The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-03

TT Il a pleasure Indeed" Lanyard
sravoly acknowledged their several
.aiutatlons-'not.l must confess. al.
together unexpected. but pleasure
acne tho less"
$50 you didn't think we'd be long
spotting you In tho good little old
.ownr' phinuit enauired. ''ftad a
cotton you thought the beat way to
ose US would be 60 put up at this
sen.known home Of tho highest
3fices-
Me- Lanyard replied Il never
thought 10 be rid OF you without ono
xere meeting
Then there's good IN the old bean
ret Phinuit interrupted In wasted
IRONY.
'Sone oherishes that hope. mon.
sseur. But the trail I left
tor YOU 20 follow would be an
ass indeed n thought you would
bail 20 ffnd a. When one horrows a
rowboat az Plum Island Light with.
out asking government
property. too-and leaves II moorcd
10 q dock on the Greenport water
hcnt: when one arrives In Grecnport
,iothed In shirt and trousers only.
and has 10 hrlhc TIA pardonably sus-
picious Inhabitants with handouts Of
British gold--which they arc the
more ioath 90 accept In view OF It's
present depreciatlon--in order 20 Sc
sure siopchess coat and shoe. and
transportation by railway 20 New
York. when a taxicab chauffeur re
FUSES = sovereign for his fare from
ne Pennsylvania station 20 this no.
~ ana one II constrained TO borrow
rom the manawcment--why I should
say tho trail was fairfy broad and
weii bla.cd mes anis"
BE that a. n may" said Phinuit
there In a manner Of speaking We
I'll are. ~ least. the happy family re-
united and ready 20 talk business"
And no hard feelings. Monsieur
Phinu,tr-
There win be none---Monk's eye
ercws were az once sardonic ana self.
atisfied: which speaks volumes for
heir vcrsssility--''ns least. none on
sur rfdc-when we are finished"
That makes mo more happy stfli.
And you. IianeT.'
The woman gav. negligent move
nens OF pretty shoulders.
One begins 20 see how VERY right
700 arr. Michael she said YEARLY
and always were. for that matter.
n one wishes "a DO wrong. ono
should 90 n all alone and
escape being bored to death by the
Obi the objectionable stu.
pidsty Of associates.
But no. neNs,eurr- she insisted
WITH temper an Monk and Phinu,s
simultaneously flew signals OF re.
SENTIMENT 81 mean what I say. 7
wish had never seen any OF you. 7
nm SICK Of you all, what did ten
Tou whsn you insisted on coming
hsrs 10 see Monsieur Lanyarr7 That
vou would gain nothing and perhap~
80 much. hut you would not listen
b me you found n Impossible 20 be.
nsvs there could be IN all the world
, man who Keeps his word. not only
u othsrA but to himself. You arc
- iose IN admiration Of your own
asvsrness IN backing that poor little
snip or the rocks ana iesting her
I'll and s4nk. 20 that there could BE-
M evidences 81 wronRdoing against
ycu that you must try 70 prove your
Wits once more where they have al.
ways fsfied--shs Illustrated with a
dramatic ge.turc---aKainxt his, You
say TO yourselves: Since we arc
wrong. he must b. wrong: and since
that Is now clearly proved. that he
n A. wrong IN every way "a we. then
4 follows naturally that he viii heed
eslr threats and surrender 20 us those
1sweis Those tsweis-' she
erclared bitterly. (which We would
have been fortunate never 70 have
heard orr
She threw herself back IN her
chair and showed them a scornsui
shoulder. COMPRISING indignant tips
70 straight, uniovely line. and beat.
Ing out the DEVILS tattoo with her
clipper.
Lanyard watched her with q puz.
sled smile. How much OF this was
sctingY How much. ~ anything. an
expression Of true feeifng7 Was she
sctuaiiy persuaded II was waste OF
Zine 20 contend against hinn7 or was
shs shrewdiy playing upon his not
unfriendiy disposition toward her I'm
'he hope that Il would spare her tn
the hour Of the grand debacle7
He could be sure of one thing only;
since she was n woman. he would
never know