The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

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he,r +,o+ vo, IA u don. oreat +,t,,.
at the Abbey llay, But j nrnv Won to
fhavo :, AVA ~. . wns ,vi,n ,,,,,,,,,n+
vn,, i,,to NO Gamma ana 4 wn,,id Ia
n Bin ck f,av for mo Il nugl1t were "a ba-
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NAY. Awkward i Will nave a care.
\ .rh,.,,sts nnt forward into danger loo
much N nm netit> + :, n ii IittIe time yo,,r
wrist viii 5be2 stronger and yo,lr cut more
shrewd. There viii DO some Of us at
the Rose do Gulennc' tonight, which Is
two doors from the hotel, or the HALF
Moon so IL you would drain cup with
a few simple archers you will be right
welcome, <
Ailevne nron,l.cd 10 be there IL his
duties would allow, and then. slipping
through the crowd. no rejoned Ford.
who was standing in talk with the two
strangers, who had now reached their
own doorstep.
Brave Young signor,, cried the tall
'ow cam no we thank ~, enough for taking
our parts against those horrible drunken
barbnrinns What should we have done
without you? MY rita would have been d
dragged away, and my head would have
been shivercd into a thousand Fragments
Nay. scarce think that they would
have mishnndled you so.,' said Alleyne
in surprise mi sl. ss9. NJ
4 THO, hot! cried no with n high crow
Ing laugh, ut Is not the head upon my
shoulders that think Of. Cospetto!
no. 1t is the head under my arms which
you have preserved, \. IN
Perhaps the signoris would delgn to
come Under our roof, father. said the
maiden. III we bide here. who knows
that some fresh tumult may not break
OUT so. :.
88..1xyo,l said rita, Well said. nv grill
X pray YOU sirs to honor my unworthy
roof so far. A light. Giacomo There
are I'VE steps up. Now two more. 30!
Here we are at last in safety. Corpo
al Baccho! would not have given ten
lma1avedi for my head when those chill
tdrcn OF the devil were pushing US against
tho wall. TItn mia. you have been q Z
brave girl. and 1t was better that you \
should BIO pulled and pushed than that
my head should DO broken
Yes indeed. father" said she earn I,
sestly. =,
But those English! Ach! Iake -
Goth, q fHun. ana a. Vanoal' NIX mem
together and add a Barbary rover: theh
take this creature anu make MN dtunK-
and you have an Eng lishman. ~ y Goa y. !E5
we're over such people upon earth! wnat
place Is free from them near near .h ~
they swarm In Italy even a Is. they swarm
here. . EVERYWHERE YOU VII ma mem h
except In heaven.
Dear father" cried Tita. still support
Ing the angry old man. as he limped up
the curved oaken stair. You must not
forget that these good signorl who have
preserved US are also also English"
All. yes. NY pardon, s'rs. eone
INTO my rooms mere Ihero are some
who mlght,nnd some pleasure cas-! IN ttlese
paintings, Dut learn we l's ~, = :"
IS the only art "hlcn - neg ~ honoe
IN your lsland
The low-roofed, oak- panelled room sIn into
which he conducted them was brlillantly
ut byrfour scented Oh "a Fps. 55. Against
the walls. upon the table. on the Hoor's
and In every part OF the chamber we're
great sheets OF glass palnted IN tue mos Il
brilliant colors. Ford and sEsdricson gazed
around them IN amazement. 1or never
had they seen such ma enl1!ceht WORKS 'rl OF
art.
You like them then" the lame artist +
cried IN answer 70 me look Of "a pleasure lea,
and OF surprise N thelr. races Inere
for such trifl'ns.
~ could not have believed eN-
claimed Alleyne. W ma ~ co!ors What
outlines! See to this martyrdom OF the S
holp stephen, Ford. Could you not
yourself pick up one Of these stones which
JIG TO the hand OF the wicked MUIR
therers?" Z
And see this stag, Alleyne. With the
cross betWlxt lis horns. fit BY my falth!
= nave never seen q De1ter one a. t'e
tfor l'=$' z OF bere' 10 V
And the green OF this grass-how
bright and clear! Why, all the tpaintlns
that have seen Is but child's play be-
side this. This worthy gentleman must
be one OF those great painters OF whom
] have Oft heard brother Bartholomew
speak In the old days at Benulleu.''
The dark mobile face OF the artist
shone with pleasure at the unaffected 4
delight OF the two young EngIlshmen.
His daughter had thrown of her mantle
and disclosed n face "of the finest and
most delicate Italian beauty, which soon
drew Ford S eyes from the pictures in
front of him, Alleyno. however. con
tinued with little cries OF admiration and