Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-29

l What. rs tie jumping Moses. do
believe Yes II Is. Ansfruther.
Your nephew is sitting next TO the
sirlr'
The telescope fell on the stones with
a crash The giants rubicund face
[ suddenly blanche,l- he leaned on his
friend for support.
You are not mistaken - he almost
whimpercd. Look again. for Gods
sake. aian, Make sure before You
| speak Tell me. Tell me-
Calm yourself. Anstruther II Ia
Robert. as sure as I'm alive. Don't You
thiak | know him. my poor disgraced
friend. whoa !. like the rest. east OF
In bis hour of trouble: But had some
excuse Their. asslere. didn't mean
that. old fellow. Robert himself viii
be the las; man to blame either OF us.
Who could have suspected that two
people-one of them. God help me. my
| wife-would cOncoct such Leilish
plot"
The boat gliGed gracefully alongside
the steps OF the quay, and Playdon
s9-ang gracefully ashore to help Iris
- sasht- 1.lst h@,~eacl cNi.ats-
ly afterward can best be told in his
own words. as he retailed the story to
an appreciative audience In the ward
room
We had just landed" he said, land
some OF TIE crew were pushing the
coolies out OF the way when two men
! jumped down the steps. and most
tiendish row sprang up-that is. there.
was no dispute or wrangling. but one
1 chap. who. il turned out. was Colonel
| Costobell. grabbed NentDor by the shirt
| front and threatened to smash his face
In II he didn't listen then and there TO
what he had 10 say. | really thought
about interfering until heard Colonel
CostobeIl's opening words. After that
| l would gladly have seen the beggar
chucked into the harbor We never
liked him. did weg'
ASK no questions. Pompey. but go
ahead with TIE yarn" growicd The first
lieutenant
well. Il seems that Mrs. Costo5eu
Is dead. Sic got enteric week after
the Orient sailed and was goner In
four days. Before she died she owned
up"
He paused. with base eye 20 effect.
Not a man moved a muscle.
| ..AIl right" he cried. II Will make
no more false starts. Mrs. Costo0en
begged her husbands forgiveness for
her treatment OF him and confessed
that size and Lord Ventnor planned the
affair for which Anstruther was tried
/ by court martial. II must have been
bcastly business for Costobell wns
sweating with rage. though his words
were Icy enough. Aud you ough: 10
have seen Nentnor's face when he
! beard OF the dispositions. sworn 70 AMI
/ signed by Mrs Costobcll and by sever
al Chinese servants whom he bribed 10
give false evidence. He promised u
marry Mrs. Costobeli II her husband
: died. or. In any event. TO bring about a
divorce when the Hongkong affair had
4 blown over. Then she learned that he
was after Miss Iris. and there Is no
/ doubt her fary helped on the fever
Costobel said that. for his wife's sake.
he would have kept the wretched thing
secret. but lie was compelled 20 clear
Anstruther's name especially rs be
came across the other old Johnnle"--
"Pompey. you are incoherent with ex-
element. Who Is the other old John
, nic?'" asked the first luz severely.
didn't tell your Why. Anstruther's
uncle. OF course. heavy old swell
with Just a touch OF Yorkshire In his
tongue. / gathered that he dlsnherlt-
ed his nephew when the news OF the
court martial reached him. Then he
| relented aud cablcd 20 him. Getting
ne news. he came east to look FOR him
He met Costobe.l the day after the
lady died. ana the two vowed - be re-
venred on Nentn0r AMI u clear An
struther's character. living or dead.
Poor Old chap, lie cried ike baby
when be asked the younSSter to FOR
give him. II was quite touching.
well. Costobeil shook Nen;n)r OF ut
last. with tire final observation that
Anstruther's court martial has been
quashel. The next batch or general
orders VIII reinstate him in the reg.
ment. and II rests with him - decide
whether or not criminal warrant
shall be issued against his lordshiD Tor
conspiracy."
''What did Miss De.ne dog"
''Ciung 10 Anstruther like weeping
angel and Kissed everybody all rouad
when Ventnor got away. Well-hands
oAA- ulCtn htt latltT. huSJrNtler anu
the stont uncre. Unfortunately was
not on in that scene. But for some rea-
son they ali nearly wrung my arm OF.
and the men were so excited that they
gave the party a rousing cheer as their
rickshaws Went OF in a bunch"
The next commotion arose In the ho-
tel when Sir Arthur Deane seized the
hrst opportunity to explain the predic-
aiaent In which his company was
placed and the blow which Lord Vent
nor yet had 1t Ia his power to deal.
Mr. William Anstruther was an in
terested auditor. Robert would have
spoken. but his uncle restrained him.
Leave this 10 me. lad" ne ex-
claimed. When ! WAS coming here in
the Sirdar there was lot OF talk
about Sir Arthur's scheme and there
should not be much difficulty In rails
ing al the brass required If half what
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