The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-25
Continued Prom our last Issue
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IIOkAkI 5 reply was aihoil-
IL cred cry ana Miles ana Sco'tic
had only time 10 regain rho shelter
% tho rear staircase when MISS
Drake sWept ayross the hail and Go.
her own room.
$50 she knows docs shls Sgotue
rubbed hts chin II wish 20 the Lord
that we did but IT'S my opinion Wen
ind out nothing more this night
Seotuo was right Nothing hap
prncd until the next morning when
Zoru appeared 10 tbs garden and had
the older man summon Miles
''Whcrc can We talkf' Eorn asked
as Miles appeared.
Just down tho road here I under
stood your message sunday evening.
o. course. bid you trace thc-cr--
hlil 81 ladingr
Porn nodded smilingly as they
STROBE along the road toward the
wcathcr.beatcn shed,
Eyes. She Is AZ Freodalo az The
homo o. certain estimahlo hut
somewhat peppery old farmer named
Higgs"
"Eliphalctr' exclaimed Miles Ills
sister Hitty has been maid here ia
ihc household Tor generation but I
never thought Of him, How did Miss
Patricia happen 10 so there. and
vhyg''
Perhaps sou had better read her
letter INST" Porn glanced about the
ramshacklc shed and produced a
small hulging envelope.
Miles tore open the envelope and
took from IL two folded slips Of pa.
per.
Dear Sergeant Niles
Mr.. zorn viii ten you how he
found me and why I stayed away
I have promised him I viii come
home this afternoon. had 20 tell
you first. tho. that ! have broken
our agreement; am sending word 70
Mr. Kemp % meet me and mean 20
tell him as much as ! can without
being dlsioyal 20 my family. After
ON I have been thru ! don't know
what 10 think except that W. have
terrible enemies who Will stop AT
nothing and am nearly euzy,
Please guard my father and tho
Others rs well and find out what Il Is
that threatens them before Il "a too
late, Don't let them know what hap
rcucd 10 me. am going 10 tell them
] left bccaesc they treated ms 20
stcruly Tho paper am sending
with this viii show you why I left
the house without trying 20 scc you
and put IL in your hands. only
found Il y liitie after ten that night.
Perhaps Il viii help you TO trace the
dreadful woman who wrote Il and
the men who arr IN her pay. eapc.
ciaily tho one with the tatto mars,
on his arm.
Hastily.
Patricia Drake
This letter doesn't tell mo much
except that the young lady Is on the
verge Of hysteria.' he commented.
Miles had unfoided the second
note II was comparatively brief
and aliho its fine. cramped. shaken
hand was unlike any that he had
studied before during his investiEa
ton. there was yet something vague
~ familiar abou, Il which arrested
him.
'AIy dear child. he read.
Great trouble has come upon
your esteemed father and your
uncles and compelled them to do IN.
strange things which have so dis
tressed you Of late. Now hey arr
facing ruin and disgrace thru nc
fault Of their own, but you. my dear
can save them.
II have known your family FOR
many years and II Is my duty to tel
you the truth. I am an infirm old
woman and live at some distance
but my car will be outside your gat,
al il tonight and my servants arc I,
be trusted TO bring you safely 20 me
will make you comfortable for tbs
night and you may return in th'
morning.
Watch for the flash Of liEh
twice in tho ROAD and DO prepares
to como at once, telling no one. o.
cannot help you. Have faith II
me for my only wish Is to keep yot
and yours from greater suffering
A Friend"
Great heavens exclaimed Miles
Anyone but an unsophistlcate'
child like Miss Patricia would hav'
seen at a glance that this was tn
bunk! Tell me what she told you
Zorn; what happened to herr
she says that Saturday nigh
she saw that note lying on the floo
just under her opened window. Sh
never thought OF doubling tho goo,
faith Of the Gnfirm old woman.
threw a few things into a bag an
waited for tho signal. II came an
Miss Patricia slipped down the driv
10 where a limousine stood Mt tn
gate with ono man behind the vince
and another holding tho door.
After that things happened To-