Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-03-17

country what you do for yours"
The name, the name, I can not
recollect the name! The beard Is gone.
but that does not matter, "-excitedly.
Warburton breathed easier While
he did not want the girl TO know who
he was just then. he was glad that
Karloff's memory had taken his
thought away from The CRATE and its
valuable but rapidly disappearing fuel.
Father Father. what is it?" cried
the girl. her voice keyed to agony.
Father"
The two men turned about. An
nesley had tainted in his chair Both
! Warburton and Karlof mechanically
started forward to cfger aid. but she re-
PEELED their approach.
do not come near me: you have
( done enough. Father. deari" She
slapped the coloners wrists and I'M
loosed his collar.
own battle. stood silently watching
hers. Warburton's mind was first to
clear and without a moments hesita-
/ ton he darted from the room and i'm
mediately returned with glass OF
water. He held II out TO the girl. Their
/ glances FLASHED; a thousand mute. an
/ cry questions in her eyes. a thousand
mute, humble answers fin his. She ac-
cepted the glass. and her hand trem-
bled as she dipped her fingers into the
cool depths and heclled the drops into
the unconscious mans face.
| Meanwhile Karlon stood with folded
1 e~fn rfr oil
crate where his dreams had disap.
I poared in smoke.
BY and by the colonel sighed and
( opened his eyes. For a time he did
not know where he was, and his gaze
wandered mistily from face TO face
| Then recollection came back 10 him.
! recollection bristliug with thorns. He
struggled 70 his feet and faced warbur-
ton. The girl put her arms around
him 70 steady him. but ne gently dis
engaged himself.
Are you from the secret service
sir? n so. am ready TO accompany
You wherever you say T. who have
LEFT my blood on many a battle-ground
was about 20 commit a reasonable act
Allow me first 10 straighten un my
affairs. then you may do with me as
you please. I am guilty OF a crime: I
have the courage TO pay the penalty. -
His calm was extraordinary. and even
KRrloff looked az him with a sparkle
OF admiration
As plummet plunges into the sea.
so the girls look plunged into Warbur-
tons soul; and had he been an Of
fcer OF the law. he knew that he would
have utterly disregarded his duty.
Il am not a secret service man. SIR"
he replied unevenly. "If I were."-
pointing TO the CRATE. your plans
would not have fed the FIRE"
who are YOU. then. and what do
you I'm my house in this gulseY"-
proudly.
Il am your head stable-man-for
the present IL was all by chance. T
/ came into this room yesterday TO get
a book on veterinary surgery. ac-
cldently saw a plan. have been n
soldier. I knew that such a thing had
no rightful place IN this house.
I was coming across the lawn. when I
looked into the window. IL IA
not for me TO judge you. sir Ny duty
lay IN destroying those plans before
they harmed any one"
No. IL is not Tor you to judge me"
said the colonel. Il have gambled
away my daughtor's fortune. To keep
her in Ignorance OF the fact and 20 re-
turn TO her the amount / had wrong
fully used, / consented 10 sell TO Rus
STA the coast fertilization plans OF my
country, such as / could draw from
memory. No. IL IS not for you TO
judge me; only God has the right TO
do that"
Il am only a groom" said Warbur-
ton. simply What / have heard I
shall forget"
All. had he but looked at the girls
face them
a change came over Karlofrs coun-
tenance; his shoulders dropped; the
melancholy fire died ont Of his face
and eyes. With an air OF resignation
and a clear sense of the proportion OF
things. he reached out and took up the
note upon which Annesley had scrawled
his signature.
counts wrist He saw the name OF a
bank and the sum OF five figures.
| What is this?" he demanded.
1T is mine" replied the count,
haughtily.
l Warburton released him.
He speaks truly" said the colonel
1T is his"
/ The hour OF madness is past" the
Russian began, slowly and musically.
The tone was musing. He seemed OBJ
livious Of his surroundings and that
three pairs of curious eyes were leveled
In his direction. He studied the note
creased ii. drew II through his fingers
smoothed IL and caressed it. And |
should have done exactly as 1 threat
ened There is, then. a Providence
which watches jealously over the inno-