The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-03-19
CHAPTER VI
The Man Prom California

DsrE~ Moreau. fAultleHsiy nttrrd.
sauntsring thru the corridors 81 the
Hotel Mastodon. entered the Persian
room AZ precisely half par, :.
Cora Birmingham was no; there.
20 he crossed TO window and seated
himself while he pretended 20 be oc.
ruplcd IN examining some papers
that he took from one Of his peck.
cts
Tic waited unti 3 o'ciock--and de.
cided that she had been prevented
from Joining him in tho Persian
room.
Morcau thoroiy believed tina, she
would have kept the appointment II
Il had been possible Ga do 20. and tho
fact that ahe had not disturbed him
lie wandered thru tho various dining
rooms. without discovering her. but
a social acquaintance discovered
him
odd business. that--ahout Suth.
crland." he remarked b. way Of be-
ginning conversation.
Morcnu agreed that II was, and
waited.
IN I; had not been for the Cali
fornlan the body might not have
BEEN found till--wril. until u an.
nounced Itself. 30 TO speak" the
gossip added.
do you know him. cranc7"
Morcau inquired.
who, - oh. the Californian.
Yer--that IL. know him By sight
pointed out 20 mo In the corridor,
YOU know. Big chap--acvcral times
a millionaire. I'm told has a beau.
tiful daughter. though. by Iove She
wau with him when he was pointed
out 10 inc. Saw him set into a taxi
and drive away lees than half an
hour ago"
Starting for home. chf Back
10 California suppose the news.
paper notoriety was"
mo. don't think 80. Tho whole
Birmingham family In here. and only
papa and the girl drove of In the
cab. And ] got the notion--just a
notion. mind you-that the girl had
been crying. say. You don't sup
poso that a little rosebud hke her
was in love with sutherland. do YOU
and that she'd been crying about
HIM"
you never can tell" Moreau re.
piled. sagely. "Solong. Crane"
Moreau fingered In tho corrl-
doris OF the hotel. hoping for and
AZ tho same time intuitivciy doubt.
ing tho likelihood OF Cora Dcnning.
hams return with her father. II
was possible. he thought. that father
and daughter might have attended n
theatre together, so he waited until
quarter 20 i2--for he believed that
Badly would stay on tho job AMI
would show IN inside OF tho hotoi
when Addison Birmingham returnci
when. NJ ii.i5. Badly was nowhere
In evidence. Moreau returned TO bic
studio. from whence he departed
shortly thereafter as Crowe. but no
tsiephoned to Christy before he went
out, and gave "A few curt directions.
with tho result that whom he entered
his private room over the cafe,
Feltnor was there awaiting hun
but IL was n Feitner who wa no
exactly like Crewe In appearance,
blemish. gold teeth. shaggy brown,
pompadour iron.gray hair. ana all.
that an uniformed person would
have sworn that New York city held
two Crewes instead Of one.
While Crewe was giving Feltner
some necessary directions for the bal.
ance OF the night. the buzzer sound,
ed. and Christy. in the saloon under.
meath, said:
"a swell guy just blew In an ask.
ed to sec Crcwe. lie said he didn't
care 10 attract attention to himself
so Two put him In the little room
And say. Crewc. I've got "A bunch
that he's tho guy from Frisco that's
interested In the Sutherland affair
There's a snapshot Of him In the
last edition OF the journal and II
II amt the Same guy. need glasses.
that's nil"
Crcwe stepped into the little
room" five minutes later. and he
had no doubt whatever that the man
whom he found awaiting him was