The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-18
Stirring Novel Of Love- Conspiracy and Thrilling Adventure

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greeting between the two had taken u
place; but my eyes fairly ached for
sight of you, and wasn't for taking
any risks that you wouldn't come"
| II should have come right enough
X you had only written just the tina
and place." replied Olive. s5
II chose the depot because I landed
hero when came sfrctn the states, HT3d
i knew It," She haH appointed 3
ton station for the meeting. And ttisy
were soon talking busily in q corner
of q deserted waiting room.
Il am on fire to hear your news. I
went to your old lodgings"
Gilbert got on 1t that we'd met;
Anyway he came the next day and
though I'm not sure he knew for cer-
tain 1t was you; but he suspects 1t.
waltzed me off to the other end OF
London, II this huge city OF yours glIas
any end, that is. I'm In a place they
cali Remington
Have you been able to find out any
thing?" Olive was unable to restrain
her impatience. and put the question
eagerly. s,.
i Sure" said the girl with smile.
II rounded up two ofssthe bunch yes-
terday. Carl Hartmann and his Sis
ter, Anna. They are Germans and Sos
ciallsts; the sister Is az. ft-hearted
thing and has always cottoned to me.
She isn't really one OF them: but he
is, and tells her things. The bunch ale
ways play at being Socialists, you see,
as a cover. They are after some pa
pers at the Foreign Office, and are go-
Ing to get them through one of tho
bunch who has got place there. he
calls himself Fenwick there, the Hon.
John Fenwick"
"One OF the gang, you call him.
cried Olive, lost in amazement.
That's what the Hartmanns say;
and you may gamble on It."
"But know Mr.. Fenwick. He's the
soul of honor"
E Selma noticed the tone and the flush
of color on olives cheek as she said
this Indignantly. "Then It's spool to
put bllnkers on some Of them for
some purpose. You never know how
a crook means to work. But they'll
use him, sure, and maybe ruin him at
the Same time
You must tell me everything about
this cried Olive eagerly.
II don't know any more. Even tho
Hartmanns don't know how the thing
is to be done; but it'll be done, you
bet yer. It's a big thing, too. Some
ones going to buy the papers for a
pile, and the whole bunch are caught
short Just now"
But Gilbert Merridew is rich
Z man. Very rich now"
Selma shook her head. ..He may
have fooled you that he was when he
tried to marry you; but II he was. the
rest of them would be. The one
thing they're bound to do is to share
| ch o1i "a ant cpu
their way. They'd limb the man who
n spotted them about that, sure"
Olive pondered this a moment. Mer-
ridew had evidently hidden from the
rest the fact OF his having got her
. fathers fortune. Here was one way.
ut any rate. of striking at him. she
saw instantly. But she said nothing
Z. OF it to her companion.
"If he tried to spool them in that
way" continued Selma, after pause,
they'd fire him out first and shoot
him afterward. That's cinch. Why.
they've hardly one cent to chink
against its neighbour
-i..Tell me about their meetings, Sell
: ma Could not go to one? I must
| find out the truth about Mr.. Fenwfck'
$ at any cost or risk
, "oh. there'd be risk enough. But.
what do you mean?"
Olive thought n. moment and then
r SdIu WISH 10 JOlIi LUG DuuCti. as
. you call them. I don't care what do
t II Gilbert Merridew is threatening
1 him. 1 must know IT."
TT would be shorter to throw your
, self under one OF those trains out
there. You don't seem to get wise to
the fact that they are a great set Of
as desperate crooks as ever lived
And what has Gilbert done to you to.
make you SO bitter?'
= Robbed me OF everything care
: for in life"
Then the best thing you can do is
to keep away from him as far as.eYer
you can. If you are his enemy he
!, will kill you, and ii any one you care
: for Is in his way, or he can use him
for any purpose. he will ruin him
a without mercy. / hate him. lord
r sakes: but fear him so that IL he
t only holds up finger tremble and
do whatever he tells me. He's
d | devil"
Tell me about the gang and their
methods
mot if you're going to play any
such fool game as you hint at. I
. won't"
, Tell me-, insisted Olive, and her
! lstronger will Won @
Selma told her all she knew then,
answering the numberless questions
on points of detail as fully as she
could; while interlarding her state.
ments with repeated cautions about
!. the risk OF having anything to do with
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