The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-05
Bye. N. and.A. M. Williamson
Copyright 1907 BY the Authors

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of such bnsencss."
I'm not sure he'd hold you above
IT.. Hell hath no fury like woman
scorned'--and lie has scorned you
4 for an actress"
1t was as If she had struck ME in
the face; and could feel the blood
rush UP to my cheeks. They burned
SO l'oi1y that the tears were forced 10
| my eyes
you see I'm right, don't your" Lisa
asked.
You may be right In thinking 4
could do him no good In that way
land tlint he wouldn't wish It, even r.
could But not about the rest"
said We won't talk Of 1t any more.
| l can't stand IT. Please go hack to
your room now. Lisa. ] want to BIO
Alone
Very we'll" she snapped "you
called me In. didn't ask to come"
Then she went out. with not another
word or look, and slammed the door.
could imagine myself compelling her
| To give up the brocade bag. or Offer
Ing her some great bride OF money.
Lisa Is n strange little creature. SNo
will do good deal for money.
CHAPTER XVI.
Diana Undertakes strange Errand.
II ! had not been tngling with
anger against Lisa, who had seemed to
enjoy saving nee,llessly cruel things
/ to me. perhaps i would have been
utterly discouraged when she prickcd
! tho bubble of my hope. She had made
| mo realize that the plan ] had was
useless, perhaps worse than useless:
nut In MY desperate mood / caught
and flHt cut some other way OF help
ing him. AT all events he should
know thar was for him. not against
him, In this time Of trouble.
| Perhaps this new idea was mad
one, told myself. Perhaps I should
not bo allowed to zee him. even iii
/ tho presence OF others, Hut while
there was perhaps" wouldn't give
! up Without waiting for a cooler or
more cowardly mood to set In. I al
most ran out of my room, and down
stairs. for hadn't taken off my hat
and coat since coming In.
I had no knowledge of French law,
or police etiquette, or anything OF
that sort. But I knew that the French
] wcrc gallant nation; and ] thought
I that II q girl should go to the right
Eplace, begging for q short fconversa-
/ tion With an accused man. as his
| friend, an intervlew--prob baby with a
witness-might possibly be granted.
| Tho authorities might think that wn
were engaged. for all cared. did
| not care about anything now. except
seeing Iyor. and helping him II
4 could.
| I hardly knew what / meant to do
at the beginning. by way of getting
the chance wanted. until had asked
! to have n motor-cab called for me.
Then. l suddenly thought OF the Brit
ish Ambassador, great friend of IN
Ecle Eric's and Aunt Llllan's. Uncle
| Eric had already been to him. but
/ fancied not with a view OF trying 10
see Ivor That idea had apparently
not been in his mind at al. Anyway.
I the Ambassador would already under
stand that the family took deep In
terest in the fate OF Ivor Dundas. and
would not be wholly astonished at re-
! ceiytng call from me. Besides, hear
ing OF so,se rather venturesome es-
/ capades Oh ce.ne when 1 hrst arrived
| in London he had once. while Visiting
| Uncle Eric. laughed a good deal and
1 said that In future he would be Sur
! prised at nothing an American girl
4 might do"
told the driver to go to the British
1 Embassy as fast as lie could. There,
i sent in my name, and tho Ambassa-
dor received me at once. didn't ex-S
| plain much. but came to the point i'm
| mediately. and said that I wanted-oh,
I but wanted and needed very much in
deed-to see Ivor Dundas. Could lie,
would he help me to do that?
Ought I to help your" he asked.
lS'''Would Mountstuart and Lady Mounts
| stuart approve?"
Yes I said firmly. 'They would
1 approve. YOU see, It Is necessary"
Then. if It's necessary--a be-
/ lieveg you when you say that 1t ISL no
answered, "I'll do what can"
What ha could do and did do was
to write a personal letter tothe Chief OF
4 Police In Paris. asking as favor that
his friend, MISS Forrest. young lady
related through marriage to the Britt
ish Foreign Secretary, should DO al
flowed five minutes conversation with
i tho Eng lishman accused OF murder, Mr..
\ 1vor Dundas.
i took the letter to the Chief OF
4 Police myself, to save time, and be-
cause 7 was SO restless and excited
%thats I must be doing something every
misunderstanding which, felt might
4 bring mo nearer to Ivor.
From the Chief OF Police himself,
who proved to be a most courteous
person, I received an order to give to
1.-The governor of the gaol or prison
where they had put Ivor. This. he en-
:SDlained would procure me the inter-
/ view ! wanted, but unfortunately.
/ must not hope to see my friend alone.
| A warder, MISUNDERSTOOD English
4 would have to be present. MI
/ SO farsI had gone in the wild VEN !
ture without once thinking what II
would be TO find myself suddenly face
to face with 1vor In such terrible cir
cumstances, or what he would think
IEof mo for coming In such way nov
that we were no longer anything Ia
| each other----not oven friends. But A.
kind Of ague-terror trept over ma
while 7 sat waiting in an ugly littla
bare. sstuffy reception room, f My head
was going round and round. my heart
was pounding 50 that I could not
make up my mind what to say to SIyor
when he came. Isl
TITO be Continued A1onday.)
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