The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-24
They we're plainly annoyed.
BY FRED v. WILLIAMS


Are you here again." asked tho
Older man 1--WE are getting tired
% this"
II have only few words 70 SAY
replied Clark ''If you are In any.
way connected with my enemies I
want you 90 take this message 90
them
leu them 10 AZ least explain
What harm they think I have
done TO them. Bee them 20 let
my tianccc and me alone. What
j. Il they wishs I win readily
comply with amy demand they
make u 4 i money, or any.
thing.
IAN wish q 20 he left alone. 1
have harmed no one, / have been
a victim 81 circumstance. surely.
they must understand that Please
tell them that"
Tie watched tho expression on their
faces. They were smiling. Nyhnt
thoughts lay behind those smiling
lipsf clark would liked 10 have
known
The woman RAISED her lorgnette
and inspected him curioualy.
The older man screwed q monoele
into his eye and looked az him.
Upon my word. you are 4 mys
terry he exclaimed
Clark lett the table. lilo went
10 the entrance Of the cafe and
secured his hat aud coat. Mar.
ian had not appeared lie waited.
five minutes. 10 minutes. rs min.
uies and then he spoke 10 the
maid in tho cloak room.
MY friend Is IN the ladies' parlor.
She has been there 10 minutes or 50
Win sou plensV 50 and tell her 10
come night outf1 lie handed her
a dollar.
The maid hssiiaied.
Maybe Il was Eho who"
The sentence was left uneom.
plcied.
who whal1 Tell me, demanded
Clark.
"A lady tainted. the maid said
II think she was taken out by an
escort BY tho other entrance.
THAT isn't tras he said. That
cane he true.
60 IN there and find out"
lac went on. II viii 20 with
you. I must Ny fianeee. II sho
was taheu away. Il In danger"
And he followed her down the
dining room TO tho ladles parior
Now great rage came over him.
fls would so 20 The table OF the sieek
foreign trio and drag tho men from
4 hy their collars. IIn would dc
mand that they fnd Marian.
He stood before the table. 1, was
empty. They had gone. lie called
q waiter, who. IN answer 10 hls
queries, informed him that tho two
men and woman who had sat AZ that
table had left hurriedly. 70 keep AN
appointment, lust three minutes bt
fore.
The maid cams out OF the dressing
room
The lady who tainted has
bern taken away IN closed car"
she said. And she described
Marian.
Clark rushed out Of the cafe 10
Tho sidewalk. Several taxicafz stood
at tho curb. Clark hailed one.
Did you eco q lady taken out Of
hcrn7'' Clark asked the driver.
"oh. yea exclaimed the man. ~
big car drove up. II was a Pierce.
Arrow a big. dark woman came
OUT Of here with your wife on her
arm. Tho little lady sccmed-wcll.
pardon me. sir. but thought she had
been drinking. They got in tho cur.
And then two men and a woman
came out and joined them and they
drove away"
Nov long ago?' Clark fairly
shouted
mot five minutes ago." the
chauffeur replied. They turned
out Of the court yard and drove
downtown
"caich them. A hundred dollars r.
you find them for me"
That's casyl" exclaimed the
chauffeur. Easy money. because the
traffic Is heavy and they drove right
down into IL.
Clark jumped Into the taxi and the
chauffeur shot his car into pike
street.
lis Marian again IN the hands Of
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