The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-11


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55sl Brown MIA Company, Eotst 81 1, Il
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tho tonst Of iii liigeipuss n h II Hia
talr. ftinthia aiarlicuiar Instance he has s
nov 1T iii iiiislsd lis III fefrlInE g 4
Anbil ily MS gtltle us 'nyste riotts.''5 \
every reader, upon laying this ho9 < qtoWil,
winschssffaily hdmt. Sve felt thcsi1yss
tory from the first moment Wp I'M, 1lnue ne
atqualntanes. Tho dontlt of tll ~ psa|
tlf,il Indy hts niece ytls aiso& WI.
held from sus Until far along itl ting Sbook
n.ndstlie tfumn1ng down of her secret gnnd3
that of Nor * rangc unc t. q rs $o tl
nrSt,,e most Siftercstii,g things about Z, $ll
thoroughly rendnblo al,d @ ~ te iyst
story t8s III r Ft8tSif afs ~
re material which Mi, Oppsnhe {,lseaa
with graf flying effect IN his hoYell ~
last fall. elhs Isetrnycr"" he hasS q gstel
employed shere.s1h tho belief TINT nngl!a1nd
isirenll notyin position 70 thsta!'lld}S IN
vi,sloil bX d foreign poW 9 iould . t IlSlt
Ut any time bI attempted " distingui:sshee
gent Admiral tho Earl ~
|ingfolii--interests himself In, tho minute
study of5 shis acountrS's ilnvul nrrlainent
and coast aefenses. The papers enlpeosy,
Ing tho frp!tssof his studysare guardea
With tielnosts elaborate prscuntt = ollp
the less 4 Z becomes evident that some
|ymnysterous Influence Is ut work to get Ct
these vnlunble document anl WI " "a q n
CT more than lndlff sicc ess. " Ne
hope It IS Efiot giving the reader too much
OF d foretastel5o of delight TO hint that
the mysteif o,lss Mr.. Snblrl was IN some
way connee ted 8witll ttl,c$r1ersi tent and 7
ceycr attempts 70 pur x y, ttol
tadmlral's ia pers 'rbe plot III which this
gentloninn was gindust rlo,sly engaged Jig
a. gigaitlcAfs almost to Stnke AVA " ones, I.
breath. IT jihyolved, IN brief, the pretcl-
jpltatIon war Bet weeii England gnnd G er-
;lnany;tund.s incidentally. as the price 81
tito inflammation 10 tho ~ ter country
OF England naval weaknesse,s;t he irees
= torntion9 n 81 the monarchy III nee.
These interests surely, arc large en &s
to warrant the Interest ana ttentlon Of
anybody, however alphabetically inclined
Howard modern ilction. Saints HlInr CT,
wasglnagniitlcent, and lie played X Is ca rds
well apparently Ito Inevitable ssnlccess.lg q. q
lcompao II hadsbcen duly executed with $thes
| German cover nment, and confident 4 ~
he held tho whining position the S s,
had offered a gra TUT Gus and unm1sta y
able insult to England. War WAS al h. putt
ltdeclared, @ Suddenly Mr.. Sabin threw Y
his hands. broke to smithereens his deal
with the envoy of the fatherland, and and
| definitely aud utterly Quit the game.
|$Rrhis surlexi5e action was not d ue to
| the fact that the willy conSpira tor /: had
wearied OF Ills undertaking. or because ne
was not I'm position to carry It throug - !;
but simply because u power viii Gil l Il re-
did not dare ID lsobey had stepped , 5l q
was We absolutely decline to say VIII
become quite to the in1ulsitorE upon
al perllsal &c the chapter Ell led 1T le
Men sNV4los Saved Eng land, "s$ Suffice $lts!to
| saw Rat Mr. Shbn, acknowl edging hin1-
SELF defeated, f.retircd to "a lifef OF qulet
iii AmerIca " country contempt u otslyi
described ms ::'politically unborn .t the ne
! nfterSechoes tof nm advcnturons lif are
/ not. rto wev er, so easily gotarld &of and
4 himself several comp lions
i deylsnblo, onlysto auth or& Of aln tisu va
4 ana fertile But at the "a last
Ne leave HIM witlEa bag Of golf -olu t3's
4 in5his hand, comic rtably set tied ina Very
$Epeaceful haven Il 81 n d n {,
. I's5Vith the itions made OF. sa bins
exquisite niece and Of Lord va ffeh Is
nobody, we ppglne,#5Rlll he Alnellneu,,so
A Quarrel nor on r. part we were conl.
i pietcly satisfied. There Is IN the Story
4 mrch sfof Intrigue, adventure and dlpilop-
7,,in3cv;5 which we have Is failed to Sgl yc
nwa = a Tint Of here orr attitude towards i
tlit! Is a whole. hoWpyer, Y be summed
Is III tho opinion that few readers i i
begun It, will bess 50 callous as 70 70 ~, ia'S
4|lit down unfinished .y,8 n
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is we'll written and eXe ai e s1 SO =
q Sn Ss fasa o 5SMG W.
NWnrld br'' thc part fgnn American lyoulnl
man Of leisure dealer ~ ant l les
end an. Italian DUKE e lW sea 70 and tht
a 4ge1nes r Ehe cue 10 the spere
@as hidden H Away curious old sq t.
matic clock, WllosolYarloas seetius sots
pta ~ them Alright, Just where 10 lool
4 rorthe gems Nndsth!s vas the task J 1 1n
niGk li nau on NON to themselves.
nfl prssvious career e tte eWe;s has
both Ions ms ,a fHl thrl1s sp bys
. ,,so Md obtaincd II possession OF then
from from, the poge Is Venice and 9, hi i'd q
them away for good very So e. P hn
t ths secret 81 the Hiding ylaee, he con
esiyed the t%ek'n a t Il N Monta
. ~, cinck ~ thnt TIC knowledge might
dail Stg sIveh ~ ont 1T World nof
Understanding After ,t years YEN ,,o %urn
his T son, Who alone shared The secret Wy
him committed slledse ana |sft =, ihe nw, ahfGi
as baflng Legacy g = cIo ~ t.u X,
comes 90, 't 10 ight again, rsaehss tha eye, !, 9
gentleman wsl,yeTsIaa n or en ee, WI VI
determines to have tns ~ a ~ y
he tale starts nerr|yy 9 acn TheIse For Is os S
lFttiiJmmn VIM dutr Who lad owned the 3clOGF