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

aurF sac pulled Qua frgm tho riatign.
The fI.EEus party occupied two ITi-
KHfe compartment aa . could isl
from tEr halfopFnrI door The enc
ryri man shared compartment
with three other people American
ElurieiH
Thr lnesyrI man. then Was mol
part af the lurEius cuioursEc. lie
had exchanged no aiEus ~ rteoFui
raH with tHH millionaire aH thry
passed thru che train safes aliho
ttty had teen glose tauuFh f1 touch
each Uthgr
ruulg3. newilaerrd almost funiia
negausc could not peer thru cur
tains behind which. 1 ,san convinced
"a play 6tylt8l significance 90 me was
being performed . rosie o. Cher
l1urE I was no wiser az the rnd oi
the railway journey Indeed, ] was
na wiser aiK days later when tho Al
TARA was only "a night from her dock
ln New York.
Daddy those six days I had oi.
served az closely ua ! could without
drawing attention 90 myself, Ills
gins ana tbc one eyed man hut al
tho nearly every ono % the flruicla1
passengers. Including myself. ca
changed words. Bt some time or
other. with tho millionaire. the one
eyed man never. 60 my knowledgr,
1900. F..s.aaaH H HH..H saHEHE HrHaHH#94a
The oncHeyrd man kept 20 himself.
whenever 10 walked tho deck. be
Was alone. Dc never seemed 90 utter
more than mouoaY Tables 90 biz Ia
table mates lu the saloon. DO neither
offered nor accepted Hospitality Ia
tho smoke room. bot drank alone,
on Tie night before We landed. !
attended the concert IN the lounge,
I Hat with a couple ~ chance acs
uuaiut8ucrs near Tho door. whore We
watched the various arrivals. tEs
changed banter with them. ana Fda.
sipsd. after tho fashion Of travellers,
about their manners. appearance.
probable income. and nlrtBtion1 dur,
ms the voyage Then. ua Mr and
Mrs, HEEins passed thru ,bc wide
door. wo all three nspcd.
Higgins was worthy % note. Ills
white WuiFiroat was fastened with
emerald buttons. h6 wore a Holi,
thirr diamond on one hand that must
have weighed n dozen eanta and
been worth a fortune A solid rope
Of diamonds huns from hia watch
pocket. supporting a ruby fob.
Ills vulFarltics had formed tho
basis Of haif tho smoke, room talk
during the trip. but this osteniation,
In excessively had taste. outdld any
thing else. HUT he was difficult a.
compared with his wife.
n was not alone that her gown
was cut 20 low that one blushsd With
yirBrlous shame. wondering that 70
Informed woman should care 70
expose her muddy flesh. II was not
that her jewels wrrr 20 expensive.
oven. u was that sho wore such an
unbelievable number % them. She
seemed pllEtrrrd with precious
stones. until one forgot how low her
dress WINS cut had read % her Jew.
els but had assumed that tho news,
paper writer's had been guilty Of tho
usual sunday supplement sxnEgrru-
ton. Now ! knew that ihcy had been
restrained.
And ono Jewel. a pearl. hanging
from chain until Il rcatcd Ike a
round white grape upon her bosom.
held my fascinated eyes. II drew ms
companioua' attention. too. for ono
Of them. Brokaw by name. men
toned Il.
Get the pcari7' 10 whispered
Got my idea what that thing
WORTH
! shook my head. II know" he
said. II was in Maret'u on tho Rue
De Ia Palx. the day they bought l,.
Ne" he chuckird. buying a thou.
shnd.fraue brooch 10 take home 10
the Mlssus. and thinking whai a hit
ia make with her Ana In comes
Higgins and his wife, and at tho top
Of his lungs old Josiah declares that
he's come Tor the RANGES Pearl. aud
that he's brought his check for a
million francs with him. Believe me.
friends, I almost died with shame 20
think how ia been hagElinE over my
little brooch. l paid what they asked.
apologized for annoying them. ana
sncaksd out. Ono million francs. and
no matter what tho exchange Ia.
that's money!
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