The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-13

plainly In .he light. No one-not
even lucas Cullen. IN hla gulit.
olouded consciousness believed her
phantom now.
Lucas Cullen told the lie about
Richard Drane and Iaylors wife
only 70 harm the man who had
made him trouble ana TO injure a
rival, for Henry Taylor had built
a mill only few miles from cul.
lens near a little place called Gall.
Ice.
Neither would let the other drive
him away. so they fought tili Henry
Iayior was burned out. and. as you
have just heard. he was killed.
Lucas Cullen had that fire set:
he met near Gaiilee man In hts
Qrinlan--and sent hsm 10 llght
shavinss upwlnd from fAylor's mill.
When Il was known that Taylor
was killed. Lucas Cullen said that
the man who had set the fire was
the Mormon prane who wanted 70
kiu tayior 20 set his wife. II was
savage lustful lie OF the sort
which excited men like 70 believe:
they went 10 get the Mormon and
lynch him. then Lucas culien--nart.
" 10. save Drane from hcing muir.
dered. LEI ms think. but partly also
20 stop suspicion swinging 60 hts
guilty scif-madc great play for
justice and for a trial for tho Nor.
mon aud stopped the iynching-~and
periured Richard Drane into the cell
where he died-my father--for a
crime which Lucas Cuiica and his
man Qutnlan Rad done.
rs Il not so. Lucas culienf stand
up and deny u. II not sor'
She stopped ana waited for an.
swer; Lueas Cullen neither stirred
nor replied.
My father Ga not die for many
years" barney heard hts mother
say. MY mother worked constant.
~ 20 get my father frce. She died
when ! was young girl. and I
took up the useless attempts. I
changed my name and came 20 Chi.
caFo 20 watch Lucas Cullen; ne iest
Chicago and built hts house AZ 81.
Fiorentln. and wen, to live near
there
''rhn, was the summer before HIS
daughter married. when he had her
friend. the Marquis dc chcnai, a.
his guest a, 1T. Fiorentln. So De
Chsnal happened 20 meet me one
day. he left Lucas Cullen's house
several times after that TO find me
He attracted me. too. thought he
loved me-
Her voice for a moment failed.
II told De cherai why l was as
I was. bow my father was IN pris.
ON. falsely accused by Lucas Cub
len. re Chenai sworc 20 help me:
he was hot IN my cause she con.
tinued. lie swors 20 Justify my
father and punish Lneas Cullen.
First. he would marry me. loved
and believed him: perhaps he be-.
llevef himself In those days: I WINS
very young md he was young and
we went 20 a priest"
Barney began 20 make his way
toward her. Now she was stripping
Itt hRtAa R3t0N" tUfN& AARt9k I*DRtFs
not to punish Lucas Cullen. but 10
Acknowledges fim. her son.
Lucas Cullen learned OF n. but
gave out that his guest had gone
on hunting trip" she pressed on.
HE followed and finally found us.
Ills money. OF course. was an In.
fircnce; l had nothing. De chenai
owed two million francs Lucas
Cullen made his escape easy. I wns
under age: legal necessities had
been ignored. lie married De Che.
raj 70 his daughter. gave him money
and packed him or. II was easter
than before 10 make me an ortcast.
The next spring my son WINS born. .
Mother rarncy cried. forbid.
ding her. a. he stepped toward her
under the Hight. From the other
alfe OF the room. where che had
beer. women called her name. But
she did not hear them.
This n my sonr' she cried. her
hands elasplng Barney's My son
lost % rne that summer OF his birth
because 7 was made an outcaat. but
now--now restored 20 mer'
80 her son caught her IN his arms.