The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01

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dozen silent s u sas att qIe e aro Il
ss sr ss ,Sefi n rs'sss pyse
collier giowerng 1T Lefty stwyeG wlo soo3 hs,rn md
Il Ills dlyag suit while Lee u'se'e"'
end lee Helen Pine sat on pile o. Ss rnss
When able q hsar a and to % rsna the eG
ao',abt lnaco's ace Fnn face and u twinkle
Of triumph into pyeea disspasa eyes OMEN rcm there
oeh cas boxes is ali can sec e. polluted .l 10
sa n ss W % ss %
"r ara tel boxes, said Lee, codly; go down
,,ep,y lefty sawyer suffered himself 70
Ia Invested Win heavy helmet the lines ana M,
were a5e a cord After minute It twitced Leo
grew white With anger; 1'scc turned IVY =
When again sawyer stood the dock and reported t,
that the boxes were opeSssy ~ a nvnr
mud Ice sterny@ mde MN d'Ves' h'nss' - w
suit with reasonable CELEBRITY, y, -
,wlat you goin to dc? asked Finn coming up
rs It your place to ask Questions sa'e ee ' SUI p'
"obey orders or you'll regret ~ n q, VI M. $50,
yer ~ The diver cast glance at Lee and
hesltatcd NH, y
rim 'scowing With attempted to speak. put
Lea turned on him and bnde him TO be silent. ,
n flow aSe aftsr The other he pushed
shoes from, him Lee watched him Win m x emo emo
s sGms iaa tsehng at sc ehao.
In the quarry and he knc" that the las. nn,sa q ~
w'th ali his heart and soul shrank from going
down into the sea What might no. sa 1 men ~
wonld such men hesitate? Accidents 50 easy to
prove. signals may be easily mlsunders,ooa' ="
Il IA n brace OF heavy revovers on the uocK ana s.
s', as pvce lifted tho helmet upon his shoulders he
caught o. last glimpse Of sunlight and blue SKY ano
green lcavesu brief vision Of dark brutal faeeso1
6sh'enea en aa' , rasn Ne
seemed fall from his fee ana the uushy oeeu''
on the dump regned After ,n9m.n.
o. two Finn whispered TO SAWYER yes joined nIs r ,na
4 sunlp and pretended to fuss at his engine
Helen Pine. heart beating furousy. watched tns st
n hsv we were doing now with tubes She did
understand things but she saw a iino su9ass
witch III Dyccs fingers and she saw murder N rum
ss Ss si sss ~ ep''
Finn her and stood petrlted Dyce snpep = mo
After Is little while the line In Dycc $ hand tWcneo
violently Finn started and swo'; sawyer sad ai'-
t mh ncs instant she fred at him point blank and
lie dropped the bleaehed boards WITH now 9,
ma the rocks: silence that startled followed
behind engine. Farey began 70 lanan;
two quarrymen near him eot up anu
Draw him up!" gasped the girl, With oesperas'
s'I Finn the foreman and lung down his Ines
and walked cursins. " ,.,.., 81 !, =, thc,,,v
Pm great blank eyed appeared, she
wntcIed 1t as though hypnotzed When dragging MS
eaden feet Lee stumbled the dock and flung one .,
hc two missing cash boxes at Dyes ieet she grew
div and her little hands ached with their grip On
4. SAWYER stupid cluchng his shattered forearm;
removed his eyes from her face Dyee nnscreWeu
the helmet. shaking with fright. nt
inc to the recovered cash box, them all to
Office where I'll settle with You once ana tor an ) "
Nobody flushed With excitement 4 q bea
of 9 d Ssse h
Then he saw Lefty sawye
a woman who hudded heap q sun,drle 60
slecpcrs sunbonnet fallen back cooked @
f silently over the colorless cheeks
lie glared at Dyce
He turned toward Helen, but Farrely behind his his
engine sonted she stood on tn gang S. Or .ne
fishes for the coompunys cash box'
THAT night Lee made speech at the quarry, me me
ney Dye a' nf horough
cowed man Norman Farrely and Phelan retired TO the,r
wa a be sqs tn e res he n
wholesome convictions concerning their superntendent
l"pldn't fire Dyce--no he didn't" was the whispered
comment. ,EtS 5sg.54G8
IS for the murderous mover OF the plot, the plausible
Finn he had shown the white feather un1,
fire. and knew the men might kill him on sght y
irish characteristic under such circums ~
waosn Gnsk lst he 's alty
hardy Impulse yet to his mercy TO Dyce ana aa"y g
was there He sat none In his Office. absenty pay
Ing with pen until the June moon rose over te
ocean and yellow sparkles flashed among the waves an
hour later went to the dock and found her SITTING
ttore alone In the moonlight 4
she did not repulse him Her innocent hour mad CONS
and slo it. for she had read such things IN romance
IL came she too much in love- TOO sincere, 10
use n setting dramatic She told him she lovea nm;
she told why she had to the Porte-oi- waves
WHY she had remembered the kiss and the promise She
rested head on his shoulder and looked OUT AZ tne
moon, smaller aud slvcry now, she was contented
Under dock the dark waves tapped unsteady
Under the dock Finn. stripped to the SKID, plunged
silently downward for the last cas DON trusting 20 se'ss
Of touch to find the safe. 55 jf
But what he found was too horrible for words. , 5
,,TInrr WHISPERED ueen "dd you hear something