The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-02-12

tightly and brtathed d~rply anu
threw my chin high MS II To deny the
value Of the command which per,ast
od Ia my rubconscious mind
More than once, when I csos~d my
eyes. 7 Jaw on tho IDS n vagus but
startling picture, l saw two shad-
owy fIgurc~-a man and n woman
ciose together on a strip Of b~ach'
I saw Chrys and Jordan HpsDces
looking weary as refugees from the
cartl,quAk~~. But I never saw Boil
let tho vision como and como again.
hoping that would pcrceive my hus
hand somewhere on tho edge Of tho
beach. And being quite unable to
r~t him into tho picture. came
close to spatterins my cards with
my tears
Al midnight tho yachts motorboat
oame back from the wharf according
to orders. We heard the sailors az.
changing remarks. but not ono OF us
made a motion TO 20 on deck We
knew that our precious three had not
arrived. We played our hands out
with magnificent elaboration. Then
rose from the table. could no
longer endure that pressure from the
unseen world. wanted to csoaps
from the persistent vision OF Chrys
and Spence crouching on deserted
shore.
Daddy, Wait Just another day.
W
drew him aside and explained
my mysterious bunch. ! might ~
well have explained TO a statue
"Ail Imagination. dear child. Go
to bed--go TO sleep. All apparitions
can be accounted for by natural
causes My dear. whole village
over In France was lately packed
with visitors--aii come 10 gaze on a
rhos,iy angel! II turned out to be
nothing but the shadow Of two
trcca!s
Maybe the words ! saw were
made on my cards by the shadow OF
my own hairr' I spoke sarcastically.
Explain II any way you like-but
please stay hero until tomorrow
noon" begged.
Little girl. the captain win sail
fancy. Go to bed"
pressed n dutiful kiss on Daddy's
forehead and went 20 my own wee
stateroom. nat by an open port
hole and looked up at the stars. AT
last realized that / was thinking
myself into a state OF insomnia. 30
I wrapped and hooded myself well
and went on deck to walk myself
into drowsiness.
The sailors had gone below. Even
tho watch had slipped down for the
hot midnight supper. And wouldn't
he catch Il II Captain Twomblcy
knew" thought. Al the prov OF
the "1ono" lighted cigar betrayed
smoker. II was Travers. I knew
Daddy never smoked after nine In
the evening. and Archer was too III
to be on deck. didn't want to talk
TO Travers. was obsesscd and
harnssed by my mysterious vision
Why did I SEQ Chrys and Spence
waiting so heiplcssly ut tho edge OF
tho sea7 And what had happened to
my husband7
And why had tho powerboat not
been hoistcd into its davits7 II was
tied alongside the yacht Mt tho foot
Of an iron ladder. Daddy would be
40 displeased and Captain Twombley
would be furious II they knew that
tho Tone" was not all shipshape for
the night.
Then quite suddenly one of my
uncomfortable impulses took com.
pleto possession OF mo. without rea-
soning about II. ran at once to DR..
Travcrs.
Can you run a power .boatY' I de-
mandcd.
Sure. Mrs. Lortimer. It's my pot
summer diversion"
Come on. then" commanded,
lending the way to the ladder.
my dear Mrs. Lorimerr' Travcrs
expostulated. ! stopped him with
whisper.
Please don't speak. No ono must
hear us. And don't ask questions.
Como alongl'
Go DO Continucd)