Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-07-02

/ - NNASANAAe Myself went on the
sulen voice. The day came when
old Harrington put US both out OF the
house at the point OF a revolver, and
I threatened suppose you know
that. tool threatened 20 kill him.
My sister and had hard times
/ after that. We lived on the contin-
ent for while. I was at Monte Car
/ 10 and she was in Italy. She met a
! young lady there. the granddaughter
I OF a steel manufacturer and an heir
/ ess, and she sent for me. When I got
/ 10 Rome the girl was gone. Last win
/ ter ! was all iD-social secretary to
/ an EDglishman, a wholesale grocer
with new title, but we had a row.
and came home. I went out to the
| Heaton boys ranch IN Wyoming. and
met Bronson there. He lent me mon
ey. and I've been doing his dirty work
! ever since"
Sullivan got up then and walked
slowly forward and back as he talked
| his eyes on the faded pattern OF the
ONCE rug.
If you want 20 live in hell" he
said savagely. put yourself IN anoth-
er mans power. Bronson got into
trouble, forging John Gilmore's name
70 those notes. and in some way he
learned that man was bringing the
papers back TO Washington on the
Filler He even learned the number OF
his berth, and the night before the
wreck. just as ] was boarding the
train, I got a telegram"
Hotchkiss stepped forward once
| more Importantly.
Which read. I think: Man with
papers In lower ten. car seven. Get
them"
Sullivan looked at the little man
with sulky blue eyes 49,
1T was something like that. any
how. But IL was a nasty business.
and Il made matters worse that he
didn't care that a telegram which
must pass through a half dozen hands
was more or less discriminating 10 me.
Then, 20 add TO the unpleasantness
OF my position. just after we boarded
the train was accompanying my
sister and this young lady. Miss West
"a woman touched me on the sleeve.
and I turned 20 face-my wifel
That took away my last bit OF
nerve. 7 told my sister. and you can
understand she was I'm a bad way. too
We knew what it meant. Ida had
heard that I was going"
He stopped and glanced uneasuy at
Alison.
Go on" she said colby. IL IS too
late 20 shield me The time 20 have
done that was when was your
guest"
'Wen." he went on. his eyes turned
carefully away from my face, which
must have presented certainly any
thing but a pleasant sight Miss
West was going 90 do me the honor to
marry me. and"
You scoundreli" I burst forth.
thrusting past Alison Vests chair.
"You-you Internal curt"
one OF the detectives got up and
stood between US.
You must remember. Mr.. Blakeley,
that you arc forcing this story from
this man. These details are unpieas.
ant. but important You were going
20 marry this young lady" he said.
turning 90 Sullivan. although you al
l ANttAe AAttA a nc AANAAE.
IT was nay sisters plan. and was
IN bad way FOR money. II / could
marry, secretly. a wealthy girl and so
10 Europe il was unlikely that Ida
that IS, Mrs. Sullivan-would hear
OF g.
so Il was more than a shock 70 see
my wife on the train. and to realize
| from her face that she knew what was
I going on. don't know yet, unless
some OF the servants-wen. never
mind that
1t meant that the whole thing had
gone Up. old Harrington had carried
a gun for me for years, and the same
train wouldn't hold both Of us. or
| course. thought that he was In the
| coach just behind ours"
Hotchkiss was leaning forward now,
his eyes narrowed. his thin lips drawn
20 a line
Are you left.handed, Mr.. Sullivan ?"
he asked
Sullivan stopped in surprise.
mo" he said grumy. Cant do
anything with my left hand" Hotch-
kiss subsidized. crestfanen but alert.
i tore up that cursed telegram. but
I was afraid TO throw the scraps
away. Then I looked around for low
er ten. IL was almost exactly across
my berth was lower seven, and II
was, Of course. a bit OF exceptional
luck for me that the car was number
seven"
did you tell your sister OF the tel
egram from Bronson p I asked
mo. II would do no good. and she
was in a bad way without that 10
make her worse
Your sister was killed, Think"
The shorter detective took a small
package from his pocket and held It
In his hand. swapping the rubber band
which held It.
Yes. she was killed" Sullivan said
soberly. What I say now can do her
no harm"
He stopped TO push back the heavy
hair which dropped over his fore
head. and went on more connectedly
1T was late. after midnight, and we
went at once to our berths. un
! AWauunH \ =.