The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25


gotten, hing III the entrance hall. Tho
thing which was 70 alter the lives Of
Thousands and fteti Ygthousntids, that was
to bring d cloud over England moro dark
ana frlenhclng than 1t had cvorl known,
{lny4 there With its sttipehdous n,essage
Its relentless Influence, while outside the
Church bells all over London were tolllhs
for 1Tvcnsofig. VI 81 cs 81 II. "a Ri
III At length, as night was failing, Spence
went out Into tho lighted streets with
their sudden roar OF welcome. Flo wa
Immensely refreshed In brain and body.
His thoughts movd quickly and wolf, de.
brain was linccnslng. III A. J
8535As d rule. especially for the last year
or two, Spence was by no means man
given to casual amusefncrlts. His work
was too absorbing for him to have time
Or inclination to follow pleasure But to-
night he felt In the hu,nor for relaxa-
ton. f ~ II 4. ,3 y IL
{ He turned into st. James Street where
his club was, Intending to find some one
who would go to q music hall wit i him.
There was no one he knew intimately IN
the stnoking-roorn, but soon fter he ar
rived Lambert, ono Of the deputy c,lrnn--
Spence and LarnLert had been at Narl-
borough together. N $y d, VA s 3ljS
Il Spence 4 asked Lambert, who was in
evening Dress to DO IFS companion
IN Sorry 1 can't, old mar, !" llo answered;
n I've got to dine with IS my uncle, Sir
Michael It's a. bore, OF course. but It 9
policy. The place will be full OF High
Church bishops minor Cabinet Minister'S
ana people OF that sort. I only hope old
Ripon will be tiere- he s my unclt's tame
vicar. you know; uncle runs an expensive
church. like some men run theatre
for he's always fright !. and amusing.
You're not working tonight, them
q, u not tonight. I've been and, had q
Turkish, bath, ana Thoroughbred wind up
a day Of mild dissipation BY going to the
Alhambra..s Il 81 4! "A g.5s
Sorry can't 60 .oo-awful bore.
Two SS5 had # firing day, too, 3and
d vi ballet would be refreshing.
1.-THE governors been inS a state OF
filthy Irritation and nerves for the last
l{fortnight.."Ss ss3 ss u 5a IL "a t 81
Sir Robert sLlcwellyn, isn't .it?'',' 55
Eyes, he's my chief, and a very good
fellow, too; az d rule, He went away for
several n. mon hs. 81 yo,, noW---trtlve ed
abroad for his health. When he first
came back, three months ago. he looked
4 pleased with himself al around. y But
lately he 8 been decidedly OF color. II
seems worried about something, does
1 hardly ANY work, and always Sc ems wal T.
Lin and looking out for 4 coming event,
| He bothers 4 mo out OF my life ways
coming into my room and tall inf, about
nothing, u or speculnting upon the posi-
! .bilitys OF all sorts 70 new discoveries which
swill upset every ones theories
Bs5S'''I met him in Dleppo IN the spring.
He seemed MI right then, Just at the be-:
ginning OF his leave. = fia
4 sSlj.'.yYell, he's certainly not that now,
4 worse luck, and confound him Ie inter.
feres with my work no end. ~ Good bye;
i sorry I must go #sS{ llg sss
He passed softly over the heavy ca e;
pet OF the smoking room, and Spence wa s
left alone once more a
5 t was nf ter n O. clock. I'LL
spence wa I'll hun gryyf .yet The light
Fmeal Hi, "A he hanmam had tisfied him.
/ He resolved to go to the Empire alone,
not because the idea Of going seemed
very attractive, but because heS had
Manned 1T and could substitute no other
way OF spending the evening for the
4 first determination. 5s.} I. u.
So, about O'Clock, he strolled into
1.-THE huge garish music hull. n # Il as59s
S3a8 He went into the Empire, and already
his contentrnent was be- ginning 70 die