The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-29

a mystery Al All. but only the office
perhaps rather fed up with sabre for
staying away nursing his game les
30 long. BY Jose. IL wasn't that.
House had rather a neglected appear
ance. | thought. Door knob not poi
ished. or blinds Htill down somewhere
or something. l don't know. Some.
thing. And what made me conscious
Of u was that | was kept long time
waiting after I'd rlng tho bell. In
fact. l had to ring twice. Then
heard Some one coming. and you
know how your mind unconsciousiy
expects things and 30 gives you quite
start whom tho thing Isn't there.
well. | suppose I'D been expecting
to SEQ one OF Sabrc's two servants.
my couple OF JtnkHes' az he calls
them, and pom my soul I was quite
startled when tho door opened and
Il wasn't one Of them at all, but a
very different pair of shoes
1T was a young woman. ladyiIke.
Creased just IN some ordinary sort %
clothes. I don't know. uncOmmoniy
pretty. or might have been II ahc
hadn't looked so uncnmmoniy sad.
and-thls was what knocked me-.
carrying q baby. Pun my soul.
couldn't have been more aatonlahed
" the door had been opened by tho
Kaiser carrying tho Crown Prince.
Il don, know why should have
imagined shs was tho kids mother.
but DID. don't know why I should
have looked az her hands. but did.
| don't know why should have cx.
peeted TO see a wedding ring. but
did, And there wasn't ono.
We'll, she was saying 'Ycag' Ia an
inaulring. timid sort Of way. me
standing there like fool. you un.
dorstand. and l suddenly recovered
from my MISREPRESENTATION and
guessed the obvious thing-that the
sabres had lot their house 90 sfran
fera and gone away. sim more ob.
vlous. you might say. that Mrs. Sabre
had produced a baby. and that the
girl was her sister or sonia one. but
that never occurred 20 me No,
guessed they'd gone away. and
said. I was calling 10 sec Mr.. Sabre
Has he gone away7'
I'D thought her looking tirnid. She
was looking a, me nov decidedly as
II she were frightened Of me. NO.
no. Mr.. sabrc's not gone away. He's
here. Are you friend Of hisT'
Il smiled nj her. Wei. used 20
be- l said She didn't smile. what
the dickens was up7 4 used TO be
always thought / was. My names
Iiapgood.
Perhaps you'd better come in
You know. 1, was perfectly en-.
traordinary. Her yoics was aa aad
as hor face, stepped I'm. what on
earth was I going 10 heart Sabre
dyins7 wife dying7 Afraid bomb
fallen on tho house And everybody
dead7 Pom my soul. began to feel
creepy. Scalp began 20 prick. Then
suddenly there was old Sabre at the
head OF the stairs What IL II, IF.
fle7' Then be saw me. Hulio. Hap.
good His voice was devilish pleased
Then he said again. rather IN a
thoughtful voice. 1fuilo. Hapgood. ,
and he began 10 come down. slowly.
with his stick.
well. he wasn't dead. anyway.
that was something 20 20 on with
took his hand and said. Hullo.
Sabre. How goes n. old mRn7 Able
TO do the stairs now. see. was
down 10 Tidborough and thought I'd
come and look you up again
"Tine. he said. shaking my hand.
Jolly nice Of you. Then he said.
Did you 20 10 tho office for me.
Hapgood?'
Just looked In I said offhand.
eddy. Saw n clerk who said you
weren't down today. so came along
up
Tie was doing some thinking. I
could see that. lie said. Jolly good
Of you. I am glad. You'll stay n
bit. OF course The girl had faded
away. lie went n bit along the pas.
sage and called out, 'Effle. you can
scratch up n bit OF lunch for Mr..
Hapgood2'
II suppose she said Yes 'IunchIl
be on 10 about two minutes he came
/ back 20 me with. You're later than
when you came up last time. Come
along In here
LED me into the morning room
and we sat down and pretended to
! talk Very poor pretence. 1 give you
my word Both OF us manifestly
strainlng 20 do the brisk and hearty.