Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-01-12

made In Pedro's Place.
Vance hesitated in the doorway as
II Fighting down a desire to go over
and catch hold OF the mans arm again
just to see what would happen.
While he was still standing in the
doorway Anita passed in behind him.
and he heard her smothered exclama-
ton. Noel"
The man turned slowly from the
window. as II annoyed at the intru-
sion. He saw Anita: his face lighted.
and he came across the room.
Mrs. Chaudron and her son had
stopped in the hail with Alice. and
were talking TO the nurse
Duke walked straight TO Anita
without perceiving the stranger
other people were nothing to him.
She saw that his eyes looked neither
20 the right nor left. he did not see
Vance. and Anita feared that he
might saw something indiscrect.
mfr. Duke. this is Mr.. Vance
she said. quietly
Duke glanced with purely formal in
terest at the stranger. stopped abrupt
iy. and-Vance laughed.
OH" Anita looked from one to the
other In great surprise: you knew
each other? I thought"
we did not know each other: we
lly-once." Vance cor
rcc,ed with such good-natured
Erimace that Dukes lips twisted them
selves into smile. Then the fellow.
perfectly incapable OF harboring mall
ice. stuck ont his hand. and the other
took &C. lie could DO nothing else
while Anita was standing beside him
Even after Mrs. Chaudron and the
others had come into the room. crowd
ing IL with discussion. once in awhile
he would catch Vance looking sidewlse
at him. To irritated Duke 20 see the
other man smile or course Vance
had the best or IT, ne thought And
Vance could not keep from smiling az
their absurd adventure I'm Pedro's
yesterday
Mrs. Chaudron paced the floor. ok
pressing her unqualified disapnroval
OF Or. Anderson. "a matter which the
nurse tactfully avoided.
Anita settled down upon the sofa
with Alice.
Chaudron and Vance had driftet
over 90 the window with Noel Duke.
None of them could understand exact
ly what had happened They kno,v
that Victor Lahouisse had sent Mrs.
Ashton 90 the hospital and that the
police had conspired together Co mis-
lead them. But for the life OF him
Chaudron could not see how the thing
had been kept SO quiet And then il
suddenly dawned upon him that the
newspapers haa never even men
toned the occurrence They must
have known. too" he thought.
How ala Joe manage 90 stumble
on it?" Chaudron asked OF Vance.
Vance did not SNOW; and Duke vol
unteerCd NO Information
Anyway it's damned outrage"
Chaudron said. "cnd I'm going %
make 'em sweat far it-aftcr the Car
nival. Joe Will be here in minute.
he knows"
@-ke said l.ttle or nothing: he only
watched his chance to get away But
giancing aeain az Anita he waited.
Tie stood there. half listening 20 the
discussion between Claulron and
Vance. haifloohug at Anita. Tho
tense anNi. o. OF these last few days
had only made her forehead seem
paier and purer. had only dccpened
The violet mystery of her eyes. had
only touched tlc Grmncss of her lips
with "a trCmor az pathetic sweetness.
Tic sluldcrC3 90 imagine her R. ing
brought into tho polluted atmosphere
OF prison I'm consequence of his
crime. ely God," Dice Thought. pun
ishmont reaches cut like the tcntacles
81 loFil-l.h. ami clutches every
thing you love. Zero comes joe" be
smoke aloud. pointing out two men
who were crossing the yard.
And Dr. Anderson Chaudron
added
pr. Anderson hurried along with
the tread OF "a man who has no apollo
giles to make. the tan glunt old sur
goon STROBE ahead OF joe swinging his
arms and shaking his head angrily.
His decided So ps rang through the
hall then. whito-haired and Indignant
| he burst into the ROOM
Mrs. Chaudron This Is an outrage
an Internal OUTRAGE"
Alice sprdhG UP, ran 10 him. and
caught his hands. But. my
mother"
The old doctor took her into his big
/ comforting arms. shell be well
again pretty soon. and she wants YOU
to enjoy Marai Cras. Now. my child
don't be worried any more Your
mother is doing nicely and in the
very best place that she could possibly
be. Mrs. Chaudron. this is an out
| rage; ] never suspected the trick
That fellow Labouisse telepaoned for
| our ambulance and brought Mrs. Ash
ton here about daylight Friday morn
| ing. He said nothing about her hav-
| ing relatives who might be uneasy
| She supposed that the girls under.
stood, and did not want them exposed
TO Infection. Labouisse has been com
ing here twice a day. bringing flowers
and me- ssages which he said were
| from the young ladies'. Mrs. Ashton
| knew that you had taken them tC
your house. and sent her thanks by
| Labouisse. She is quite cOntented