The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

lleaning back in his chair, block OF
limpnssive obstinacy.
Tell us what happened at Cromwell
Gardens. Kari" said Olive, after a
time. to stem the torrent of his anger
She began To fear that there would he
bloodshed unless he was in some way
checked; and after last burst OF in
dignant vituperation of Rosenstein. lie
told them.
Nothing. of course. What did they
think? That am fool?' and he
glanced fiercely at Ills sister and Rosen-
stein, and laughed very angrily. did
they think / should just walk UP to
the house and ask for you? Fools!
III waited about near the house and soon
perceived that something was amiss.
III suppose l have eyes!' and again lie
turned on the others. II waited, per-
haps. two hours or three hours, and
watched / guessed the reason Of all
the connection; and my fear was that
jyou had been discovered After long
time / saw the police go to the house;
| a detective inspector from Scotland
/ Yard.
] knew him-Inspector Robson--and
L looked every moment to see him
bring you out in custody, Rosa. But
the time went on and nothing hap
pened and then he left the house in
the company OF that young fellow
from the Foreign Office, Mr.. Fenwick,
and they drove away together. And
/ still l waited; and next the minister
himself left in his carriage. and then
/ knew l could safely go to the house.
Did you venture that?" asked
Olive.
There was no risk. asked to
sec the housekeeper, that silly woman,
Mrs. Grimston, you know how she
!, talks and talks and talks until your
head swlns. Wei, / asked her for
the Character of servant. saying !
was Lord, Potterbury's butler. / gave
her name at random; she declared.
o. course, that no such girl had been
with her, and in few minutes l had
the whole story about you, Rosa. She
is a fool, that woman. And then l
came away to find all this silly trouble
made here
1T was very clever. Karl" said
Olive; and then described what had
passed at the house before she had
run away.
All the time the two We're discuss
ing this, neither Rosenstein nor Anna
made single remark; but when
/ Olive concluded Anna went to her and
, wanted to kiss her and make 1t up.
Il am sorry, Rosa. have done you
a wrong. Forgive me. was beside
) myself on Kar!'s account"
NO Anna. / cannot forgive like
that; 1 should not mean it; and 1 will
not say it, Olive was resolved to
keep the breach open between them
, because of the use she could make
, of it with the brother
'Ah, make it up and let us be as
/, IA ,ri
only Annals love for me that drove
her mad for the time. have for
g given her" he added with the air of
y one who has done a gracious self
sacrificing thing.
I'VE shall never again be as we
|. have been. Karl" replied Olive firmly
: : Anna has made that impossible. When
!. tl:is is settled, / shall go away again
am alone. but l will not be called
: a traitor. viii stay here tonight;
f but tomorrow / shall go away"
You see now what you have DONE
. he cried fercely to his sister. 'If
you do not persuade Rosa to stay,
will never forgive YOU" and at this
: Anna burst out again into torrent
of tears.
( Kari did his utmost to reconcile the
! two, but Olive remained firm; and in
l order to get away from the unpleas-
ant scene, and also to carry out her
. plan of escaping from the house. she
declared she would go to her room
and wait there until the time for the
G meeting.
Z she cannot leave the ROOM" said
Hosenstein, breaking his long silence
!. Am | a prisoner, do You mean?" she
! asked angrily.
You cannot leave the ROOM" he re-
i, peated doggedly,
: Il should like to see who will stor
Z, her." put in Karl. Tor course, you
, can go If You wish, Rosa"
!. She turned to the door. and Rosen-
stein rose to leave with her. Kari
a faced him at once. Christian, we have
8 been friends and comrades "a long
5. time. But l won't allow you to dc
(. this
!; They are Gideon Mawford's orders
= Karl You know the penalty Of dis
7 obedience"
j Il am responsible for Rosa. You
shan't Do this, ! say. You can go
o Rosa" and he threw the door open
n and stood between her and Rosen
l. stein.
/, The latter called to the other man
!. but before they could prevent her
Ii Olive slipped out and ran up to her
2 little room above.
~ pic Naitea " moment, listening &c
the alteration, and presently hear6
= one of the two place chair by the
front door While the other went to the
a back
4 Her escape was cut off cffectually
e in this way, and she went in and sa,
:, down to think
- 1t was an awkward plight. The
worst she had vet had to face She
. would have to attend the meeting. un.
:, less she could find some means OF
= slipping away while they were all or
. the road to the place.
Her only chance If that failed--anc
"a she could not persuade herself to hop,
~ 1t would succced--was the desperatel,
thin one that Gilbert Merridew woult
J. fan to recognize her, and that she
would be able TO give such an accoun
Of herself as would satisfy him Of hel
good faith.
10 this end she went carefully owe
n every detail of the fictitious hstor,
~ Of Rosa Baumstein's life which she ha,
q. before though out and sought to arm
40 herself at every point,