Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-29
It her brother and laughed.

at her brother and laughed.
what do you and father and Baron
von Marhof want with Mr.. John Armi-
tage" she asked.
Guess again. exclaimed Dick hur-
riedly. HAS that been the undercur-
rent Of your conversational AS I may
have said before IN this connection.
you disappoint me. Shirley. You seem
unable to forget that fellow"
lie paused. grew very serious and
bent forward i'm his wicker chair.
Have you seen John Armitage since
saw him2'
'Impertinentl How dare your"
"But, Shirley. the question is fairF'
as IL. RichardT"
"And / want you TO answer me-"
That's different"
He rose and took several steps to-
ward her. She stood against the rail-
ing. with her hands behind her back.
Shirley. you are the finest girl in
the world. but you Won int DO this
This what DickT
you know what mean. l ask YOU
again-have YOU or have you not seen
Armitage since you came 20 the
Springs"
He spoke impatiently. his eyes upon
hers. 4 wave OF color swept her face.
and then her anger passed. and she
was her usual good natured self.
Baron Won Marhof is a charming
old gentleman. isn't hef"
He's regular old brick" declared
Dick sOlemnly.
ITS a great privilege FOR young
man like YOU 70 know him. Dick. and
20 have private talks with him and the
governor about subjects Of deep i'm
portance. The governor IS a good deal
OF man himself"
Il am proud to be his SON." declared
Dick, meeting Shirley's eyes unfinch-
ingly.
Shirley was silent for a moment.
while Dick whistled few bars from
the latest waltz.
A captain-a mere captain or the
line-is not often plucked out OF his
pest when in good health and stand
ing-after a long leave FOR foreign
travel-and sent away 10 visit his par
ents aud help entertain a distinguished
ambassador"
Thanks for the mere captain dear
est You needn't rub &c in"
81 wouldn't But you are fair game
for your sister only. And you're bet
ter known than you were before that
little supper FOR the Spanish attache.
II rather directed attention to you,
didn't it. Dicky'
Dick cOlored
1T certainly did"
M V-,fr 1H.frTV v-,,,s
net who caused the trouble
Il have every intention OF meeting
him"
"Ohrr
cor course I shall meet hlm-some
time, somewhere. He's at the Springs,
isn't hep
Am hotel register that should
know? l haven't seen him for sew
sral days"
What I should like to see" said
Dick, 'is a meeting between Armitage
and Chauvenet. That would really be
entertaining. No doubt Chauvenet
could whip your mysterious sutton"
He looked away, with an air OF I'M
concern, at the deepening shadows on
the mountains.
@NeAA rANAf tAA fAAAAt NNAAt UNIT II
ron have been chosen out OF all the
United States army 70 find Mr. John
Armitago you VIII succeed without
any help from ne"
THAT doesn't answer my question.
You don't know what you are doing.
What II father knew that you were
seeing this adventurer"-
'Oh. OF course, II you should tell IA
theri I haven't said that had seen
Mr.. Armitage, and you haven't exactly
told me that you have a warrant for
his arrest So we are quits. captain.
You had better look in at the hotel
dance tonight There are girls there
and 20 spare"
when / find Mr.. Armitage"-
"You seem hopeful. captain He may
he on the high seas"
II shall find him Thereon herer'
Good luck TO you, captain
There was the least fash OF antag-
onlsm in the glance that passed be-
tween them. and Captain Claiborne
clapped his hands together impauenuy
and went into the house.