The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-03

fiict My only trouble was not 70
clash with the person Tor whom the
advertisement was really intended
A. this ! could only make an at
tempt I inserted the following ad-
vrrtisemcnt In the poraonal column
81 the Times on the following morn
ing;
"Fraseati's I not s"
The upshot I was compelled 70
leave 20 Fate,
A. 10 minutes 20 on Monday
evening I arrived az tho restaurant
Indicated. I ordered table FOR three
aud the best dinner the place could
offer The moment / stepped back
into the reception room recognized.
beyond a shadow Of doubt. my pros
peetlve guests The man was a POW.
erful looking fellow. with large.
clumsy limbs. a mass OF uutidy hair.
hushy brown niustaeho strcaked
With gray. a somewhat coarse com
plcNion and hulhous eyes. He wore.
gracefully. the costume which the ad.
Nertisement had indicated Tho wom-
an In green had somewhat oyerdone
her color scheme There Was green
plush hand In her hair. and she wore
an evening gown Of the same color.
cut very low and distinguished by a
grneral air Of tAwdrinesA She was
or rather had been. good looking In
bald. flamboyant sort OF way. and
she had still profuslon OF yellow
hair They both stared AZ mo when
they saw me looking around. and
with little inward uhiyor. / took tho
plunge. I went boldly up 90 them
and shook hands
Il have ordered dinner" ] an
nounced, ''win you let me show you
the wayT-'
They accepted the situation with.
out demur, ana viewed tho gold.
topped bottle ia tho Ice pail. and the
other arrangements FOR their enter
tainment, with considerable saubfac.
ton.
Il mus, ray you're not quite the
sort OF chap VIC expected 90 md lis
he. I.irrie 2 the man remarked as he
seated himself heavily and per-
formed wonderful operations with his
napkin, 4 thought all Your lot were
waisr-drinkera'
] smiled.
we are often miEunderstood."
ycnturcd.
We settled down and took stock Of
ono another. The woman looked ap.
proyingly ~ my tie and studs I
have made Il a rule never TO be with.
out a supply OF the RICH, sort OF
clothes.
I'm sure. II may say 50. irs
much more agreeable 20 do business
with a gentleman" she remarked
With a sldrlong glance at me. Makes
one feel 80 much more az home"
Cocktails. tool" her companion cx-
claimed ehsertuliy M tho vine waiter
approached with silver tray. You
arr doing Us proud and no mistake"
] bowed and drank their heaithA
A cordial but cryptic silence seemed
70 me 10 be my best role. l had al
ways tho fear. however. Of the other
man arriving before the business
par, OF our meeting had been
preached SO as soon an the effects
~ the wine had begun 20 show them
selves In some degree. ! ordered an.
other bottle and leaned confidently
forward.
You have brought the documents
with your" l asked.
You don't think We arc out TO
make an April fool OF gentleman
ike you" tho lady replied with
anEuishiuE glance. hut l would
ike you TO understand this. Mr.
Mr."
Martha suggested
''Mr. Martin she went ont II
would never have rounded on Ted II
he had kept straight He and
ildn't grt on. and that's the long
and short OF f. He was all right 50
far a. tho drink was concerned: and
! never see him look Mt another WON.
an In hts life All the same. SIR.
for woman Of my trmpcra-
msnt, he was no fitting sort Of hus.
band"
felt moments sympathy for
Ted The lady. however. had moro 10
say.
when first he started those pro-
ccedinEs for divorce" she went on.
dropping her voice a little and adopt
Ing more intimate manner. Il vas
knocked altogether silly like. You
know that. Jim. wasn't r. she add.
I'd. appealing 20 her male eompan-
lon. Same here" he growled I'D
have broken his blooming cad II I'd
thought he was 'aylng US watched"
And it's a broken head he'll get,
the way he's going on. IL he's not
careful" the woman continued trucu-
Iently. Talk about MAILING him
cabinet minister. indeed. and me left
without penny just because he got
his divorced III show hlml"
ITO revert for moment to the
documents" ! vcntured.
The lady touched soilod, shabby
opened IL and gazcd inside
for a moment.
They're hero. all right she an
nounced in n tone OF satisfaction.
Mixed up with my powder and
rouge and what-not. You shall have
them presently, Mr.. Martin"
THAT is, II you are prepared TO
part" the man interviewed. Cash
down, and no humbug about II"
'Part7 OF course he's prepared TO
partl" the woman declared sharply. !
Wouldn't be here II he weren't.
That's right, isn't II. Mr.. Martini"
Naturally" ! agreed. Il have
brought considerable amount Of
money with me, quite as much as |
can afford to part with, and the only
question left for mo TO decide Ia
the documents are worth f."
You talk al II you were doing this
little Job on your own" she remarked, |