The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-08
tcontinued from last sundays
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~ ma clook struck twelve. Kent
a6l1gtA Blair passed from tho broad
D01dny glaro OF tho street into the
emDoEed darkness of . strange apart
6a4t1e M1s hung about with black
lotaI4 and lighted BY the effulgence
- 4xtt6c1al hAl8-znoon and several
p1aa0eR oonu4vod, Kant con1ectured.
( 41Gn87nAo sot into tho fabric, with
n limits behind them. A s~oft-footed
p&vteoek ctad throughout in black. ap-
ME006om nowhere provided chairs,
p4tch0r Of water beside them,
~ SMnashe1 silently. A faint, heavy.
nc - unueasAnt od0r a. OF fnOarse,
NoyUto0s In thA air. Tho moo wnxed
4ow4x p brightness ILLUMINATING the
Esase 8 = oonpanion .rns asssoio-
yoe y nov looking us over"
n met. II that moment, q contem-
plating and estimating eye was liked
hpot them from q dead star In the
IeArtAor wall. Tho y beisld q girl
whuGD delicate but vivid LONELINESS was
undn11ned by h grisfY traDpingn OF
snous11lng which q Christian cfv1lizA-
hon has borrowed from barbaxtam to
belle its " Christianity wtthal. rest
Id . moment, and pAsAod, with moro
BIZ scrutiny, to her companion
Preston Jax did not ~ q rule, re-
reivo more than ono client at q time.
Police wttresses travel IN pairs and
khe etar-rnaA6ar was OF = suspicious
nature. Only an extraordinary fee
md the cultured languor Of the voice
which requested the appointment over
~ tsiephone had induced him to re-
- th1a rule. Now, however, his UNI
Sastneoe was appeasAd. He beheid a
kev1e police xpy nor Investigating
kgenk worss q rather pushing 'Swell-
Desss (ths term Is cullsd from Mr..
(axse envtous th~oughts1, since II ap-
SeArod TO DO individual without be-
q IN any particular conspicuous. Mr..
IN adept In extracting ~infor1na-
on, wondered II ne could persuade
he x1sitor to disclose his tailor to the
tara for he was himself In light va
AtionAl moments ut Atlantic City and
&he Walfdorf-Axtorta something OF
Bonnoisseurship Of the star-master
Eou1d hardly approve--the monocie
displayed in his visitors left eye,
though Ii was reassuring to his pro-
tes%.onai Judgment. Tho visitor was
obviously light"
Quitting his p~eep-hole, the star
master pressed q button. Strains OF
tnusic. soft and sourceless, Allied the
Dir from a photograph muftied In
Fugs1. The moon glow paled q little.
Fhere was a soft rustic and f1uctuation
BIZ wall draperies in the apartment.
rhe light waxed. The star-maater
Mood before his visitors.
They heheld a man OF undistinguish-
I'D size and form, eked out by a SPLEEN
Eid pomposity of manner. To this
fh.s garb contributed. All the signs
ENf the zodiac had lent m~agntfcence
b. the long. black. loose robe with gap
fng sleeves, which he wore- Mrs. Blair
hoted with vague interest that II was
bill iaand-emhro4dered
Pale and hard the face rose from
IL soIaber and gorgeous a~ppareling.
vas q remarkable face. small. calm
ai ~corapaeted Of muscles. Muscles
Ngfsfed out the brad cheeks; mus
.vs carved about the jaws; muscles
~ Sad d~elicately along the club of q
sstss The chin was just n live.
v&,shing muscle Even the faint
aewed lines at the eye-corners snE-
|-nsted muscle. And, withal, there
I irked in the countenanoe a sugEes-
.soH Of righteousness. The mar look
ed like q bland and formidable baby.
|He looked even more like a puma
With a rhythniical motion OF arms
z md hands he came forward, perform
IA a spreading bow OF welcome. and
Anew back, putting his hand to his
Af0w, az II in concentration OF thought
Marjorie Blair felt an unholy desire to
kugh. She glanced At Professor Kent,
IND. to her surprise, found him ex-
Aibittng every evidence Of discomros-
|ure. He ndgeted, famed himself with
|lia hat, mopped his brow and palpA-
|bly finched under the solemn regard
" the mage.
stupid Of msxs ne rnuttered in
BIOLOGY. Gets sS nas'F nerves. you
know. AwesomA se ~ that sort Of
khtnE. fussing VII ne ;Tars."
Preston Jax bee.ows. y patronixing
eanils upon his visitor. effectiveness.
benign and essurod. Ys.dtated from
Him.
Pear nothing" said hA 1.-THE star