The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-14

"Ufu. pNcrtuElng the girl who had
panied her husband TO the TIM on the pre-
cediug night and who had nlystcriousiy dis
after hearing the bare outline OF tho sirl's
story Of her acIuaintanca with Wrandali.
oners her ), home.
reconciliation between Mr.. wraudai and
the mother and sister Of tho dead man.
Hetty Casticton stood alone ana
wavcring, just inside tho door No
stranger situation could he imagined
than the one in which this uufortu-
nate girl found herself at tho present
moment she was virtually lin the hands
of those who would destroy her: she
was IN tho house or those who most
deeply were affected by her act on that
fatal night Among them all she stood
facing them, listening TO the means ana
sobs. and yet her limbs did not give
way beneath her.
Sone ono gently touched her arm
II wan Leslie. Sho shranlied back, u
fearful look in her cyea Iii tho semi
darkness he failed 10 note the express
sion.
Won't YOU at here?" he asked. In
dic"tins tho little pink divan against
the wall. Forgive me for letting you
stand 80 long"
She looked about her. tho wild High,
st!ll In her eyes. sho was IKE rat
IN trap.
,nanI.. 80, 40 pa oon, pue 'h' worn OF
,n.r,icu,n,o .n,,,a a,,nna, 80, =
instead pallid as n ghost. she drop
ped Imply TO the divan. nud dug her
c,nat.d sn. 80, 80. - 49,. 80
or ,bo nm, ,,.aa ,,..',t,,
ron, az hcr =. ,h ~, ,a,,.,t -.
n,n,,f-y ,.b.ro "a I,,.r, 49,, -,
.cll NO, !, ,ho .r,,.i, 49, w.
youth In riding toys
ever a,,d 80, ..,%n '''5 ~ e. '''.,
shtvernd 40 wi,b /. ,,,yb,y c,,ii "a,
tho wnrm ba,d ~ bnr srtsr1 r.,l
re-. nnd envcio,cs !, - er,, cInsr
.IHs ,uo,her itt.scd 40" ,Yht.,,c,.,
Sara "ptd you s.cy.
RI. cirl copld no, ,cniv c,,. co,l,
Ionly s.ar. ~ -. o,.,, Ino- ,.ii'
b.,rb.,-I.,c.I ~, 49, ,,,,,o ~ go
below ena was noddi,r ILL., ha.d ~
Leslie Wrnndall- nan v.i.h .bor,
side WHISPERS avid i scn,,lchy,I ,o@r l..
his eyes Tben. having ro,ofy.s +. .tur
from Leslie. n. tip,ord away sIr,1,.,
Instantly me voice. ar uconln ttn,.t..s
sortlv cnn. fron SOM. dlstnnt "a.
mote mr., of ~. bot,..
And ,nn- +, lttlo i,to- ,bo ,orf.,.
iy modulated voice Of 4 man In ur,yc,.
Back OF h.r \Crnndalls. hcs,bn 49,
Wraudull.. beneath h.r fri.nd. rf 49,
Wrandnlls. out.l1.. ,ltn r,blln u,os..
who would ioin wi,h these BLACK m
vcn-ui<e sp.c,rcs in tearing h-r IL
pieces ii thoy IN, knew!
sitting. win his hand 10 hls hced.
Leslie Wrandall found himself stnr,f,t,
al the face Of this STRANGER nnon,,
them. not with any dennuhIe lnt.rest.
Thu, because sne happen.d to H.. III ll.
line OF vision ana her face was so
siui.ularlv white that i, stood ont in
.cninco-lilsa ,eliof arafns, nh ,hfa ebo,,,
The droninE voice came 10 from be-
low. each wou-cboscn word dts,trct
uud cIc1r. t,ib,,te b.ntiti,ui IL 49,. H.,
rcproachable character OF me deceased
Leslie watched tho face OF the gtfl.
eurtouslV fascinated ~ III. set emo
tion!css features. ana yet without n
couty.ou4 interest ii her He WAS dullt.
eensible 10 lhe fac, ma; she Was beau
ann uncon,no,ly h,autifn /, 6Ia
,ot oeour H. aim Ia fe,I mar she ,r,s
out ~ MAC. among imam: nm, she be
lonvod dotyn.,.irs somehow she ,yas
4 part Of the SURROUNDINGS. like the
sn.e,r, -, mo fens,
~ ia rcnlt iovn v,i,ncsscd MI INA,
trnnan,raa while sara WAS il the room
belov yy,tb nor p,lcst-ter comnanio,,.
ms lie had come 10 regard her without
i,a,.ing IN fart b.a, ,old ~ nucb-be
would have been lost In a maze OF the
most oyer,ybcl,ninr emotions
To 90 hack. The door had barely
oloead h.,,,,d III. ,v.o woman when
II.,,.,,s trauhllpa, knees gave way he
ne,th hor Win a low moan Of hor-
,ror. .he siipued to the noor, covering
lh.r fnco with her hands
sarn Euol, hos,d. nor
"cn,,., ehe said pnptly Nm. firm,
-. ~ ,n',s. nxac, tbfa u,uch ar YOU n
wo ara Ia 90 on ioretb,r "a ne hnyc
nIonnad yo,, INNS, sand besid. a.. at
Ills Mo- ,rnrnthnr wa pust look upon
rim raj, 40 inst ti,no you must So.
bi,, ,s .,,. li,, ~ morn IN no co,,r-
~. l,d ~. cruel NOV ma, nt.,ht.
r, i ,.n,,, ,nrn nov vrl NOT blame
.ou ror ,,ba, you d,d nm If con ,x
roc, ~. - ,,n ~ b.Il,vir, maj vou
,iI Live ,hi,,, ,i,a, ut,bt ,on rS,st
,,,,,,.t,,nn III, ,ha, 81, ,re 10, . cn,.-
r,t ,,,, !, 10 o,,I,, ,.4t ! sIo,l NM
n,, =, come. / l,uow i, IL hard 7
J., t"r,.ihle hnt I, - mo truo
,..t ns yonr ,biii,v To 90 through win
4, - ~. and I ebail hnow then TINT
~ 49,. TX. cotro,,n IA race awning
49,, 49,, al.,,o ~,
60 ,rai,.l . lo,,, ,i,ne nor hand IN
o,,rs sho,Idar 81 last Ucttv arose.
~, asa ,.t,,b," .bo saia hoarscIy