The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 10, 1920, Page 11

THE SEATTLE STAR 1) She Hides From Police but }) Finally Gives Up and Tells Her Story BANTA CRUZ, Cal, Sept. 10—Tt to have been an evening of ter and pleasant diversion with ind =companions, as Alma German servant girl, had it—her “first party” after years of cheerless tof, Instead there was bloodshed and » Murder and sulcida in the cabin to which she and her friend, with two men, had re for their hour of revelry, = 0. HENRY STORY ==" the Texan. “Your son and I knocked around quite @ little Inet night. You've got good water, but Cactus City is better lit up.” “We've got a few lights on Broad way, don’t you think, Mr, Piatt?’ “And a good many shadows,” said Platt. “I think I like yout horses best. I haven't seen a crowbailt since T've been in town.” Zizzbaum led him wp stairs to show the samples of suits. “Ask Mise Asher to come,” he said to a clerk. Miss Asher came, and Piatt, of Navarro & Platt, felt for the first time the wonderful bright light of romance and glory descend upon him. He stood still as a ite clift above the canyon of the Colorado, with his wide-open eye fixed upon her. She noticed his look and tush @4 a little, which was contrary to her custom. Miss Asher was the crack mode! of Zizsbaum & fon. She was of the blond type known as “medium.” and her measurements even went the re quired 35-26-42 standard a little bet ter. She had been at Ziashaum's two years, and knew her business. Her eye was bright, but cool, and had she _|chosen to match her gaze against the optic of the famed basilisk, that fabulous monster's gaze would have wavered and softened first. inci Gentally, she knew buyers “Now, Mr, Platt,” said Zizzbaqm, “T want you to see these princess gowns in the light shades. They will be the thing in your climate This first, if you please, Mins Asher.” Swiftly in and out of the dressing . |Foom the prize model flew each time wearing a new contume and looking -]more stunning with every change. Yoman War i Worker Out for Congress . NEW YORK, Sept. 10-—Miss Dor. Frooks, of Saugerties, N. is making folks sit up and take noti her independent campaign to win republican nomination for repre- sentative in congress from the 27th omg resional district. During the war she served as chief yeoman in the a@ Liberty Loan She posed with absolute self-posses- sion before the stricken buyer, who stood, tongue-tied and motionless, while Zizzbaum orated oilily of the styles. On the model's face was her faint, impersonal professional smile. that seemed to cover something like weariness or contempt. When the display was over, Piatt seemed to hesitate. Zizzbaum was a little anxious, thinking that his cus- tomer might be Inclined to try else where. But Platt was only looking over im his mind the best building sites in Cactus City, trying to select one on which to build a house for his wife-to-be—who was just then in the dressing room taking off an evening gown of lavender and tulle. “Take your time, Mr. Platt,” said Zizzbaum. “Think it over tonight. You won't find ee, Fee our prices gn goods like I'm afraid you're having @ dull time in New York, Mr. Platt. A young man like you—of course, you mina the society of the ladies. Wouldn't you like a nice evening? Miss Asher, now, is @ very nice young lady; she will make it agreeable for you.” “Why, she doesn't know me,” anid Platt, wonderingly. “She doesn't know anything about me. Would she go? I'm not acquainted with her.” “Would she go?” repeated Zizz- baum, with uplifted eyebrows. “Sure, she would go. I will introduce you Sure, she would go.” He called Mins Asher loudly. She came, calm and slightly con- temptuous, in her white shirt waist and plain black skirt. “Mr. Platt would like the pleasure of your company to dinner thin even. ing,” sald Zizzbaum, walking away “Sure,” said Mise Asher, looking at the ceiling. “I'd be much pleased Nineeleven West Twentieth street. wi time?” y seven o'clock.” “All right, but please don't come ahead of time. I room with a school teacher, and she doesn’t allow any gentlemen to call in the room. There isn't any parlor, #0 you'll have to wait in the hall. I'll be ready.” At half past seven Platt and Mise Agher sat at a table in a Broadway restaurant. She was dressed in a plain, filmy black. Platt didn't know that it was all a part of her day's work, With the unobtrusive aid of a good waiter he managed to order a re spectable dint minus the usual Broadway preliminaries, Miss Asher flashed upon him a dazzling smile. ‘Mayn't I have something to drink?” she asked. “Why, certainly,” sald Platt, “Any: mer - “A Gry Martini,” she mld to the walter, When ft was bronght and set be fore her, Platt reached ever and took it away, “What ts this? he eked, “A cocktail, of course.” “I thought it waé some kind of tea you ordered. This is liquor. You can't drink thi What ie your first my fntimate friends,” said freesingly, “It ie “Listen, Helen,” mid Platt, kaning over the tabla “For many years every time the spring flowers bios. gomed out on the prairies, I got to thinking of somebody that I'd never seen or heard of. I knew it was you the minute I saw you yesterday. I'm going back home t and you're going with me. I know it, for I saw it in your eyes when you first looked at me. You needn't kick, for you've got to fall into line Here's a ttle trick I picked out for you on my way over.” He flicked a twocarat diamond solitaire ring across the table Miss Asher Mipped it back to him with * “she eld, oo worth a hundred thousand dollars,” said Platt “I'll build you the finest house in Weet Texas.” “You ‘can't buy me, Mr. Buyer,” mid Mise » “if you had a hun dred milliot I didn't think I'd have te call you down. You didn't look like the others to me at first, but I see you're all alike” “All who?” asked Platt. “All you buyers. You think be cause we girls have to go out to din ner with you or lose our jobs that you're privileged to say what you please. Well, forget it. I thought you were different from the others, but I eee I was mistaken.” Platt struck his fingers on the table with a gesture of sudden, {+ luminating satisfaction. “T've got itt” claimed, almost hilariousty — “the Nicholson place, over on the north side. There's a big grove of live oaks and @ natural lake. The old house can be pulled down and the new one @et further back.” “Put out your pipe,” sald Mise Asher. “I'm sorry to wake you up, but you fellows might as well get wine, once for all, to where you stand. I'm suppored to go to dinner with you and help jolly you along so you'll trade with old Zizzy, but don't expect to find me in any of the suits you buy.” “Do you mean to tel me,” said Platt, “that youd go ont this way with customers, and they alh—they all talk to you like, I haye?™ “They all make plays,” said Mise “But I must say that you've ‘em beat in one respect. They generally talk diamonds, while you've actually dug one up.” “How long have you been working, Helen?” “Got my name pat, haven't you? I've been supporting myself for eight years, I was a cast girl and a wrap per and then a shop girl until I was grown, and then I got to be a suit model. Mr. Texas Man, don't you think @ little wine would make this dinner a little less dry?” “You're not going to drink wine any more, dear. It's awful to think how—I'll come to the store tomor row and get you. I want you to pick out an automobile before we leave, That's all we need to buy here.” “Oh cut that out. If you knew how sick I am of hearing such talk.” Broadway and came up Diana's little wooded park. The ,trees caught Platt’s eye at once, and he must turn along under the winding walk be neath them. The lights shone upon two bright tears in the model's eyes. “t don't like that,” said Platt. “What's the matter?” “Don't you mind,” sald Miss Asher, “Well, it's because—well, I didn't |think you were that kind when I |first saw you. But you are all alike. And now will you take me home, or will I call @ cop?” Platt took her to the door of her boarding house. They stood for a minute in the vestibule, She looked at him with such scorn in her eyes that even his heart of oak began to waver, His arm was hall way After the dinner they walked down | THINK SEATTLE MAN IS SUICIDE Writes Death Note to Aber- deen Paper Local potice are endeavoring Frt Gay to trace the giovements in Beat te if ponsible of J, C. Baer, of Coe mopolis, who, according to a letter received Thuraday by an Aberdeen, Wash, newspaper, planned to com m leide by Jumping from a coast- wine steamer. The letter to the newspaper was written on stationery of the Hotel Rainier, 168 Main st, Seattle. The letter declared the writer had more trouble than he could endure. “I plan to make the shella of the ocean my death bed.” he wrote A $1 bill was incloded im the envelope for editorial charges, Inquiries at the Rainier Bote! showed that Baer had not registered. Several letters, however, a@@ressrd to Baer, were received at the hotel sev- ral weeks ago, and were returned to the postoffica, U.S. WARSHIP RUNS AGROUND Pittsburg Ashore on Russian Coast WASHINGTON, sept! 10.— The navy department today expected a more detalled report on the cruiser Pittsburg, which has gone aground three miles west of Libau, on the Russian coast, Soon after recetving the report, na- val offictais direMed the U. & 8 Frederick to transfer its passengers at Antwerp and go to the assistance of the Pittsbarg. Admiral Huss, commanding the | Pittsburg, was recently sent to Dan- | aig to protect Americans there, but later wan ordered to return to Reval. Weather Holds Up N. Y.-Nome Aviators DAWSON, Sept. 10.—Unfavofhble | weather forced three of the New York-Nome pianes to returne here yeaterday afternoon. The United States army “ships” encountered the | poor flying weather on Nagina sum- mit. One plane continued its Might. It had not been heard of late last night. but it thought to have pro- ceeded to Wrangell or to the landing field at Glenora, which is ten miles from wire communcation. Jaround her waist, when she struck him’a stinging blow on the face with | that in her open hand, Ax he stepped back a ring fell from somewhere and bounded on the tiled floor, Platt groped for it and found it ‘ow, take your useless diamond and go, Mr. Buyer,” she said. . “This was the other one—the wed- ding ring.” said the Texan, holding the gmooth gold band on the palm of his hand. Mina Asher's eves blazed upon him in the half darkness, “Was that what you meant?—did you" Somebody opened the door from inside the house. “Good-night,” sald Platt. you at the store tomorrow.” Miss Asher ran up to her room and shook the school teacher until she sat up in bed ready to scream “Fire!” “Whore in It?” she erted. “That's what T want to know,” said ithe model, “You've studied geogra phy, Emma, and you ought to know. Where is a town called Cac Carac—-Caracas City, 1 think called it?” “How dare you wake me up for t?" said the school teacher, “Car. is in Venezuela, of course.” What's it like?" “Why, it's principally earthquakes and negroes and monkeys and ma larial fever and volcanoes.” “I don't care,” said Mise Asher, bithely; Paper money, called “flying mon- ey,” wae first used by the Chinese, 2007 BG - aa “T'll see th Make your clothes money go farther this fall — OU’LL find that we are trying to help our customers keep down the cost of clothes by two mean Ss 1st—The best quality in clothes—Hart Schaff- ner & Marx goods. 2nd—The lowest possible prices for such qual- ity. We’ve marked our prices for fall as “close to the bone” as we can possibly go. We’re going to do our part in that respect. We expect that we'll break about even on some of these goods: The main thing is that you'll get the kind of quality that gives long service; that will make » your clothes money go farther than ever before HART SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES SHOP Corner Second and Seneca Street. NAVY GUESSING FRET NOT, HE PRODUCE MAN ° ON NEXT BOSS; SAYS; ROBBED!; FACES MURDER Weeks Expected to Be Sec-/ Vicarage Entered While the|Information Charges Him retary if Harding Wins WASHINOTON, Sept. 10-—Political figuring their chances for promotion | or demotion as 4 result of the No vember election. If Harding wins, no less than a score of rear admirals now heading | the various boards and bureaus will doubtless get their “saling orders.” But chief speculation centers 6n who will head the department after March 4, next To date, guesses aré about even ‘ent of a republican victory the next secretary of navy will be} former U. 8. Senator John W. Weeks ssachusetts, ks is a close personal and political friend of Harding. He 4s closely identified with the senatorial group that put Harding “across” for the nomination, He is a graduate of the Annapolis Naval academy, class of ‘81, and altho he retired from the service after having served twa years as midshipman, following his graduation, he is actually @ “navy man.” Next to weeks, as probable chief of the department in event of a G.| 0, P. victory, navy gossips put Gov- ernor Robert L, Beeckman of Rhode | Island. Just why, no one seems to| know, | On the democratic side there is! much speculation whether or not, if Cox is elected, he will retain Secre- tary Daniels. Many believe he will. | The navy's war record for effi clency i@ still, in the | one of the bright pages in the his: | tory of that conflict. Admiral Sims’ | criticisms in the main have been dis: | counted as being inspired either by | political or personal pique. | As the man who has lifted naval contracts out of the realm of graft, who hag freed them from the abso- | lute contro}! of the armor and powder interests, who sponsored and has put | thru & program of naval construc: | tion that will give the United States by 1923 a navy “second to none,” it 1s believed in the department zal public mind, ho is one member of the cabinet who should hold ever should Cox win, « ag Pastor Raps Worry With Shooting LONDON, Sept. 10.—After preach: | “Prosecutor Fred C, Brown has filed sea-dogs in the navy department al-|ing at the evening service on Sun-|information charging murder against ready are putting in a lot of time jday from the text, “Fret not thyself | J. K Hill, produce merchant, baer | because of evildoers,” and @dvising | of killing Christ Grecort, proprietor | the congregation not to be anxious|of a soft drink establishment. The| or worried, the Rev. Basset Kerry, viear of Christ church, Beckingham, entered and robbed! The pastor had drawn about $250 shooting occurred August 22. | Hill, who has been held in the coun. | Kent. found the vicarage had been |ty jail since the shooting, will be ar | raigned Friday. & few days before from the bank.| ‘The United States trained 15,000 This, together with his wife's jewels | air pilots during the war. | and money a servant wanted him to take care of for her, was stolen. Diamonds And Lots If someone should dis- cover, tomorrow, vast mines of diamonds enough to shatter the value now attached to these stones—would you be one to wish you had invested in good old de pendable real estate? 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