The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-27
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~ WAa q mystery Alat hAu rhAAled
everybody. and | was willing TO hear
all that no had to say about Il.
took the chair beyond him.
lie shot his head forward sudden.
~. in a tense gesture
she's a heavenly angcl,- he said
II don't know what God Almighty
meant by setting her In tho game
with the bunch OF crooks that He's
got running the world--unless He
counted ON me" The laugh became
sort o. chuciSie In hls hik throat =.
Amt she heavenly anEelf~
lie whipped worn photograph
out Of his pocket and reached 1,
across the table 60 me.
II was the photograph of n girl
with the face cut out. II had been
taken from a painting. one could tell
from tho flat surface. and the strange
background Of beauty and an indie
scrihahie charm In the pose Of the
giri remained even In the mutilated
picture.
II cat out the face" he added. go
she wouldn't come into the case n
you caught me. your little West
ridge must have been slaughtered At
the ioss Of her"
Again no touched me at an un-
expected point.
shortly after tho thing. for which
We were seeking the man before me.
had. as the Americans say. been
pulled off" Lord Westridsc returned
10 England. lie had gone 10 vtuit
some rich Americana. and there was
rumor that some adventure had
hefallcn him
Nothing definite ever came 10 mo.
and liked the man too little 20 in
quirc; all tho blood from the original
Glasgow solicitor. a. the British say,
would bite a shilling" But again
I replied a. tho l we're In hts secret
What happened 20 wcstridgeT' l
aaid
The man twisted around In his
chair
Friend he said. you've got n
head fun Of brains or you wouldn't
be Chief OF the Criminal investiga-
ton Department OF the Service De Ia
surcte and tho English would not
have you over on this eass: now an
swcr me a qusntion--Nxhat's tho blK-
geSt notion In the Christian church y
Il don't know answered him
truthfuily.
We'll. know" he went on. tits
the notion that you'll git what's A.
comm 10 youl
He looked at me with a big. eyni-
cal iecr.
That's what happened 10 your mt
Ito Westridgn-an the next time you
sec him he's agoin' 20 ggt another
JOLT. lie will 10 blamed sorry that
you found me. lie couldn't nqueal.
any plac. along tho line. but III bet
a finger he didn't lot you forget
abou, me-
And again ! raw an incident Of
this long search. for the man before
me. from another angle. Tho Black
acre Bank had kept the ~areh hot
for him. pretending the public vel.
fare. saw Il now. that was West.
ridges money box--that would b 1T
Tie wsstridgs In the background
He eyed me curiously In . mo-
mcnt's pause.
HE kept slippin' you the word. eh
Well. she blocked him at that. ever
II she didn't know H."
There came a sudden energy into
his voicc.
An II the plague hadn't got me
I'd "a saved her that trouble: I'D n
played ring-a-round-rosy with you
lie lifted himself In tho chair with
the strength Of his hands on the
broad arm-rcsts. And I realized morr
fully what a physical wreck he was
the lower part OF his body was mo-
tionie..
Il want 70 tell you about this
thing he said And then you can
20 ahead with your warrant"
II fear" replied. that q some
what higher authority has got In be-
fore your kings writ"
He chuckied az tho the deadly fact
were sort OF pleasantly.
sure" he said. ~the big Judge has
beat you 10 II.
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