The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10

VS. ~. not at all. IllS brain Will now be
Il should . no Will be d PERFECTLY well man
before long 5lI' '.iTS"S
CHAPTER XVII.
/, You !, managed manage 70 hit him. you say. (
20. yes. SIR / did the lob in great
shape. First place. l got the mon down \.
T on him BY telling elm Some fairy stories
f about what he done In the east, where T 4
said that worked under him. l told
en- he took advantage OF his men. and
always got the best Of 'em and Big
commission They got Just slmmerln'
mad and Just wanted to do somcthn'5to
hurt him II they could He was standln'
just side OF the bottom OF the ladder
where the boys AXE he bricks UP. an
just as nll' the rest was gon up 3
stepped onto platform and dropped a !
brick onto his head from the third floor"
".Dldt It kill him
~ T don't know. Sir. It knocked him
silly, anyway, and tho blood Just ran out
sof him. 3 ii
THAT'S alright It was an accident,
OF course. s. No one saw you r. $. III 8t
VI mot a SOUL Sir
well. then, you have nothing to
fear. Here's your money. Two thous- Il
and dollars. count5it and see that It Is
correct. =
..I.ll take your word for It, SIR"
take nobody's word in matter OF *
business, Rea gan" 5
Eyes, sir; but this Is different, You
saved me from tho gallOws once, and I
Bwore then that II l could do you n y
service, even II 1t was murder I would
do 1t. I'm a bad lot. I know, but ! do E
not forget that" i E ks
+ well, well. Reagan. that Is very good
OF you, but as we shall probably never
meet again, want YOU to feel that all is
straight between U.s.
.'Tm not in the same class with you,
800 f,,tx, er1it <,,, 1yn1y nua
II did know who you were by accident
%"That's true, Reagan, you have been X
square and staunch.. IS. ii
K q "All for the same reason sir have
not forgotten the old country and what
you did for me, and + never Will. Ss3
1--WE will say goodby now, Reagan
do not expect to Continue in this bust.
ness and II things turn out ns u hope
that they will must go back home.
Whether they will or not DO not
know # .,
"Goodby, sir, and good luck"
London hardly to be recognized with.
out his glass and with light, closely
cropped beard and mustaclie turned and
lighted acigar.
E"I think I'll 60 for a walk" he said
to himself. "thIs Is getting rather ex-
citing. am glad that ] found Reagan,
should not have liked to do6it myself u
I'm pretty hard sinner. but draw tho
line at that. IS t5 sl
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CHAPTER xviii. #
"yyell, Bobs, how are you 2" and Mr.,
Elliot drew up a chair2to the side OF the
bed in a private ward In the hospital.
II am very we'll sir My head seems
quite clear, Something has happened
to It. They tell me that I was hit BY
brick some weeks ago.
Eyes, and r suppose that they also
told you that you were operated on. X
| 10 yes, indeed. "
'"rhe doctor would not let me talk to
you until to-day. but now he says that
you are on the high road to recovery:
| 1 had a tier from Mr.. Van Nostrand
this morning Il. q
''Mr. Van Nostrand?' 81 {.
"Why, yes You saved his daughter
Anita's lta. You remember that 90
| you not r." /.
! You refer to that runaway, 1 suppose.
40. now I begin to get It. What did
you say about Mr.. Van Nostrahu i1ee-
ter?'' har.
and and thnt he shall bring Anita with him,
! and she insists upon coming
! 10 i shall be very glad 10 see them;
Mr., van Nostrnnd was very, very gooq
to me. and did not deserve " AT ms
hands : !, -, -, :, yod h,a dourh.
ter's life and she Is his IDOL.
I'M enMr. Eliot, my memory has come back,
nnd shall have something very un.
pleasant to tell Mr. Van Nostrand but
wish you to be present, for you have (
both done everything for me. and what
| AM you have made me-"
l"Come, come. Taobs 1t cannot be very
bad, whatever It Is. and viii stick to
you through thick and thin" !.
THANK you, SIR" He stretched ous
| his hand and took that Of the older man:
| THANK you, ! know that you VIII, y
you say 80. but want you to walt III
you hear my story before you promise
that"
l1Your story win make absolutely no
difference to me. sholl do exactly as
| I have saau, and nothing VIII chanse
me-"
Tears stood In the young mans eyes
as he hold on to Mr., Eliots hand WIN
the grasp of q drowning man Ihe o!oer
man was much affected, and sWore to
himself that this boy should never WaHs
while he could take care Of him.
Short Talks to the Legislature
Newport News Times Herald: There app
pears to be a few members of the Leg
| islature who cannot be driven up 70 w
pure elections bill without shylne'
clnoh Valley News; Judge Campbell.
no doubt, has reached tho conclusion Inv
the Legislature Is going to settle ~
I cowhidng case I'm the old vlrglha
STYLE
Norfolk yirginan-Pilot: In the means
i time the Legislature viii do well 20 su
| carefully In the matter or franchlse thA .t.
ton, All Is not straight that "a Ye4Eo oI
ia the touch and soothing to- the ear,
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