The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-22

hero-a sheet from an old blue
ruled copy book. the words pain
fully printed. the letters uneven,
''r~ and w" always a head taller
than tho rest
Il called them 'are-ah' and
'douhle-ah." che said They wrrc
harder TO make than the others"
Then she gave his arm little
sauoexs,
Isn't the postscript heavenly"
lilo thought tho fingers were on
his heart. lilo could hardly read the
dim printed tine
"And 70 you come over and hck
the Yankees. will low you more
better"
lie felt himself going weak all
over. This WAS the only loVe-lstter
that any woman had ever written
him. lie had got innumerahle let
tors pretending Go be, but this was
the only one
And here Il was AN April flower
reaching him In winter. Here was
youth. dimpied and red-mouthcd,
pulling az him. a cool hnser crooked
around his heart
lilo felt that he was capable OF
committing any folly. But he said
only:
1T Il charming
He wished 10 ask for the letter.
that he might keep it always. but
he did not know how 20 gut a. He
was trying 20 think OF some way,
whom. suddenly. In tho direction OF
tho citadel. a sun doomed lie had
been folding the letter up. turning
II In his fingers tryins 10 think how
10 ask for IT, and 10 did not see the
Girl 80 over 20 the window. Now
she gave a little Mnothered cry. lie
put tho bit OF paper down and
crossed at once TO her.
Immediately he saw what had
alarmed her. when they had en-
tered from the car. they had icfs tho
gate unlocked and now figures vcrc
slipping In
An Arab In . white nurnoose was
pushing thu gate gently opsn- He
was STOPPING over. and carried the
dagger hayonst OF q German rife In
his lean. brown hand Behind him
was q black face. and . blue eaftan
after that
II r. the strength Of England IN
tho East to act first and master
fully. The man knew what this
fursfv~ entering meant. what the
boom % the gun meant. ana he
neestatcd no fraction OF a moment.
Keep inside" he said. and he
went out Of the room and down the
rsspA
In the hafi he hooked about an tn
slant. ~ for . weapon There was
mona. but on . rack BY the door
with crops and walking sticka there
wAs . heavy dog Whip with . long
plated Lash He caught n o0wn -
He crc@sd a. saroun m great
sexsdea Tns CREATURES tn III gate
h~1tatsd and crowded sogvthsr. only
u Arab advanced. ths dagger bayo-
Mt concealed UNDER his burnoosa
hut the courage and the ccnsemrs OF
the Engiixhman mAStsrsd him. a.
shs front and menace Of sbs advAno
IND keeper nasters . snarlins boast
liz struck out with his weapon.
but the heavy whip iAshsd him. cut
ting his face. his neck. his shoulders
and. like q dog. he was driven back
And moment later the whole evil
featured troop went crowdinx thru
the gate hike jacksis
He shot the bolts and made tho
gate fast Then he felt q hand
slipped thru his arm. and thu Eiri
was beside him. Her face was fun
Of color. There was something soft
and fiery In the pose OF the head. the
chin thrust out. and the teeth set on
the vclv.t underiip.
1T was finei They were afraid I"
she said
And again. an over. the man fsit
that heavenly warmth. Her figure
In the soft light seemed rounded out
Her slender face CLEANED like .
flower. And he wanted 20 take her
IN his arms and clutch hcr 10 his
mouth. He felt. IN . sort Of panic.
that IN a moment his had would 70.
They were only q pack Of doss.-
he said. Words seemed 70 steady
him.
Then. far out IN me city. - heard
the cackis Of machine gun. and ne
got himself in hand
I'VE must see what THIS thing
means he said. How does one 20