The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-27

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q ~hanthEars o. fhen rune
rtrh Marcus Anderson tuy a golden
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he sees Anderson d Enr company af
thr ~huugrbaeH aEa q ,rnuk krruu
a. the white EaElg The White
rurF uU fhs upper Fast Side rnaa
tUE As "a duke. WsfE "a n~Gurh'aEk as
hts secretary AIusIFF sets about EH
fnd gur Iu what Way Tha White
Ean hr picks IEr lock ~ che East
SIDE residence and enters
NOM go ON WITH TIN STORY
2 went owe that house from cellar
e. servants quarters ou tho top floor.
ln these latter rooms 1 found ua
riothlnr The servants had been dis
chBrsoI and had lru with aII their
b-clousinEs Two floors be.0v. j en-.
tered a study, Behind b. was the
chief bedroom of thv house j knew
thet 81 must beIonE 10 the White
taglr, And IN that bodruom were
r1ckod suitc3srs To that room. then.
the White EaEIe would uuqurstiua.
ably come. bur in the study was a
dscauter % wine and ~ciEarcts n .
knew ms Cochet. there would br af
least cne ciguurt smoked and one
glass 90 wine drunk I'm celebration
81 Dis latest coup In this room. then.
behind a sreal leather couch, I ca,
scongeJ myself
but before I went into hilins ]
took hair q dozen towels from the
bath room adjoining tho bed cham.
ber, and from the latter room took
q score % apparently discarded Cru.
watts ! tested each one OF these and
found them satisfactory. They were
no longer beautiful. but ! was Ger.
tain that they would prove service.
able. And behind the leather couch
] knoutci them into four stout
thongs / had finished when / heard
the front door open.
Cochet bounded up the stairs with
m activity which l envicd / hoped
that J. when 1 attained his years.
would De- as supple. He entered the
rpom where ] was hidden. snapped
- tho lights, filled two glasses from
the decantcr on the table. and lifted
M high above his head The
mlnchbaek, less active, now entered
the room Cochet greeted him
loudly.
Drink. mon brave- ne cried.
Drink 20 the genius Of the White
Eagle, who sees and swoops and
rises triumphant
Genius Is too weak a word. said
the hunchbaek. You work miracles.
my master"
He, too, took the other glass from
the table N drank eagerly, C1chrt
filled the glasses again.
And Of a simplicity. Raoui.
hOasted the White Eagle. This pig
dog OF a pronteer shows up his prtce
less box. opens ~ and lets us behold
the richest jewels OF his 90 vulgar
wife that sleam within u. And then.
~ he closes the safe door, I distract
his attention and you snatch the box
even as the door is being closed
In my hiding place / nodded ap-
provingly. This was slelEht 0f hlnd
that might be matched against my
own gift d lcgerdemnin.
The ~hunchback's voice was deprs-
eating. II have the trick Of the Tin.
gers. monsieur, but whut are the
mechanics hands without the artists
brains2 To you goes all tho credit
Cochet laughed mcrrily. But the
profits, Oh. mon yieux? They arc
more important than the glory, and
YOU viii have your share Of those.
But We must not stay here. That
lady whom you have so justly termed
vulgar may desire TO sec her Jewels
unce again this evening. one never
knows IN what direction a womau's
within may lead her"