Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-11-24

your sister ReUcr toas the tDifc Of Ire
maine"
wait until she wakes. What a joyful
awaking IL viii ber' And she sat
down again. She wiped away the
Tears. but her eyes were stiu shining.
Godfrey gazed at her with a face fun
Of emotion.
Now, Miss Croydon" he began.
you've told me that my theory's cor
rect, but there are three or four points
1 should like you 10 help me clear up.
II YOU will"
Il shall be glad 90 II 1 can" she
answered. and smiled az him. her eyes
Drumming again. You've lifted such q
load from me. Mr.. Godfrey. that I'd
do almost anything TO show my graft
tude."
Why. looking az her. did his face
change-soften. harden? WHY did his
hands tremble SO? II was over I'm an
instant; yet / had caught a glimpse Of
his secret ] understood.
1t was nothing" ne said. Il was
glad 20 30 it. 1 was deeply pleased
when that message came this morn
ing"
You've been kinder 10 me than de-
served" she said. and 1 more than half
agreed with her How. with his eyes
before her. could she fail 10 under
stand2 Perhaps she did understand. I
was never sure.
In the first place then, Miss Croy-
dom hc went on. in a different tone.
how did your father succeed i'm get
ting your sister away from Tremaine2r
They had gone 90 Paris" she an
swercd, and in two or three DAYS
Edith had awakened from her dream.
She saw something in the man which
terrified heS. and she wrote n pitifuI
letter 60 "A VIC. went over to
Paris MT .once anI srgIl,- s,,ccoo,,o., g.,
buying the %1N~bm. Futhcr paid him
10000 francs. believe. Perhaps IL was
the fact that lac knew he was not really
Edith's husband. that he himself had
committed crime. which made him
take 10. He agreed 60 leave the coun-
try. and in the following December he
wrote father that he was about 10 sail
for Martinique In a ship called the
Centaur. He said he intended TO buy
plantation at Martinique and make
that his home. In February we learned
that the Centaur had been lost. with all
on board. After eight years IL seemed
certain that he was dead, and Edith
teit free 10 marry again"
WAS Mr.. Delroy Informed or this
early indiscrctonT'
Certainly. and forgave 1t. as any
good man would"
Pardon me FOR asking the question.
Miss Croydon; but II was necessary.
When was ia YOU first learned that Ire
maine was still aliveT"
zone night nearly two months ago
Edith brought his letter to me. She
was Wild. distracted. ready 20 kill her
self-that is what I have feared every
day since. She loves Mr.. Delroy. Mr.
Godfrey. and yet she believed herself
the wife Of another man. He demand
ed that she meet him in that apartment
house. / knew she could not bear such
meeting and yet he must be seen
/ offered 10 20 I'm her stead. 1 had
some wild idea Of appealing 10 his
better nature. Of persuading him
She stopped, silenced 10y her own
emotion.
That, Of course. would not have
altered the fact that your sister was
his Wife" observed Godfrey.
NO That was the terrible part Of il:
nothing could alter that. There must.
OF course, De n separation. but we
thought we would solve that problem
after we had settled the other SO !
went. lie opened the door for me-
had never seen him, and confess
his appearance and manner were not
at all what ! expected. lie did not
look in the least like a Scoundrel, or
did he act like one. He listened 10 me
with attention and seeming respect
He even appeared moved. Oh, l know
now what hypocrite he was. | know
that he was laughing at me; that he was
planning something deeper. more vii
famous. / had brought 81 200 with
me-all that we could gather together
at that moment-and / pressed 1t upon
him, urging him to take il and go away
and we would send him more. He pre-
tended 10 refuse the money. to protest
that that was not in the least what he
wanted, but / compelled him TO take
1t. And just as / was hoping that /
had prevailed with him the door OF
SAO bcAAovhA Opcntu anu uOIIlDle
drunken man staggered out.
Well, Vic, he cried. so this is tn
gal. is it? She's likely piece. l
wouldn't give her up, Vic. no. not fer
ten thousand
Go back TO bed. you drunken
bruter cried TremaiDe. and took him
roughly by the arm.
But the other shook him of.
Don't lay your hands on me. Vicp
he cried. Don't dare lay your hands
on mey
Il saw very devil spring into Ire
names face. He looked about him for
some weapon and picked up a piece OF
pipe that lay beside the radiator.
Thompson saw the action and lurched
heavily toward him.
Coin Z use that on me, vicr he
asked. You'd better try it, And he