The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-24
THE GREENFIELD
ACCOMPLICE
BY E. PHILLIPS oPPENHEIM
Copyright. 1874. By Il. Phillips oppenhelm
Arrg,. ". Y. A. Service. Inc

back. Il should Ike you 20 say With
me while ] search these drawcrs-
made no objection. and he made
hasty search Of tho contents Of tho
first two. when he came 10 the
bottom one and found. II locked. no
gave vent TO little exclamation.
He made no bones for what be ala.
nor offered any apology. With an
instrument which no carried In his
pocket. ~hc forced tho lock and bent
over the contents Of tho drawer. He
was man addicted. should imag-
Inc. 20 silence. but heard him NUT
,ering TO himself at what he found.
When no stood up. there was a smile
OF triumph upon his lips.
what time do you expect your
master back7" he inquired.
do not know."I answered. He
was lunching at the golf club and
playing a round afterward. About
o'clock. should think"
He walked TO tho window and
stood looking out over the links l
too looked out In tho far distance
we could see two men playing.
DO yon know the iinks7" he
asked.
Very well" told him. Il have
lived here all my life" =
what hole are they playing now7'
"'Thc seventh"
what green is that Just opposlto7''
''rho seventeenth"
where Is tho tee for tho eight
eenth?"
Just out OF sight underneath the
trees"
He nodded. apparently well content.
His eyes fingered upon mo. saw a
look In his face TO which WAS per-
feotiy wen accustomed. Ho had dis
covered that in my quiet way was
Eood-looking He came a little nearer
10 me.
Are you fond Of your master'' he
asked.
II sec very little OF him. an
swered. "He give no trouble"
"Do you know that you are rather
pretty girll" he ventured. coming
nearer still.
Il am always very careful OF
strangers who tell mo So" retortcd.
taking step backward.
rIo laughed.
'You'll give me Just one kiss FOR
thls?" he begged. holding out n sill
YER crown. you're an intelligent
girl. and you've told me Just what /
wanted to know"
I looked at him curlously. II Il
woro true that l was an intelligent
Girl. II was scarcely compliment
which could return. For a police
officer, he must have been hopeless
idiot.
II don't allow anyone to kiss me-"
! objected. pushing the coin away.
You must put UP with II Just for
once" he inslsted.
scarcely believed that he was In
earncst---and for the first time In my
life man kissed me upon tho lips.
] can find no words even now to
describe tho fury which was born In
my heart against him. feared even
to speak, lest my passionate words
might carry some warning TO him OF
tho things which wcro In my heart.
He seemed perfectly indifferent. how
ever and In n few minutes he strolled
out and made his way across tho gar
-dcn 10 tho little wood. took up my
masters field glasses and satisfied
myself that he was still n long dis
tance away. waited for quarter
OF nm hour. Thcn I took another
path which led into tho shrubbcry,
and made my way cautiously to
where tho man was standing with
folded arms, leaning against tree.
! drew nearer and nearer, am
llght-footed, and have even been
called stcalthy. II was part OF my
early training as n porlor-maid to
make no noise when I moved. 80 I
stole to within n few yards Of him,