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

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Va y w aga III. sl.gt'iie day seemed d day Of
BtrlViaiities. d sordld tlnsventful day Of
London gioofi,a Which he had vainly tried
4 n i1,snerau With little fulllc rockets Of
amusement ~ N " III
3 Ito sat down IN q stall ana watched a.
f clever t,,ggler doing wonderful things
With billiard balls. After the juggler q
acoarscy handsome Spanish girl came upon
the stage: iln remembered her at Id
&scnjn, III Paris. She was said to DO ono
Fof the beauties OF Europe and n kings
5favoritc.{ " & 2. I. a 5s z \ 4 WI
After the Spanish woman there were
two I1brottcrs'' some one. One
vas disguised \ as Il donkey eritnbleg
speal dc cflagrin tho other as q tramp
md together they did laughable things. 81
8581vlth d Sigh he went Zip stairs and
moved slowly{tfrought the thronged prom
gcnhde The hard faces Of the mon and
women repollcd him. One elderly j. wish-
slooking person Reminded 1imR OF n great
gray slug. He turned into the Anne rlcati
bar at ono extremity OF the horseshoe.
It was early yet, and the Zig room pleas
Enntly cool, was i'q,to empty. A5S#1nah
brought him a long, partl-colorcd drink.
s.5s IIc felt tho pressure of q packet III his
pocket 1t was Cyril Hands's letter. ne
found as he took 1t out He thought OF
voting Lambert at the club, a. frienu 4 OF
Hands ana fellow worker in tho. same sans,
sf,eid and ginnguidly opened the letter
$8 Two women came In and sat at q table
not fars from him as no began to read.
\ IIe was tho only man in tho place, ah ans
thew regarded him with a. tense, con "a
scious Sinterp st. t ~ s. w
IA ,rhey5 saw him open a bulky Senve lop!e
With d careless manner. He would look Doh:
8up soon, they expected. s III
But ms they watched they saw ~ su ~ Il. 4
den. swift contraction Of the broWs,sa
3niorlentous convulsion OF every feature.
HIS head bent lower towards the mi, man I:
g,,soript They saw that lie became INC very Hsr
pale. 4. IA is !, ,f w /, 4. II = ~
georted VI singular paleness became 'e2i7 me g
5frlgltfu1 ashen color. Is IL 81 j4stss J.
"a s.rThatsJohnnys going to be II rs one $ol
the women said to thu other.tt u N {! 3
i AS ghc spoke they "a NJ the lace chaan
3A5$lurid ltcnent burst upons It IN lKo
III flame The eyes glowed, the. mouth ll5t1
settled into swift purpose. Il. ,5
3 n Spence took Sup his hat and and lett tno
room with quick, decided s g ga' lie y
threaded his hrotusl1 =, n me efoW y
round the circle7--!ike a. bod u OF orech 1 s
surrounded by heavy; poisonous seen Is ---
ana almost ran into the street. Il. SIS
ca wis wal ting lie ot4into ~, an,
inspired tEby y his words and appen ll1al ce,
the man drove iously down dark x. GO Car
rick Street, and IT he blazing Strand : $to. \
wards the Offices OF the Dali W Ire ire
Il 8,The great building Of II dressed N stone
which G. stood IN tile middle T
street was dark n - hslls
and business Offices we're cl osed' q
Spence paid Ills man and dlyed down. !. g 9
LONG, S narrow passage paved and WIZ !
high walls on either side Az fe end ot
kthe passage he pushed open some pa l ttered
swing doors. oninissio nalre In little
hutch touched his cap as spenieee ran "
Ia broad fl ght$ Of stone stairs. III.
The journalist turned I'd own. az l ~
corridor with oors on either sides : g. iha
glass fanlightp, over the d oors showed g
thatFall the rooms were illlant[lysf lll1
Within, The plhce. was very Y aye
for he distant clicking bfsfnS ty pewter
and tia thud ,ofs a Column print ter tape
machine as IN M heel CARR er shot back
sstt He opened d d DOR tbs his own name
Fpafntedsoneit ana swent inside. At d very
largo writing table. on which stood two
shaded electric lights, an elderly man
Heavily built and bearded, was writing
on s1nall slips Of paper. There was an-
sotherS table in the room. a great many
books on shelvesga,pon the walls, and q
thick carpet. The big man looked up as
4SDence came in, lifted a cup of tea which