The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01

that of bold and brazen-faced hoy
den.
.rhen you are Colonel Clay" SIR
Charles cried, mopping his brow with
his handkerchief.
young man answered politely. I'm
sure It's most kind of you to supply
me with commission in her majesty's
service. However. time presses and
we want to push off. Don't I,, alarm your ,n,,
a boat to take you away from this rock
ut the earliest possible moment cor.
sistent with my personal safety and
timentaI altitude. IT have received
too many unwilling kindnesses at your
hands, Sir Charles he continued. mot
10 Inconvenience you for nothing:
Rest assured that you shall be rescued
by midnight at latest. Fortunately,
the weather just at present g warm,
will suffer. IL at all. from nothing
worse than the pangs Of temporary
hur ger"
Mrs. Granton. no longer squirting
twas mere trick she had assumed
rose up in the boat and stretched out
q rug to us.
"Catch." she cried, in a merry voice,
and flung 1t at us. double. 1t fell at
our feet. She was a capital thrower.
Now, yon dear Sir Charles" she went
Know j am really cutie fond OF you.
You're not half bad old boy when one
takes you the right way. You have
q human side to you. Why often wear
that sweetly pretty brooch you gave me
at Nice. when I was Nine Picardet:!
! And I'm sure your goodness to me at
Lucerne. when I was the little curate's
wife. Is thing to remember. We're
lovely Scotch home you always were so
| proud of! Don't be frightened, please.
We wouldn't hurt you for worlds. we
Rare SO sorry we have to take this In
dear David-I must call him dear Da-
lvid still--instinc tively felt that you
were beginning to suspect. us; and he
can't bear mistrust. He is so sensi-
he must break off with them at once.
This was the only way to get you both
Off our hands while we make the need
full little arrangements to depart, and
I we've been driven to avail ourselves
| OF 1t. However. will give you my
word OF honor. as lady. you shall be
fetched away tonight, Il dear David
doesn't ut Dc Kat IT WHY III s do i myself
| Charles was half beside himself, di-
vided between alternate terror and an
ger. "oh, We shall die here. he ex..
coming to this rock to search for me-"
you to swm!" Colonel Clay interposed.
at is noble exercise. and very need
full indeed indeed inssuch special emer-
gens'es We'll ta-t AZ. I'm tins OF ht You Su
putting you here for the moment, and
keeping you till we're gone. venture
to say I've redressed the board. and
mayn't we? The match stands at three.
Ilove-with some thousands in pocket'
you're. a murderer, sir!' Charles
shrieked OUT I'VE shall sturve or die
here!"
Colonel Clay o.. on his side was &, all
he expostuated, one hand held palm
outward. do you think 1t probable
I would kill the goose that lays the
ton? No, no, Sir Charles vandrift; I
know too we'll how much you are
worth to me. return you upon my In
come tax paper as five thousand per
year. clear profit Of my my professiG m
compelled to find some new and far
less lucrative source of plumber. Your
heirs. executors. or assignees might
not suit my purpose.
ment and mine are exactly adapted
one to the other. understand you
and you do not understand me-whicb
Is often the basis Of the ilrmest
where you are trying to catch other
people. Your very smartness assists
me, for admit you are smart. AS a
regular hnancier. 4 allow ! couldn't
bier walk Of life I know just how to
utilize you. lead you on where you
think you are going to gain some ad-#
vantage over others, and by dexter
oNs InS- Nf IL
bargain your innate desire to best
some body else--I succeed in besting.
you. There sir YOU have tho philosophy
Of our mutual relations"
Charles looked at him and covered.
Yes. genius as he Is, he positively
covered. 3
"!And do You mean to say. he burst
out. you intend to go on so bleeding
me?''
r. colonel smiled 3, !. = /, bland 1, smile
IT called you Just now the goose .that.
lays the g,lden eggs You may have
drought the metanhor, = rude. ore. But
You gnosst you know II to csrta
change, I readily admit. easiest fool.
to bamhooze In the oner conntrv that
ever met with. You fail In one thin"
1.-THE persnicaG,tX Of o t1mnl'elty 9S
chosen to fasteu unon YOU. Rera-d
me. my dear sir. rs amcroba q NILS
lionaires, a parasite unoni capitalists.
You know the old rhyme:
Great neas have little heas upon their
backs to bite 'em, 5is a
And these again haye lesser fleas. and
so nd intinitum!
"yVell, that's Just how r View my
self. You are n capitalist and a mills
lionaire, IN your large ~, way YOU prey
lions. syndieates.. You drain the world
dry or Its blood and Its money. You
poss Q So, like the mosquito. a beautiful
Instrument OF suction-founders shares
with which to absorb the surplus
wealth ofsthe community. ~ ny
turn OF a portion Of the plumber. i am
a Robin Hood of my age: and, looking
upon you as an exceptionally bad form
OF naillionnire---as we'll as an teNcep-
|tionally easy form OF pigeon sfor y man
OF my type and gtalents re pluck---l