The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-06
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Copyright BY Philip Little,

Copyright BY Philip 3Littlee 8;
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\ want here. 1 cannot express myself ID
~ should wish, as do not know any.
thing at all about architectural terms.
4 but thcrc1ls a house that suits me ss In
4 on the avenue somewhere about frtrtv.
q fourth St,tet. It has q certain amount az
decoration about t, ana yet IL Is not loud
4 1t looks like q foreign house." As
4 8 All 1 know now what you want. You
are. after tho gothic. we shall have Is
4 make special drawings Tor you. as those
a houses are not common and the work
Il REQUIRES care and attention to detail Of
4 q certain kind. Shall we make ana sub.
nit drawings to Sou?
4 $5a'I shall be pleased to- have you Flow
long viii 1t take7'' .l
S Will put two men on that work alone
and think that We can promise them
4 In q week or less. OF course, YOU must
4 understand that 1t Is a special style, and
tho plans must conform to tho general az.
sign. You will, however. getta beautiful
house. and md one on thu will speak for itself,
/ How large q lot Of land have you Pc m
Two hundred by eIghty-flve. and IL
i Is on a corner A4SSS i54 5aIEi
4 IN, that is very good. DO you limit
i US as to size. or shall we cover the lott"
/ M should prefer that you consider that
matter yourself ard Edo'what Is best To
| produce q flrst-clnss house. Can sec
That young man again 2" i, 3E s 5it5
Certainly Bobs, Mr.. Elliot wishes to
4 speak to YOU, E 3al9B t5ga$ 5
~ r. Alorga I have taken a fancy 10 4
|, YOU. tgl am alone at the Holland house,
VIII you not dine With mo this eyen-
Iii 5i 81 5l7s T,3 Z
III shall be delighted sir.'''$ s3 7 VI
% 80. then. Shall we say q? Very
| well: good morning. Mr.. Van brugh, shat /.
near, from you when the plans are ready
CHAPTER Xxx.
NOW, q hoy y, let US 20 and SEQ IL our
! young friends memory has returned or
II he is only foolIng.'' e
Hes never foollng. Rcddie. What's
Reddle had opened tho door OF the In
ner room and given vent to a loud and
1 Vigorous oath III "a IF i5il &c n
Hes gone! How on earth do you
suppose he did IT? There isn't trace
OF q rope or.sanything to show how
| he got free. He beats all.'' si II
THE boys got a charmed life. be- x
lievc. and you'd better quit fooling with
| him, as I told you yesterday.'sf
Two got to have him back. I havn't
taken the trouble all these years to look
after him and bring him up. and SEQ
that he was educated, jus to have him.
drop mo Ike n cold pota to. "s , a4
|&B'sWell.a he's Out OF your clutches for
| n while, and you can bet that he will
look after himself from this on. You
won't find It so easy TO catch your bird
the second time" 5s s5f5 n
II get him just the same. even II X (
have to hurt him to do It" Il.
| sB"I Wouldn't do that. s IT amt worth
while. seems to mt. You might hurt
him bad, and then what good would he
be to you? What does he do now, any II
way n * i5s as5 &
Far as can find out, he is at work
in some architects Office down town"
Jewell, why not leave him there IL
you know where he is? What do you Is
want OF him, anyway? It's clear that
| he's off In his head. He wasn't sham.
ming when he said he didn't know you.
Say. lie did give you an awful rap
| that time. It was the quickest. pret-4
|ftiest blow I've seem In a. long tlme."&ss III
l5{"Do you think I've forgotten it2 My
jaw aches still I won't forget that III a #
thurryn i g3 ss 8 % a 3 II
15ss"Theres some ono on the stairs. Hell
To- London. Bobs has cut and run!""t
8"I1as he? How did he do i?
'.Ihat's what we want to know. Hes
gone sure enough. and no trace OF him
| at all iii 5.G q
! Good thing, too 55,
..What do you mean by that 2" asked
| Redde turning on him with a scowl
"Just what said. The boy IS OF no +
| further useI to us or to you. He has lost
his memory, that's 8t evident. and has
gone off on a new5tack. he VIII meyer tsl 4
| be the same, and you'd better drop him.
| Reddie." Fslgst s +.
III won't drop him, Just the same, as
I have my reasons for wanting him
/ back with me. 5s ss .s4B,
10. well, that's your business. nut -
think that you are wasting time, az the ne.
1 same IN
4.Tll do as think best and you can (
i Just mind your business SSs
He flung out Of the door and clattered
| down the stairs. London gave an ODD
look and smiled. but said nothing ana
walked into the other room. sf5 q
s CHAPTER XXI.
"Ah. Mr.. Morgan. pray be seated
4 am very glad to sec you. 1t Is lonely
4 for an old man like myself here
You can hardly call yourself old,
| Mr.. Elliot"
no longer young. and when / get away.
4 from the cares OF business II feel like q
i boy in spirits You have been, SO MT.
\ Vanbrugh tells me, something over
I yenr In Ills Office. Yohs7 IKE your work,
\ T suppose?" .is I. : Y
Il am in love with It, r told Mr.. Van
Z. Norstrand when no asked me what
/ would like to do that had a. great
fondness for fine houses !, ana th ll j.
thought that ! would Ike 70 pc Z, an an
Il arclllGCl. 1t Is q shl 1A'6
n,liot which I cannot understand. You 4
4 nrobably do not know that had an
accident happen t. m, me tl,at deprived
i eyes, Mr.. Vanbrugh told me OF It.
H"Well, what was going to say was
this. I do not know what did before
4 inst'my memory, but there Is some lnys.
4 tarv about the business. certainly did
4 not draw In an architects office al
Bobs related the incident OF his being
i kidnapped and what took place
fs'"Do you not think itstrange, STRIP
4 "strange, indeed It Is curious that
4 you can recall nothing. It is evident
i to me that you were the person they
j wanted, -
"Yes, but who was the man that res
cued me? And how did he know that
i was there?"
All, now you are beyond my depth,
Perhaps It Will unraye itself in time,
j but should keep n watch on myself,
4 II I were you, and not get caught again.
It might SO hard with you another
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