The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-04

to believe In Inc. to trust me, even Il
repent her suspicious, though appear
ances We're all against me, and heayci
Knew how much or when might I'D
permitted to explain. would not ba
q man If took her at her word ana
let her slip from me, no matter how
many times that word were repeated,
20 told myself over and over Yet n
voice inside me seemed to say TINT
nothing would he as IL had been. that
"a sacrificed my happiness to please
stranger, and to save u woman whom
l had never really loved.
ID was so beautiful so sweet en-
used to being admired by men; there
were SO many who loved her so MANY
with Il thousand times more to offer
than had or would ever have. how
could i hope that she would go on car
Ing for me, after what had happened
to-day? wondered. She hadn't said
In actual words last night that sh.
would marry me. whereas this morning
she had almost said she never would
Should have nobody to blame but my
self III ] came back to London to-mor-
row TO find her engaged to Lord
Robert West--a man who. as his
brother has no children, might some
day make her Duchess.
Sorry to have seemed rude lust now
SIR. said one of the two raiIwaykny
men. suddenly reminding me or his un-
necessary existence. Hardly knew
what was about when showed yoi
away from the door. Mo and my friend
wee afraid OF missing The train. 80
we pushed-instinct of self -prcserva-
ton, suppose, and he chuckled as
IL he had got off some witticism. ANY
how. apologize. Nothing Intentional,
| pom my word"
Thanks. No apology is necessary
replied as indinerentiy as / felt.
That's ali right, then" finished the
Jewish-faced man. who had spoken. He
turned to his companion, and the two
| resumed their conversation behind the
! newspaper: but / now became conscious
| that they occasionally glanced over the
! top at their neighbor or at me, as IL
{. their whole attention were not taken
I up with the news of the day.
/ Any Interest they might feel in me.
I provided 1t had nothing to do with a
ceItfin pocket, they were welcome 70:
/ bat the little man was apparently not
4 of the same mind concerning himself.
/ His nervously twitchins hand on tho
i upholstered seat-arm which separated
/ his place from mine, attracted my at
/ tertion, which was then drawn UP to
! hi, face. He was so sickly pale, un-
\ der q kind of yellowish glaze spread
/ over his complexion, that ] thought he
1 must be Ill. perhaps suffering from
/ train sickness, in anxious anticipation
I of the horrors which might be In store
| for him on the boat. Presently he
/ pulled out redbordered handkerchief.
I and unobtrusively wiped his forehead
I under his checked travelling cap. When
7 he had done this, i saw that his hair
Z was left streakcd with damp, and there
/ was faint, purplish stain on the
4 handkerchief. observing which with
| evident dismay he stuffed the big
/ square of coarse cambria hastily into
/ his pocket.
"rhe little beast must dye his hair"
III thought contemptuously. Perhaps
| he's an albino, really. His eyes look
/ like It,"
| With that. he threw a frightened
glance at me- which caused me TO
I turn away and spare him the humilln-
| ton of knowing that he was observed.
\ But Immediately after, he made an ef-
| fort to pull himself together, picking
Eup a book he had laid down to Wipe
| his forehead. and holding 1t SO close
/ to his nose that the printed page must
| have been n mere blur unless he were
| very nearsighted. Thus he sat for some
j time: yet I felt that no look thrown
4 nv the other two was lost on him. He
seerned to know each tire one OF tnsm
4 3peered over the newspaper; and when
at last the train slowed down by the
Admiralty Pier. all his nervousness re-
turned. His small thin hands. freckled
u on their backs, lowered over one pfese
4 of luggage after another, as If he could
A not decide how to pile the things to-
i gether.
i Naturally I had not brought my man
4 .yitll me on this errand, therefore
4 had let my suitcase go into the van.
\ that might have both hands FREQ. ana
4 i had nothing to do when the train
4 stopped but jump out and make for
4 the boat. Nevertheless. i fingered,
folding up newspaper. and tearing
an article out of magazine by way
Of excuse; for 1t was not my object 10
/ be- caught in crowd and hustled. per-
haps, by some clever wrctches who
4 might be, Lying in wait for what !
4 had in my pocket. 1t seemed impos-
4 sble that any one could have learned
4 that was playing messenger between
the British Secretary for Foreign AZ
4 fairs and Maxine de Renzie; still. the
danger and difficulty of the apparently
I simple mission had been SO strongly
I. Impressed on me that l did not intend
Ito neglect any precautioh.
4 To be Continued Tomorrow.