The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-18
Continued Tomorrow

She had turned her shoulder To him
% that he should not SEQ her face.
= Know. ! know now" she said
soI,ly. Then after a pause she added
'he question; And your What part
mas your lortiship had In thls-that
You should lnerlmInatc yourself with
us?"
My party" Again he hesitatcd.
then plunged rect,essly ON. as men
90 when determined TO perform a
thing they fear. III I understood
MN arighV II he understood Alright.
himself. IN, part. tho entirely passive
was hone the less effective. | i'm.
rlore YOU TO observe that l but report
ms own words, say nothing for
myself" His lordshlps unusual
nervousness was steadily increasing.
lie thought, then-so he told me-
mat my presence here had contrihut.
cd TO hts inability 10 redeem himself
IN your sight. and unless he were 30
redeemed. then was redemption
Hp,hing."
She faced him fully. n frown OF
perpleSity bringing her brows togeth.
or above her troubled eyes.
He thought that you had contrib.
utedg" she echoed. II was clear she
asked for enlightenment. lie plung.
cd on 10 afford II her. his glance u
little scared. his checks flushing.
Aye, and he said SO in terms
which told me something that I hope
above all things. and yet dare not be.
heve, for. God knows. ! am no cox.
comb. Arabella. lie said But
first let me tell you how was placed.
had gone aboard his ship 10 demand
the instant surrender OF your uncle
whom he held captive. He laughed
M me. Colonel Bishop should be a
hostage for his safety. BY rashiy
venturing aboard his ship. / afforded
him In my own person yet another
hostage as valuable az least as
Colonel Bishop. Yet he babe me dc.
part; uot from the fear OF conse.
qucnccs. for he Is above fear. nor
from any personal esteem for me
whom he confessed that he had come
60 find detestable: and this for the
very reason that made him concern.
ed for my safety"
y do not understand" she said. as
he paused. rs not that a contradlc.
ton in itsclff"
1t seems so only. Tho fact Is
Arabella. this unfortunate man has
The the temerity 10 love YOU"
She cried out at that. and ciutched
her breast whose calm was suddenly
disturbed. Her eyes dilated as she
tarcd at him.
Il. -. I've startled YOU said he.
with concern. 4 feared should
But II was necessary so that you may
understand"
Go on" she babe him.
well. then: he saw in me one who
made II Impossible that he should
win you--so he said. Therefore he
could with satisfaction have killed
me. But because my death might
cause you pain, because your happl-
ness was the thing that above all
things he desired. no surrendered
that part Of his guarantee OF safety
which my person afforded him. II
his departure should be hIndered. and
j should lose my life In what might
follow. there was the risk that i. +. !.
that you might mourn me. That risk
he would not take. Him you deemed
a thief and pirate, no said. and add
cd that an giving you his own
words always--if In choosing between
US two. your choice. as hs believed.
would fall on me. then were you In
his opinion choosing wisely. Because
OF that he bado mo leave his ship.
land had me put ashore"
She looked at him with eyes that
were aswirn with tears. He took a
step towards her. catch IN his
breath. his hand held out.
was he right. Arabella? My iife's
happiness hangs upon your answer"
But she continued silently 20 re.
gard him With those tearladen eyes.
without speaking. and until she spoke
he dared not advance farther.
A doubt. tormsnilng doubt beset
him. when presently she spoke. he
saw how true had been tho instinct
Of which that doubt was born. for her
words revealed the fact that Of all
that he had said tho only thing that
had touched her CONSEQUENCES and
absorbed Il from all other considera-
tions was Blood's conduct as Il re-
garded herself.
He said THAR she cried. He did
that Or She turned away. and
thru the slender. clustering trunks
Of the bordering orange trees she
looked out across the Elittering
waters OF the great harbor 10 the dis
tant hills. Thus for little while, my
lord standing stiffly. fearfuily. walt.
ing for fuller revelation OF her mind.
At last II came. slowly. deliberately.
in voice that az moments was half
suffocatcd. Last night when my
uncle displayed his rancor and his
evil rage. It began 20 be borne IN