The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07
innocent OF any crime" / fultcrcd.
And OF any lack OF faith2"
oh, az. FOR that, how can--but don't
let's speak OF that. What can II mat.

innocent OF any crime" / faltcrcd.
And OF any lack 0f faith2"
oh, as for that, how can--but don't
tets speak OF that. What can It mat
ter now?'
1t matters more than anything else
In tho world. II only you could say
that you viii have fnithl"
III try to say II then. II 1t can glva
you any comfort" X
Not unless you mean IT."
"rhen-Ill try to mean II. VIII
that satisfy you?"
thank you again. AS for tho rest.
you're not 10 be anxious. Everything
will come right for me sooner or Tutor,
though may have to suffer some an
noynnccs first
"Annoyances!" echoed .If there
Nere nothing worso!'
There won't be. shut be well
defended. 1t Will all be shown up an
huge mistakc--another warning
against trusting to clrcumstantial evi-
dence..'
us there nothing we can do then!
Or-that we could urge others to 10 ~ s
| I asked. hoping that he understood
that ! meant one other, Maxine do
| sRen2ic.
! guessed by his look that hc did
understand. 1t WAS look OF gloom;
but suddenly a light flasncd in hla
Dyes.
There is one thing you could do
for mc---you and no ono else" he said.
but have no right to ask e.
Tell mo what II is." implorcu.
would not. II * didn't mean mora
thnn my life to me-" He llesitntcd. and
then. while wondered what was to
come. he bent forward and spoke q
few hurried words In Spanish. Hs
I.s.. Al-.,s - /.
AS familiar as English. Ho had heard
Inc talk or The Spanish customs still
existing In tho part OF California
where wan born. lie had heard mo
sing Spanish songs. We had sung
them togcther--onc Or - had
taught him. But i had not taught
| him the Language. He learned that.
and three or four others Mt least, as a
boy, when first he thought OF taking
! UP diplomatic career.
They were SO few words n. 80
QUICKLY spoken. that I--remamberin,,
the warder--almost hoped they might
| pass nnnoticed. But tho man In unit.
/ form came nearer to8us Mt once, look.
ling angry aud suspicious
1 THAT is forbidden he said to 1yor.
Then, turning sharply TO inc, What
7 language was tbat?'
..Sparlish.'' answered .1fc onls
/
/ worry dear friends. and there WAS a mis-
understanding. butts over now n
/ was natural he shouldn't wan. you &c
| hear his last words to me"
Nevertheless. 1T is forbidden, re
peated tho wardcr obstinatcly. "and
though the nvo minutes you were
! granted together are not over yet. the
prisoner must go with me now. He
has forfeited the rest of his time. ant
must be reported"
With this. he ordered Ivor to Leave
thc room. in tone which sounded To
me SO brutal that should have liked
| him to be shot, and the whole French
| police force cxtcrminatcd. To hear 2
little underlined policeman dare to
| speak like that to my big, brave, hand
some Engiishman. and to kn,W that t
\ would be childish and un .gnitied OF
lvor to resist--oh. could have killed
the creature With my own hands-I
think.
As for Ivor he said not another
word. except good by. smiling half
4 sadly. half with twinkle of grim
| humor. Then he went OF. with his
/ head high: ana just at TIE door. he
threw Inc back one look. 1t said rs
/ plainly as if lie had spoken: "Remcn-
/ Der, 7 know you won't fall me-.
I did indeed remember. and prayed
sthat should have pluck and courage
/ not to fall. But IT was Il very hard
/ thing that he had asked me to do. and
he had said well in saying that he
! would not ask 1t OF me II 1t did not
mean moro than his life.
II The words he had whispered SO las
tily and unexpectedly In Spanish Were
i these; Go to tho room OF the murder.
1 alone. and on the window balcony find
4 In a box. under hower-pots, a folded
/ document. Take this to Maxine. Every
4 moment counts"
I (To be continued to-morrow.)