The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

tho policeman, and he kindly allowed
against him.
ofbcourae. on Charles's sworn declar--
ntion and my own, the man was at
once remandod, bail being refused. ow-
Ing both TO the serious nature q the
the epsy Went
hack to Observation-Disclosures well satls-
fed that the man he dreaded was un;
der lock and key; myself not too well
ed was no longer at large, and that
tho triAing little episode OF the 10
per cent. commission stood so near dis
Eext dny tho police came round in
force and had a long consultation with
urged that two other persons at least
cesarIne % and the little Woman s Whom
we had yariously known as Nine Pi.
cardet. White Heather" Mrs. David
Granton, and Mrs. Elihu oackenboss.
they said, we could include conspiracy
AS one count in the indictment, which
gave us an extra chance OF convictloin.
Nov they had get c aas,red gay y te. N
him. and also to indict with him as
many as possible OF his pals and con-
federates.
Charles called me aside with grave
Seymour" he said fixing me. this
Is serious business WI. NOT ngn,
Fingiemore-is an abandoned rogue.
whom do not desire to screen IN
eardet-sshe may be his lawful wife.
and she may have acted implicitly un-
der his orders. Besides, don't know
whether could swear to his identity.
OF the woman they believe to be Colo
mel Claws chief female accomplice.
Now, i ask you. does 1t In the least de-
gree resemble that clever and amusing
SO often deceived us7"
In spite OF charies's gibes.. flatter
myself I do really understand the
M from his ds yoise he did not wish mo to
recognize her; which. as 1t happened.
Certainty it doesn't t e, ,abs,o, her
known her" But Il did not add that I
should no more have known Colonel
Clay himself In his chara rna Of ya pau
man. as that remark lay clearly out
side my secretarial functions.
Msyer.h.less y f nl,ted the scf sssr h aS
made made some casual remarks at Nice
about letter in Charles's pocket. pre-
sumably from Nine: picardst: and !
reflected further that MIns. ftcatuek ~
turn might possibly hold certain an
terms as he might reasonably desire
to conceal from Amelia Indeed: must
ALLOW tina, under w Whatever. d IS ns
char, aries was always that dlsguise's, de-
voted slave from the first moment ne
met 1t. 1t occurred TO me. the i,; 7.
that the clever little woman-cail. her
what you will-rnight be the holder
OF moro than one indiscrect communi-
cation. i, r,,,a ,.,n,
not consent to be a party to the arrest
Of White peather.' IL decline to
Identity her IN pointp wen dac ani
don't think there is an atom OF ,, cyl !,
he continued. after pause, that !
in de ggow e serfsn , we EEane
liked and trusted. She has betrayed
our trust. She has sold us to TINS
fellow. have no doubt at all that
las riviere: that she took US by ar
rangement to meet him at Schloss Lee
bernstein; that she opened and sent
to him my letter to Lord Craig. Ella
rest cesarine. But not White Heath
cr,-not Jessie; not that pActty Mrs
Quackenboss. Let the guilty suffer
why strike at the innocent-or. at the
CHARLES T exclaimed, with warmth
are man OF feeling. And White
clever ir' enough to be forgiven anything
You may rely upon my discretion.
will swear through thick and thin thai
do not recognize this woman as Nine
Charles clasped my. hand In SILENCE
seymour he said, after a pause. witt
marked emotion. Il felt sure coule
". l have been rough upon you some
times. But ask your forgiveness
j see YOU understand the whole dutte!
of your position"
than we had been for months. hoped
indeed, this pleasant little inciden
might help to neutralize the possihl
ho sd3fH n ies tsfs il into
E As we emerged into the drawing room
Amelia beckoned me aside toward he
houdoir for a moment.
Seymour" she said to me. in a dis
tinctly frightened tone, II have treate
you harshly at times. ! know, and I
to help me in a most painful difiiculty
The police are quite right as to tn
charge ct conspiracy: that designin
little mink, White Heather. or Mr.:
to call her. ought.certalnly to be prose
cuted-and sent to prison. too-an
y. have her absurd head of hair cut shor
and combed straight for her. But
ind you will help me here. Tn sur,
dear Seymour. cannot allow them t
arrest my Cesarine don't pretend
say Cesarine isn't guilty: the girl ha
behaved most ungratefully to me. Sh
.j has robbed me right and left, and de
reived me without compunction. Still
] put 1t to you as a married man
ran any woman afford to 60 into til
witness box, to be cross-examined an
leased by her own maid, or by a hrut
of a harrister on her maids infor1na
ton? assure you, Seymour. til
things not to be dreamt of. Their
are details OF a lady's life-knoWn onl
81 TO her naid-which cannot be mad
public, Eyplain-sas much OF this a
you think well to Charles. and max
him understand that II he insists upo
Hrresting Cesarine 7 shall go Into til
box-sand swear my head off to sprever
any one of the gang from being cor
yicted have told Cesarine assnuct
E I have promised to help her hay
explained thatesI am herSSfriend an
that If she'll stand by me Ill stand b
her: and by this hateful young ma
II saw ina moment how things wen
Neither Charles nor Amelia could fae
observation-disclosures the subject q
one of Colonel Clay's accompllces.
5, doubt in Am IS case 1t was merel