The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-23

IL l While Iris was transforming
IL d herself from n semisavage con
IL dition into semblance of an
ultra chic Parisienne, Sir Arthur
Deane told the earl something of the
state of affairs ON the island.
His lordship, Il handsome. saturnine
man. cool, insolently polite, counseled
patience, liberation. even silent recog-
milton of Anstruther's undoubted
claims for services rendered.
'.She is an enthusiastic. high spirited
GIRL he urged upon his surprised hear
er, who expected a very different ex-
preston of opinion This fellow An
struther is Il plausible sort of rascal, a
good man in a tight place. too-just the
sort of fire eating blackguard who
would fill the heroic bill where a fight
is concerned. Hang him, lie lick ed me
twice.'
Further amazement for the shipown-
er.
YES. it's quite true. / interfered
with his little games, and he gave me
the usual reward of the devils apothe-
cary. Leave Iris alone. At present
she is strung mp to an intense pitch Of
gratitude. having barely escaped a ter
rible fate. Let her come back to the
normal. Anstruthers shady record
must gradually leak out. That will dis
gust her. He is hard up-cut off by his
people and that sort of thing. There
you probably have the measure of his
scheming. lie knows quite well that
he can never marry Your daughter. 1t
is all Il matter of price,
tr41o Will oil al
to be persuaded. At the back of his
head there was an uneasy conscious
ness that it was not "all matter of
price, If it We're he would never
trust a mans face again. But Vent
nor's well balanced arguments swayed
him. The course indicated was the
only decent one. 1t was humanity inn
possible for man to chide his daugh-
ter and fiout her rescuer within an hour
OF finding tlem.
Lord Ventnor played his cards with
a deeper design. He bowed to the in
evitable. Iris said she loved his rival.
Very we'll. To attempt to dissuade
her was to throw her more closely into
that rivals arms. The -isht course
was to appear resigned. saddened, COM
PEELED against his will TO reveal the
distressing truth Further, he counted
on Anstruther's quick temper rs an
active agent Such man would be
the first to rebel against an assumption
OF plying tolerance. He would bring
bitter charges of conspiracy. of I'M
beiieyable compact 10 secure his ruin.
All this must recoii on his own head
when the facts We're laid bare. Not
even the hero of the island could pre-
vail against the terrible indictment OF
the court martial. Finally. ut Singa-
pore. three days distant. Colonel Cos
tobell and his wife We're staying. Lord
Nentnor, alone of those on board. knew
this. Indeed, he accompanied Sir Ar
thur Deane largely in order to break
of somewhat trying ENHANCEMENT. |
He smiled complacently as he thought
of the effect on Iris of Mrs. Costobell's !
indignant circumstances when the bar !
onet asked that injured lady TO tell the |
girl all that had happened at Hong
kong
However, Lord yentnor was most /
profoundly annoyed. and he cursed I
Anstruther from the depths of his /
heart. But he could see way out
He carae ashore with Iris and her
father. The captain of the Orient also L
joined the party. The three mel /
watched Robert and the girl walking |