The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-22

Upon another. In Spence no was able to
SEQ but single case out Of tl1ousanuls
which he knew mist be similar TO y.
The evil passions which lie In the hearts
Of nll men had been loosened and un :
chained; they had sprung into FURIOUS
activity, liberated by the appalling con-
splracy Of Schunbe and Llwellyn.
N 1t Is noticeable that there was by TINS
time hardly any doubt In Gortre's nina
ns to the truth OF his suspicious. /.
''I understand 1t all, old man." nc ealu.
.und YOU needn't tell mo any more.
AZ, syn,nnth]ze with YOU. But have
much TO tell yotr-news, or, at lcast,
theories, which you viii DO asto,inded 10
hear. Listen carefully to me. ! believe
that lust as you wore tho instrument OF
first bringing this news to public notice
80 you and are going TO prove its folsl-
ty, to unenrth tho most wicked ;conspir-
acy IN tho worlds hosiery. Pull yourself
together aud follow me with al your
power. All hope Is not yet gone.
& Basil saw, with some relief. tho set
and attentive face before him, race
moro like tho old Spence. But. rs nc
began to tell his story, thero flashed into
his mind a sudden picture Of tho old
Cornish woman In the train. and he mar
yeled ut that greater faith as his eye fell
Upon the foul disorder Of the room.
CHAPTER *.
THE TRIUMPH OF SIR ROBERT
LLWELLYN,
In tho large, open fireplaces OF tho
Sheridan Club dining-room, logs OF plno
and cedar wood gave out q lrogularIand
well-diffiscd warmth. Outside, the snow
was still falling, md beyond z the Ions
windows, covered With their crimson cur
~. +,,n ,,o11o,v n Il. ,,n q f1il Of soft and
silent movement.
Tho extreme comfort Of tho lofty, pan
elled dlnlng-room was accumulated a
hundred fold. to those entering 1t, by the
chilly experience Of the streets.
Tho electric lights burnt steadily IN
their silk shades, the CLEANS falling upon
the elaborate table furniture IN thous-
and points Of dancing light
At one Of the tables, laid for two peo-
pie, Sir Robert Llwellyn was sitting. He
was In evening dress, and his massive
face was closely scrutlnizing printed
list proppcd up against wne-glass be-
fore him. His expression was interested
and intent. BY his side was sheet of
tho club note paper and from time 70
time he jotted down something upon It
with u slender gold pencil
The great archaeolog1st was ordering
dinner for himself and guest with
much thought and care.
Creme d'asperge q la RENE
in his neat writing, the letters distinct
from ono another-almost like an In
scription In Unclnl Greek character, one
might have fnncied.
Turbot n l'Admral promised well; the
plump, powerful fingers wrote 1t down.
Ioulardcs du Mans rotIes with petits
pois la Franchise with q salade Nlcotse
to follow; that would be excellent Then
just little supreme dc pechcs. Ia
Montreul, which Is quite the best kind
or supreme, then some Pnrmesan before
the coffee.
quite a simple dinner. Painter he
said to the steward Of tho room--the fn-
nous Small dlnng-room, with Its al
covos and discreet corners-"snlple, but
good. or course, you will tell Maurice
that it Is for me. I want him to do
quite his best. If YOU will send this list
off to the kitchens with n message we
will 20 into tho wines together"
Remember that we shall want the largo
lIqueur glasses, :" he said, with the
Tulleries brandy. In fact, I think I'll
take n little now, as an. aperitif. r.
The man bowed confldentinlly and went
away. He returned with a long bottle
of curious shape. with an imperial crown
blown in tho glass. It was some of the
famous brandy which had been lately
found bricked up In cellar close to
the Place Carrousel, and was worth IT'S
weight in gold.
On the tray stood ono of the curious
lI1ueur glasses lately introduced into the
club by Sir Robert. 1t was the shape
of port wine glass, but enormously
large, capable Of holding pint or more,
and made Of glass as thin as tissue pa
per and fragile as straw The steward
poured very little of tho brandy into
the great glass and twrled It round
rapidly by the stem. This was the most
epic,lrean device for bringing out the
bouquet Of the lqueur.
Llwcllyn slipped the precious liquid with
an air Of the most Intense enjoyment.
His face glowed with enthusiasm
'Wonderful. wonderful he said In a
hushed voice There, take 1t away and
bring mo an olive Then I will go down
stairs and wait for my friend In tho
room You will serve the soup
at five minutes past eight" 5
Flo got up from tho table and moved
silently over tho heavy carpet to the
door.
1t was about seven o'clock. At eight
Constantine Schuabe was coming to the
Sheridan Club to dine.
Sir Robert sat in the smoking room
WIN IL lllS Clbltcltc VI Noohtii @tAhS' 'St''
tobacco, wrapped In maize leaf and tied
round the center with q tiny cord OF
green silk Els face expressed nothing
but tho most absolute repose. Ills cor
rcspondonce with life was at that mo-
mcnt rs complete rs the most perfect
health and discriminating luxury could
mako It,
lie stretched out his feet to tho blaze
and idly watched the reflection IN the
points of his shining boots.
The room was quite silent now. few
men sat about reading the evening papers,
and there was n subdued hum OF talk
from table whore two men were play
Ing casual gamo Of chess, IN which
neither of them seemed much Interested
a large clock upon tho oak mantelshelf
licked with mufrled and soothing regu-
larity.
Llwellyn picked UP n slxpenny Illus
trnted paper, devoted to amusements and
the lighter side OF life. and lnzly opened
II. NH }EHa
His eye fell upon double page article
intcrspersed with photographs Of actors
and actresses, The article was SUM