Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25

/ him himself"
"Slade. you say, Is his name?'' repeated
smy friend
..Y es. SIR
Then thanking him, we re-entered the
cab and drove to an address In stree,
I off Shaftesbury avenue 5,
Slade! &Slade repeated Amber Jevons
to himself. as we drove along. That's
the name I've been in search Of 70,
Seven Secrets will resolve themselves into
|: one Of the most remarkable conspiracies
| OF modern times. I must, however, make
this call alone, Ralph. The presence 81
second person may possibly prevent the
man I'm going to see from making full
and straightforward statement. We must
not risk failure in this inquiry, for an.
tcipate that it may give us the key to the
whole situation. There & is a bar opposite
the Palace theatre. Ill set you down
whole situa ton. There's a bar opposite
there. and you can wait for me- You
don't mind, do you? ~ d.
Not at ALL If youth promise to explain
the result of your Investigations after
wards
You shall know everything later, . i he
assured me, and a few minutes afterwards
4 alighted at the saloon bar he had indi.
Gated, "a long lounge that is patronized a
good deal by theatrical people. -
He was absent nearly half an hour, and
when he returned saw from his face that
/ he had obtained some Inf orma ton that
was eminentlyS satisfa Glory. .#
We lunched at Simpsons. in the Strand
that ld-fashioned restaurant, where the
huge joints are wheeled from ia BILE to
ia ble-but he still refused to tell me any
thing.
Il hope to learn something further this
afternoon he said. before we parted.
.''1f I do. I shall call on you a bout six
+ Then he jumped into hanson and dis
i appeared. Jevons was a strange fellow.
He rushed hither and thither, telling no
one Of his business or his motives.
E About the hour he had named, 6heswas
ushered into my room He had made a
complete change IN his appearance. He
wore a tall hat and frock coat, with "a
black fancy aistcoat, whereon white
flowers were embroide red. VI By few ar
stistic touches he had altered the express
Ion of his features. adding nearly
twenty! years to- his age. His countenance
was one of those round, flexible ones that
can so easily be altered by a few dark
lines. sSss 5l ysss 5 sss
,.'.sWell. Am bier z. said. anxlously
when we were alone. What have you
discovered? 'S. s.
Several rather remarkable facts. '"s was
his philosophic response you care :a1!
stoSaccompany me II can show you night
something very interesting ;3..S
Care to accompany you 81 echoed.
I'm only too anxious
He glanced at his wat Itch; e then,S f1ngtng
himself into "a chair opposite me. said:
We've an hour yet. Have you got drop
of brandy handy q go
Then for the first time I noticed that
the fresh color Of his cheeks was sarti-
fetal. and that inE reality he vas ex-
shaustedF and white asSd tn The dif1cul-
sty in aking that had attributed
to excitement was really due ito exhaus-
ton i:
Quickly produced IS the brandy and
gave him a stifr pes. wi ich he swallowed
Sats single gulp. His eyes were no Longer
ssleepNrloohin but there was ga quick
Sfire In them that showed me that al
though suppressed, there burned within
his heart a fierce desire #to get 1.-THE
truth. Evidently he had learned ssomathins
since VI left him outside slmpeon's but
Whist twas could not 9ath
SS Is looked Sat@ the clock and So y va
z0sminuts past & I5e. notfced snysaetio
and said
.ss:I ~ start al a ho,l.rsSi h.y,s
a sAInbls syunaE s. 1. nsyeF
scattye ~ 20 ses.s
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