The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 3, 1923, Page 11

(Continued From Saturday) “You were acquainted with his “He told it me, ‘That is why, T esteemed him—for the calm fortitude with which he bore adversity, Since then, considering what he has done, T have almost come to doubt if what he told me of himself was true,” “Tt you mean of the wrongs he suf. fered at the hands of the royal com: mission that tried the Monmouth rebels, there's little doubt that it Would be true enough, He was never a out with Monmouth; that 1s certain, a He was convicted on a point of law of which he may well have been ig norant when he committed what was construed into treason, But, faith, he's had his revenge, after a fashion.” “That,” she said in a small voice, the unforgivable thing. It has royed him—deservedly.”" “Destroyed him?” His lordship laughed a little, none so sure of that. He h own rich, I hear. @:: has translated, so it fs said, his Spanish spoila into French gold, which is being treasured up for him in France, M. d@’'Ogeron, has seen to that,” “His future father-in-law?" said slic, and stared at him round-ey with parted lps. Then added: “ o'Ogeron? The of Tor tuga?” “Tho same. governor You see the fello well protected, It’s a piece of news I gathered in St. Nicholas. I am not sure that I welcome it, for T am not sure that it makes any easier a task upon which my kinsman, Lord Sun- derland, has sent me hither. But there it is. You didn’t know?" She shook her head without reply: His future father-in-law, | “Wy Rafael Sabatini| smpacoene “I dare say that We are all savages Under the cloak that civilization fash: | fons for us,” sald his lordship, “But | this Blood, now, was a man of cons siderable parts, from what else this Cahusac told me, He was a bachelor of medicine..." “That is true, to my own know: ledge," “And he has seen much foreign service on sea and land, Cahusac said—tho this I hardly credit—that he had fought under de Ruyte: “That also Is true,” sald she. She | sighed heavily, “Your Cahusac seems to have been accurate enough. Alas!" “You are sorry, then?" Sho looked at him. }pale, he noticed. | “AS We are sorry to hear of the! | death of one we have esteemed, Once | {ft held him in regard for an unfor: jtunate but worthy gentleman, She was very | * | | Now ., . She checked, and smiled a little | {smile, “Such a man is best forgot: | ten,” | And upon that she passed at once | } to speak of other things, | | The friendship, which it was her| great gift to command in all she met, | | grew steadily between those two in | the little time remaining, until the} fevent befell that marred what was promising to be the of hig lordship's vo af ge. | The marplot waa the maddog| Spanish admiral, whom they encoun: | tered on the second day out, when | half Way across the Gulf of Gonaves. |The captain of the Royal Mary w | not disposed to be intimidated } when Don Miguel opened fire on him. | ing. She had averted her face, and} Opserving the Spania plentiful | her eyes were staring down at the jseaboard, towering high above the| gently heaving water, After © MO-/ water and offering him so «plendid | ment she spoke, her voice steady and | a mark, the Englishman was moved perfectly controlled jto scorn. If this Don who flew the | “But surely, if this were true, | hanner of Castile wanted a fight, the | there would have been an end to his| Royal Mary piracy by now, Ifhe ... if he loved | oblige him. It may be that he was| & woman and was betrothed, and was | justified of his gallant confidence, also rich as you say, surely he would | and that he would that day have put} have abandoned this desperate life, was Just the ship to} and. .” “Why, so I thou ” his lordship | interrupted, “until I had the expla- nation. D'Ogeron is avaricious for himself and for his child. for the girl, I'm told she's a wild piece, fit mate for such a man as Blood. Almost I marvel that he does marry her and take her a ng with him. It would be no new experience for her. And I mar vel, too, Blood’s patience. He killed a -man to win her.’* “He killed a man for her, do you There was horror now in her Yes—a French buceaneer named He was the girl's lover xi’s associate on a venture, Blood coveted the girl, and killed Le win her. Pah! It’s an un- tale, I own, But men live by different codes out in these parts. ; She had turned to face him, She i was to the lips, and her hazel eyes were blazing, as she cut into his apologies for Blood. ey must, indeed, If his other as. tes allowed him to live after “Who told you?” “A man who sailed with them, a jchman named Cahusac, whom I as. He was Levasseur’s lieu- , and he was present on the id where the thing happened, and when Levasseur was killed.” was present, too?” She was a witness of the nter. Blood carried her off when he bad disposed of his brother. Duccaneer.” dead man’s followers al He caught the note of in wlity in her v but missed the note of relief with which ft was bient. “Oh, I don’t believe the tale T won’ lieve it It strained my own b that men should be so callous, until this Ca- husac afforded me the ex What?" She d her unbe. Hef, an unbelief uplifted her from an inexplicable diamay. Cl ing the rail, she swung round his lordship with that questio he was tor al curs. And ale this for a from him, a was bit 4 him r man ha Z said hin att oh, just un in ‘A commonplace!” said she. “M ADVEN And as} | would yet be “And the girl? Did he say the girl) own tongu jan end to the wild eareer of Don} | Miguet de Espinosa, but that a lucky | shot from the Milagrosa got among | some powder stored in his forecastie, and blew up half his ship almost be- | [fore the fight had started. How the| } powder came there will never now }be known, and the gallant captain phimself did not survive to enquire into it. Before the men of th had recovered from their constern tion, their captain killed and @ third of their number destroyed with him, the ship yawing and rocking help- jlessly in a crippled state, the Span: |iards boarded her. © Royal Mary In the captain's cabin under the poop, to which Miss Bishop had been condu for safety, Lord Julian | was = ing to comfort and encour age with assurance that all well, at the very mo. ment when Don Miguel was stepping aboard. Lord J himself was none too ste © Was Un doubtedly p Not that’ he was by any means a coward. But this coop ing on an unknown ele i of wood that might t founder under his yths of ocean was dis ng to one who could be brave enough ashore, Fortunately Miss | Bishop did not appear to be in dew perate need of the poor comfc he Was in case to offer. Certal she. too, was pale, and her hazel eyes may have looked a little larger than usual. But she had herself well in hand. Half sitting, haif leaning on the cap- tain's table, she preserved her cour age sufficiently to seek to calm the octoroon walting-woman who was grovelling at her fet in a state of terror And then th and Don Mi burned and in. Lord J el himself, ta quiline of fac round, to face him, and clapped a hend to his sword.” The Spaniard was brisk and to the| point. “Don't be a fool,” he said in his ‘or you'll come by a Your ship ig sinking.” ‘There were three or four men tn the morions behind Don Miguel, and Lord Julian reali released his hi jor 8o-of steel slid softly back into But Don Miguel smil a flash of white teeth bo zzled beard, and held out fool's end. the seabbard ed, with His eyes * said that | whereupon dship made the u—all of you—aboard my Don Miguel invited them, and | Th ent, of course. For one t ard had force to com pel m: a ship h inced to hi nking ¢ d r ucement to to enable Miss Bishop to ject some spare articles natch up his valise, | TURES ‘G| OFTHE TWINS |f). A RUB-A-DUB RIDDLE Riddle Lady's next, To see just how loudly I know hoa tened to bleat ” anip fe as a he features resemble a round . a ba 1 1 neve d arvest moon, ft But I've led men to battle ‘midst Yet I'm comm en out parad r 5 and din, af A f volee, I've cheered k , @ : 7 h : me down chimney for ed up P id has made this necessary. An appreciation of the patronage responsible for it will be ex- pressed, in a Way, in the new “Sweet Sixteen” shop that we will soon dedicate to the women of Seattle. We Have in Seattle Such a store as is planned will be a credit to the pro- gressive spirit of Seattle, which is evidenced all about us by great commercial and civic advancement. We note with deep interest every go-ahead step made in Seattle as bespeaking a con- fidence in the great city of the Northwest, such as has been ours since the opening of this store three years ago. DRESSES In silks and wools there is an infinite variety of Dresses for afternoon and evening, for the street and all informal ffi and Frocks for the Se party, theatre and dinner- t dance; for juniors, misses j,,,, and women, in sizes 16 to 44, 1 urs ; Courtesy, - Serview he S and Real a Satisfaction 2 | P F With additions and improvements to be ma | our floor space, modernize our equipment and enlarge our dis- | play and selling facilities—the third improve- ment in three years. The remarkable growth of this business I'm not big like Jack's 5 f B , mail as ‘Tom Thum ‘ 1 I'm kety-1 ; aie “14 it a horn ned little Boy | Lad 1 the hay-field Rig ‘ ned Riddle No,” said the Riddle py ete , “What makes you think t a ee “Well, it's round and he i sntahed "aa makes @ noise and leads soldiers | And she hu baka : to wart’ Hurrah for Nick outed all 40," acknowledged the|the good-natured Riddle-Lander Riddle Lady. “I should have made | not a | ous of uck CHILDREN CRY FOR “CASTORIA” | Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages de, w THE SEATTLE STAR Another Step Forward by “Sweet Sixteen’’ ONSISTENT with our policies and forging ahead without cessation, we are about to take another progressive step. will double Store to Be Closed ~ ; for Thirty Days O EXTENSIVE are the improvements to be made that it will be impossible to conduct business during the period of alterations, which will require thirty days, Not a garment will be sold while the work goes on; the work- New York Seattle Portland San Franciseo Las Angeles men will need a free hand. This will be dis- appointing to many women. Compensation will be made, howeyer, in the opening of a greater “Sweet Sixteen” shop—one of the largest and best-fitted exclusive Dress, Coat and Suit stores in the country. And by way of immediate benefits, in the giving of far better values from now on until our doors are closed for the work. Sixteen Dollars will now serve Seattle women in purchasing their Ready-to-Wear Garments as it has never before done. Several Garments can now be advan- tageously bought to carry one over the period when you cannot buy a “Sweet Sixteen” Garment in Seattle for “Love or Money.” FUR COATS To facilitate the prompt closing out of all Fur Coats with our other garments, the at- traction of value will be so great that no woman with a desire for a fur coat can resist these temptations: SEALINE COATS Self Collar $59.75 SEALINE COATS Natural Squirrel Collar and Cuffs $139.75 Natural Skunk SEALINE COATS Collar and Cuffs Novelty effect 175 $79.75 65 FUR COATS in this collection. All are beautifully lined and interlined. An inspection is necessary to judge their quality. t Old-Shoe Woman or ‘Taffy | Woman would 1 would have (To Be Continued) t (Copyright, 1923, by Seatt gue shows astipated GIVE “CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP” | Dependable Laxative for Sick Baby or Child — Harmless! bably have given New Merchandise Prompts Heavy Buying! Large shipments of the latest and most beautiful “Sweet Sixteen” models have been received — many carry- ing the first hints of the new Spring modes. These will add interest to the buying and give to the women of Seattle such selec- tions as will enable them to purchase enough of these inimitable garments to tide them over the thirty-day period when “Sweet Sixteen” garments cannot be bought in Seattle, COATS Models for every ‘occasion —sports, travel, motor, promenade and dress, in fab- rics becoming time and place; silk lined—with and without fur colla and cuffs; for juniors, misses and women in sizes 16 to 44. neh 9.75 Free—Blood TEST ABRAMS METHODS the ment from us We have ment. best th herto, caller ye taadeny ie The Butler School’ THE SEATTLE INSTITUTE of Hairdressing OF ELECTRONIC REACTIONS 1107 Second Avenue Phone EL lot.6380 611 Third Ave. Cough, cough, coughing— all night long | You can stop it. . 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