The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-07
tyott wal ting ~ y asked. as 1 came within
speaking distance of her. She stood n "a

:yo,t Swaiting7' saskcd as I came within
spending distance Of her. She stood mo
did not sfear me- waited still st was
a nieii although she liked l,cr uii-
intaeno repiy WI Ind ~ gaya no Evidence
,linvhE tcnrdsme stood IS Aif apetrrtinte,,d
ufeaa she had alwy
thrown Herself with a hewitt ching title
plroliettc Into my arms; se STOOD '7
ftb b OUR SWeddiiiE tnight! SsIs lwaited for
some word or explanation, 5but.non came:
ylhe suspense became @un beara blc...-I could
endure a It no longer! or. God 8 81 lset
what has happensd 80, nrlea sn, sush she
3rnised Sher3right hand above her head and
3nslI mud almost reached her, threw some.
thing full iii my face ~ 1nstinc't 7 !
struck i with my Walk n-sti ~ 81 ana
Young Indian cograt- N njay trlpud lans---ln
Serpent Of tho deadiest sort.5 did not
pause to reason how t his sweet angel MAO
boon 50 quickly changed int a I,
how she had been led think me false
5to her, ana this act was the swl # ven
geance Of her hot Eastern blood 4 fas h 4,
sS,, mla'ah hn 'h her
nesting In my arms. reached forwa \.
Ito en- brace her, but she struck me ~ the
face and fed |! For an instant n y hcarI
stood still It seemed sto me sit Wo VIZ
again like d thing or lend and the Spl ,o Z
Sit5p,1,npcd was cold for the inters had 4
closed iii, upon it, The clnsticitySo " my
life. that ineffabe resiliency Of the soul
w,hich8SmukcsY us ID more n than bea sts OF
3burdet, was gone forever. An nutoi11n--
ton. informed only with the ma terial j fer
Fremalned-the spirit foil owed that ileeting
figure down the Ill More, than twenty
years have passed and ST the 4 unre--S
$warded chase continues 93ss sst 81 b fs VI
vi But st IL TO facts 1 have to call your
attention, rather thnn to their G fec s..k
ynutteraof white amusl "a n The moonllt q
$tunce was all that was Wis BILE OF y ne res
treating gir sta "a Z
view, N pursuit Of her. NJ pat /, lay by
the banynn tree under VIII CHI we had $so
often sat, but N every alr-ro seem ed
changed wrlthing hsn,. !, !
stepped from behind the trunk and dis is
jputcd my passa &c. His gigantic form,
was silhouettcd q gninsta he mass OF rock
forming the entrance to the tile ca We
to illumine that sinister face. It was
Rama agobah! 81 Tor fully q minute we
stood silently face ito Z face, each expect
Ing the assault Of the OF her. y II was Rage
and soul; ana tho Eng Ish cur may find e
mate in his own kennel W.! He bent to-
ward me and Missed these words In my
very face. 81 His hot breat h seemed TO
poison me. It made me beside mys SCI:
I I knew. he meant TO take advantage OF
his physical superb GRITTY and u atlas * me,
by the narrow watc CHI he kept upon the.
heavy walking r still carried A IN my
rightlhand. He had expect ted that * " QUO
attempt to strike with sthlg 5sbut8m con-
slant ipra ctice rat boxing had made my!
fists the more natural we npon. was SO
ezra ged did not not Ice heI was too close
to use my s tick al I'D vantag .1i1 SIMPLY
acted without any thought wll ntever. His
latitude was such, as he Missed his venom
Into my face, as to ennbl me to give
| him d powerful q PIPER GU under the
jaw. This rs was SO. much n i. y g hteT
could cn deliver;s Set, al though It took him
lSofr his feet, did not disable him. nae
mot succeeded in placing IT hs p had q u
lEtended, land It had only he erect OF rem
dering him denloniac n an zinstan Z q ne
a long knife. 7 knew2it meant death LOT :
| me IL he were athletic close with me-. II
was useless for me to- call .for, nel 1 81,
In those days this part Of Ma Ia par tllil
| TIC very spot on which we stood is high:
/ Nv cultivated. and forms o part Of the
garden OF the Il Blascheks villa. There,
early In the eighties. as the guest st q. N
glOSDlt tab lG {A I1CTT4A4i IolSiSCACn,t
Ernst sIIaeckel botanized a8lweek, on ms
i waygto Ceylon. Now, II response 70 /, q
cry, from his Intended ct1m. an rs sassln
Knight be frustrated by assistance from =
4 a dozen bungalows, but at Il he, time OF
/ which i write the victim ~ he were
1 wise. saved his breath for the strNge!e,
1 which he knew he must make $unalaed, I,lJ
/ & Ragobah paused and coolly ptred MS
i right arm to & tho elbow. here was q
4 studed elaboration In his mo Yements
which said only too platnl ere. e no
hurry In killing y ou, for you CANNOT es.
i cane. ''25 I gasped my stick hrfnlysins ~
\ oniyihope and awaited his onslaugh nj. NJ
early military drill now tood me IN gooo
!! stead, and to tt I owe my. u ie' Wltnout
4 the knowledge which I had derived from
! the use OF the broadsword,s " should nave
4 been all but certain to have attempted q, 70
i strike D him q 4 d ownward blow B upon }the
4 head. This Is just what he was expect
4 Ing. and 1T would have cost me my NE ~
He would have, had only. to throw up snl e
i LEFT ar INTO catch the bloyS Whlie WIN .Ln
4 his right hand he plunged the knile INTO
i nv heart. Ny experience mad taught me Y
how much aslcr t Is e osprotect. one
j self from a$cutting blow man from q. !. y
4 thrust, and II determined 70 adopt tnl ~,
4 latter means OF assault. Ia gopah az !.
4 yanced upon mo slowly, n1uoh as g ga. Ga.
4 steals upon an unsuspe III rd y raised
4 nv stick as to s$ trlKe ~ -,
4 md 3ahe 8instlnctiYely threw up MS
j loft .5 arm, As and advanced upon me-
no, be Continued To-morrow.) h