Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-27

collector. The great yellow Chinese |
carpet represented a fortune; sho
knew enough about carpets 90 realize
this fact. worries. fades. lapis-lazuh.
the precious woods. priceless French
and japanese tapestries, some Inc
paintings and bronzes; the rooms
were full OF unspoken romance and
adventure; echoed with war and trag-
edy. too. And Fortune might have
/ married a man like this one. pos
| sibility occurred To her, and the ghost
| Of a smile moderated the interest IN
her face They might be upon the
/ desert FOR weeks. Who knew what
might not happen 10 two such roman
tic simpletons2
The butler and the first man (who
was also the cook were impeccable
| types OF servants; so thought Reyn-
| olds. They moved silently and an
l ticipated each want Reynolds deter
mined that very afternoon to drop a
line TO Jones and compliment him
upon hts good taste in the selection
OF his friends. A subsequent press OF
/ Office work. however. drove tho deter
minauon out OF his mind.
The instant his car carried him ont
OF sight. a strange scene was enacted
The butler and the fret man seized
> the Major by the arms. and the three
executed q passeul. Mrs Chcdsoyo
eyed these manifestations OF JOY aton-
fly.
''Now then. what's been done %
{ asked the Major. pulling down his
, cuffs and shaking tho wrinkles from
his sleeves.
"Half donet" cried the butler
S "Finel What do you do with Tho
? refuse2"
cart Il away IN an automobile cv
Q cry night. after the gun starts dow
? tho other end OF the street"
-, ~Gung" The Major did not Quit
understand.
d Gun or bull; that's tho arsot 70
a policeman"
Thieves areo,." said Mrs. Chez
soys contomptuously.
IS The butler laughed. He knew Gi'
conda OF old.
where's that vaIl-safe?" the Majc
wanted 20 know.
sr behind that sketch by Detaille
Is And the butler. strange 10 say, pr
nounced ~ Deti.
"Can you open ftp
Tried. but failed. Wallace Is II
4 man for that"
-. "Hen be along IN an hour or So"
u where's Ryanne2"
Don't know; don't care" The NJ
eo for sketched the predicament OF the
J.. fellow-conspirator.
AZ The butler whistled. but callousl
nc One more or less didn't matter IN su'
" an enterprise.
- When Wallace arrived he aPpli
- his talent and acquired science 70 Z
lat waIlsafe, and finally swung Outwa
ys the little steel door. The Nat
pushed him aside and thrust a pa
ar into the metaled cavity. drawing c
We an exquisite Indian casket OF TO
49, wood and mothcr-of-pearl He open
the lid and dipped a hand within. +
SO eralds. deep and light and shaded. {
and uncut and engraved. flawed q
almost perfect. He raised a hand
'-' and let them tinkle back into
Us casket. One hundred IN all. beauti
,es every one Of them. and many famo
And while he toyed with tbs
'Ss pleased as q child would have b'
lch over a handful Of marbles. Mrs. Oh
We soye spread out the ancient YhiOr
In the library. She stood upon
'HS central pattern, musing. Her nat
the was not one which she had called
orr being; not often did she become
rospective; the past TO her was
ny ways like a page In book, once
nth ished, turned down Her elbow
ono palm. her chin In the other,
stared without seeing. IL was
i house, this home. a was each sigT
riches without luxury or ostentat
where money expressed itself by Il
pa and simplicity: a home such as
you had always wanted. And why. '
an, ali her beauty and intellect, why
by she not come into pOssessiOnq
sys knew. Love that gives had M
been hers; hers had been the
that receives, self-love. She had
tered he body once for riches
pent had been fooled, and she never G
ents do It again. And the c
was overlooking with the love
gives. She couldn't understand.
child was the esDence Of 1t; and
her mother. had always laughe'
0 &c. her.
/ can The furry OF snow outside In
lusic. court she saw not Her fancy
Bell. formed tho pretty garden at Mem
inclOsed by pink.wnshed walls
a morning from her window she
- watched Fortune among the ho'