The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-01
cnAprEn xxvI1.-contlnued.

Suddenly d woman.a piercing shrek
seemed to rond tho air. the swift sound
OF running footsteps, the grating u !
heavy door on ts hinges. and then
there came another cry. more definite
this time:
"Wessex! have u care!''
Both the men had paused. OF course.
Even in this supreme moment WREN
one life lung ip the balance. how
could they help turning towards the
come that piercing shrek.
The door leading to the Marquis
apartments was wldo open now: food
OF light came from the room beyond,
and against. this sudden glare. which
eyes of tie combatants, there appeared
wonlans figure dressed In long
flowing robes of clinsiBg white. ne
golden hair hanging in a wild tangls1
over her shoulders. a Quaint and weird
figure. ut first only u silhouette against
G glowing background. but anon it
came forward. disappeared completely
for awhile in the dense shadow Of an
angle OF the room. but the next emerged
again in the full light OF the moon.
Shostlike and fantastic. gIrlis1
form. her white draperies half falling
from hc- shoulders. revealing white
throat and one naked breast; on her
Fair a Few green leaves, 5acehante-
like. entwined and dropping half.h!d-
den In tie tangle of rudy gold.
| AS Wessex eazfd on her. his sword
drnnped from Ills hand.
II was she! She. as 8 nell 'sh vision
lad shown l.nr to him half al, hour
ago.2in tho great room wherein he had
first ktssed her: q weird ARD w,tcn-
Ike ere,ture wi1n eye, n nalr1ye, ,ra
| hut a vision even NOW. for he could
! not see Der very tIatinctfv his ewes
| were dazed With the ulay OF the moon
flieht upon his sword. ard she. after
\ 4. II, |, Al Iy1k r.
| tte shadow.
Don Miguel. on the other hand, had
| not seemed very SURPRISED at her an
partition. only somewhat veSed as he
! exclaimed:
"radv Ursu,a. pray you 4. =
1 He pIaced his hard on fer shoulder
| It was the gesture OF a master. and the
jtone In which he spoken to her was one
i OF command
II pray you go within" he added
/ curt1v. "ttls is no place for women.
! Jvessex's whole snnl writfed at the
words, the touch. the attitude OF the
| nav towards her. an hour ago. when o g
stood beside her. lie would have har-
| tered Kingdom for the Joy OF taking
Liner hand
swayed strangely to and fro: sudde ~ I
1 garments for with certain shamed
| mover ert OF tardv modeatv. she pulled
a rart OF her draptries over her breast.
II wish to sneak with him. she
wh'srered under lier breath to Don
i Nii.rel.
/. Bnt the spanlard had no intention,
of rrolonging this scene a second
4 lorger than was necessary. II had
and and the he cardina! trait the Duke should
mot obtain more than a short glimpse
4 ut the wench. at any moment. otter
the first shock OF SUNRISE. Wessnx
4 might look more calmly, more steadily.
IN crl he mi oh in m Il
ard her 5vOica--thc hnarse voice or q
i gutter-bred girl--would betray the de-
1 ception more quickly tran ANYTHING
I else. The one brief vision had been
]. It had been admirably staged 50 Tar
q by the eminent manager, who etill res
4 NAMED our OF sight. 1t was for tho
{, youns man now to play his role ski.
J! fully to the end.
, Come" he said peremptorily.
He seized the girls wrist, vhispersu
ia few words In her ear, which ever
REACHED her dun bra. ana !, half ~ led
WesseX broke into q long. forced
ness and anguish OF his heart. ~
Oh! the haml,ation Ct i 4 al 81. a Mes,
had Vanished. The whole th,;'g wa
SO contemptlble, the banality ot the
. episode SO low and de gradln 3, mat ha
tired fell 3nway from hinl ke man
utterable disgust and even 81. abJecs
rldiculc. Ills pride. alone was left V
4 |suffer, lie who had always he e
himself disdalnfully aloof from all the
How intrigues insepara ble$s3 Ifom # coufs
q ire. who had kept within his heart Z
a reverent feeling OF fchivalry and ven,
"A smtion for9atl women. whether Queer ,ea
d or peasant, constant or tickle for MA
s to have sunk to this!--one ofn trit
( of vulgar mo,,utclnnks one Of two
I, aspirants for the f6ynrs Of q wanton
OF tricltery, Of deception. lie had n no
q one thought! Howscoulds he have? 'rh,
events Of the past hours had .llreparet
8Ihlm for this scene, and he had 60n.iA
81 n8brief vlston,gin sem darkness, willis
q everything Ind heen carefully prepared
Ito blind him completely by this d tll'
Y,'.By our Lady" he said a last: Will
s that sameabitt ter, $lleartrending laugh
1.-THE interruption Was most opportune
Il ana we must thank the Lady ursul'
FLOR her timely interyent, onE What.
h ynu ana u my lord, Gro ssfnsI sword 70
that! and he polluted with a. !, gestny !,
. Iofunutterable scorn towards the1sWny
II Ing 7t1gure {of The woman Ss 4 Farce ~.
AlSlord, IA fnrce.! Not " ira geil q y,
n IIe threw Il Is DIN ger on to the 100 Y.
|unu sheathed his sword, Just as 20, ~,
M Miguel had s,lcceetla cd y: snusili ms ~