The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
7cIiA1prE11 XX1X,8

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~ mn Glad TO SEQ you, sir, and you,
/ Antn. Perhaps MI. Eliot hns told you
/ That my memory has como bnck 10 mo-.
Eyes, Hobs. I" said MIR. Van NostMnd In
h kindly tone, land lie says that you
have something to tell mo that troubles
| YOU. At
your frlendshlpfo for me- a
'"rell mo what 1T Is, Bobs l
.'Do not go. Anita and Mr. Eliot.
want you nil to hear what l have to say.
/ only ask that YOU listen In patience to
tho end. 3 w
t"ro begin with, do not know where
! came from grew up with n man
name was Rcddlo Fitzgerald. ASH have
thought tho matter over while making
up my mind to}tel yo,i Nil this have
had strange. indlstlnct memories OF n
great house somewhere and Of Il large
dog. saw n picture one day ina mag
nzne OF a child with big dog such MS
] remember faithfully, and on the OPP
posite page was n picture which brought
back memories of the house. also hayo
soino recollection OF II tall man who used
10 walk and play with mo. but It was not
neddie Fitzgerald.
I "Rcddie sent me to school TIL was
close to 10. and then told me that while
,hnt .o ~ ,,,, Muep n,d ~ enorh to be.
,ri,' ~ A. ~ ~, o,,,, ,,.a,, ~ ira nnd
~ IL tras nnyn,. ~ tna a.: me his own
busncss."' 55ls 385s 4. N 5s
r,And that 5wns u, 4 sized Mr.. Van Nos
trand, 81 " Il s
"Housebreal<ing." was the Quiet reply.
Demonstrating? DO you mean to tell
mo that he meant 10 educate you to be
n thlcf?'
''He not only meant to, but no did. lie
told me OF tho dOwn-trodden classes
which were preyed upon by the ricil, and
how the men who were not wei OH ~ =
Ire should i've upon those VINO we're D
cor poy poor shid n,i';s a.. i.u,-
.rhnu' snak!ns ms hcad sadly. 1' iH s Z
hauuherc 'llel WIS ~ ners es YES:
1s fIaln,f you, sir, y Tor your your ssinpi.ns,
~ 80, rar,, -, S,,.n t1,o o,,a tim .uot
are ooncernea va NE one III ~, ~
m lhrousn .me WHO" ..,e ,h ~,
your iO'is1 Whs Wv IL, ~
:, ,,u : NJ 10 - saan,ad mi,
tha ,.irht thlno-7fnt 1tlot ti,na u, 5t
,, I,ut ~ ~, -. -
riease lel me inisn, ST. w Wiz -
tle uii1''.s roolIi, ana ~, ,aa
guard As#l stooa watching thc uo o
suddenly saw the curtains part ana
there stood White hgue holding "a a
light. :" Sfsi II Al. IL
1T was 1;%it was ] q said Anita with
q start. 81 siR 8 III
I'VE first thought 1t was q ghost and
all hands scattered. II was da2ed and
stopped in tho hall Suddenly there was
a fash Of light and a report. felt a
eat,ngir,p sensation and as though had
been struck by n blow, and fell to the
a,ra,,nd = 7 ,vn .nickea IN by ono OF the
90 :. !, no1vn M + rondon an Englishman.
aMh ~ rr,ad Ia tl1e street, where a cab
.ao,, -, = ! - o,ir usual meeting place.
Via y thev rot from the robbery do3not.
Wt'a. .'o' - III fro,n the wound.
know, as - 90 - !, CANA and the
ana hen me ,ru'.Ama' -. rot ,reatea
time was kiqn app, ], Ia rs ,e,s1,, her the
F we'll pecause - ~ t>aan VIM thc
men Win Wi'o.lt i, -, do M. know
man was VINO re s co t''e + ~ ~
at all. =, ,o,, have
Now. Mr., van !, ost Isan' rn,,c r bet
heard my slory ~, ai ~ otvn,, !. though 1t
Ter for naFlhs WY - -, r,ondshin1 with
Will probably END my lrAell'iai.''V 49,.
you III, ar.
my dear boy w" '. ll'e 80 - >, -
honor you for telling IL, von."e. 'i'1 ala
sinned against than slli'ti NE - ,,,ar,,S
not belong with those ucoIie., any ne s,ot
Is something IN your pass ~, hni. -. 10
run down and break up tnat sa.ls =.
housebreakers, and perhaps ~ ne, !, tl1 s W.
we can find out who you arc &,
duced me to tell OF their meeung - pl 1',aG
but now 1t Is different. shail oe siau
when am all right again !, to g, nell he,p Nov NO.
all that can th'n aho, h9W suffer also
for what I have done ~,
you must let me be the Judge OF OF mat nar.
13obs The ends q 2nss'ce e,,t fh hing
fcctly well accomplished Wltho ~ -
ing you into the matter. . on haye 81
fered enough already" i. H..
5"I bate to so back on people, ts ST. %, wu,
never liked tho business and inc way Ia,
that was treated by being Klaha ,,pe
l feel absolyes all oblisatiol's. ,l mvpv
that yo., will forgive me - 90 ' ~. :, Ano"
where those gems Of yours went"
III rorgive YOU freely, my !, I: lad !; Am am
only too glad that the a'' 81 mas sho one.
cleared up and that there IS a ch "a nee
" i have them Yet"
'vrhey are ~ smart lot &. SIR az ana aer
doubt II you ever cate mem, s uu ~
4 o3,,I,, naVcr4 eaten uue -t+ubIloulllaH