The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
CHAPTER L.-ALMosT.

CHAPTER L.-ALMOST
hazarded family.
Hes good eucsser. then: he cou,t
MAKE fortune in Wall street VII,
such tal>nts. You're sure mo nn'
knew ~ ono
She shook her head decidedly. "pos,.
,Er ..y, no ono. I''s hardly llItcly I'd
o .hn, Tia! note of mlne;.aIdnt You
Indeed -itnmediatelym
rosely However, he can't stop ms us
Perhaps
Why that pcyhapsr VIM ,h,,
~, ~ ne demanded sharply, struck by
NC iorebodins her accents confcssed
49, ms isn1 the only ferry. There's
'"c pennsylvania and the Lnckn wainn
,n, 'ru by nhrh driving he Nigh, even
unHnte TO catch the boat that con
n"cts Win This from tn. CHRISTOPHER
street Ferry OF tho Erie" '''''s'
I'm Im =. don't believe 1T. 7
lets not" she agreed. but.
.'Yes'
Promise ne-ir he should ,,,r,.-o
10 catch up with us-you won, L., Mn,
''!N ~ 10 YOU. mean. don't let him"
~" rear OF that he asscveraied
molly. III he tries to exchange one
word with ne-I only wish hc ,Sn IN I'm"
on" seemed satisfied with ,hat. I'M,
ii" incident had served apprecIablv IN
eh"l thcit spirits. They accommodated
~ remainder Of that voyage In
r o''c mat was no less depressed be-
c"uSc th"y sat hand in hand through
Nor was their taxicab three minutes
out "i IN" ierry-housc Oh the Iorsey
th"re-'hough Tho chauffeur. stimu-
iated by. AIan's cxtravagant rrntr,., ,
was doing his best To fracttir. In. s,,,...,i
iA"s ana escap. arrcsi-whcu Tho ,,frIs
= "ara Wer" amply juStIiicd: "a shout
rom behind drew Alan's head on, Of
~" WINDOW on one side aud the rirrs I
A'HrF"phat had indeed found sun.. v.ny
delay. '"' (
~" touring car w.,s within nrtv Z
- ~ "heh th"H hyst were made aware,
o. u; anu Mapophat. standing on ;i,.
running board. MAS shou,iul. lua5.,ic,,-
lately and nourishinr an ilncr,tiv.
n"hh; while the distance between them
vs. !nomeuiArily growing loss notice.
hb!.--since The taXi-inotor was rn, =, q
be- expected to devotion sufnci.nt 49, Il
10 maintain is Lead on a six, iir,Io,.
ar vi the latest ana most powerful
model. ga
WIN one accord the Two drsw back /
u "a
'r"s sed-.the girls frantic with appeal
% Alan. his comforting cool and r.so.
ute.
Ns Marropha,'s car drew abrens,
Nan nodded aud said quietly: Don't
- alarmed: | can attend to this ,,.n. q
lo'nan single handed" :
MA ms he proceeded 10 demonstrates ;
'''i '"Hh :Fhb!c ease, even though called :
non 10 do so FAR sooner than he had e
Aeusht |" hc--thanks too Marrophat's y
. lts-f, "a u ..gsft q ? 90
influence the TAXI driver by shouted =
eihands -. threats. o TO gain the least d
ttention from Alan. Trlne's nrst lieu 4
enani abruptly ANA surprisinyly took :,
rs ne IN his hands, End in one wild J.
ound brIdgcd tue distance between the II
40 dying cars and landed on tho
MS runn!ngboard. 4
Stop!" h. screamed mad,y. "stop. Il
~ You don't know what you're ="
oinS! Let me toll YOU" il
!ie got that far but no farther In /,
10 same breath Man had dung wide r.
D. door and was AT the fellows :.
lroat There was struggle Of nerli II
ib!e duration; Marrophat Was in no ii
"y ms ahtasonist's match; within q,
rec seconds he threw out both hands T.
utched hopclcssly at the framework d.
the cab. and fcll heavily 10 the II
rect.
Simultaneously the touring car :
cpped back and stopped +
The taxi sped on without pansc Sic
iver deaf 10 the halls OF innocent If 4
bystandcrs. Alan pulled
mselT together ana looked back lust
time to catch glimpse of "A number SO
!oafcrs lifting Marrophat TO Liz feet ho
d helping him to the sidewalk Of an y,
saNofE- loOklng tenement, before Tho N
10 took Z corner on two wheels y
..Not -crinu.l,. ,,;,,.a., :, &c
'''"i cu' fancy. he a
"a thc SiIl ~ response TO her carer tn
TX. Worse luck. lie added .ylon,, ~!
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