The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-09


ou*y showed tho roofs Of Royal windsor me
castle dancing in tho autumn maze me pe@Se %
s~aatltg Thames side was
Tats - the few tangible c'HeS upon VIZ" I'M,
tsa were narrowing the resources Of hat enemy o..
the whlte race who was writing MS name ''c' 1.
N Characters az blood. To capture poctoT '"1
aa not hope but at least there vas every ''''"'9
q DESTROYING one os the enemy siToHsno'os- .
We had ctrcied upon the map ""'~ -. -.
~ The Thames VITA Windsor ior ''s yel,s' 80.
,hat circle house used by the most hgaF orsanze'
group in sac history of crmooosT 80 '"asn We Sls~
Eqen foand she hogse ana this was h@ey eao1Ea
wants We were prepared. BIT ). would he base de-
stroy@d, ,
es# W. were working Hqon H2e'Aoa'-'' ''a'' 60
tnoaeh os- co-c9e~aioTs vere D'is'He 'hese H''1.I
10 ssasr tssa toeyaa q tae1: experiences men Iha'
z ar We had drawn aaas 7A' me place lF vic" - w..
ard we're making a"" aa{aT -.t"'l' .t"" 80 20
-aas.oa s4ased Isl extensive walled grounds. Leans
tae Seatad we tsraea sharTiy 70 'he FS'l A'
- Sane eanhc4 ~ s. Aisa Ma ~ "'' 1t1" ~
ground passed ra.sa gypsy S'.@9S" -
! voaaa was seafed a7 ias steps NJ ~.''''7~
ser eels ressGne ia fas Fa.Ta e ''E FA1 g.,
s,arce.E glanced Ut 3sEs I'll, t@s's o. | -
ret.fe taat sz2 f7e4a no '3s=*f va '., s.tt
ISL anxiety 10 co@e IT, some penn N't@ 80
s@ ,Atan she &oase al! ANXIETY 20 know " ''7
xas tAe abode ssssa4s eHe1af-'"s t'4.e We,
IL worked at11d hs weird 9o1nH@5fs "t''f 'e o. us
5sasfs scorpions saa ass paeiih FsafN3 ''S T''a2@
: -sengs whence Ae ass2t' ael ms '''''. 80
tsage a3, perhaps. S"7@e-e5 u ms "o".' fg, 49,,
efe aa.aE g.aee ~ tae se*-sst1i save A'-i w." -,
eesens faster ~ s9staes eses. ''i a '%o1'ss'
4 sv-aea which >et ~ H0@e4 10 '1f@ 'tN" - - -
~ 2even ss tfe fsn1s q q master "'
n Dangerous weapon ..., .,.
\ sry raas GU: hea.oa me. turned qais&'E. Ana
ssnE0iar sight met ms gaze - ..~~,.
$50 SayGand Smith 1as engaged u a TuEf91s 81 1A" .
wisA oa esrsy woman Ills long arms ttaS'S'
ser. eoasaiy asassae her cut INTO 'a+
agsoag IKE Rs3 ih5"s-S'eFt.s' Ne's't< .,.
* sasith often Surprised ne, 9nf AL 1a"' S'N't -
taoaEht that pc was become 9efeft OF f'aSo. 80 -
ana had almost reached TIE scene OF ihs ''( "
sutess smith now @as evidently hard put 70 II 30
5a~A hos 80 a
s5sis ears. le@ped tron the caravan "a.
aUN glance he threw in cur drec'loh' anu '"
an toward the
Smith twisted ro4na upon ne never releasing n"
hola
after him Fetrle.' he cried AFTER h'n' Do"
Act him escape Hes aaeo4ts $780,.
Ny brain in confused whirl, my mind yet disposed
10 belief that ay friend had lost his senses the "oro
a4acot' was sutfe jent.
started down the road after deetiy running man
Never once ala he glance behind him. that he evil
s., sas -oss5,r - fear pursuit The dusty
benAatb my rylng footsteps. OF fantasy
vhseh elair3ed me often enough Of our
.rpggla win The -9tars4 genius whose victory meant the
Ty9cfory Or tie yellow race over white mad
fast IN It's gs1p again actor OF those dream
Eeenee Of me grim I,u-sfanel1u drama.
out over the grass and down to the brink ran
me g3psv who was no Gypsy OF that far more
sS,tsa t,,tsr+sr4 tna daro,ts ] was close upon his
hele put was mot prepared for him leap among
~ .seo - tbo ,,.rv,, ~ the stream, ana seeing him
AZ this nt,}Iad lp quickly Straight iato he
r,nues ana saw that he held some object hand,
He wadea OUT; he asyed and gained the bank and
,o,paa -, rish. ARA Left he had vanished completely Only
ever widening rings showed where he had been.
#9 hos t,4r~t
rr araotI he rose to the surface he woaid be visible
fronn either hank a.d WITH the police whistle
,arrfe3 4a,la II necessary summon one Of the men
tldieg across tho stream waited A Wild noate1
serenelv past trobed by This strange Of his
rrecncts a fgi minute I waited the lane behind
me came Smiths voee,
Don't lei h5n escape Petrie"
s Never lifting my eyes from the water, / waved my
hand reassurngy But sim the dacgt did not rise.
n he in ali
co,,d ,aaoh A,, no sa,r.er showed above 1t Then II
sNN@t 49, - ~ a.. t.a.r,,s
WAS that concluded ne AAd d!Fed TOO ueePS' "0o's
entanged ia drowned. With hnai
ona - gb+ a5 ,ef, ma soc,e feeling Of awe a. this
ea'.Ne ~ t'9'' GO 4N' - .ta.t,,.
sudden fageoS-tls grim going "~L 81 avg at SUI
noomaay-l turned away Smith had the woman securely
sux, ba4 Yat taken nxp steps toward him when fain
.a,arh bohaoa .e.r,aa me 1Dsttnctlyey / ducked
ssspash oeiA0 "0E'iF1 '''0' A''' :,
Whence saving lnstln2t arose cannot sui1sS' pU
to Il owed my life For az aplaly lowered my head