The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-27
BY FRED V.
VILLA MS

come. II would not do 90 have
them Identified In any manner.
shape or form With this tragedy.
Upstairs he raced Marian lay
upon the landing floor Morcifuily,
she was Ia a dead faint. The sound
OF the shots had given her but an
inklinE OF what TO expect.
swiftly Clark swept her 10 his
breast and carried her downstairs
he opened the door stepped outside
closed Il firmly behind him and
placed her on her feet
lie hailed passing taxi and.
slowly assisting Marian down the
steps. helped her Into the car. 4
whitefaccd woman In the win
dow Of an adjoining house saw
them drive away. Aud then the
door opened and she saw a man.
rrelinE drunkenly, step outside.
lie pitched face downward. 60
the sidewalk and lay there very
still
such Carvings on she said. aud
phoncd for the police They came
Ia tho patrol wagon and rolied the
silent figuru at tho stairs base 10
the light.
Toxic, that Jap plckpockot and
hunco man." exclaimed detective
"Hello-shot half a dozen times In
the hack. This Is interesting"
Tho men went upstairs into the
house and followed the blood lcft
hy the Japanese's wounds into the
dining room. There they stopped
short. The sight tina, met their eyes
assounded them.
One by ono. they Identified
their men. kenard. Cramer. la
eey-croohs, all Of them. and
their men. Tie wirrs were
burned 10 the police station. And
other detectives Joined them.
Meantime Clark took Marian FAR
away. deposited her in her home
dismissed the car and sought his
own hotel
In the morning he called on Ma.
Ran. ON the way he bought TIC
papers. There he read. In blazing
headlines OF the death OF tho worlds
two notorious crooks, meeting. with
their bands IN the home OF one Of
them. and fighting Il out until all
had died.
Tie dare not take the papers
up 10 Marian. and threw them
way. Marian. eyes swollen. fear.
full. apprehensiye for the fate Of
her father. met Clark: and while
he held her hands and softly
patted her shoulder. he broke the
news. gently. to her.
He has gone out OF your life.
dear he said. Perhaps. aftor all Ia
said and done. 1, Ia just as well. Al
this time the past could not have
been put behind. lie brave and bear
up under it,
The death OF her father could
shock. but not pain Marian deeply.
Remand was really a stranger TO her.
His removal by violent death struck
the shackles OF past from her.
They need not fear cramer and
his band. They need no, hide for
the safety OF their lives. They could
80 abroad on the streets. day or
night. like FREQ man and woman.
Clark's prompt action In leaving the
house Of Remand when the raid Of
Cramer's men turned Il into a sham.
bles cleared them OF any contact
with the police.
Had they been found there
they would have figured In pub
lie print. been haunted by the
tragedy they left behind.
Marian went into mourning for her
father. and Clark did not press sui,
for her hand. He did not ask her TO
marry him. He thought il best TO
give her time 10 become hor normal
self again and view the world and
his love thru fearless eyes
They took many walks In tho city
parks and gradually. under the spell
OF rest and quiet, the roses came
back into Marian's cheeks and the
light and laughter Of youth and
health into her eyes.
Tho dread memories OF other days
were thrust aside and the future
began to brighten.
Clark fitted up his studio and
began work on u painting. II
was the face OF the Girl he loved,
and he put into II all the depth Of
feeling that suffering and danger
had wrought In his soul.
Days and nights he worked on II.
and on the eve OF It's presentation 10
the Academy OF Arts he showed Il
for the first time TO Marian.
Marian stood before the painting
many minutes. The message OF the
brush carried itself deep into her
heart. Her eyes filled with ,earr,
II am not as beautiful MS that
girl" she said. Clark laughed and
shook his head.
My brush has been clumsy" he
said. MY subject beyond It's reach.
II / have put something OF the
beauty OF your soul In your eyes
and face, then | have partly sue.
cecded in my work. However, we n
AtN WhHt tiit htefhtiily tilillkA OF IL. =
The following day IL went on
exhibition. The critics were most
kind. One even went so far ms
to fIatteringly declare the painter
4 "A new star In the armament Of
art"
Clark and Marian visited the gal.
lery. and unnotlced stood by and
heard the comments OF noted judges.
They left elated over the success
Of the work and at the entrance
paused to look back upon e.
To their surprise. a greater crowd
had collected. And over IL hummed
an air Of subdued excitement. Puz.
zled. they pushed back to see the
cause OF the commotion. Clark was
the first TO glimpse the painting. He