The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-13

Anita felt IN inward pleasure N INC
fact thnt slio lAl the power 10 az 81,
s az" was ,,s not positive that she would not
~ 90 again for tho pleasure of such m 4
avovnl Wonnnllko, she took d certnlns
deilght IN torturng herr victim and ut
| tho Same tlino did not like to See, him
suffer, irasinuch as she folt IN her heart
that the fault was wholly hers.
| GntVhy Of course not, Dobs' how could
III lit was very stupid Of me. + hope that
YOU will forgive mo and put It down TO
the brick that hit mo In tho head, '.I
90, do not sponk 81 that drc latE,
| thing, It makes mo shudder. II might
! havo Killed you." sifs's. g1is
$50 many things that have happened
might have killed me that I must DO re-
| served for soma other fate. III 3 s "a
|t"Do not talk In that way, Bobs YOU
mako me creep. YOU should DO thankful
that You have escaped as wei us you
have" H s5j
II am, Anita, but It seems to me as
though was being pursued by re-
| ientlass forco that must overtako me
sooner or ntor." \. .
20, do not say thatl' said Anita. now
ali sympathy. ut is because you nrc NOT
strong that you feel that way, l am sure sure.
When you are well and strong, al tllose
fancics will pass away, and you VIII q, pc3
| yourself again. People In your condl'lon
| fancy nll sorts OF grucsoino Things that
i never como true.
"If It had been but one thing that had
| happened to me, Anita. should not
feel so, but It has been one after an
| other, and In each case Just as | was be-
| ginning to get on my feet. ] had not
| escaped from. those men who kidnapped
| mo that night do not know what would
| have become OF me. THIS last affair was
no accident am certain. a &
"You do not mean to tell that you
think &43e
g.'That It wns an attempt to kill me?
I surely do, have not the least doubt
/ Of it,
20 horrors, never thought OF It."
~ do not know who did, and have
no means OF finding out, but that 1t wa
no accident am quite sure" \.
"You cannot BIO right. Bobs, 1t Is too
1 INDUSTRIOUS to believe
ut may be monstrous to YOU Anita.
1 but 1t Is the solemn truth. am watched,
followed. hunted, II you like to call It so.
4 and shall be TO the end
4 20 Bobs. how cruel how awful You
not strong Such things cannot be in
i this country.
"They5 can be, and they are. Think
OF it, he was speaking In low tense
! tones, and they were alone at their end
i OF the car. '"rhink ofEitI say. Where
/ Il came 1rOin, anu WHO = uiN, = Wv .'cs
/ know but feel sure that am not what
/ that man Reddie said Twas, son or
1 his, Do the sons OF thieves and house
breakers have It In them to 40 such
i works as II have done in the last two
4 ycars?'
No. no, go on!
$.I was given some education quite
4 fair one. in fact, then taken and cdu-
A ca ted to be- a. housebreaker.l was shot
q while doing my work and carried 10 the
4 rendezvous Of these men, recovered ana
went out for walk. / saw your morse
running away-you know that part OF u
i as we'll MS i do, there 10 no ncea 10 .elt
& ~ a. vor,. I was knocked scnseless. lost
h nv memory " as you also know. While
Il Il was In the hospital, q man claiming 70
4 ha nv IA thcr came to see me ana fdenll-
4 fed me. Who was that man? One OF the
I. ;housebreakers who were bound TO get me
back for some rea son or otner s.,
True, It must have been so
& uOf course It. was. He did not come
gain. no did not dare. Your father took
mn under his protection and put mo into
Mr.. yanbrughs office. Think OF the work t.
| did, and what 1 accomplished IN little
over a year. J., ~ Z, ,, y
back to tho old place from whom
: did not know then, for could remcm-
her nothing showed one TO your IA
ther. He advised me to have care Of
myself That night when left your
N house, r looked for a cab, but there were
none Suddenly one drew up ny the ,t curp-
stone. and as I was about to hnll the
driver. was seized from behind, n bag
was thrown over my head, and was
thrust into tho cab and driven away 7.
"Do not excite yourself, Bohs dear,
the words came inyoluntarily from her
parted lips. ~
| No i rit1 n I
] was OF no use. Tho cab stopped and I
was walked up two flights Of stairs and
pushed into a room The bag was taken
! or of my head and there stood three men
that to my knowledge had never seen
!. before. Now l know VINO thcy we're!
"Who were they?'
. "Neyer mind that now. let me go on.
I Ono OF them confronted mo and asked
:, me II T knew him. said not was the
truth. He told mo lied and nearly
knocked him down. know now that j
was Reddie Fitzgerald, the man who
had charge OF mo before, WIZ saia He
} was my father
"Oh Bobs. how terrible!'
'"Ihcy bound me hand and foot, and
!. nit mo into an inner room. tried to
Z freee myself after they had gone. but
: could not. After what seemed an age
J somo one came into the room, and, tell.
4 Ing me to keep quiet. cut my bonds and
led me out into tho darkness, down the
, flights OF stairs, and into tho street,
where he had cab, The driver had his
orders and drove rapidly. tried e
thank my rescuer, but he refused to be
thanked. We stopped at house. the
, door to which he had key, Tie let ms
In, took me into his rooms, which Wcr'
Z very comfortably furnished, gave ms
!, something to eat and then sent me hons l1't
= free once more"
"yyho was he?"
= II do not know, and I doubt 4 coM,I
recognize him. He was tall and wei g.,
) made, but wore dark glasses over '. ~ -:
: eyes, lie was a we'll man, ! knoM
: by his actions. What his mo !tnt r m.,n
= ana how he knew that was N t1'ut to 'N
and bound L cannot ina CINE, - y
us there no clew? Was no nn nhe p,'o vo o.
the mon who were In the room When wv
4 were brought in?" ,,,ht be
y "No; certainly not. Watt lign. ~ w. ..
gins to dawn upon mo Lona9m x ntw ops.
wore blue glassest' , or have ave been Lon
= dOn.r 1.gtl1 afat IN. .ti-!-