The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-10

an. hRd wired 20 a Paris florist. and
there were flowers sent 90 the hospi,
TAI on the morning OF tho funeral
With no hypoerlticRi message. Just
The name. beatrice" on a card
Well. Il was my choice
JANErS NARRATIVE
II was chance which brought ua q
81 lean da Lur. chance and Nor.
mans desire 10 escape from tho ran.
demoniun Of an oyercrowdcd rolt
course. We sat out on tho veranda
OF the rolf club on the late afternoon
OF our arrival, Watching tho pink and
mauve outlines OF tho lower hills and
Tho somher majesty Of tho snow
capped mountains beyond. l was
conscious OF curious sense OF iran
guilty. inspired a little. no dount by
my surroundings Norman. after d
few words OF appreciation. looked
ionEingly az his golf clubs and aug.
scstod a same TO tho secretary. VIM
had come out 10 welcome US
Sorry. but i've had two rounds al.
ready" the latter regretted There
a man named lienisande out there
praciiclng. He's Frenchman. but a
Numbering good player Would you
carr about a round with him7"
Il should like a round with any
one, Norman declared enthusiastic.
ally.
The s.c-e..r. ....r,.. -.
ward tho man who was praetlclnE
maahie shots onto the last green. a
slim man with a slight but graceful
sioop, nlycr.gray hair and cioan-cut.
weather beaten features. lie was
dressed Ia tweed golf clothes % Eng
lish IA hlon. and was attended by HIS
own man-aeryani. who was carrying
his clubs.
A few words Of Introduction were
spoken. and 10 all made our way 20
the first tee. The Frcnehman. dis
covering that Norman's handicap
waa tho sRmo as his own. innisted
upon the latter taking tho honor.
Norman drove an average BAN
straight down tho courre--and then
came the great moment Monsieur
Beuisands glanced curtoualy AT ua
both. handed his cap 10 his servant.
swung bis club and addressed the
ball ! gave = little cry. Norman
stood an tho he wers turned 70 s,onn.
In that moment we had both recog.
nizod him uumoved. Michael drove
straight and far up the course. and
wuiched his ball for tho length OF It's
run. Afferward We three stood and
looked at pna another upon the tee,
The secretary had disappeared In the
clubhouse. tho caddiss had already
started after tho balls; M were prac-
ticaily alone.
we thought thA; you were deadl-
Enspcd.
Michael nghsd.
I took great pains 10 insure your
thinking 10" DO declared. 1t Is my
misfortune 10 have run up against
the two people who were bound 10
recognizes mo. SEN. have had a
very pleasant four years."
''fs Il so long7- I muFrnured. for
Norman seemed stu Incapable OF
speech.
-Four years and a few months
Michael continued Il have a charm.
Ing little villa. converted farm
house--you can SOC u thru tho trees
thnra delightful garden violcss
and carnations arr famous: and thera
are very few English flowers which
] have no, managed 20 grow. play
a round Of golf whenever I feel ike
II. and when tho wander hunger
comes vanish up there into the
Pyreneea Antoine. my servant. Is
Basque and an accomplished noun
taineer. Today | can follow him any
where"
What are va going 70 10 about
thIs7' Norman muttered.
That remains with you" Michael
replied.
We started 20 walk slowly toward
whore the two balls wcro lying alrnoa,
dido by side. passed my arm thru
my husbands and looked into his
face. II was obvious that he ger
fectIy well realized the crisis with
which no had 70 deal During tho
last four wonderful years
they Ind beehive had spent scarcely
more than a month or two in London.
We had Travelled in Italy and Egypt.
wintercd twice in the south OF
France, and the remainder Of tho
time had been devoted 20 Greyea
Manor. I had my two babiea to look
after. and Norman his farms Tho
ties which Ind bound him to his old
profession had naturally weakened;
yet ] know now how his mind was
working. Here. by his side, was n
man whom he had sworn 10 bring to
Justice. n notorious criminal. man
who by every code Of ethics and citi-
zenship he ought promptly to de-
nounco. And I knew that for some
reason no hated the task almost as
much ma I hated II for him.
Michael" he said. you shall
have your chance. You know my
duty. You know that ] am n man
who generally tries 10 do II. Yet 10
be candid with you. have convc-
ton that your career as n criminal ls
over. ana my personal inclination is
leave you alone. We will lot Fate de-
eide II. We are M nearly equal nj
this game as two men can be. Fate
made you my partner this evening.
will play you this round for your
liberty and my silence"
I saw Mlchaol's eyes glitter. and I
knew that tho idea appealed TO him
He looked toward the green and
swung his clcek lightly backward
and forward.
III as understand ono another"
he insisted. III ! win, am free Of
you for the rest OF my life. II lose,
/ am TO face the end"
Continued In Our Next Issuc)
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