The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-06

'Senora
my painful duty your companion, who is spyan
n pay his majesty's enemies"
Chichester gasped little TITS himv' she cried in
ungrammatical making a mistake We know
brother, Chichester and L. He artist
suddenly how little she
her from which
the color had flown, and looked ut him.
He her steadily. lit is just mistake he said care
lessly. answering question in her eyes.
The Spanish officer bowed eourteousy but there was the girl
thought in his glance That be- he admitted pc
itey at has however. to be proved"
Miss Chhestes heart beat uneasy for they in Spain
and be there during the with America with sup
American ones sole companion to court possible
difficulty She remembering does In supreme
tale Spanish cruelty and Injustice to which
she had listened with Indifferent interest but she checked such
thoughts.
smile though Miss Chiehes
gentleman great
the adjective pardonabevey kindly Of
fered be my morning horribly
through he should be placed in such ANNOYING position
Miss Chichester her companion began loftiy
why the stupid
put right The Countess know
this gentleman we'll II win wait
she win be here In fact only last night she arranged
with meet as ut this very spot Mr. HaIsfod started ana
a queer lips
Spanish officer raised his head and looking straight
chchestes face Il do think he said in de-
at the intends to keep the rendezvous
Chichester cried her holding his
tonngy instinct told her what the admission
ceaed cheek. laughed,
the laugh Of The schoolgirl for no one likes to be used as
catspaw end intrigue
which has played the fool hard awakening from s
ish illusions
was revenge then she wanted stopped
"what fool have BEEN she thought despairingy
Spanish smiling reasurlngy into her troubled
1.-THE feel alarm he said kindly Il shah
delighted provide with escort that win her safely
Gibraltar before gunhre As for the senorhe bowed %
Mr Halsford-'he remains my prisoner"
Chichester jumped from her horse and faced him breath
Less with indignation You can't mean IL she sasped
you that ali this is fooeryy'
spanard think" Miss Chichester cried turn
Mt Haord desperation in her eyes, that you might DO
than look like Christian martyr s
Halsford remarked quietly. that 1t
might be wen II you accept this offer Of an escort.
cried brsllng head In the
you by being fool and then expected to
slope or like sneak and leave you in the lurch
understand please she said addressing the Spanish officer
with air Of tragedy that shall accompany this
gentleman"
The ofncer shrugged shoulders.
THE gives herself unnecessary annoyanee he re-
Piled turned to give directions to his men,
II wish later. he and
walking by side along the guard
den you would think Of and back Ii only
that there danger in the affair Suppose
What Miss Chichester began something
In his eyes stopped possine might be proved she
fatered oh all the necessary
should stay limp fringe that aed untdiy
across his glance dehany I'VE fight
together"
england" said Mr. Haisford watching 1T
tie geam sis bound over In this affair to strict nu
.roohr Miss Chichester cried. the TITS
sheer insult One can't rub out the beginning Of
In time 81 war they Mr. Haisford said
measures dealing with persons suspected as spies
Miss widened suddenly II have read shc
said careiesness that did In the least DE-
ceye listener thathat don't mnce matters But the
always pile up the agony don't heyY She sose
to SMILE felt her lips tremble.
Haisford said looking sraight in front %
him dusty road and the distant hhis
ahead Suppose that the worst proved against
gave impatient little snort And that
NV case this fashion described IN
the promise me that you
win let g New York know Just how this al happened ana
sesd Will Ind tied Arouad my necxd
wou,d i've ii to you now. but watched"
MIS- Chchesfers audible They viii never dnres
me crfed ID desperate impotence
MI. smiled grmy shall tel you the name Ano
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