The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-07


siren In tho street below began To
penetrate their siicnee. when Il
came 20 sabrc's consciousness he had
somehow the FEELING that Il had been
going ON very long time. lilo
jumped to his feet. The siren had
the obscene and terrific note of a 81.
gantic hen In dcllrium. what the
devils thatf''
She received hts question with the
blank lock Of one whose mind had no
idea OF the questions reason. The
stranglcd gurwlo and shrek from
without informed her In paroxysma
OF hideous sound. With a motion Of
her body. "a OF ono shaking off
dreams, she threw away the be.muse.
mcnt In which she had sat. She
screwed up her face In torture. ''oh.
wowi Isn't II too awful, That's
Tony. In the ear. 1 told him ia
look Ia here She glanced at the
clock. "Marko: it's one O'Clock. I've
been here two mortal hours9'
An extravagantiy long motor car
was drawn against the curb. Lord
Tyhar. In dust coat and sleek
bowler hat Of silver gray. sat In tho
drivers seat. lie was industrsoumly
and without cessation winding tho
handle Ut the siren. An uncommon.
~ pretty woman sat bcNide him. She
was nasn~d In furs. In her ears
she held the index finger OF each
hand. her elbows sticking out ON
each side OF her head.
.'Huilor. called Lord Tybar. Ibid
you happen TO hear my sighsr''
THAT appalling noiacr' said Mona.
You ought 90 be prosecutor
.'if you'd had Il next 10 youi'' piped
tho uncommonly pretty lady IN an
uncommonly pretty voice. ..it's Tx.
a whole ship being Aaanick together"
''It's nothing OF the kind" pro.
tested Lord Tybar. "ft's the plain
tive lament Of husband entrcatlnx
his wife, He directed his eyes fur
Their backward Coed morning. Mr..
Fortune. Did you recognise my
volce calling my wife, There were
tears In H. Perhaps you didn't"
Good lord" said sabre. There's
old Fortune al his window. III come
down with you. Mona"
A. they went down he asked her.
WHO'S that with him In the carr
zone Of his friends. Staying with
u.s.
Something in her voice made it,
aftcrwards-cccur TO him a. odd that
she spoke % one Of ''hla." not one
Of our friends. and did not men.
ton her name.
"wcfi. the whole Of Tidbcrough
knows where you've been. Mona.
Lord Tybar greeted them. 'And
good place. too" II. addressed tho
lady by his side. @PuRxo. look at
those rulpits and things In the win
dow. You never 90 TO church. TIN
do you good That's a pulpit. that
tall thing. They preach from that"
Tho lady remarked. Thanks.
can remember H. AZ least I was
married In n church. you know"
And. OF course" said Mona. you
always remember YOU'RE married.
don't your
Sabre glanced quickly AZ her. Her
tone cut across the frfvoiou. en-.
changes with an acid note. So ut.
terry unlike Mona,
And the thing was real. not Inn
agined: and went further. Tho UNI
commonly pretty woman addressed
an Puggo replied. .'Oh. always. And
50 do you. don't you. deary-' and her
uncommonly pretty eyes went in "A
quick glance from Nona's face to
sabre's. whore they lowered the frac.
ton Of moment. and thence to
Lord Tybar's where also they how
cred. and smiled.
But Puggo. you don't know
Sabre. do your" Lord Tybar said
Sabre. this II Mrs. Winifred. A
woman OF mystery. One mystery IL
how She ever won Fred and the other
why she IL called Puggo. There must
be something pretty dark In her past
to have got her a name like Puggo."
The woman OF mystery shrugged
her shoulders 'Of course Tony'a
simply a fool" she observed. You
know that. don't you. Mr.. Sabre7"
TITS not her face" Lord Tybar
continued. You might think It's her
figure tho way she hides II up under
ali those furs on a day like this. But
n pug's figure"
Mana hroke IN ct eunr<.~o .<sr.