The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-08
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To Death mills maClf Devil wagon.
The promise OF an eventfCIl and vigorous
chronicle Is given early in Harris BurlAnd's
story Of The Black Motor Car 20. w.
Dillingham; Company. In the course Of
the first ten pages we learn that Jack Por-
teous, manager Of a South Kensington
bank, has stolen GO SIS Of the banks money
and Il about TO run away to South America
with Mrs. de Ia Mothe, a widow, whose
face, though faulty faultless and icily
regular and splendidly null as a general
thing, can light up on occasion and beam
with luminous provooation calculated to
bewilder the male beholder. Porteous
will assume disguise and sail IN the next
steamer TO Buenos Ayres, for which distant
seaport Mrs de Ia Mothe has already bought
him ticket, He takes from his breast
pocket ndiexhibits TO his beautiful com
panion in wrong a packet containing fifty
EIOo notes. newly distracted from the bank.
He gives her Eve Of the notes with which
to settle up few things in England before
she follows him in the steamer sailing a
fortnight later.
It Ia not a matter for wonder that at this
momentous interview he should have ao-
cepted the lady's thoughtful offer Of whiskey
and soda water instead Of tea IL did not
surprise us 10 read that his hand shook
"a he raised the powerful beverage to his
eager lips. We must say, however, that we
do not understand why lady Of Mrs. de Ia
Mothe's habit Of thought should have
wished 10 settle up things that she was
leaving behind. We should have supposed
her qualified TO leave them unsettled without
being very much disturbed in the matter
We have indicated merely the beginning.
This Is not a simply story, 70 be made out
from the first ten page. We may reveal
a little. Jack Porteous did not sail away
to Buenos Ayres with the banks stolen
money. He and the beautiful Mrs. de la
Mothe did not live deliriously IN Argentina
on the proceeds Of q theft, When he left
Mrs de Ia Mothe that afternoon he went
TO his club and made himself comfortable.
He had hot bath and dressed for the
evening. He had sherry and bitterB before
dinner. The dinner was hawless. He
drank after dinner. He returned home late
In a great fog He found his wife sitting
at the library table. Her head was bowed
In her hands. She had no word for him
q matter 10 be noted. for she usually had
many. The poor lady was 20 speak TO him
on earth no more; she had passed away
with a heart ailment He was 40 much
impressed and disturbed that be broke on
with Mrs, de Ia Mothe. That enchantress,
when she learned Of his weakness. said:
Go, you cur She was not long about
her revenge She sent word 70 the bank,
and be was arrested next day. He was
sentenced for fourteen years.
Following upon this we have a bewilder-
ing succession OF stray events. The illus
trutions indicate a good deal. We see the
Eari Of Heatherstone surprising his daughter
Agnes and Mr.. Arthur Holmo IN the atti-
tude OF lovers. They sprang apart and.
turning round, confronted the Earl OF
Heatherstone. His heavy, handsome face
was flushed with anger, but he controlled
himself with the skin Of the trained diplomat.
Lady Agnes hid her crimson face In her
hands. Arthur Holme olinched his right
fist
II he had clinched both fists II would
not have astonished US. But who the
dickens was Jordisoni Why is Il recorded
that 'Jermy drove his fsts into Lpp's face
with such force that half Of the lattcr's
front teeth went down his throat, and the
next second be had bitten a pieoe out Of
Jordisons eariH= There a o picture show