The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-19

lisd any object and tay Il az his
.a.ter.s tret uuharmcd, At the
,,ord vkl'I~ he T. psrmittcd 60
Be-, our hts prey
la the Atcanttmo llera llsw &c,
tnd dear Z ,nfcderatrs Ia EnEisad
are pIanntnt 90 secret adNrsturr-
lara Ia. - frrhFd far TIVE years ter
! .-rFtaln 10 = Of man % hrtP rarr,
out their ptsa D. uu a London mpNtr
Green he mP.rs Estchau Nirsu-
.a. n >panisrA siN-feat three, aud Of
perfect ply sisf &c. she kueWs shr has
NOW 90 on WIN THE STORY
They SAT Tor a moment iB silence,
toying with tho empty glasses from
which they lid been drinking
Presently she h0kcd mp TO ind his
saaa fixed up0n her aud am cNprrs-
sion ln his ewes that even "a less
sephtsucateI wosa an than Flora
Hawkes. mlEat Wy iiy have inter
p-rtei
You can make NJ DO anything you
want. Flora" De ssll 'i1r when ]
am with sou I foui the Sold and
think only Of thlu other reward
which you continually deny me, but
which ono dly I shail win"
Love and busincs DO not mix
welt replied tho sigI WALT until
on have succeeded IN this work, p.
teban. aud then wc may talk % love d
you DO not love ne hc whis-
u-rcI. holrsgIy. I'll huow-t have
setu-that each Of tbs others loves
ypu That IS why I coGd hate them.
And il 7 thought that You loved ono
ot them / could cut d heart out.
Sometimes I have thotSht that you
dII-ugst ono ut them and then au-
other, You are too tamiiJg with
them, Flora, I have seen John
PEBBLES squeeze your haul when he
thought no one was locking, and
when you dance with Dkk Throck
he holds you too close and you dance
cheek 10 cheek. I tell you DO not
like b.. Flora. and one % these days
shall forget al about the sold aud
think only Of you, and thtu some,
thing viii happen and there win not
bc 80 many 90 divide the inEoJs that
shall bring back from Africa. And
Uubes and kr3sSl are almost ms bad.
uerh1rs Elaski is the worst % all
Tor lr 81 q groI,lookiuE devil and I
DO not lSa the WY u which you
-ast sheep ewes af him
The rrg 90 growing anEp wa
blp.ng 90 the EiTi's eyes. With an
1nEry rasfure she a.ieuced hlpi.
What business IS IL OF yours,
Senior Miranda. who choose for my
friends, or how / treat them or how
they treat me- viii have you un-
derstund that I have known these
men for years, while I have known
YOU Tor but a few weeks, and II nny
has q right "a dictate my behavior.
which, thank Cod, none has. IL would
d. one Of them rather than you.
Hls eyes bl3zsd angrily.
1T IS ~ L thought Dc cried
You love one ~ them" lie half
rJse from the table and leaned across
&c toward her mcnacinEly. Just Isf
r-e find out which one Il - and I wiz
cui him into pieces
Itc ran his fingers thru his long.
black hair until Il stood up on end
IKE the name IL an angry lion Its
eyes were blazing with a ligat that
ea; a chill Of dread thru tho girls
Ec1rt. He appeared man temper
adly berCft Of rcakon-if he were not
manlac ne most certainly looked
one. and the girl was afraid and
realized that she must placato him.
"COmc. como. Esteban," showhi-.
percd softly. There is no need Tor
working yourself into n towering
iase over nothing. I have not said
hat I loved one Of these. nor have 7
aid that I do not love you. but I
am not used TO being wooed IN such
fashion. Perhaps your Spanish
sen0ritag like T.. but I am an Ems.
lish girl. and, II you love me, treat
me as an English lover would treat
me-"
You have not EaId that you loved
ono q these others-no. but on the
ether hand you have not said that
S0u do not love one OF them-tell me.
Fiora. which one Of them Is it that
you love?"
= His ewes were still blazing. and his
greet frame trembling with sup.
n-osef passion
u - not love any of them Este.
lt1n she replied, nor. as yet. do
love you But 7 could. Esteban. that
Btuch 7 win tell you. could love
you. Esteb1n. as I could never love
1nother. but shall not permit ms
relf 10 do so until after you have
returned and we ara free TO live
where and how VIC Ike. Then. maybe
---but. even 80, I do not promise"
You had better promise" he said
ssillenly. tho evidently somewhat mol
fsficd. You had better promise
Tlor1. for I care nothing for the gold
~ I may not have you also"
= Hush" she cautionsl. here they
! come now and It is about time; they
Arc fully = half-hour late"
. The man turned his eyer IN the d.
-faotion u hcr gaze. md the two sat
catching The approach n four men
= no had just entered the chop.houac.
Two of them were evidently English
men big. mraty fellows Of the mid
die class. who looked what they really
were, former pugilists. the third
Adolph Bluber. was a short, fat Ger
man. with a round. red face and n
bull neck: the other. the youngest OF
the four. was by far the best looking
Jlig smooth face, clear complexion
and large dark eyes might Of them
selves have proven sufficient grounds
lor anranda'8 Jealousy. but supple
incnting those were a mop ~ wavy
brown hair. the figure of a Greek god
and the grace Of a Russian dancer
which. In truth. was what Car
Israski was when he chose to BE-
other than a rogue.
The girl greeted the four pleasant
~, while the Spanlard vouchsafec
them but single, surly nod, as they
found chairs and seated themselve,
At the table.
HALE cried PEBBLES. pounding the
table 20 attract the attention 81 q
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