The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

meant her To come and see me- but I
dld not expect her 90 play trick on you
IN order % DO so. This had Its birth iu
tho to mo unaccouutable mystery c-n-
bodied In the girl you Gail Anitra, bat
Whon IN not ready set TO name. For
when do. action must follow convection.
ana that without mercy or delay
Action: repeated Ransom. with quick
suspicion and "a confused rush Of con-
Trajectory visions in his mind. What
do YOU mean by thatc'
ltlzcn covered Lls chin with his hand
VIII Try and explain" he replied.
IL arm abrupt in my Language. it is
owing % the eXiEenclez OF the case
nave no time u waste and To disposition
70 WhitcWsSh rough piece OF work. To
speak 10 the point. 1 have an intense in
tereat IN my sister Georgian. I have little
or none IN my sister Anitra. Geo-giau-e
Intelligence good Will and command az
money would be OK inestiulable benefit To
mo. Anlta. Oh the contrary could bo
nothing but burden. unless" hero he
cast very sharp glance al Ransom
unless Georgian should have been slfl-
gently considerate 20 leave her n cool
share OF her fortune IN tho VIII You saw
she made just before her diartpDearauce
and supposed death.
That I can say nothing about" 70
Joined Ransom Ia answer 20 this feeler
The will Is IN the hands OF her LAWYER
y -
VIII suppose that she LEFT her sister 10
the care Of her friends without any ee-
money"
Tho steady fingers ciutch.nr tho SCARED
neck ioosed their grig 70 wave this sup
position aside
"A hardly supposable case" was the
cold comment with which he supple
fnentoa This disclal ner. but ono which
would make The glrl a burden indeed. a
burden which for many reasons Z could
hYt assume. Here he struck himself
Sharply on Tho neck. with the nrst dis
play - passion nc had shown. NY adj
Nintages ara not such as 70 make IN eae,-
Tor noe % support myself Ii would Dc
simply Impossible for me 70 undertake
Inc care n any girl. least Of al o. one
with a manifest lnnrnityr
Anitra viii prosper without your caro-.
Anitra VII prosper without your
care. replied Ransom. @vcriooki0c tho
hczirties rness Of the man ia the mad. UNI
accountable sense OF relief with which Le
listened 20 his Withdrawal from concerns
Tor which he showed SO little sy7nra1hv.
There aye others who viii D. CAD 10
DO al that can DC done for Georgiar.s
forsaken sister
Yes That is All right. but" Here
tLtzen squared himself across tho top o.
the table before which he had been sit
ting; Il must be made sure that the facts
have been rightly represented 70 me and
that the girl now in this house IS Caor-
CLANS deserted sister. I'm not vet zafie
ned that she Is. and ! must be convinced
not only on this point. but on many
Others, before this day Is over. business
or great importance calls me back 70 the
city. ana, u may be, out OF the country.
I may never be able 90 spend another dav
On purely personal affairs. 30 this one
must tell. I have a scheme az IS a very
simple one} which. II carried out as 1
have planned, VIII satisfy mo as nothing
else VIII as 70 the Identity Of the girl
we VII call. from lack Of positive k1ovvl-
edge. Anitra- VIII you help me in its
furtherance7 It lies with you 10 do so"
First, your reasons for doubling the
Eiri.' rctorted Ransom. They must be
excellent ones for you 20 resist the evil
dence Of such conclusive proofs as you
have yourself been witness to since en-
teTng this house. am GeorRian's hus-
band. have the strongest wish in the
world 10 see her again at my side. vet
with the exception Of her wonderful like
ness 10 my wife. I find nothing in this
raw. beautiful, girl. OF the polished
highly trained woman / married I have
not even succeeded in startling her car
something which ! should have been able
70 DO II She were not the totally deag
woman she appears CouhGe to me. then.
your reasons for demanding additional
proofs u her identity. i they carry con-
Niction with them. ] Will aid you in any
scheme YOU can propose which Will
neither frghten nor aflict her"
Iiazen rose 10 his feet. Narrow as the
room was. he yielded 20 his restless de-
sire 10 move about. and began pacing IN
and down the restricted quarters bounded
by the edge Of the table and the door Not
until he had made the second turning
did he speak then il was with seeming
Openness.
IT'S like putting tho torch to my last