The Washington times., 1909-10-02
-. By.
CHARLES CAREY

/ handed out By them. and 50 win in
StedSe trading IN the stocks Of which
/ lhey make a speciality. In other words
~, We VIII De sort Of gllard-rope 70 keep
1hey strayug OF 10 other houses.
Ahd by the way veerina- adroifFv
away from the subject. here coTnas ono
or their clients now. whom I fancy vo1
Ss,tas ~ having more OF less upon your
He indicated, as he spoke a tan. we'll
set-1p young fellow who was ieisurely
making his way in their diract;es5,
among the scattered tables ~''o1
young Herman Gabriel" he
whispered, who has lately come me- :
POT or money through the death OF Ms
uncle, and who they say - rl,,r,c-t,--
pretty heavily upon the market
"Ah. Gabriel he bowed affablv n
the newcomer, who had paused IN his
gazing fxediy at Edythe- "AIl aIo1e
tonight ehE Then, why don't you foin
esE Let me present the CounTesg
Hlcke. gu two ought TO hit II on
terested in psychic phenomena. ana All
that sort Of thing, and the Countess
here is an adept.
Jus, Just returned from ten years
course OF study In India, don't vou
Know ne added 10 the young fellow
IL an Impressive aside Hand n vloy-s
with all their highest mahatr1as- snd
yogis, and WOnder-worlzers Reen a.
mitted to secret mysteriez vs-bicb -,
white person ever before was aiIouaad
10 witness"
The young millionaire. flushing and
sIlodl raised either at meeting so ceie-
other cause, slid aWkwardly into TIE
seat toward which Davis rnotioned MIN
tand after a stammerlng acknowIedc-
awe-struck silence.
Edythe also was discreteIy ua41te- for
al.Lo ign sic Was 100 thorough an act
Tess 70 petray any loss or composurc.
Davis hint concerning the strangers
psychic attachments had filed her witt
dismay, and she was afraid TO omen her
mouth lest she reveal her bIundering
ignorance
Hence the burden OF the couverss-
ton fell entirely upon Ralph Labor
Ously he strOve to Ill the breach witt
a monologue Of small talk and drawn
out anecdotes. but fnasmuch as neither
Of his auditors was manifestIy paying
am attention 70 him, he found X an up
hill task
Gabriel seemed content merely TO sit
and watch the pretty, pathetic face
under the purple-veiled hat across from
MIN while Edythe, seeking desperately
TO avoid exposure. adopted pose Of
a abstraction and pretended 10 be alb
sOrbed in observing the animated
groups at the different tables.
AT laso though, the young r=an so
intently scrutiniziag her saw quick
startled expression cross her fsce, and
turning followed the direction Of her
agitated glance TO q man and woman
who had just come In and taken seats
a little distance away
who are those people2" she ones
toned sharply. leaning forward and
clutching him by the arm.
Those two2 Why, Dorothy Brent
and Bodine, the broker" he started 10
answer. but broke OF IN wondering
For, springing TO her feet, she stood
with dilated eyes and face convulsed
with horror. her gaze distracted and
far away, as though IL were liked up
on some spectacle visible IS-herself
alone
With a vehement gesture she dung
put one arm and pointed straight to-
ward the celebrated beauty
"BewareF she shrieked, shrfIly. size
has dagger Beweref Bewaref"
The Continuation OF This Story VIII
Be Found In TomOrrOvrss
issue of The Times.