The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-18
COMRADES OF PERIL
RANDALL PARRISH
Copyright McClurg & 1919
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churchiii--hav you ever heard that
name bcforo,-
"No. I am sure not
1T was your mothers name. She
came from Virginia. and was helrcna
TO considerable property. II was left
TO her In trust. and her uncle was
the trustee"
My mothery-
Yes. she never knew this while
sho lived. but your father learned
some OF the facts after her death.
and endeavorcd TO verify them His
search was what started trouble. for
your uncle. the trustee name IL
Cornelius churchill--hhd made no ef'
fort 10 locate tho heir To the prop.
erty left In his care. Instead no had
used the money. believing himself
perfectly safe. when he learned of
your fathers sunpicionn. he became
frightened"
Can this be tfuey-
1T evidently In true. strange as n
seems Then your father was killed.
perhaps thru sorn. row engineered
| ~ f''+h W lAt NM oti VI Inv
way. and they made every effort 20
find you. You alone stood between
them and this illgutten wealth. For.
tunately you could not Immediately
ha socatcd. you had been hidden ava y
I'm a Catholic school. and, before
Churchill nucc.cdcd in discovering
what school you werr nt Callgins
took you away. and destroyed every
trail"
"caikinr Who and what was hcY'
a rrs-an, In your fathers troop.
faithful fellow 10 whom your father
had oonfidcd his story bcfore he died.
His ono object was TO keep you safely
out OF churchiil's hands until you
should become Of agn That WIS
why he dragged you from town 60
town and kept you In poverty
Hut why did hc never tell me
all this-'
Il oanno, anrwcr that: no doubt
he though, Il best: believed the tim.
had not come. | understand he acted
under legal advice. Then. you know
his death was very sudden
did he kin himacifT-
Il do not think no now That WINS
tho story In Ponca. but u is my be-
[ JET he was murdered. You had
I finally been traced; the man who had
nuec-~cicd In finding your trail was
In Ponca- Caikins had to DO put cut
OF the way
"You--m-an Ma1kiin~
Yes. only as say. that n prob.
ahly--not the fellows namo--ho In
/ Cornelius Churchilts son
-Wherc-~h~rr did you learn all
thla--
-Nactfin told the story. when he
wRs drunk. 20 another rascal crept
up 20 a camp fire one night and
heard tho latter relate the taie--
where was this--
-on Dragon Greek"
"Ycs-but ~hcs7"
Might before last. rfie vns
seeking 10 trail you
Rh~ had never released her grasp
Of hi. hand: now {; frightened
Nigh; before last. yoa-you never
knew IL befor.7-
Certainly not.
You didn, marry mo be--bscause
had an this money!
Shelby laughed lightly.
Lord. no. ! never suspected you
had five o~nn-
-And-and.- she went on csrp~rs.
~. -yoo-you followed after rne hurt
as you was. never knowing about all
this-iust--b~causn II was mcT"
That's sur, right: isastwinc until
I struck this outfi, over on Dragon
Greek. and can't say that CARD
a damn about tho money at all. only
&, gave mo a notion of what was up.
I'd como just the same. you can bet
your life on that"
-oh. I'm 30 glad ron said So
We'll. couldn't say no other
thing" he protested. you an | arc
married. you know. I don't reckon
you realize II any moro than do. hut
I Amt never been the kind OF n man
TO 20 back ON my wife. sure. ia n
come after you TIL hen frozc over: I
didn't have no other thought. once I
go; my senses back
And you--you actually don't care
for tho money!
Care for ~ Little girl. Amt
given II a thought Them Churchill's
IL welcome 10 every red cent OF IL m
far ms I'm concerned. but III be
hanged n they get you along with
the Doodle, while I can stand up and
fight That's what I'm here for
your
"Mer You care for me7"
well. reckon I must Last.
wise there don't no wiid-eycd canary
come singin' around without my talk.
In a shot at him. don't exactly
state that II you wanted 10 skip I'D
20 thru heiis fire TO stop you. but
no rneasly cowpunch IL goin' TO rap
me over the head an run you off
without my tnkin' n hand. Long as
you'se my wife. I'm your husband.
amt ~"
Yes" she said. rather wearily. y
understand"
Her glance was toward tho open
door into the other room. and she
seemed anxious TO change the topic.
"What-what happened out there
last night7 DO you known There
was fighting. and a shot fired ! am
sure | heard a cry. as tho someone
was hurt. and then after that every
thing WIS silent"
There was "a fight" he answered.