
In her talk about love ana such
things that YOU don't want 10 mar
II was an old story 10 the district
attorney.
Tell her. said he, that can do
nothing The case comes up In tho
morning, and he viii have TO make
his nsht before INC court
Il Nancy Dcrwent was not no naru'
ened- she was looking with sympa.
theiic Interest nj Joya Trevlnas and
at Iaftlefcid alternately. inc dep-
u'y repeated inc District attorney
words to tho giri. she SPOKE sen.
tonce or two IN low voice. pulled
hcr shawl c'oSciy about ner tace' ana
lett the room.
| what did she sny tnenE ahkod
the district attorney.
Nothing SPECIAL nhid tne depuy'
She SAID ~ the NE OF me one
tets see now y VENTS IN vtua oe
ella n quien ~ Amas-n mo hfe OF
the siri you love ~ ever IN m1ng"r'
remember hafaci ortix-
klipa'riek stroien out tnru inc
eofriaof IN the uir'cuoh OF INC mar
ShaIs ofnce.
cant you 90 anything Tor them'
booF asked Nancy It's such n
httie thing one countrrfelt aoi-
iar-so ruin thc happiness OF Two
hNeai she was IN DANGER OF o"nth.
and he did u TO save her. Doesn't
The law Know inc fcciins OF pityE
| TX hasnt place u, Jurisprudence.
Nan. SAID iAt'iefeid' especially IN
70 the oiSrict attorneys DUTY. III
promise you That the prosecution
VIII not be vindictivc. put the man
" M 5000 as convicted when the case
rs called. witnesses VIII swear TO
ms passing me bad dollar which J