The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-26
CHAPTER Xxx.
The LIaht In the Dome.


From whore he sat. In a tiny al
cove which jutted out and encroached
upon tho line OF the sidewalk. MIR.
Grimm looked down on Pennsylvania
Avenue the central thread OF Wash
ington, ever changing always brilliant,
splashed at regular intervals with
light from high flung electric arcs.
The early thcatcr crowd wa In tho
street; well dressed. we'll fed, care
less for the moment of all things save
physical comfort and amusement; all.
tomobiles carriages, cabs, cars flow.
I'd past Cndlrssly and yet Mr.. Grimm
saw nauEht u It. In the distance, at
one end ~ he avenue the dome Of tho
capital cleft the shadows Of night and
single light sparkled at its apex; in
the othor direction, at the left of the
treasury building which abruptly
blocks tho wide thoroughfare, were
the shimmcring windows OF tho White
House
Motionlcss, moody. thoughtful. Mr.
Grimm rat staring, staring straight
ahead. r1mprohendinE none OF these
things which lay before him as in a
panorama Instead. his memory was
conjurlng up a pair OF subtle. blue.
gray eyCa, now pleading. now coquet.
lish, NOW frankly defiant: two slim,
white, wonderful hands; the echo OF
n pleasant throaty laugh. splendid,
elusive. radant.haircd phantom. Tru.
ly, woman OF mystery Who was
this Isabel Thorno who for months
past, hal been the storm.center and
diroctinr mind OF vast international
intrigue which threatened the world
with VAR Who, this remarkable
young woman who with ease and as.
surancc commanded ambassadors and
played nations As pawns?
Now that she was safely out Of the
country Mr. Grimm had leisure 10
speculatn. Upon him had deyolved
the duty Of blocking her plans. and
he had done SO merciless alike OF his
own feelings and Of hers. Hesitation
! or evasion had never occurred TO him.
| II was a thing 10 be done, and he did
| It. lie wondered II abe had under.
1 stood. there at the last beside the
rail? lilo wondered II she knew the
/ struggle II had cost him deliberately
/ to send her out Of his life7 Or had
/ even surmised that her expulsion
/ from the country. by HIS direct act
was wholly lacking In the rIaltation
| 80 ,rIurtt,t O., him. that a. ptrt.L I,,,,
or than that, below the lIsuess, official
exterior. into his personal happiness
/ And wondering, he knew that she did
understand
A silent shod waiter came md
/ placed the coffee things at his elbow
lie didut heed. Tho waiter poured
a demltasso. and lnquirngly lifted Q
lump OF sugar IN the silver tongs. still
Mr. Grimm didn't heed At last the
waiter deposited the sugar on The
edge OF the fragile saucer, and moved
away as silently as he had come. A
newspaper which Mr. Grimm had
! placed on the end Of the table when
! he sat down, ratified little as a
breeze from the open window caught
II, then the top sheet slid of and fell
to he floor Mr. Grimm was still
staring out OF the window
Slowly the room behind him was
thinning OF Its crowd as the theatCr
bound diners went out in twas and
thrcos. The last of these disappeared
finally, and save for Mr. Grimm there
wer" not more than dozen persons
left IN the place, Thus for few min
ute and then the swinging doors
leading from the street clicked. and
Gentleman entered lie glanced
around, as II seeking n seat near 4
window. then moved along In Mr.
Grimm's direction, between the row.
OF tables. His gaze fingered on Mr.
kGrimm for an instant, and when h
came opposite he stopped and picket
up the fallen newspaper sheet,