The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-16

| ts,ihl grey tweed suit ana slo'ich hnt.
WITH IN engle's feather dropping nncK
over the brn,. The grey eyes tWinElso
ns lie held out his thin white hntit; il Et.
tor Dane felt y thrill Of disnppol lill;
Was tiiis the conunror. me shy ,t,,, u
tho Empire? Was this, Grnydon Cart!
HHGentlenen, am ut your service"
,rhev followed him into the study.
Garth leaned against the 1lantclplece III
| Ms fnyorito attitude, his grey eyes linlt-
closed and tho everlasting Cigarette PC
tween his lips. Leckburns race was
radiant with delight. AZ hs uo Cloud NM
thov ,vero as snfo Oh Peril Island as they
| cn,,id hnyo boon In London Itself. 4.
"You did not get my letter. then g
drawlcd Grnydon Garth
| mo, my lord"
'rrhnt is strange, Ned ! sent M' l''
| to you yesterday" ,,oJ
"rhcn Terry is with you, my lordf"
"Yos. only Muldoon. You look very IT.
but very pcrplexcd. /,
"Thc way things have turned out would
pcrplex any man. said Leckburn. lt
like Il fairy tale o-...
UNFORTUNATELY" said Graydon t'hrtn.
drv. "there Is a lot Of unpleasant fact
about It..
III do not understand"
"13oh, You are dense. Under some
circumstances I would be angry, Neg.
Wherever 60 am fated to be DISTURBED.
| When reached Garden Island
thought had discovered place OF res.
ana refuge. Shall tell you now lou,;,
lat? on one of my voyages stumpea
across the derect torsalr Satan Thcre
wore nnpers aboard her telling OF tho
| island and tho treasure. found both,
i though never troubled to mt the leae
i covering and glance ut the ola pirate i
|honrd. Fate wenvcs queer WEBS Nea. ~
i few months OF peace and quiet pass away.
,nd thnn Tho wave OF fate washes up The
scum OF Europe on the shore OF ny
island home
Europe, my lord|
y Grnydon Garth laughed
mot at ALL" he answered. Il need
4 make no mystery of It. found one OF
Your dcsertcrs mud got the whole story
ont of him. from what I gather this
4 fellow yanderlet Is pretty sharp thorn
i In your side" lie yawncd. y am lazy
to-day Mr.. Dane. help yourself. We all
> have to help ourselves on Garden Island.
for keep no slaves and no servants.
4 Ned, tell mo the story Of the voyage
J, Graydon Garth sank into n chair, and,
crossing his thin legs, yawned again. tils
hs ndsome face remained almost express
sIonless as Leckburn related the tale OF
i, the cryptogram and their adventurous
z tourney in quest OF Black Juan's gold.
Once or twice the millionaire yawned
! $50 that is all"
"Quite enough, I think. groWled Leck-
t burn. Don't you. my lord?'
II think this" said Graydon Garth.
:, II am not absolutely lisgusted with you,
!, There was much hard luck In losing your
vessel. and some carelessness. Esd, you
!. have often heard mo say that the un-
l expected Is always the thing most to be
Ia nSO nI n
/ VANDERBILT would dare to follow you, and,
E therefore you took no precautions. You
9 Numbered badly. You do not realize what
tcrribo blunder you have made
S Leckburn grnned as he slipped Ills
8 whiskey.
Q ''Let me take leaf out Of your book.
, GARTH he answered. land be accurate
+ You tell me that I don't realize the
i blunder don't; that's true. But did
j and T longed to kick myself for It. am
1 always laundering and getting into
L scrapes but what does that matter II you
t are here to haul me out Of them 9"
o Garth rose from his chair. and, parting;
il the curtains, looked out.
3 ut is a pity to dislllusion you, Ned, :
i he said, after a pause "To be frank
I our position Is unenviable and unpleasant
9 7 have no boat. have no guns except
t a few rifles and ono Maxim have nc
j. men. I came here for peace and rest
: The Winged Terror my nirship, visits
r tho island at certain times to bring ne
: cessary stores. The only man with me
t Is Muldoon. How can / hope to MD you :"
c Leckburn's jaw dropped. Then he burst
y into roar of laughter
8 my lord" he said what does 1t mat
: ter? I can see trouble for Hans Wander
: let You would pull us through IL we had
L a full listed army to fight and no weapons
8 except pocl1et-knives. know there Is
! no fun for you in fighting unless you
g have a foe worth fighting. You have one
In VANDERBILT. B,ackguard though he is
: I admire MIN, and even respect him. He's
:, n splendid mixture OF brains. pluck VII
e lainy and hypocrisy. I'll match you sin
gle-handed against him. his men and his
d guns And II you don't lick him. my
lord" added Leckburn. "1ll-
what will you do, Ned?"
9 Hang myself on the nearest tree
p growed Leckburn. Come my lord
}; promise if
e A thunderous hammering at the outer
It door brought him to his feet with O
bound, and a voice rasped out:
Burn We. my merry dogs. where are
l. We? A petticoat, by Davy Jones! He, ha
he! Off WI yer hats to the lady. 70 I'M
s mannerly swabs."
: Leckburns revolver leapt from Its
It leather case.
Monkey Swayne,' he cried.
!, Tho dwarf stepped BACK nurrlediy a.
tho millionaire glided across the hail
: Graydon Garth folded his arms. nnt
halted. The light shining in showed thai
e his black hair was whitening over tho
: temples.
wife" hs said, in the soft tongue Of
tho hill country, tell my lord and his
friend that may want them. Let then
go round, and, when ! call. cover these
L. two rascals outside"
(, Eyes, my lord" answered the queen.
% The millionaire blew out a thin clout
70 (To be Continued Tomorrow