The Washington times., 1910-07-05
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tain evidence. pending which action on
your case VIII be suspended" Two days
later 7 was at Virginia Springs, a nights
ride from Washington, and had met
Bishop Iatour and his niece-uncle ana
cousin OF Payuaster J1rdan-the people
on whom I ives TO spy
They were not what I had expected
From the first was taVOrably impress
ed by the bishop, ana the more / saw OF
him the more my adsAlratlon grew
There was about him a benigniJy, an
atmosphere of loving kindness that
spoke q gentle heart. Tlpened by long
years OF life as a missionary bishop in
Mexico and Central America among a
Deoule very DOOT. very ignorant and
very much in need Of pity and charity.
Very quickly 1 made up my mind that
u hlre-er might be the cause Tor which
Inv quarry had secTeJed himself. the
Bishops connection with IL could not be
other than cTeditable-
The bishop was al Virginia Springs
=. for the sixth time in his life Tecup-
Grating from sixth breakdo own.
br0uEsIr about by overwork- With
lam at the Springs were his niece and
uephaW-Jle girl perhaps twenty tvF %
years OF age ano the boy not more
than eighteen Both were small OF
stature-SO small tina II seemed
ridiculous TO suspect them OF plotting
about anything. For the rest they
We're both delightful friendly sym
q
pareuJly less likely 10 engage the
attention Of the European secret po-
lice would be hard 10 find
u is easy 70 say that, had I known
refused and taken the consequences.
Such an aSSe -rIOu. however. would
probably be III true 'OOiiEr as / bore
MYSELF in the interview with Colonel
Volta ] was IelIEy almost mad with
conflicting emotions Bitterly as
repeuted after ward, L can hardly con
ceive OF anything not really MA
nous that / would not have under
taken FOR che reward offered.
IT I heSI.a.-,I eat all, IL was net be-
. cause or -Ir -Eug5ie service yea urea
for J Saiyed nay conscience win t--e
SreclouS plea mat u was Only what
every detective IN the world dtt-but
because OF doubt as 10 tGlOuGl Oh
ra's Eo0d faitH. When the promised
. leave came. and there seemed no
longer any reason TO doubt has ability
20 Keep his promises. ] nae entered
on my task eagerly.
Later. wh~-s & had become &C .uaIl.t-
ed with Bishop LatoGr and his Slece,
IL was too late 10 draw back Jnul
. 10 became manifest IL ever did
that Colonel Volta had misled me,
was pledged 10 seek the man ne
s. north passed uuietIv avav while I
D0-rT aS a. ricH YOURS WeStCruer - Eo
was taking g iau- holiday In the East
As ~u-l z easily made friends with the
bishop Erd caIfed and walked and saIN-
eli W5,E his niece
! No.EIu- happened Dav after DAY
..rur -a.cuaTE rE- and NV nerves. TlrE01
EUE Torn pr The previous month Of auN-
rerE arE horror become normal once
more And a= they guleted & hated more
and more the ugly duty ] had Under
taken
3 IL AFTER Iav ft seemed crrater and
create e1-riIE-e TO -u- CT such De"-
uLs as The Esrfn-ES-e-0erlai on such a
ci.I a- Miss I.afour- Dav after dan OBJ
rrr cor UEuE- J t1r-ot -gr e. moment ms
rr-r,erE5rz u-rII and then. alone Iu ut
room 3 con frFs-ei the future Boz all a'-
. Hrsr-7-.a--- AID remembered thst she q. as
pledged TO- another and that. sN.2 q
. she were flee ( had no FIE-it 10 r. -
. re- love That right 7 could WIN o. .
+ r.-- learning her secret and EstraEl-G
For 81 .-frffa = merely GTitrrg Uf.l DE.
D stream making no attempt 10 Seii'
r. fate r-rr She avaNculH- came soon
f --F-~I-= -o a tennis tournament I'm which
E r could not wei -voia taking part
= had seen little or NOTHING Of Marian la
. -..r-s-F for several DAYS. To VAS. q. eTeig-c
3 with a sense Of great tlaultl H.ue-S una
ut f4sr 7 furrf myself At liberty 10 re-
sumo "- customary -sii-> -t-''t '' -.-
. v-i-E her
NO reached the fourteenth hole at a.
2 Tar end uf the links in Que tune ana
for The fay was het-sat down To- resi-
All round mss stretched che WoUde-tH
uausrau4 O. the Virginia hills EiA-
RISING beyond ridge. until the las
blended into the skyline no one els
Ms .TavIu-- we were as nearly aitl
| AS two people well could be-
For ID moment We sat m silence iae'
p zr. turned coward me suddenly
Mr. scott. she asked. abruptly
{ what Dc you think Of me-
suppose Z looked blank enough 10
she flushed and hastily explained
-T mean. DO Won think ] am SII
whom men would treat lightly insult
u-IyE
/ Good heavef-- no. What--
Am I the sort Of girl 10 whom
man would be likely 10 propose mar
. riaza after a weeks acquaintance
Privately. 7 thought she was. 'ut
did not dare say SO Instead ] an
stared al her, ouen-cEed- seeing IN ne
flushed cheeks and tear-iilied eyes tina
this was no idle question
] who began at last
} She interrupted me again
'.F am tveutE-four years Old 81
said. "aud 7 have met MANY men, Uns
3 yesterday not one ever asked me TO o
his wife. Since yeSterdar- noon. how
ever. three have done me this homo
Wnvs'
3 Why iEdeedT II might no mere 90
incidence. ana yet-CouId Colonel Volt
he behind ito
There IS the obvious -eaSou.' Mis-
LalCur--- answered doub fully.
b The Sirl flushed violently