The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-30
Continued from Saturday.
CHAPTER XIV.
Find do VI oman.

The atch, slipping from the c!of x
members hand spun like a coin on
the counter. while the elock-mendei
himself. his eyes bulging, his jaw
dangling, IL might he said. staggered
back upon his stool.
$50 this Is the end - he said in a
kind OF mutteT.
The end of what - demanded the
owner OF the watch
"Of all my labors 10 me and to
what little j have left.
"F1ddlesticks, / am here for ma
purpose regarding you. nav comrade.
So far as / am concerned your secret
is as dead as il ever was I had ia
fancy that you were living Ia Paris
Paris GOtt' For seventeen.
eighteen years / have Travelled hith-r
and thither. always on some fails,
clue. Never a band of GipsieS heard
Of that / did not seek them out
Nothing. nothing You Will never
know what ] have gone Through. and
uselesSly. 10 prove nay innocence 1t
always comes back in a circle. what
benefit 10 me would have been crime
IKE that OF which / was accused
Was ] not high In honor Was
not wealthy Was not my home 10
a happy one? What benefit a. me
say" a growing Gerceness in his yoire
and gestures. IAN my ESTATES CON
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lit was a pastime of mine when
was boy. used 10 lee ttnkorinE
among all the clocks In the henao
So ] bought out this old shop From
time to time ] have left Il Ia tre
na , " ah aS $3.50. - -. -
AaS
one oa! y zen "I' - 'i"pi az" -,
.oul' 3e"eiei co..'o :" ll'l,'ih WI
y, var SII''i mini ! ~ "''1l
me- me, n"He 'I.a4, ~ s'3,' 10, "'''''
y" .. t,e 49,, Ai,G "et' 80 .t,,.
but "hat u tne we O III WIS, ne"
'ha AZ. nef h h'shn ~ rs = f@ ,' !. B.. it
My hohor 70 the d1Ne IL j. hfat b
a. Eyer. oyer.
nave you s"he t,f"tftt %''f
Inv o4s' Pt"s "'{t ''7 49,
sss up hopt. Nngn inc Ups ~ .'7
seeKlhs was heeh ny On" - tlF
ne alone knows 'he secret AHd am
waillng "aIong' h9t you b>fief g.,
Aoawig IL.
ra.L -" W ~ 7 ~ - =
ana OF Az hil httH't'r Us '.s#i'
WIN fhs 70 1otT mot
40, Luz y az. t"5s - ntF y
mover uhjaF.iy u mas tftair" ~"
YES yes, ana Z" fnIhk Ihat s"@
snd ana the grand dHh@ NEte cefn-
eipsy raIls YOU
SUI shah T"naih. nus VIII i'
ah shat nave 'heH' CLOCKS J an
vnis slAtH GIG NJ -, no on" "'ai" me-
nese me uhueT e'sh1S ~ l"nN''
xe INTO hnirr"r nave totE' 'f''.
nov l"ff htre were it.t tff9 Tam
m my otsh, All i.fEtFft- ha'"t ttt|
10 eiese d"tf c"Hlh 1h''
saM u1at my case was H9t'',>%t @'
neg 70 far1s. "F5t" - re. * a'i.-
800 tii'it, ~ 'tlFl - tiiai = Na~
aahoe"hN MAJ ms iE't.F VET -
mas great near Lac" IT, hlfu H'
nas gone SPlenal" WORK f"r HaFsn-
stela.
He keeps STEADY hAha 7H iht
aohe
But you "AAt are N"o f"'he An
breloerE IN TINS curse
nefF LAo"lk sNt' upon tfbo counter
.na tiaspro hn"e. -" Noa' care f"l
tairy-st"r,es
Sotn"tifnes
ell once 1pon time thrr" ~"
KING ne vac S"nng lie had ar
tnete VINO "att htd over him ami hl'
Ailairs. 4mty cal such nneleS prince
ssehls ms prince regent had af
'oea Feghruihg the futuro WenhF" "I
MS neph@" lie would bring him ~
70 pe man Wen educated, broad
minced ana clean~fiN@o. tie fhou!g
49, !" $500 nun P0e"A 5ti'
Traps ana wees %hlch betaH fh'
soahk time wore on. The lad gf"P
up, Clean IN nina strong IN boaf
noefal; me prince. No seandal"0
s'ntaneletleh's. No gaming u" VIM"
hppins beyond "hat any decent maj
may 90 IN ms palace Re-" saw any
1llE u MN AFTER ms ~ leeh'h year
- went INTO IN" "orio phdsT an as
,unieo name. ~ ana hy ~ came
nome. quietly. Ills nncie was fro1i'
ni'I'' Lor ms Eye NAS ,iesf ahu IA
aolsue vas cieaH. IN one month -
as " e 20 o ,I teo. AHd nov VIVA
10 you think He must have one NOR
~, J's' - ~ uHIn H's tthti
~ WIN nilp - ,ai'lt. no. @HFr
~ nv .in'e LOT aaNtilturf " az eN 81
ale 1hus. 10 l"Hs't wahIeI a.9pt o.
rs. pun --fft- +'''''
As s anu ORG morning hl
s . iouna MN soh"' kohe as ',oFh
as u ne i'a a., AtNer eNiSieo
:. W " -; ne ~ ne reg l.
Ass gong trlat ms majesty mad Enn
naisihs IN ha NtIla' '1oh the pFih'
ssH. pat ~ s"i.le o'u ,'"'heS an
"1n. snt"Iihs hiiiiS'H'
, nna ING ono
o"u hho"s sara Lha"lg' SHa
-. ane .
put the uNHAas 81 IA
'oens az NEAR -
7nu i"tuouS iopi u'at ti's uneI
ae. ae Soh,tiIsteG an d!H4'S' IRE
parade plnnuer. tie tred 10 MARI
nus nephew
nhoerstand' but II you are DIS
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