The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-31

lie reflected on the treasure he
had found IN this strange place.
heard Of gold, bright sold pieces OF
Ia miniago 81 the UnNed states Of
long aEo, perhaps wrecked there aud
gathered BY the natives, then used
By Toha and her sisters In bringing
sacrifices 60 this weird sod Of frs Tor
The old queen whose lust for the love
and thea the blood Of white men
had led 10 hts KIDNAPPING from Seattle
lie looked hack a. he stood there
by Marian'a eide, bound for Mociips.
on the horrible days following their
arrival home. OF the presence herp
and therr. wherever they moved. Of
the faicful rcd flower and then OF
tho kidnapping q Marian and his
finding her IN the temple OF a tons
IA Chinatown IN the hands Of Renard.
the criminal.
How Rsnard had pcrsecuted them.
With what iniquity 10 had tried 20
compel Marian 10 tell OF The finding
Of the treasure on the unchartsd
island. And then
Clark experienced a thrill as he
remembered her. Totai Glorious IN
hate and defiance. standing before
Rsnard, demanding Marian as a prop.
eriy 81 revenge.
After THAI CLARK unused on the ~.
curly or his hiding Ia the dragon 3
eye. smiled 10 hlsnsslf as be thought
how he had looked down on them
an unpcrecived. little suspected
The minutes tliat followed had
hcsp tense ones; the stahbinE u
Hcnard as he advanced on Tuhai
Toba's flash Of the silver hall, tho
explosion. tho wreck. fire aud smoke
and his escape into the street with
Marian.
Thank God Il was all over now.
But one cloud remained. That waa
Mariana rrfusai 10 marry him.
Marian" pleaded Clark touching
her hand.
Flush. she said. People are look.
Ing. Please wplt until We arc thsrc.
Then we can have tho whole beach
70 ourselves and We can talk TO our
hearts, content"
Tho train rolled on and Marian,
sIancing cgriously about her. won.
dered IL life had ever besn kind and
Il she had oncc been a part Of thsec
eArefrcs people.
How lightly Iifo lad touched them.
How roughly il had treated her. she
saw about her girls with sparkling
eyes and beaming faces, They had
homes. They had families. Yes.
they knew who they were.
How strange that thought: To
really know who you were. II was
the most natural thing In the world.
knowing who you were. But Marian
did not.
Since that night when the ship
upon which she was a passenger
vert 70 pieces on the leach Of the
unchartcd islc somewhere out In the
Pacific, since thas day when she re.
gained consciousness 70 find herself
u captive OF Toba and her sister
Aniazons. since the shock Of that
awakening, Marian had no memory
Of her past
II was a blank. as sinister and
black as night, heavy shadow that
clouded her Joy now that she was
free and now that the man she
loved begged her TO marry him.
How could she marry FLOYD, not
knowing who ahe was?
Did another man await her coming
somewhere? Was she betrothed7
Did d mother and father and, per
haps. brothers and sisters grieye over
her absence7
There was something strangely
familiar In the sights and sounds
around her. Perhaps she had known
Seattle and its beautiful hills as
home. Perhaps here, among these
people on the train, were friends.
acquaintance, people who had
known her In that other life which
was now a shadow.
Clark t6ssed away HIS cigar. tooN
Marian's arm aud piloted her into
tho car. Marian became conscious
on tho moment that the eyes OF some.
ono we're on her. She looked about
and saw In a seat half way thru the
car, a hunchback, n weakened little
man, who stared UP into her face
with an expression OF astonishment.
This man knew her. He must
know her, else why should he stare
81 herr She wanted 10 speak 70 him.
demand OF him where he had seen
aker before, but as her eyes fastened
on his, he scurried out OF The car into
ono ahead.
Marian clutched Clark'a arm. "Oh,
Floyd" she exclaimed. That man
did you see himf'
And then, as Clark looked ques.
tioningiy a. her sire added; "He
stared and stared and then ran
away"
what was he liks?"
Marian described him.
mot natiye7" asked Clark. mot
an islander?" He was alarmed.
mo" she smiled. "He was a white
man, d little hunchback'"
II saw him." said Clark. II saw
him back there In tho depot. /
thought nc stared az us, but ! was
not snre. When ] looked at him, lie
moved away"
Marian sighed tremulously.
"oh, Floyd" she Whispered, do
YOU know that n could find some.
one who knew me they might tell
me VITO nm
CLARK stcadled her.
Enough OF that, little girl" he
said. "why don't you try and for.
get the past? ! do not care who you
were. Let Identification come nat.
urally aud at tho right time, III the
meantime why not live our lives as
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