The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-02
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News.
paper Enterprise Association
OR BEAUTIFUL CHItYS u
A WOMAN WITHOUT
A SOIL

You're working yourself into hys-
tsries. my dear said Bob. rather
stcrnly. ''Rosane was killed by &C.
eidcn,. not intention. Remember that
there's n difference
"she WINS living rlsh, under cur
noses. all the time" was my com.
men,.
she ought 20 have got away
hours ago." said Bob II wonder
why she hung around hercY''
'she intended 90 XIII Don Manuel.
expect Does he s,ill study chrys
strange Etatef'
Bob threw a quick glance my way.
He meant IL 20 tell me nothing. but
Il excited my curiosity ia tho limit.
"chp'sf Tell mellow IL shcg' I
s,amm-red. '-The explosion was
enough To wake tho dead. Did IL
waken chrysT'
Il suppose you've got to know.
dear. ! suppose your mind will never
be quiet until you have all 81 the
truth
We'll. then. let me have Il, II |
could survive that dreadful news
about Romalic--" stopped. half
paraiyx-d By sudden dread. At
length. In u whisper. added.
II. chrys deadT''
No. Get baex under those covers.
my dear. my dear. my dear Bob
spoke in HI. mos, marterful way.
Now keep stu. be a good little girl
and listen quietly Chrys' nurse ran
70 the window. naturally. when abe
heard tho explosion. The old place
shook she thought u was an earth.
quake. They are frequent In this 10.
csiity. understand. when she hur.
risd back 10 her patient. chrys was
sitting up in bed She wa. trying to
speak. think from what the nurse
says. but somehow her tongue
wouldn', obey her braiur'
Awful, ! couldn't stand {, 10 So
her so. Bob
1T was no awful that tho nurse
ran screaming from the room. Her
screams didn't amount 90 much in
tho excitement OF the time, ! sup.
pose. Fortunately. dad had kept his
mind on HIS daughter. Not oven an
earthquake could upset dad. guess
lie was rushing 10 Chrys' room be.
fore he Investigated the hubbub out.
doors. lie grabbed the nurse hy ono
arm and dragged her hack with him
Chrya was out OF bed She was walk.
ing erect. bu, staggering a little from
side To sidcl Dad seized hcr--sup.
ported hcr--spoke To herr
| ! rhuddered. remembered whs.
certeis had raid would happen n
Chrys were shocked out OF her
strange sleep. Already had
Rosalie'r death on my soul. Was I
responsible for something much
worse than death In tho case OF my
sister.in.law7
us she--only-e walking doli7" I
whispered In dreadful awe OF what
Bob would reply.
Dad didn't get what had happen.
I'd at first. Chrys knew hlm--shc
knew n good deal. II appears. . She
had had enough OF bed for n while
She wouldn't let dad and the nurse
put her back on her pillows. She
insisted on sitting up In a chair"
Bob said
You're putting me off. Bob
You're not telling me the worst. Is
Chrys-an--an imbeciles"
mot exactly. She IL keen enough
about all OF her old comforts and
Injuries And--and she doesn't carc
a fig about anything elae'''
"Thcn Certeia was right" I ex.
clnimed. "our chrys-our beautiful.
intellectual chrys. II woman with.
out n soul7"
IF you want 10 put II 80, guess
you're as near the truth as any az
the rest Of US Maybe she will seem
her old self. mentally. when she gets
back the uac OF her tongue"
Her tongue II still paraiyzcd9" 7
gasped
ITO put II briefly IL 10 put 4,
brutslly." Bob replied. "Chrys IL
dumb
And It's my fault, It's my fault
! walled, "If only I could find
Prince Charming to wake her with
kiss"
CTo Be Continued)