Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-09-19


Washington and Storm Springs. The
Judge had just been appointed a mem
Der or The Brazilian boundary con-
mission which was TO meet shortly IN
Berlin. and Mrs. Claiborne and Shirley
were to 80 with him In the Claiborne
garden, beyond and below. be saw a
fash or white here aud there among
the dark green hedges. He paused,
leaned against a pillar and waited uu-
I'll Shirley crossed one OF the walks
and passed slo&ly on. intent upon tho
rose trees, and be SAVIOR thought be
saw-the sun searching out the gold IN
her brown hair She was batlesS Her
white gown emphasized the straight
line OF her figure She paused TO pom
der some uew Arrangement OF a line
OF hydrangsss. and he caught a glimpse
Of her against a pillar OF crimson ram
blers. Then he went back to the baron.
How much OF our row in the hills
got into the newspapersT he asked.
sitting down.
"Nothing-abgolutely nothing. The
presence OF the sophia Margaret OF
the capes caused inquiries to be made
at the embassy. and several CORE
spOndents came down here to inter
view me. Then the revenue officers
made some raids I'm the hills oppor-
tunely and created a local diversion.
You were hurt while cleaning your
gun-please do not forget thst-and
you are friend OF my family. a very
eccentric character. who has chosen 10
live in the wilderness"
The judge and Armitage laughed at
these explanations. though there was
little constraint upon them all The
baron's question was still unanswered.
You ceased TO be Of particular inter
est some time ago. While you were
sick the fraudulent Won Kissel was ar
rested in Australia. and I believe some
or the newspapers OpOlOgized TO you
handsomely"
That was very generous OF them"
and ArmitaEe shifted his position
slightly A white skirt had flashed
again in the Claiborne garden. and he
was trying TO follow f. At the same
time there were questions he wished
20 ask and have answered. The Bar
oness Won Marhof had already gone 70
Newport; the baron fingered merely
ont OF good feeling toward Armitage.
for II was as Armitsge that he was
stn known 90 the people OF Storm
Springs. 70 the doctor and nurses who
tended him
Tho news from Vienna seems tran
gull enough" remarked Armitage. lie
had not yet answered the baron's ques-
ton. and the old gentleman grew rest
less at the delay. Il read IA the Neue
Freie Presse awhile ago that Charles
Louis Is showing an unexpected ca
pCcity FOR affairs. II Is reported. too.
that an helr is in prospect The Win
kelrled conspiracy is only a bad dream.
and we may safely turn TO other az
fairs"
Yes, but the margin by which we
escaped Is too narrow TO contemplate"
eve have a saying that n miss IS as
good as mile" remarked Judge Clai-
borne. we have never told Mr.. Ar
mitage that we found the papers in
the safety box at New York 10 be as
no described hem"
They are dangerous. We have hesi-
tated as TO whether there was more
risk in destroying them than in pre-
serving them" said the baron
Armitage shrugged his shoulders and
laughed
They are out OF my hands. posi-
lively decline 10 accept their further
custody"
A messenger appeared with a tele-
gram, which the baron opened and
read
IT'S from the commander OF the
Sophia Margaret. who Is just leaving
Rio Janeiro for Trieste and reports
his prisoners safe and in good health"
1T was a happy thought TO have
him continue his cruise 20 the Brazilian
const before returning hOmeward BY
tho time he delivers those two scoun-
drels to his government their fellow
conspirators will have forgotten they
ever lived. Bur'-and Judge Claiborne
shrugged his shoulders and smiled dis
ingenuously-"a a lawyer / deplore
such methods. Think what a stir would
be made In this country II Il were
known that two men had been kid
mapped in the sovereign state OF Vir-
ginia and taken out to sea under con-
voy OF ships carrying our flag for trans
fer to en- Austrian battleship, That's
what we get for being a free republic
that cannot countenance the extradi-
ton OF foreign citizen for a political
offense"
Armitage was not listening. Cues
tons OF international law and comfy
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