The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-16

of a Bride
WE RETUItN-WITuOtT hob
ONLY TO FIND THE
ZONE" COME
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association


A slight mist huns over the ocean
nevertheless tho men made the
motor. boat "scoot." as Travers put H.
where's BobT" J whispered TO
chrystobci.
"IIs left us--to save Hamilton
certeia." she replied. She dropped
weariiy In her scat ana her voice was
hoerse and tired. nevertheless ] had
to have another question answered;
Bob is--aii right1"
Jordan Spence answered for her.
.lIe was when We saw him last"
he said. And thought his voioc
was hoarse. too. Or had he bad news
which no was trying TO conceal from
the for a whlio7
Plainly was to hear nothing more
about my husband for a tim. no I
listened 10 Jordan Spencc's story OF
the last chapter In their adventure:
After the earthquake We hired a
Mexican to fetch Us to tho coast
We paid him n small fortune We
ought 70 have bought his car instead
OF hiring him 10 run It. He drove US
over tho wrong route. Intentionally.
I arm sure. lilo said tho roundabout
way was necessary because the
bridges on tho main road had been
shaken down When we were close
10 the shore, he developed engine
trouble. Miss Lorimef and got out
Of tho car TO climb up point to
look for tho lone Then the rascal
hi, IL up--dcserted us q thousand
miles from human hsbitation. II ap
pearcd. with IN. dark coming on
rapidly. Miss Lorimer was abso-
lutoiy unable 10 walk might a.
well admit that ] was all In. too
There was nothing for us but TO
spend the night In the open. Miss
f.orimer wouldn't let me leave her 70
get help"
In the starlight Z raw chrys smile
on Jordan Spence as n she expected
, never 10 leave him any morc.
-whcre II the Toner" exclaimed
rravcrs suddenly. Last night she
was In line with those two factory
ssacka,'
And uow-why. now-shc's gone
I rnsred.
shes thereon the horiron'' said
chrys. chrys and know the boats
lincs.
The men took the situation calmly.
wen hang around hero q while"
suggested Spence. shell come back
when she discovers tho motor boat In
misslng--with you and TraverA"
she will not come back for u.s.
protested. but didn't dare 10 explain
my words. didn't dare any that
Daddy Iorsmer takcs tho strangcst
notions sometimes. And n he once
thought what he had h!nted In 3est
that had run away with DIR.
TraverS--he certainly would never
put back TO rescue me. That was
what dared not explain
Daddy Lonmer wac one Of the
incest men but I think his early en-
vironmcnt must have been unfortu-
natc. Hc always thinks the worst
abou, mon and women when a scan.
DIAL 10 possible Lots Of persons are
like that. They fancy themselves
"sophisticatcd- when they put the
worst possible construction on a
fricndship. or transient business In.
ssrcst. or unavoidable unconventional
intimacy between . man and q
woman. Daddy's q veritabie Mrs.
Grundy about some thinss. Perhaps
no IL quick 10 suspect others because
he had broken tho moral law himself.
Naturally no would b perfectly
hcsrsbrokcn By the idea that had
"eioped" with DR.. Travcrs. nevcrthe-
les he would obstinateiy miscon.
strue my absence from the yacht
when Il was discovered.
II ought 20 have told Daddy where
was going" said TO mypeK. III
mover. never forgive him." I ragcd
silently. Then said aloud:
Tho Tone win never come back.
II Ia futile for W TO figure on that
Go he Confinued)