The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-06

hou are prepared 70 GtNo me iue
10000 poundsT"
lie shrugged his shoulders
I'VE never bargain" no said
There h no standard value for such
goods As you offer The question Is
whether you want anything In adj
vance,"
''No. thank you" ] answered I'm
have the whole amount on wednea-
day afternoon. or the documents
back again, think that II will be
tho money"
II trust 80" my two editorial
friends replied IN feryent unison.
on Wednesday morning the KIM
deraley shipping company shares
stood az J "a. and brief notice In
the Times announced that his lord
ship was confined 70 his house In
South Audley ST. suffering from a So
ycra nervous breakdown. Some idi-
otto impulse prompted me, after had
paid my brief visit 10 my office. 20
take a stroll In thgt direction. A doc
tors carriage was waiting outside
kindortley House. and as passed on
tho other side OF the way. tho front
door opened and the doctor himself
stood on tho threshold The thought
Of Lord kinderslcy'u suffcrinEa had.
up TO the present. inspired In me no
other feeling than ono q mild amuso-
menL by the side OF the doctor.
however Beatrice kindcrulry was
standing.
l knew then that the end Of my
career must b close at hand was
weakening. My nerve had gone. The
Instincts OF childhood we're returning
10 the. Tho morbid curiosity which
had brought mo 10 tho house had
been Eratitiod with vengeance
had received a Psychological ssoke
The girls drawn and tear-siained
face had disturbed the eaiiousn6Sa
which had deemed imprcEnahle, A
new scheme was forcing It's way into
my mind. rherv was only ono 70.
decming point about u ALL walked
FOR the next few hours In peril Of my
life.
Al =;1o that afternoon Beatrice
kindnrsloy FASTENED into tho little
morning room on the ground floor Of
kinderalry House 20 receive an unex-
pccted visitor Her lips parted IN
amazemont an sho saw who II was !
held up my finger.
''Coi. Escombc." I reminded her,
knew that there was not flaw
in my makeup or department /
was the Col Escombo who had at.
tended Norman GreYes' wedding. and
whose presence there had led TO soms
slight question concerning a pear
necklace
~whn, do you want7- she asked
brrathlessiy.
TO help you answered Il Ha~
you this morning. and you seemed In
trouble"
sha smiled at me gratefully. but q
moment later her face was eioudsd
with anxiety.
II Il dear OF you" sho said. but
you must so away NJ once. You are
running terrible Hsk. Sir Norman
Grcyes In In tho house. Ho Is with
my uncle now
What In he doing hsreT' l de-
mhndod.
My uncle sent for him 20 We n ne
could help There Is some snriou,
trouble I don't know wha, {, IT, but
my uncle says that Il means ruin
AZ tho thought Of the near pres
ence OF my old enemy. my whole be.
inE seemed 10 Etiffon. Yet. alas. IN,
weakness remained
Tell me-" said. what doe
your distress mean Has your uncl,
always been good 20 you7 In II 10
his sake that you arc unhappy
Entirely" she answered withou
hesitation. Il know that n grcs
many people call him hard and un
sorupuloua To me he has hoen IN
dearest person In tho world !
makes my heart hcho 70 SEQ hlr
suffer"
| ] glanced AZ my watch.
Very we'll" I said. give me nv
minutes 70 get clear away. when
am gone. give him this message. To
him that Buckross has changed hi
mind and that he win hear from biz
before 5 o'clock"
what have you to do with a
this7" she asked wondcringly.
Never mind" answered. II
sure 20 give me five minutes an
don't deliver my message bctoi
Norman Greysa"
She walked with mo 70 the doc
but when I would have opened /
she checked mo. Already her ste
was lighter. Sho took my hands |
hers and ] felt her soft breath upo
my face.
Il am going to thank you" 81
whispered.
II was an absurd intcrlude.
Both tho editor and the hsHigtar
editor did everything. short of goir
down on their knees. TO induce mo
change my mind. They offered n
practically n fortune. They hInte
even. that honors might be obtalns
for mo. They tried 10 appeal TO m
patriotism. to sundry noble motive
not ono Of which possessed. In Il
end / obtained the documents. n
dressed them 10 Miss Beatrice XII
dersloy. bought great bunch OF ri
grant yellow roses, hired n mossongl
10 go with mo in tho taxicab, ar
raw them delivered Mt Kindersl,
| House.
| That night I spent In my roor
taking stock OF myself On the cred
side. my deal In Kindersleys M
brought me n profit OF something III
10000 pounds. likely TO be conslde
ably added 10, as had bought aga
Mt 4. Further, had abstained fro
becoming n blackmallcr. and HI
knocked Mr.. Edward Kendall dow
on the other hand, / might eaAl