The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-21
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road. Dawson and Gwynno walked
IN front
"Bromley's areas stln restless"
said Pennington after a prolonged
pause. ~ he mided tho estate
while you were dancing. Chat.
Hung'd stand fair chance or
hagging every important function.
AIRY In Borneo."
Hewitt laughed
Twenty or thirty whites would
give your friend n deuecd warm re.
cepuon. I'm not forgetting the
Yellow Seven and TN make il my
business TO insure nobody goes
empty-handed."
Capt John Hewitt stretched him.
self YEARLY. pushed from IN front
OF him the documents at which he
had been working after dinner. and
strolled out on 20 tho veranda.
Both tho living room and tho We,
mnda were deserted. Ho cast a
quick glance round him and re.
marked that ono OF the most com,
Portable chairs was missing Thirty
seconds later he had succeeded In
tracing the dim outline Of the miss
ing piece % turniture-not a dozen
yards from tho foot Of the steps,
A single glowing Spot--aeccntuated
against the blaekness - indicated
that the chair was occupied.
Hewitt went down.
That you, PeteFG'
The pleasantly contralto tones OF
Enid replied TO him.
-No. It's /. Capt, Hewitt. The
others have gone down 10 the coast.
Mrs Whey was anxious to discover
how the native fishermen spiked
FISH"
lie took tho flight n, a couple OF
strides and. selecting a wicker stool,
placed u IN the immediate proxim.
ity OF Miss Bromley.
why didn't you so and SEQ the
fishing by lamplight. Miss Brom'
ley7"
she tossed the end OF her cigare,
into the darkness.
IL didn't seem altogether faiI
solng out to enjoy ourselves while
you were shaving away in there
SO stopped"
There was something about Enid
Bromley that was far moro In
,oxicating than the contents Of
the decanter.
That was really very nice OIL
YOU Hewitt eontrived 10 respond
I'm sorry you missed the show
on my account. It's quito an In
tcrcsting spectacle. The fish come,
up 20 sec what the light is-anc
Mr Black Man jabs HIS spear intC
I H."
Tho girl laughed.
Couldn't we go tonlghtl"
Certainly. II you're not toS
tired Would you like TOT"
''Awfully"
on tho way TO tho coast he tool
her arm. because IL seemed per
tec,iy natural and permissible thin.
20 do. They stood for while
/ applauding the efforts OF men II
4 llon.cloths and laughing girls. thet
sarongs tucked up wei above theli
knees. until a wayc-moro ainbi
tlous than It's predecsssora-thr
ened 20 encirclo them. Hs swsp
Enid into his arms and deposite,
/ her presently on convcnion
grass grown bank among the trees
I They talked In dlsloln,cd sentences
without either appearing 70 notice
Suddenly the girl sighed.
IT'S simply wonderful WI.
didn't you tell mel Didn't yoi
/ know Il was like this7''
/ A voice that Hewitt, dimiy un
dcrstood was his own replied.
1T wasn't Ike this-until yol
came"
1T was too dark for him to sc
the look OF triumph in her eyes
| They had closed. moreover. by IN
tlruo no had realized that her par
ed slips were tantalizingly nea
his own--and had bridged the dii
tancs with an impetuoslty that wa
new 10 him. Ho awoke at last {
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