The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-01

the ring and tried not TO think toe
much about her. Then tho wal
came along; and l WENT
In iaiTg"
got In our own army then: but
had the luck 90 SO Just after the
Marine. with the Canadians. l spent
the winter Of isis.fsts In Lon.
don was just a hid. temporarily
on crutches. with slight wound.
"Aa England. Miss carew-was
fun OF people trying to get In touch
with fellows who'd been reported
killed. trying TO reach their dead
You see Raymond had recently
been killed-"
you mean"
"Slr Oliver Lodges son: yes. Miss
Carew. Hts father and mother and
friends were receiving messages
which they published and which
they were sure must bc from him
and thousands OF other people were
getting communications which they
believed must he from their men
who'd been killed.
oh Ethel murmured again. she
did not hear what he said during
the next moments.
They were stiil following. mechani
caliy and without effort, the wide
course Of the old 81. Florcntln road
.. talked lot about H." Lou,
,relle was saying when next ahs
was conscious OF hearing.
Somebody In that room seemed
TO know Just about everything con
corning me. And I found out that
my father was dead but my mother
was living. Tho medium know about
my ring and AKcn Mabo ana Noah
10; about my friends in Boyne high
schoci-people I'D never mentioned
to any one
How did she know"
That's what give me a Jump. OF
course. she might have learned
those things. n shed taken the
trouble. or II Illus had sen, n staff
OF detectives over here. Every;hing
could have been learned naturally"
Then why didn't you think II
waxf~
Il haven't said IL was learned un.
naturally. but II was such a mixed
lot OF facts. Miss carew. I'm nor
mai. Miss carew. don't prefer
weird explanations. But I admit
walked the streets OF London that
night"
so you believed"
Nothing yet. The next day had
70 -, f..-k - Is~..-. $50. - tka
front; but Illus had stayed In Lon
don and kept trying to find out
more for me. and on November
seventh wrote mo the letter
showed you.r
About my father
Yes. Then l 60, a special dis
charge wired Illus IN London that
was coming. but he wired back
not TO come 10 England but 20 set
passage TO America: said he was
writing In explanation. This letter
came two days later"
lie halted again and put his hand
into his coat pocket. drawing out an
envelope similar 20 the other and
with English stamp and postmark.
Ethel recognized tho same vigorous
handwriting.
Dear Barney:
II you've never taken anything on
trust before. take this from me. old
top. Beat u for home particularly
to the town of ST. Florcntin IN
Northern Michigan. Do you know
1T
| Now I'll tell you why I'm ordering
this You'd say fosh and rot: but
goi Particularly find a place named
Resurrection or perhaps It's a house
or a town near IN. water. Wal,
around ThereIi be someone named
Baglcy there and Carcw--not PhilIr
carcw. I've mentioned before. unlcss
there's another: maybe a relative.
You're 90 tell Baxicy you're Dick
and you'll take things over. Now
don't know what this refers to: and
neither will you. probably But IT'S
all can ind out. / don't think
you'll learn more except by going
Only believe me. II I were you. I'd
go NJ once. Hus.
r. 8. You may have 20 look on,
when you get there. But you can
see for yourself.
Ethel looked up. did anything
follow thisT-'
Tn explanation from Hus7 No"
He put his letter away and pro.
cesded In silence. After a few min.
utes. the trail left the road abruptly
and vanished between the trees 20
the south.
Were coming 10 an old lumber
camp" Ethel said a little later.