The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26

of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association
4 TAKE A REST WHILE WE
WAIT FOR OUR RESCUE
BN MORRISON

Good old Morrison! Trust him"
Bob whispered an he wrapped me
anuFly on one OF the big diyans. Bet.
ter take "a little sleep, my dear. you
were awake ali night. you know"
Good old Morrison" ! repeated.
| recalled Morrison ar had last seen
him. lie was leading the party away
from the cave and down TO the camp
az the foot OF the mountains, He
had ordered Katherine Miller 10 be
placed on burro which was led be-
hind HIS own horse. Katherine had
protested that she wouldn't leave the
place where she had ruled as a Kind
Of gypsy queen. Bnt finding her
had been the one object Of Nor
rinon's expedition IL wasn't like the
detective 90 lose her when found.
Morrison wouldn't lose ms. either.
With that comforting thought In
mind. tried 20 sleep, But failed,
couldn't help being bitter when ]
thought OF the tiger woman.
Bob had nearly lost his life and ]
had nearly lost mine because Bob
had thought 1t his duty 20 save the
girl from her own fooiiahneAa.
"Irs always So" said TO myself.
Whenever we 20 too far out OF our
why for the sake of duty. we arc
sure 10 overlap other peoples
duties. And that doesn't do them
any good. It's better that an indi.
viduni shouldn't be saved from his
part Of the worlds work. Let each
human being carry his proper share
81 the worid.burdcn--and nobody
anywhere would have more than
/ belonged 90 him. People who break
In families or out Of then-in bust.
! nsse-in FoYernmenis-are usually
/ persons who assume more than their
own share OF responsibility. They
, may do No wilmington they may
permit others 90 heap burdens on
them. II isn't fair. what IN unfair
Is also uuwfsa. We all ran TO the
rescue Of Katherine Millcr-and Ehe
didn't want 10 be saved. And we
have got into some pretty awful
dangers"
turned rcstiessiy and the covers
dropped from my couch.
Bob put them back.
II, isn't likely that Morrison will
fail. my dear. Go 10 sleep"
Instead OF trying. sat up and
asked:
what good win Morrison's rescue
/ party do you and me1 Where are
chrys and Archer and Spence, Nor.
rison has got some Job. II no hunts
us all NJ. my dear"
III you're going 70 be worth hunt.
ing up. you'd better 70 20 Sleep
was Bob's touchy comment
Nobody can solve tho riddle OF
this room. Archer failed. He'R an
engineer" persisted.
Bob was sllsnt--as he often IL
when ] push him hard in an argu.
ment.
"ccrfciA thinks you're done for.
Donna Camilla thinks am buried and
done for. Our friends think 70. No.
body viii hunt for us. Not even the
detective" went on piling up nll
the harassing conditions could col.
lcci
Morrison has never believed IN
certeis.~ said my husband. 'And
Morrison In Just aching for a chance
TO shoe, up this ranch. Queer
things WIN happcn-whcn he comes
back"
The very quccrcwt. my dear. will
he our escape" said dcspondcntiy
I Then pretended 90 80 TO sleep
kept atm for n long time and then
hohbcd up with question designed
20 staFtic my husband. II had been
ia my sub-conscious mind for hours.
II was tho reason / couldn't go 10
sleep.
what has become OF Katherine
Miller"
Il didn't think to. ask Morrison. ''
Bob replied with a yawn.
"He didn't think 20 ask" muir.
INJURED juhilantly. I'm 80 glad that
he didn't think TO ask sun. it's i'm.
poriant. II shc Fucsses what Nor.
rlson has planned. the detective may
4 find tho hacienda forces nicely arm.
Z Cd for his reception when he comes
back again"
TO He Continued)