The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-31

but this morning she sent round
word she had ptomaine poisoning"
Gloria Glory Fanny comment
"a. Why. saw her down at sun
set last night"
Too much party Jacques inter.
pretsd. "A had the hunch. all right.
Gloria sure do crook mean elbow
~hen she gets Il unllmbcred."
Then youth do Il, Linda"
I'll love doing ". What do you
want me 10 wearf"
''cgces.xaddie costume. Miss Lee. e
jacques explained. White breeche.
and pair og swell hoots-you know
like the society danes wear when
they so hoss.hacking In Central
Park. New York. II you've ever seen
en-"
Yea" said Lucinda sob~rly---
"onee or twice. I dareray can
pick one up IN los Angeles this
afternoon.
Lur nds experienced no difficulty
IN fitting herself seceptahts with a
ready made costume OF white linen
for cross saddle riding. and light tan
boots OF soft leather.
The prospect Of at Last doing real
work before a camera. altar her long
wait aimee falling In with f<ontaine's
scheme. inspired a quiet citation. she
had already been deliberately tneisd
and rctrated. Of course, by the
oamcrzmAn under contract with
Linda Lee. inc. she had ceased to
feel self-conariou- In the fierce white
light Of the Kieixr.
II wasn't flf she found herself IN
the corridor leading 10 her ruite that
Lucinda remembered Nelly Marquis
she hadn't given the xsri two
thoughts since morning.
A she passed Miss Marquis room,
she noticed that the door was silxht.
" ajar. and where IN. light from
the corridor struck tn across the
Threshold. a white hand at rest
upon the floor. woman's hand.
palm up. the fingers slightly con.
tracted. absolutely stili A startling
thing 20 see
For few seconds Lucinda stood
enfranced with premonisions Of
horror. Then she moved to the door
and raped on u gently. There was
no response the hand didn't stir.
She called guardedly: Miss Mar.
auisr'--and when nobody answered
laid hold Of the knob
Nelly Marquis lay suplre. breath.
ing. II a. all. 70 lightly that the
movement Of her bosom. beneath tho
ragged lace Of a pink silk negiigce.
was iFnperccptlble Her lids. half
lowered. showed only tho whites Of
rolled up eyes. her lips were parted
and dlncolored. her painted pallor
was more ghastly even than u had
been IN the morning. on the evI.
denee Of her body's posture in rela.
ton 10 the partly opened door, she
had been taken suddenly nj: had
rushed TO call for assistance. and
had fallen in the act Of turning the
knob.
Lucinda shut the door. knelt.
touched the girls wrist. and found IL
Icy cold. but when she placed her
hand upon the bosom she found II
warm. and that the heart In II was
family but unmisfakably fluttering
In relief and pity. she essayed TO
take the girl up In her arms and
carry her 20 the bed. but found the
dead weight too great
Casting round at random for some.
thing In the nature OF restorative.
she found in tho bathroom a bottle
of aggressive toilet water and a pint
flask Of whisky. half emptied.
Alternately moistening the pale
lips with the whisky and bathing
the brows and temples with toilet
water. she observed for the first
time a reddish bruise under the left
eye. the mark OF blow. possibly
sustained in falling. But there was
nothing nearby that the girl could
have struck, 10 Infiict such a hurt.
except the door-knob. and IL she had
struck this with such force she
must. one would think. have
slammed the door.
II was puxzling
Her Manifestations eventually be
gan 10 take effect. The bleached lips
auivered closed. then opened and
closed several times. The woman's
lashes trembled and curtained her