The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-06

then turned to Zinn with a smile
Very well. Mr.. zlnn. II Mr. Lon.
taine's agreeable. don't mind :"
NIX
Harry LontAine got home at late
hour for one who had n In mind 60
battle. dress and put In appearances
for an o'clock dinner several miles
away.
Before the door which fave upon
the private quarters OF tho house.
however. ne hung for some time In
seeming reluctance 10 proceed.
Eventually no pushed tho deor
open
Immediately he saw Fanny.
Bathcd In a great glare. she sat In
her dressing room facing a long mir.
ror Of thrive panels: dccked out en-
grandn toilette. wearing every Jewel
She possessed. groomed 10 the finest
nuance Of perfection. a brilliant and
strangely immobile figurtne % mod
crn fcmtnity. with bobbed hair like
FURNISHED brass. milk white bosom
and arms rising out Of caiyx OF
peachbIow taffeta. jewels stung 10
irsdesccut life BY that fierce wash Of
light.
As n hypnotsxed by 30 much
bright loneliness. abe continued
steadfasfiy TO grze upon her reflect.
ed SELF. even when shc heard Lon
tains at the door and tho mirror
placed him behind her IN tho door.
way. she did not move by 20 much
as trembling cyelaah.
In q voice that strained Without
success to sound easy and natural.
Lontaine said: -Ah. Fanny Dressed
already. Ell, Must be later than
thought
FITS past han. part Fanny ~
piled without expression
L0ntaine glanced nervousfy nj the
hack o. his wrist. fright yon are.
Sec here. old girl: you're all dressed
say but you've laid II on a bit
thick tonight. haven't YOU
II wanted something IN remember
myself by Fanny mystcrfousiy In
formed tho mirror 10 which her at
tention continued constant
what do you mean by tnatr'
fsontaine paused for answer. bat
Fanny WINS dumb. He esaayed an.
other short confused laugh. You
know. Fan. sometimes you think OF
the damndest things 10 say
Yes: don't IT,
He recognized ono Of her muftshiy
eniErnatic moods and withdrew.
Lontaine reappeared In tho door.
way.
Hello, Thought you were going
on ahead
Presently Fanny repii>d m brit.
tie accents. Something's tho mat.
terri
-Can't IND my razorr.-
NO At last the woman broke
her pose: her counterfeit In the rlasn
nodded graveiy 20 the man behind
her. mo" she lternted--and he
had tho flying thought that her
voice had never vibratcd so Ewectly
land you won't find them. either.
Harry. They're IN n safe place. t's
no good hunting for them
"WhatF' T.ontains advanced one
single. sudden stride. What's that
for7"
II thought u might snve trouble
You eco. Harry. haven't forgotten
that hideous scene we had in Lon.
don, last time you decided IL was all
up with you. there wasn't anything
10 do but cut your throat I didn't
sec any sense in going thru all that
again"
After a fun minute OF silence Lon
tsine uttered heavily: Il see you've
guessed =
There have been no many Of thesc
crises In our life together. Harry. 7
ought 20 know tho signs--don't you
think7"
The man stumbled TO n chair. and
bent a touring countenance over
hands savagely laced. what else
can dor" he muttered. I'm in
hole. there's no other way out
OF :"
There arc steamers every no often
from San Francisco. for Honolulu.
China Japan. the South Seas :"
EMO use. They'd get me by wire
less II they ever allowed mo 70 60
aboard. linn I'm sure that
Jew devil suspects insists on
getting at tho books firrt thing to-
morrow"
How m,ch have you got into
Cindy for7''
Lontalne raid stupidity. -Eh7
What's that7"
"IIow much have you Dor.
rowed, Harry?"