The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-10
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Isl. CHAPTER xv1I-lcontinucd
Tho servant had not been long away.
though 1t seemed long to me, ana he
had delayed only to buy ~ the even.
Mademoisellc would like to see, as
they were sure to be filled with praise
OF her. great actingi 1t was on my
tongue to scold him for stopping even
one moment, when lie had been told TO
hurry, but he looked SO pleased at his
to dash Ills happiness. would. how
ever. have pushed the papers aside /
without 30 much as glnncing Mt them
5ifIt hadn't suddenly occurred to me /
+ that Ii any ne Il Z
lvor. news OF II might possibly have
got Into print by this time.
When 1 read what had happened--
how he was accused OF murder, and
while declaring his innocence had been
silent rs to all those events which
might have proved IT. my heart went
out to him in wave of gratitude.
Here was q man! a. man loyal and
brave and chivalrous rs all men ought
to be. but few are! Flo had sacrificed
himself to the death, no doubt. to
keep my name out of the mud into
and to save me from appearing In
Raoul's eyes the liar that was. Mad
s1vor told that re was with me. after
had prevaricated ar had not acc
tualIv lied) to Raoul about the mid
night visitor to my house, what would
Raoul think of me?
Ivor was trying to save me. y he
could. and he had been trying to save
me when he went to the room OF that
dead man though how and when lie
had decided to go ] knew not. If 1t
were not for RE. he would be free
and happy to-day.
NY ccnrcience cried out that the one
thing to do was 10 go ut once to tho
Chief Of Police and say: monsieur.
this English gentleman they have ar
rested cannot Rave committed a mur.
der in the Rue de Ia File Sauvhge,
between ha'f-rast 10 and ] last night.
for he came to nv house. far away IN
tho Rive d'Hollande. at a quarter past
12 and didn't leave 1t TIL after 1
O'clock"
even sprang up from my chair In
the very rom whcre ! had hidden
Ivor, to ring for Marianne and tell
her to bring me a hat and coat, to
I'D h. o-dsr w.
Immediately. Butt sat down again,
sick and deepairing. deliberately crush
ing the generous impulse. I couldn't
obey It. dared not. Bv-and-by. per-
haps. n Ivor should be in real press
Ing danger, then certainly. But not
now. iy5S6
At a o'clock Raoul came. and was
with me for an hour. Each OF us
tried TO cheer the other. did all I
could to make him hope that even yet
he would have news of thes broradc
bag and It's contents. He.4 thinking mo
Eli and tired out did all he could to
persuade me that he was not mis-
cradle with anxiety. At least, he was
/ no longer jealous OF Godensky or OF
any man, and was hlimbly repentant
/ for his suspicious of me the night ne-
fore When Raoul is repentant. and
wishes to atone for something that he
has done. he is enchanting. There was
never a man like him
At IS Il sent him away, with the ex-
cuse that I must rest, as hadn't
slept much the night before: out
really it was because feared lest
| should disgrace myself before him by
breaking down and giving him =
! fright-or perhaps even by being mad
ttenough IT, cc.-. &C. W. y - 3 = q
& done. L felt that was no longer mis-
Htress Of myrelf--thntaIS mi Sht DEC pa
BILE Of any folly. 81 sJ3s
I could not eat, but = drank some
I}beef-tea before starting forg the the
Entre. where + went carrier than usual
lit would be some Thing to be busy; and
| In my part j might even forget for q
moment. now and then.
/ e Martanne and were in my dress
| ing-r be fore u. insisted on dress
hing at once: and took MS long as !
coGld Tin the process Q maxim up \;
| still! when was ready hero was
/ more than half ali hour to spare hes
fore the first pct, n here were letters
| for ne-the kind that always come to
i3thc theatre-but couldn't read them
after 4 had occupied myself with tear
ing open the envelo pes. i knew what
| they would bo;ayoWsSnf ndoration from
| strangers; poems by budding poetsia
|tpetitions for advice from girls and
young men who wanted to so on the.
| stage requests from artists who e.ant-
al 10 8spaint my picture. There were|
always such things every night, es-
I9pecially after the opening Of a new
play. a3ss ,as - s3,s ,s.3s. Il
3tastlc seals, and $ taring4 I'M eeingly at
3tc,rests and cornnets, when there camo
III knock ut the door. Marianne opened
i ii, to snenll for moment with tho
stag doc rls eeper III ~. ma sg
s"NIadenoiselle" She VIII spereG, b conl-
ing ia me, Nronsieur 10 Comte Goden-
ssky wishes to see you, Shall 7 say
4 youGnre not areceiVinE n ii
@iI thought for d moment. Better see
4 him. perhaps. might learn sonle-
4 5tling. 5S II motif lin had only uolnc
to torture me use less]y to please l!m-
SCI FL would soon III II cut AL could
4 send him IA why. IN 3ss VI M
Ii went into my little rsceptlon-room
4 adinning, and received him there, He
sEauvancrd, smiling H MS one advances to.
A III friend al NJ nos we come one u.s. sure.
I ssfe'tl pbrunt when the
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