Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

n,,neo OF Gg Ths was eds?r as well part
was malicously well named +, dol. Mh'i IN
scandal and fed on the carrion Of dead ye, ~
simeon Gold sold polluted news il, HE
tainted shect--and sold immunity IRON, h.i',,s
more than paying his extortiona,e nriccs
the Mi prize Of nneasy and guilty silence
i haisTt, ,r %sm9 who sroveiisn in fear
from its cupboard and Haunt the uncovered
bones before a rrinnns. jeerins world
asked
;, .,ss, morn.ns. / had 4 letter from
ny letters TO Charles i'uanc IL, cold type.
had better come ia ana talk over friendly
Of 1u h6ash had i 5e,sr
"y, ,,i at Once The letter i"simuated that nov
psychological rnomen, for acton
so hurried RICH; down there. oh. Miss
when it becomes aware of the fact ina. It's
n"pa.iessX enineshed IN the spiders. web.
ever saw--nre all NEWSPAPER ot:ice Ell like
that she concluded naiveiy.
which, a scandal weekly like the Vampire
deals with ali the news that is unf, for
print Newspapers consisn /, to the mag
IL classified with them. i, is battered
around n, from shuitlecoSis to shu;lecoek and
me mrs. tne nave ever come into con-
UP through her fears for the moment. but
il could not remain tho surface and her
oh. Miss Fairfax, begged and begged
for those letters assured him tina, they
they Interested him very much. And finally
he sneered Mt me in tone that made me
ousy. My dear Mrs. Grey. your husband
VIII return day after to-morrow. am sure
he VIII pay my price rather than have the
letters appear in the Vampire.
Then ! began pleading all over again.
fri rhnf - Iy't- Ii,a 80
was the sort Of brute TO enjoy the sense OF
p ."s him ,b ns'dns ousn, him rnny
from him and that couldn't bear TO have
preston that came over his face then lie
There are so many ways a pretty young
woman woman can get money. Even would be
10 mathematical Ssn! LET hin s 2n sn ss ;a s enough
when he seizes my wrist and leers such words
At me; pushed him away somehow and
'nna@n back TO my Svd se' '9 v hsagy VII
sure was not very anxious to have anyone
discover me going into Simeon Colds Office.
said pretty.
There didn't seem any particular ohlec,
in staying. AMI So. although I had accom-
pTiished nothing; ! hurried away don't
thought OF you then. lust I was leaving
he called after me. Within two days dear
lady; come to my house with the money
You do understand some OF my horror. Oh.
IF you had seen the way he shrugged his
shoulders when he gave his ultimatum
you'd be even soorrer for me than ] see
YOU are now. staggered home somehow
and sobbed for IN hour before I Thought of
YOU YOU, I. Just flashed across my mind like an
in trouble and that YOU wouldn't refuse 10
help me.
how Just this minute. but am sure there
is way Your letters "a Charles Duane
your husband shall not know of ,hem--un-
I'll YOU are ready to tell him. going
You must tell your husband the truth. viii
you promise that?'
oh. yes J couldn't, go on living on the
calm again I'll tell Wilbur all about tho
man l thousht loved aimos, ten years
the letters-surely you won't ask THAR
NO. won't ask that" said as IL those
letters were already in our possession.
After had given Madeline Grey my prom,
Use H,t,, that her letters to dead lover
by the magnitude of the seemingly Simple
task, task had , nndsr,aken had forgotten all
j. Barton. and when the maid ushered him
il" fair, fairly w E"spea s With hn relief ,
us find It, After had introduced him to
his Sd,,, hostess SIS; gave her some idea of
let me tell Mr.. Bnr,os your story. I'm sure
he so VIII help ,n1 me I;,, find way to help YOU
newspapermen say HE fairly nte il up"
DO you know. Mrs. Grey. you are good
notwithstanding less. I've been pininE
to try conclusions with The Vampire gentle
man for some time past. hut hadn't a logi-
cal excuse for wasting my time on him.
Now that you have put It into the days
work am justified in carrying out the
desire OF my young heart. Miss Beatrice
Fairfax, you are cordially dsinvited to helm
me eat up six dollars and thirty cents !
go to beard the lion in his dcn--'The YAM
pire' in the lair
We decided to go our several waya to work
after quick lunch Of crackers and milk
which did not seriously deplete .Iimmy's
riches invited that youth TO report prog
ress over dinner table. with Granny ut the
head Of the festal board and Granny's cx-
celent ideas OF dinner upon It,
Jimmy always insists on two big cups of