The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-28

Then Z would return 90 America J
would SO 90 that g.tF wHrr : bad
brfu born and brought uu. aud whore
my family uaa known aud respected.
4 would Join any fHiHrrH rIuhi
would enter into che rIF.r ne uf The
community would even and iH.H
was the compelling force behind WF
plans marl
It was spring only "a f9g dsgH aEu
L ml fgit tho urge Co lead tho nor
mai ifa ~ men Of ms ass aud ladI-
ZION. / wanted 90 take pretty Eiri
mgloduiE. 60 dance with her. tu
squeeze her hand. 90 kHH her per-
Hapa % make her love mH, Ga love
her, 20 marry j could possibly DO
an these things now but " Wtlr
NOT honest J was AZ least honorable.
could ask uo Eiri 90 cuianElo hrr-
arlr with n man upon whose cellar "a
policeman might any day place hia
heavy hand
uut On tho few days that had
elapsed sine ] frIt tbg urge ~ fpHuE
my circumstances had changed !
was rich. u I lFtt America and stay
"a away awhile. then returned aud
gave out that / had amaacd d for
tune ln far-off Australia, who would
doubt me- Al danger from tho pos
lice would have vanished In that time
Aly Expectations would have ceased.
and The police would have assumed
that the mysterious criminal who had
b4ffltd them % frequently, had died.
{ would be- ruun.E no riHk 1f galaug
Inns an innocent maiden in my pee.
galtIIprs.
I would invest my money "a no
home town / would rbouFr rome
sweet and lovely gifl f1r mY wife
am ptmounbls. have tho Alualty
manner. Other men wlu charming
wives. Why rpuid net 40 Eo1
I had created an. Eden FOR myself.
had peoplsI u with "a lovely Eve,
and with our children. And into
Eden came the snake. -.
Tho doorbsll rams; my servant waa
gone Tor tho day. ] was too cautious
70 keep any curious person around
my apartment an ;hs time, 20 Tho
WOMAN who prepared my meals and
kept my apartment in order always
kft shortly after dinner, 10 l must
answer the bell myself
II was tho FIRST time that Il had
ever runs save in the daytime. when
tmdcspcopIc called. I felt sudden
chill NJ the sound. Then / mastered
ms panic. Some usiEhbor might be
calling on me. tho this was improb
able In New York, or como ono may
have runE the bell by mistake. II
was incredible that the police should
suspect the quiet living gentleman
who dwslt on tho fourth floor 81 the
wplk-up apartment building. And
certainly the White Eagle aid not
know whore 10 find the man who had
30 dsftly trIcked him few nights
ago, So I put on a calm front as !
opened the door.
My caller stepped swiftly inside
Il come from Lesdon." no said.
L.Nsdup was the fence With whom
my deal was pending.
Doesn't Leedon know better than
70 send anyone here7" demanded
augrily.
The intruder vas IN my llvinE
room now. and In tho electric light J
could see him. A big. burly. gross
booking man. with light rcd hair, bel
ligereut blue eyes ana a proguathoug,
stumble whiskerad Jaw
u didn't say Lesdon sent me;
said I came from him" he answered
what do you meau7' I asked.
Il mean that Leedon. for old times
sake. was hiding me when you were
with him today. ! over
heard you talk And I decided that
half Of three hundred thousand would
Just about tx mo up. Don't try to
draw a gun; I've got you covered
thru my pocket" be declared,
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