Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-02
Copyright. 1893. By Herbor, S. Stone & Co.

and Leigh by a passing Train. They
were bringing his body in when l got
into the village. aud. though he was
wearing no beard. | recognized him at
once"
For half minute no ono spoke. and
then one of the councillors said Gu
riously-
'How did YOU recognize him il he
wasn't disSuised?'
by his ,hes, in the first place."
was the answer He had the blue
serge suit. rundown collar aud spot
tee tie which we all wear. But I
should have recognized him quite
apart from that, for 1 was to some OK
tent in his confidence. and, in fact,
met him by appointment only two days
ago"
Who are You. theu?" said the man
who had constituted himself spokes-
man.
Il am Councillor Number Two-the
oldest member OF the society. next to
our late chief. was the fist man to
whom be unfolded his schemes and I
was the first whom lie invited to be-
come a councillor"
Can you prove this?" asked the
other. Il don't mean that l doubt
your word. but, as none of us knows
each Others name. there is nothing to
prevent any OF VS. from claiming that
he is the senior member of the council.
And IL Number One is really dead. it
will he necessary to elect his successor
without delay. if the work of this So
ciety is to be carried on"
Quite So" said Number Two. "Who
Is to be that successor will be for the
council to decide. and need not yet be
discussed. but as you challenge my
statement and call upon me 10 prove
that / really was in our dead chiefs
confidence let me ask If you or any
other councillor can tell US what bust
ness was to he discussed at the meet
ing last night?'
No. can't" said the spokesman.
els there any other councillor present
who CAM"
He looked around iuQuiriugly. but
no one spoke. and with something OF
triumphant air, Number Two went
on.
THE business which was TO come
before The meeting was two-fold. First
the newly appointed Councillor Num-
Der Seven was 10 make his report in
regard TO the removal Of the traitor
Councillor Number Seven that was"
Go on" said the other. uodding
I'VE might have guessed that far, even
without being in, the confidence of the
chief"
The second business" said Council
Tor Number Two, without noticing tbs
interruption. was TO arrange a mat
ter of Importance A week or so agc
the police raided house. No So Fas
sett Square, Dalston. in which a con
siderable quantity of dynamite was
stored That dynamite had beer
brought there from the continent by {
man in the pay O: our chief. acting or
behalf of the council Can any cES
present tell MS the sequel Of the raid?"
lie paused and looked around in
Quiringly. but received no answer.
Il thought not" said Number Two
with evident satisfaction. II can. as 4
was told me by our chief himself
Listen! The police made what the)
thought a big haul Of dynamite. bu
they have left behind them more thar
they took away. and last night tn
facts were TO have. been placed before
the council, that che dynamite mieh
be secured and used fo- the carrying
out of an enterprise which Numb Fl
One has long been contemplating. ca:
any one tell me where the exDlos.v.
which the police tailed TO find was con
cealed?"
Again there was a sullen silence
Then Number Two went on speaLins
with the air of man who feels tina
he has the game in his own hands
In the cellar of the house am speak
ing of there were a few dozen bottle.
of wine, half dozen bottles of spiri
and a small cask of beer. The wine
and spirit the police took with then
and the beer they drank, leaving wha
they supposed was the empty barre
behind them. Their way of looliins
at things evidently was that, as bar
rels were made to contain beer, and n.
this particular barrel did contain beel
anu good beer-and beer was MAJ.
10 De drunk, all they had TO do wa
70 drink the beer and there was al
END OF the matter. If they had takel
the trouble to ascertain whether tn
barrel contained anything else but bee
they would have left the house witt
IuiI hands as we'll as with full bellies
ior the barrel was divided into two
compartments, the lower containin;
That connection OF the devil, as on
teetotal friends would call it-Doubl,
y, and the upper that pretty it'll,
plaything, which it has been left Il
man and not to the devil, TO devise
dynamite.
We'll. gentlemen" he went on, in :
brisker and more business-like tone
you all know the story of the quarre
between Lord Cranthorpe and his worl
peopie-that he has reduced the wage.
or more than 1000 men and womeI
who work in his mill, taking 20 PEI
cent. off the mems payment and 25 of
The women's, and has refused TO lis
ten to anything which is to be said OF
behalf OF the people or TO receive dep