The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-25

How do your Know that?
II told you not TO ask questions,
Jack, she replied WithBja smile. II
know it, and know that you are
closely watched ali tho time The A
minister gets up late and you transact
most of your business with him in
tho little room next TO his bedroom"
"Olivel" He was surprised now, IN
deed. What does ali this mean2"
THAT number of people have
banded together to obtain posses
sion of these papers--1 don't yet know
what they are--and as you are sup
posed to handle them at times they
Will seek an opportunity of getting
them from you. ! want to warn you,
therefore to be always on your guard.
This is very serious Olive. Who
are the men?''
II shall learn 1t all in time, but If
you are well on your guard, the at
tempt Will of course fail. But / am very
| Serious"
How did YOU learn it?"
THAT. for the moment can't tell
YOU"
DO you mean you are running the
risk of mixing with these people? My
dear girl, think of the danger the mad
ness OF such n thing"
II am In no danger. Jack, but IL j
were. 1t would make no difference to
me. I can't stop to think of danger.
/ l have found out great deal more
than l have yet told you and 1 mean
to go through to the end
But how docs this affect your
matters-Glbert Merridew and the
rest?"
II can't explain, vet; but it does. ]
am going to win, Jack. am confident
now. / believed 1t before. but / am
sure of 1t now. j have found out for
certain that he-is a sco.lndrel, and this
discovery aboutiyou has come as the
result of some Of my inquiries"
II think you ough to tell me all you
know, Olive"
Don't say that, Jack. Let me go my
Town way. II anything were told before
the proper time 1t would spoil all the
plans have made. I must go my own
A way. There Is another thing, too. /
) Icannot see you very often for time.
II have been away from this house ever
since you left, and 1 can't tell you
whore I have been. You shall know
all some c,.y. of course; but not yet
You're not affair ! should blab out
anything -
.of course not. But YOU might think
that my safety made it impossible fol
you to agree to it ALL"
safety? Now you are positivel,
Frightening me-
But assure you there is no dan
e ger, at any rate yet. And If there
should be any, promise you will a
once send for YOU The very instant.
TT may be too late then" he sait
gloomily.
:, But Olive held to her decision; an,
al NO frin Mt ~,
) linducement he could think OF to per
suade her to tell him everything an,
/, to let him help her she would no
8 yield and would promise no more tina,
}. that II she had any cause to fear 70
4 her safety she would send for him a
Il once
: He was very uneasy; and for the frs
o time in their lives there was re
d Istraint between them: and when the
d.1parted this was not removed.
p Il shall remember your warning, {
!. course, and be on my guard but sti
II think you should have told me NOR
81 olive..s-ss..r his Foraf gns Once affair Is
- ticklish matter and too grave to
- trined with"
n The little cloud depressed Olive.
). spirits as she changed back to "Ole
y Schmidt" and returned to South 1Ser
sington. But she knew her lover wei
m and was sure thc.. she had decide
- rightly. II any police me assures were
srt be taken against Gilbert A1erridew /,
= once her chance of forcing the trut
:" from him would be gone.
= She must be In position to pro,
=. that she alone held the rens owe
:. him, and that she herself could eith'
~ secure his exposure and punishment,
he hush the whole matter UP. nccordir
ms he told the truth about that allege
- marriage.
nv So far as that marriage itself W.
nd concerned she was as far from her Ell
na as ever. and the truth would new
he be known unless she forced It fro
or him.
With all the will in the world y
ut help her, Jack would never conse
Ike to the course she. was now tallin
Fear for her would, as she had to
of him. lead him to take some ste,
f. which would ruin the Whole cnterpris
Id And this must be prevented. whatev
m the cost to her. Even his d!spleasure
1T and he had made no secret that
to was displeased--mustt not affect h
g. decision.