The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

...-,, introduced myself. had on.
more bad moment when the riva
claimant to my name and title intruded
into the room. But fortune favors the
brave; your utter ignorance of German
saved me. The rest was pap. It went
by itself almost.
ALLOW me now. as some small return
for your various welcome checks. to
offer you a useful and valuable pres
cnt--t German dictionary, grammar and
phrase book.
II kiss your hand. No longer.
won LEBENSTEfN."
The other note was to me. TWAS as
follows:
Dear Good Mr.. ventvorth,-Ha. ha.
hal Just w misplaced sufficient to
take you in, then! And I risked the
IT, though anybody with a head on
his shoulders would surely have known
our TIL is by far more difficult than
our w for foreigners! However, Nall's
we'll that ends we'll: and now I've got
| you. The Lord has delivered you into
| my hands. dear friend--on your own
initiative. I hold my check. Endorsed
by you. and cashed at my bankers, as
u hostage. so to speak. for your future
good behavior. II ever you recognize
me. and betray mo to that solemn old
, ass. your employer remember, eS-s
pose 1t, and you with 1t to him. SO now
we understand each other. had not
thought of this little dodge; IT. was
| you who suggested 1t. However. ]
| jumped at 1t. Was it not we'll worth
| my while paying you that slight com
mission in return for a guarantee OF
| your future silence? Your mouth is
now closed. And cheap, too, at the
iprice.
Yours, dear comrade in the great
lconfraternity of. rogues.
"CETHBERT CLAY, Colonel
4, Charles laid his note down. and griz-s
Izled. What's yours, Sew" he asked.
From lady I answered.
He sazed at me suspicioussi 81 !, On hs
said. His eve looked through me.
moi answered. Mrs. Mortimcr's.
But confess trembled.
all injuries at this fellows Sar s?9":
| he went on, after a deep sigh.
;"oh. yes.' put In auiesly. q t SsS
taken god care anoLf , ano, the COM
mission0 They say the selt-styled,
Count Won Lebenstein was introduced
t. them by the SOUTHAMPTON ROW folks
and drew, as usual, on the lie oens.s YER
picious. a rascal who goes about the
| world on that scale, you know, anu az
rives with such credentials as theirs
and yours, naturally imposes on, any
BODY. Inc tDaHk uiuA' SsSt, ~,
nave him formally Unidentified: The
firm was enough. He came to pay
money in, not to draw it out; ahd ne
withdrew Ills balance Just two days
later saying he was In a hurry TO get
! back to Vienna.
Would he ask for items? confess
i T felt 1t was an awkward moment
l Charles however. was too full OF re-
grets to bother about the account. He
>hlcarod hack in his easy chair STUCK
.Efis hands in his pockets. held his LEGS
i straight out on the fender before hint
and looked the very picture of hope
sIless despondency.
"Sev," lie began, after minute or
] two. noking the Overwhelmingly, what
/ = genius that man has! 'Pon my soul,5l
/ admire him! I sometimes wish He
broke off and hesitat'd.5
| Yes, Charles?" answered.
l II sometimes wisll--we had got nm
on the hoard of the Cloetedor COL
condas. Magnificent com m ne
4 would make in the city! "a
i n rose from my seat and stared SOL
EMMY at my misguided brother-in- law
4 @"Charles,,' / said, you are beside
4 yourself. Too much Colonel Clay mas
Il told upon your clear and spienu,n
.|intellect. There are certain remarks
4 which, however true they may pc. no no
4 self-respcc citing fnancfer. should penny
i himself to make, even In the privacy q
A his own room, TO !, MS nloss iAs''ns- =
|frierd and adviser"
I is"Your5 are right, Sey," he sohbed out.
I."ouite right Forgive this outburst.
1 Al moments of emotion the truth VIII I,
|some times out, in spite of everything.
Il + respected his feebleness did not
even make 1t a fitting OCCASION 10
Task FOR a trifing increase OF salary.