The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24


Xxi 3 California skies after tho last
(SS,enS} rains, bringing viii, II tho Us.
IASVsssJ stra,hec Of continued atr
Weather, when the two adventurous set
ont on their quest for Norlne. Itle nlea
dow larlss gang III Tie fields and 1syl
sang. too. snatcles Of song, quite as
prettlly. Something new nhu FRESH anu
glad had como into her eyes since last
night. SHE looked slylS at her coh1pnl'-
ion and tried little wiles 10 make hin,
laugh. lie needed small urging and
avery smile sank deeper into her heart.
so they sped, IN II furious little a'ito.
mobile runabout, over, the level roads OF
the Santa Clara Valley, through miles OF
yIne,led orchards To tile cast tile Coast
Range eliminated in the peak Of Mount
Hamilton and. through the clear VI
brnnt air. n while speck the dome OF
tho 1ick Observatory glilninered like a
tiaystar
cts absurd that don't even know
your name yet" 1syi had begun.
whats, In naine?' he answered.
.Nothing but collection of letters. Ike
postofIlcc Mine happens to be Ihomas
Bell PARRISH. Have sou any objections
to the sound Of it2"
mo IDIOT But who are you, and
where did you come from?
4 AIN an obscure, but handsome az
vcnturcr come to this your sovereign
court to gain worship and serve beauty
4 an doing the I,ntincelot act. and ms
you were the first damEe III distress
happened to meet, rescued you as per
custom or knights.cr GRANT.
only because ! happened to be the
flrst?
"Antl, because you'll happen to be the
last"
* when did you see me frst?"
~ 4 - s,A In "a M
cey yarn" the youth asserted.
iMinco pie, or Welsh rnrebt2" she ask.
ed. playfnlly
lsyl grew suddenly silent.
.I've seen you since" he added. ON
the hard matter-of.fact macadam Of San
Joae. You were In white piquc, or words
to that effect. and from that moment
date my decline and fall ! would have
said then that you wcre the penultimate
limit, IL anybody had driven up In a
hanson cab and asked me. The rest Is
faery."
..It's all remarkably vague" said Isyl.
there's no use trying to get anything
sensible out of you"'
How about rings2' he suggested,
wickcdly.
She started to draw OFF her glove. but
he stopped her
'Remember, It's wished on"
TITS awfully like one I've seen before,
but can't,reca1f where.
TITS paid for" he remarked
How long is 1t wished on for7" Isyl
asked,
"'rill get my wish. Of course. But you
must wear 1t as long as you are Queen.
anyway"
.'That won't be long, for we simply
must find Norine Aineric. How are you
going to do 1t? Have you a clew yet?
10.
gests deducing her whereabouts. 1t looks
dead easy in books: let's get In and de-
duct things. You said you heard hack
drive away from the Pavilion about the
time she escaped. Then why not try
the livery stables and apply the third
degree to the proprietors thereof Tho
best one. ] believe. is Harrison's. We're
almost there
98'I.ll wager they won't tell you any
Taken" he replied ,wnat'll you
bet?''f
.a1y handkerchief" she said. and
smiled 4ss
Tom Parrish smiled too. for he had
not yet returned the Queens favor They
Harrisons stable. A hostler came out.
and looked hard at Tom Parrish. for
that young man was winking furious!y.
II say did you rent a cab last night
to call at tho Pavilion at ST.
Nope" said the man.
Eyes. you did. Where did 1t go to?''
Dunno" Hs
"Guess."3 said Tom nodding behind
!syl's back.
Seems to me there was a carriage
drove out TO Golcher's place"
WHO was In III" the Queen demanded.
finding information 50 readily obtained
But she did not see a red head shaking
violently.
Dunno" said the hostler The drlv-
er's off to-day
Tom handed him dollar and turned
the lever OF his machine do / VIM
he asked Isyl.
~ am afraid you do she admitted.
"But he acted funny 1t seems TO me-
well, then" said Tom Parrish, .'in
the merry days of the Round Table and
such pipe Dreams when the Queen pre-
scented token. like this handkerchief
here In my inside pocket. she usually
promised forgiveness for anything, when
it was refunded. How about tliat?"
"You find Norine Almeric before the
fiesta is over. and III give you anything
you ask for" she said recklessy, and
could have bitten her tongue out the
next minute.
I'll just write that down. and you'll
kindly sign IT. he said, and actually pro-
duced small notebook. She made some
delicious objections. but wrote the words,
signing them. "Isyl Regina
They sped westward through the warm
sunshine, as gay az squirrels. until. Just
before they reached the road leading to
Golcher's they saw a white horse APP
preaching them
4 know that mare, 1syl remarked. its
Ray Ardleys.
WHO is he?'' Tom asked.
Hes ne worshipful grand commander
OF tho Knight Companions Of the, Golden
Gate, when he has his white trousers
on. And he has a foolish idea that I'm
his own and particular, property
'I'll joust with him for that risnt
quoth the youth "a man with tag,
like that ought TO be good killing. ne
seems to be bound our way
The Grand Commander turned in.o
Golcher's road Just ahead Of them. ana
then slowed down somewhat Win
seeming intent to impede their prosress'
1t was narrow lane with bitches on
either side, running between apricot or.
chards. with an occasional glance over
his shoulder and bit OF 1ockeylng, inc
schoolmaster for while prevented .ne
automobile from passing him The FAT
IRISH blood began to rise to Toms cheeks.
He took hold OF the lever more htlnls
and said to Isy: do you object to my