The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-17
HOLLOW OF F HER HAND
BY GEORGE BARR MCUTCHEoN
synopsls Of rrccedinp cnantcrs.

a. hone ne, me Two women return from a long
brother, falls desperately in love with Miss
Eas,.s'on ana proposes 70 her bu, is re-
poets Mrs Wranan ~ co,r,,,,sd
the murder but offers to drop The matter for
.he seuh bv eri"rIn errcr; ,s Sas
| talked with Mrs. wrnndai at her own apart
m ,.f on the night OF tho murder. Mrs
h.ra,ea 10 n ho as,ccs TO pay mo man
con Booth. n friend Of f.csiie's' also fails in
Owe With The girl. and his love Is returned.
thnt she viii explain Why i some dnv' . She
contesses what hc has known FOR long
o, 'n ,s she once posed. q. Hety GlNnn.
! girl tries 20 tell Mr. Wrantoil ;h,' sne
/ went In innocence to the inn with Chall,s
MrahHadA she WI no. listen. but insists
! come nrniu ,n nv" ris ,,'i, Si, S..,, -
F,il refuses him. and the two women sep
crate Miss Castlctcn going TO England.
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/ II see now what YOU mean" unused
I Ietty Il have never thought OF II I'm
thnt way before"
We'll. Il comes TO this In our case
Hetty: ! have tried YOU all over again
in my own little court and have ac-
quilted you of tho charge had against
YOU. do pot offer YOU silly pardon.
/ You must allow me TO have my way
in this matter To choose my own means
of compensatlns you for
You saved nv life" protosted Hot
ty. shaking her head ofstinateI,,
"Aiy dear. I appreciate the toct that
/ YOU are English" said Snrn. with a
weary smile. but won't you please
see the point"
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so bewildering as sara Erandoll
yho, s,o ou.a ,,,,
da,.e ia,cr : ',',,n, ',o''
that the beautiful and attractive Miss
Castleton was returning to her native
land on account of tho dcath OF lord
Muryatroyd. ana would sne,d Tho ,n.,r
on no Continent. where probahI, .h..
/ would be joined later on by Mrs V-ron
dali whose ucriod OF mourning ana
distress had been softened bv the con
slant ana loyal friendship OF This cr
quisiie Englishwornan"
,,o,, h,,d, ,,
,ras ovcr,nt,n, go ~ ..
fro,, ,hren ra,yo,a
B ir"hno" ROOMS message SAID: .!
am s"li'hs tomorrow on a faster ship
fn~ , ~, "a n'" me wH't'ht
hc,,, nav. :, ~
n,G ,rr 40 sbc ro,,,, 10.
crush II n,cl, "a ~ L.n,t
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ic"'''"''e" 81 from (" most uncNpcct-
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"'''S' - uses 90 give II 10 mo. !
'n'.n ".'u'. S''nu tne SITUATION. We
NJ - '"'N' ''H''h"s lot "hat YOU
vear Sho mas .bour her ,,,,a
M last" II ,,aa signed - nsiJo
'hiil 1t istll' Ni.''=' -. llit words.
'"' "i ''i''hr thcfc VIII
'o'''n S'Ne" !r"'s OF piehtS
NJ! the way across the Atlantic she
! lived in a state OF subducd excitement.
( Conflicting emotions absorbed her
/ waking hours hut her dreams were
all OF one complexion; rosy and warm
ana iu'! OF II loy"usness that distress
~. $500 WY" S''c icchilet th"in
I :" i'.'l' =" 'ls carry morning hourH.
",a' I S e 'htc' M htly
! =" - 40 """'h ne OF
80 , ~ any event. she
,, "n - ~ ~ ""i''p II ne
] Ii,a1 d NC ""ott
~, ",'o ~ ne.hs Il nc we're nor
~ !po'' "ou'" Us
! 'Pu""' mar" - "e'''
nc was thcFc' Shc saw him from tho
deck OF INC tender as they cngcd up
70 NE landing Ills tall hGure loomed
IN the front rank lsains! III" 1at! that
ner' pach ''e crowd ms suH'pron@ed
! lhco wore a look 81 eager expectancy.
from ncr opscurcu poSltloh III TIE shad-
o" OF me deck building. rurpuseiy
ciicsc'' lor reasons ohiy 100 obvious,
SHe .puio ever, ne'cct me aicft swiIt-
/ H"''HL scrutiny lh"t NJ lastch"I
upon inc crowd
! Later on. he stood looking down into
! her Scfi 'us bile, eyes; her hands were
/ ~ in:: limp In h.s Ills own eyes were.
I ~. t,n
"tiai't thar had fastened itself uprn
him. Behind her stood the respectful!
but immeasurcably awed maid, who
could not. for the life of her under
stand how a man could bo on both
sides OF the Atlantic at one and the
Same time.
''Thank the Lord. IIetty. saw l. for
the five dav boots" he va. .a,,tno
! you should NOT have come tran
dop Oh. .,ic1 .u,,l,, ,,I -. -