Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-12-09
CHAPTER V.

(HARlEK '.
For a man who has never had the
leisure to appreciate the uses of a social
club, absolute inactiop, on the very |
verge of intense action, is intolerable
torment. Thinking of anything was
utterly out of the question He did |
not dare to return to his Office. He was |
afraid of the elevator boy. The sur |
was never so procrastinating He
dined slowly and mechanically at the
CITY club. and still it was not time. He
ordered a carriage and drove TO the
main entrance Of the Office building.
Still there WINS time; but there might
net be later, and, to avoid unnecessary
delay or conversation at the last mo-
ment, he carefully instructedthed driver
that when he returned and entered
the carriage he was to start at once,
without a word and drive as rapidly as
| possible to the ferry
~When we reach the other side
will tell you further where to CO." he
| said. and turned away; and still there
was time 10 kill
| The driver laid the instructions away
in the vacant corner of his brain where
| he stored such things, and forthwith
went 10. sleep
Stanton shrank into the darkest
corner of the gloomy entrance and
went on Whiting.
The shrinking was only matter CT
instinct. His course and his chances
had appeared more and more'doubttul
with each half hour. There's nothing
like immoderace waiting to make 3
coward of a man, and. besides, Il besar
TO appear quite possible that IL Johr
OImstead could speak he would say
Let the other one have it, Robert
rather than try to save it in such :
way as this"
For the hundrvdth time he tried e
; fashion Esther Dhorrdike-the poo
! aefornred creature who was to throw
herself away just TO serve his PuT
Poses-
= "Confound II. it's shame" he nui
tered. I've been Il Blind, selfish brute
TIL tell her so. when she comes, an
: send her away again. II must be e'gl
q" o,clock- Ha! there's the clock sTral
ing. at last She's Mte. Women are nc
= TO be trusted, anyway L
~ A messenger boy touched his arr
: repeating the nama- '~Malcolm?" II
= cues tiozing way, and holding out a
envelope.
With shrug of his shoulders ii
- young lawyer took it and turned
H. slowly over in his hands There was !
doubt about whom ia came from or tn
she was not coming herself. He forg
that a moment before he had be
earnestly planning % set her free
- once, and, muttering fragment Of
lines containing women and the foo
- who have faith in them" he actua
- put the envelope i'm his pocket, L
a opened. and was turning away, VIII
-, rRe boy asked him for the answer.
-, ~Answer?'' he remarked, looki
- down in surprise. Then he slowly DIR
the letter from his pocket again, a.
retreating farther into the shade
opened il, lighted match, and read
80 Mr. Raymond is in carriage rou
to the first corner. He was followi
- yours when you came His driver I
&C. where he can see it, If ! shall come
10 once, send me WORD by the bearer.
- not. I win wait where am till h
away. f. T."
With low whistle Stanton retur
!. a. to the messenger and asked: do
= - want to take rider The boy grim
len and he continues Here's do
an for your time. Get into that CARR
the as quick as you can and slam the
after you, but don't speak to the dri
,xer- When he, stops on the ferry and I
he YOU where to go next, tell him to d
Aor's back TO the stables and that
pay him in the morning. See?"
The boy saw, for he was in the
'ateh. rage in no time. The dor closed
a bang that thoroughly woke
nton driver, whose educated brain caugl
the thread precisely where he
own dropped it. Before his eyes were
M all open, the blankets were off the nc
Oh, the whip had cracked over them
I! they had started most satisfactor
on stanton watched them from
ut the shadows. A moment later the Il
e was his teeth appeared under his mus
/. he as carriage came from the side
him. and followed his own with the m'
near ger boy.
Oats sDat;s him" he nuttered, ant
L ?" stiu looking after the lost int
uttered when another hand touched his
While and another voice, softer than tn
wa, II senger's, repeated:
ona bic "Mr. Malcolm?'
red his It was a time of swift Weiss
for one guided by instinct. In II
I'D cas- quiet thoughts of his waiting
ay, till honestly determined to give 4
tered; plan for the sake of her who wa
ing the The aacrifice. A moment later
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