The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-23
CHAPTER x.-continued.

OF course, Il hundred harmless thing
might have kept him, but thought
only of the worst. and was working
myself up to frenzy when at last 1
heard the gate-bell. had been In the
mousse no moreOthan twelve or fourteen
minutes. but 1t seemed an hour. and
| gave sob of relief as rushed our.
down the garden path. to let my visitor
in.
Fumbling little at the lock. always
little difficult IL one were in r. hurry.
| asked myself what IL, as Marianne
mad suggested. 1T were not Ivor Dun
das but some one else--Raoul pet-
haps--or tho man who had been IN
her Enthusiastically.
But 1t was Ivor.
What news?" ] questioned hin. my
voice sounding queer and far away III
my own ears.
II don't know whether ysu'M call &.
news or not. though plenty of things
have happened. I'm awfully' sorry to
be late
wouldn't let him finish. standing
there, but took him by the arm and
drew him into the garden. pushing. the
gate shut behind him as did So Yet
l forgot to lock 1T, and naturally IT did
not occur to Ivor that 1t ought TO ne
fastened.
once inside. in the garden 4 was
going TO make him begin again, as l
| had told Marianne l would do. But
| suddenly bethought myself that he
might have been followed: that there
| might be watchers behind that high
wall, watchers who would try TO be
listeners, too. and whose ears would
be very different from old Henrrs.
Come into the house, I said, in a
! low voice. before you begin to tell
| any thing." Then. when we were inside
i could not even wait for him to go on
Of his own accord and in his own way.
The treaty?" asked. Have YOU
l,got hold of it?''
unfortunately. no.'
"But5 you're heard OF II? OH say
| you've heard something
IF ] haven't, it Isn't because I've
sat down and waited for news to come.
| / went back to- the Care du Nord after
! you left me, to try and get on the track
OF the men who Travelled with me in
4 the train to Dover. But I was sent
off on the wrong scent. and wasted q
| lot of time. worse luck--I'll tell vol,
about it later, IL you care to hear de-
| tails. Then, when that game was NJ,
| I did what l wish Id done at first,
found out and consulted a private de-
tective. said to be one of the best in
| Paris"
",You told your story--my story--to
detective?' ] gasped.
mo. Certainly not. 7 said I'd lost
| something of value, given me by :.
| lady whose name couldn't bring into
| the affair. was George Sanford
too, not Mr.. Dundas. I described my
| happened on the way. and offered big
| pay If he could find them quickly
/ especially the little fellow. He held
| out hopes or spctting them tonight
50 don't be desperate, my poor girl The
| detective chap seemed really to think
/ he'd not have much difficulty In track
| irE down our man; and even II mes
parted with the treaty, we can find
! cut what he's done with IT, no douht.
! Girard Says
'Girard" caught Ivortup. rs your
jdetective's name Anatole Girard, and
/ does he live in rue du< Capucin Blanc?'
| Eyes. Do YOU know him?"
II know too much OF him." ] an-
swered, bitterly.
isn't he clever after all
Far too clever. I'd rather you had
gone to any other detective In Paris
/ or TO none."
'Why, what's wrong with him?'
| Lvor began to be distressed.
| "Only that he's Il personal friend Of
| my wors tenemy--the man I spoke
Eof no you this eyening--Count Goden-
/ sky. Two heard SO from Godensky
/ himself, who mentioned tho acquaint-
ance orce when Girard had Just sue
ceeded In case everybody was talk
Ing about"
aBy love. what beastly coincl-
1 dence!n exclaimed Ivor, horribly dis.
appointed ut having done exactly the
wrong thing, when he had tried So
hard to do the right one. ~Yet how
i could have dreamed of 1t 2"
You couldn't" admitted hopeless
/ ly. nothing is your fault. All that's
/ happened would have happened Just
the same, no matter what messenger
the Foreign Secretary had sent to me
ITS fate, And It's my punishment"
a"Stlll, even II Godenslky and Girard
are friends 1vor tried to console me
/ at isn't likely that the count has talks
1. ed to tho detectiye about YOU, and tbs
4 affair OF the treaty"
"IIa may have gone to him for hell
( in finding out things he couldn't fine
out himself"
.,Hnrdly, should say, until gthere'c
been time for him to fear failure. No
/ the chances are that Gtrard Will havl
no inner Knowledge of tho matter I've
4 put into his hands; and II he's mar
4 OF honor, he's bound to do the best he
\ can for me. as his employer. Have yot
seen du Laurler?"
eyes. AT the theatre, Nothing bae
4 had happened to him yet; but tina
brute, Godensky, has made dreadful
4 mischief between MS. IL only I'd know
'Ethat YOU would he SO late, might have
explaineds everything to him. S.S
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