The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11

care A natural wish to make a good
first impression animated him; but as
lie sat late on the Saturday night finally
arranging his notes. he began to he con-
sclo,is Of new and surprising thoughts
about the coming event. Earlier in tho
evening he had been talking to Hands.
but the archaeological had gone to bed
and left him alone.
The day had been a gloomy one. A
black pail Of fog fell over London at
dawn, and had remained all day, almost
choking him ms no said evensong In the
almost empty church.
All day long he had felt strangely over
weighted and depressed. A chance para
graph In an evening paper, stating that
Mr.. Schuabc. M. p, had returned from
a short Continental trip. started an un
easy and gloomy train of thought. The
memory OF the terrible night at Walk
town required to him with horrible
sense OF unreality, the picture blurred
somewhat MS II the fingers Of the dis
case which had struck him down had al
ready been pressing on his brain when
he had been alone with the millionaire.
Much Of what he remembered of that
dread interview must have been delu-
sion. And yet IN all other matters he
times he had met and argued with I'M
believers. They lad saddened him. but
no more. Why was 1t that this man.
notorious atheist as he was, filled him
with a shuddering fear, horror for
which he had no name?
Then also. what had been the signifi-
cameo OF the incident at Dieppe, It's true
significance? Sir Robert Llwellyn had
also inspired him with a feeling OF utter
'oathing and abhor renee, though perhaps
In a less degree. There was the sudden
glimpse OF schuabe's signature on the
letter. What WAS the connection be-
tween the two men7 How could the
Antichristian be In friendly communion
with the greatest Higher Critic OF the
time?
He recalled an even more sinister DC
currence. or so It had seemed to him.
Two days after his first Introduction
to Lwellyn and the dinner at the Pam
nier dor he had seen him enter the
Paris train with schuabe himself. who
had Just arrived from England. He had
said nothing OF the Incident to Mr.. Byars
or Helena. They would have regarded 1t
ns ordinary enough. They knew nothing
OF what had passed between him and
schuabe The deliberate words of Sir
Robert at the restaurant REQUIRED to him
again and again, taking possession of his
brain and ousting all other thoughts.
What new discoveries was the Professor
limiting at?
What did the whole obsession of MS
brain mean?
Curiously enough. he felt certain that
these thoughts were in no way heralds OF
a new attack of brain fever He knew
this for n certainty. 1t seemed as If the
Ill
rather the results Of some spiritual mes
prompted them had some definite end
and purpose in view.
The more he prayed the stronger his
premonitions became: added force was
given to them, as II they wore tho direct
causes of his applications.
It almost seemed that God was speak
ing to him.
He had questioned Hands cautiously.
trying to learn II any new and important
facts bearing upon Biblical history were
indeed likely to be discovered In tho near
future.
But the answer did not amount to very
much. The new and extensive excava-
tons under the permission OF the lately
granted firlnan from the Turkish Gov
eminent, We're only Just beginning. Tho
I real WORK was 10 commence Wfen dandS
had finished his work In London and
had returned to take charge OF the ope-
ratlons.
OF course, Hands mad said there were
possibilities OF discovery Of first-cass
Importance. but he doubted It. The local
ity OF Golgotha and the Holy Sepulcnre
was already established. in Handss op!n-
ION. He had but little doubt OF the ali-
thenticity of the established sites. Llwel-
lyn's theories he secuted altogether. while
agreeing with him in his negation of the
Gordon Tomb
So there had been very little from