The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-16
NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
Continued from yesterday

NOW GO on WITH THE STORY
Continued from yesterday
Yes. Miss Birmingham" Morcau
encouraged. when she hesitated.
II caught only fleeung glimpse
of the genticman's features. but l
,hought-my first impression was
that he was Mr.. Sutherland. the or.
iginai Of
''Gracme suthcrland7 Pardon me
the Interruption. In he the man
your father wishes you 10 Martyr
Yes. DO you know hlm7"
Il know Of him. At what hotel
are you stayingT"
I'VE are at the Mas,odon. on the
eighth floor. The windows az my
room open on the avenue"
"In that case. Miss Denninsharn.
Il In probable that the person you
saw at tho window opposite was
Graeme Sutherland. happen to
know that he occupies a bachelor
apartment directly opposite the Mas
,odon-"
IL only thought he resemsled the
photograph he had sen; TO me. Later.
decided the conclusion WAS absurd.
but
Please no on with your story,
Miss Denninrharn. Whether you
saw him or not need not concern us
at present. not until have heard
all OF your story"
Nevertheless ! should ten ycu
that. being slceple~s. was again at
my window at , o'clock In the morn
Ing. and that again. At that hour.
my attention was drawn 20 the same
window. l saw"
Pardon me. We VIII diErnlss
that. for the present with your per
mission
Certainly. I arm In my 10Th year.
Mr. Morcag. At II I arm to inherit n
small fortune--f do not know the
precise anoust Of it----from u gentle
man who died two years ago IN Nov
Zealand. a forum. which. m have
b~cn told. he wilird without being
aware OF my personal esisteno-l 10
tho first born child Of my mother.
I arm that child The win has been
proved. The estate has been settled.
and the CiaddinR Trust company OF
san Francisco has entire charge ~
II until my 3ist birthday. or. until
and I win quote as nearly AZ /
can. the statement that was made
to Mime. Duoierc and me by the presi.
dent Of the trust company tho day
before I cam. away-'or until the
said firut.born child Of Mrs. Eunic.
Birmingham, n giri. shah have
married: In which event she shall
Immediately inherit and have full
charge OF her estate as n she had
arrived at the full age OF al"
Cora paused. evidently expecting
some comment Moreau made none.
She continued:
at will naturally occur 10 you that
should not be cocrced into a mar.
rage against my will. or. that the
gentleman in the case might easily
end the affair at once. by declining
she amiled--"the honor. The
answer r. that you do not know my
father. when you DO meet him. II
that should happen when you do
know him. and my mother also, you
viii understand.
what the power or influence
may be. that my father exerts over
Mr. Sutherland. do not know. but
\ can quote paragraph from Mr..
sutherland's letter Of reply to mine.
lie said. 1T Is up TO you. Miss
Birmingham. 10 get both OF US out
OF this mess. cannot or won't
because would find myself In a
worse mess II did so He added a
postscript. which said: a simple sos
luton OF the problem would be for
you 10 marry some other man. on
tn. sly. as soon as possible.
Moreau smiled broadly.
Not no bad. that" he remarked.
always provided there is somebody
else who Is acceptable. or at least
less Objectionable than Graeme suth.
eriand. Is thereT'
"N-no."
You do not speak positively. Miss
Denningham."
There f. nobody. individually. Col.
lectively. almost any upright, self.rc.
specting man OF suitable age would
be preferable 10 Graeme Suther-
land
WHY II may ask
''Becausei That il n woman's roa-
son. hope It will suffice--for the
present.
Does that mean that you are
not entirely frank with me. Miss
Birmingham II you are In such
fear OF your father and mother
that you
Pardon me. Mr.. Moreau. I love
my mother; / do not fear her.
Neither am I afraid OF my father
for myself. but I am afraid OF him
on my mothers account. He is a
strange man. MIR. Moreau-and a
strong one.
My mother Is an angel on earth.
But, she is delicate. She lives. con.
stantly. in unspeakable terror OF my
father. altho I have never heard him
speak harshiy 10 her. She strives
valnly to hide IL. but II has been
plain since I was a child.
THAT II the reason why I must
submit TO this proposed marriage,
Mr.. Moreau, unless you can help
me TO find a way to stop it-because
am convinced the consequence
would be visited upon my mother"
you do not wish 20 tell me why
you are no certain OF that?" Moreau
asked gently.
Il would II could. but l don't
knor Why"