Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-12

| ped In turban. neck and shoulders r!"-
I inK'aeovc the beach. The enormous face
appeared to be ever staring out I. sea.
the Ealf-shapcd eyes wide open. the
great slit which was the mouth. parted
| In grin as fierce as II was Grot-auuc.
when seen 10y a person of irnaHma 10
| mind.
christopher. had always been Easel
nntcl b. these rocks. the Turks Head
! especially. but to his nina It bore a
1 likeness to the Sphinx.
"Oh. Sphinx, would that you'd tell
me t'if secret Of this beach" hc said.
as he slowed down his car wiihi;e sigh,
of .hc gigantic hust. Then. 'o"HtnE
ur. 1t seemed To him that the shap" of
the :npu,h had changed. II looked loss
wide than usual
There's something INSIDE it" lie cS-
claimed. half aloud. and stopped Scar
L. Hummer.
le silenccd the motor. jumped out
Of the car. and--slad that Tor The
tnomcnt he had this part of the beach
- himself. though he could see figures
.ifar om-bcEan To climb up til. Turks
shoulder. There was haudhoid ON the
rough. protruding chin. then kncchold:
then handhoid above. on the huge Hat
cheek. which reached. gave good foot
hold on the chin. Hanging on Ivy u
spike o. ;ocS which might have been
. mole Oh the giant Turks t;tc".
Christopher pccred into the mouth.
He Aad not been mistaken. Within
vas, dark bundle. pushed far back
ana while Christopher supported him
self by ono hand. with the other he
reached into tho aperture and dragged
out Tho parcel Then lie could have cx-
claimed in triumph. for his treasure
tro:e MAS . motoring coat Of tho most
approve" Fashion wrapped round
cHp--a combination between the Gag
81 :notorist and Il yach;snlan's
SO rnrribly had the coat been ianlrs.a
into its place that in pulling il out
tue cloth caught projection ii rocl,
ana tore. The cap rolled 10 the front
h"undeh out az the hole and FOL. On
tn" sand twenty feet below
chTisinrh"r's account of his uiscnv-
cry iii tn. Turks mouth. on tho sands
near iiiton-on-Sca. WAS mtu. tho
most OF III the Daily Recorders coll
umns. ana he was complim.ut,,i liz
the editor. Nevertheless. iays passed
without his being able To follow: hts
nrSt Sc; s:.iioral coup with anoti .r
ihr inaa who mad hidden til. COZ. :,rd
cap and driven ;hc blue lInyar.i into
the s"a miah; himself nav, vanished
"."e; vac waves so far a. any trace
81 MN could Ia found either IL ia,
p"iie' or their amateur rival. 'rae
mystery threatened to share the ia.e
VI "thfr i!nc-day wonders ltotN.itl-
s''n"'hs the reward offered by the
,.oh'i"h< papers ami tn. iuou.y il lav-
'shed OF IT. ".iot,r p"iectivc.''
iuDiic interest WAS lauguiSminr. and
n''S'"pher "aT growing restless
Nh"h. ono evening nearly ), f.rt,i.b,
after III. iindino Of tl,.. ,,cr,li,,
was "!nina ut :, coun'rl. inn -, .ba
LONDON side OF Rochester
Christopher sat at q small ,,b,.
opposite the door, ald looked mn 40
u "Deheh hut he would not hav, Pc
.'' hcu INC newcomer with particulars
~ II IA" newcomer had not :rp.arcd
disconnected ~ sight Of him
ne was a tail. sood-lookin4 man OF
1.-TWO or thcrcnbou;e clean-
E"hveh. brown faced. and "yidcntlv
iF'Sh rom ADDITIONS for his .;hort
cut. l!eh; brown hair va. M, ma
!riAHiF. CHRISTOPHER had never - hi.
"h""irdgc seen this person h., Zorro I'm,
~ VI" eyes of the two men mot lrros.
80 "oi IN" newcomer stopped WITH
n's hhhd OH tha door. his fac. Ircoy.
i"t' l.io All cNnrcssion or blank dis
49, -, f"r q second he stood sin;
'h'i, instead of advancing in,o inc
room, he turned abruptly ,o,,nd ,,mJ
went out. closing The door Lchi,d him
Instantly Christopher ,,prarm my
KS me "!an himself" " ere the lords
That hnshc" into lis head.
lie thouLh; OF the pho;oer.nns of
m.,'seH taken with Scarlet Runner
n,eh mao 80 often appeared in tho
'h',E Recorder y nam trained liz
hahi', or necessity, 10 quick ol,ser,..
non might readily rccogii2, him fro.,,
those reproductions: and -n;, n,..r
ave one. thu" recognizing MIN, ,c,.i
"lSh I" get out o: his u.&y unseen"
S"r's'ophc" darted TO ile door ANA
riIar a., ~ open. dashed into In. cor-
' .,, '"e front door Or tho inn was
''"""u' hut christopher could L.ar ihn
S"e!lo OF motor Icing s:.ri.,, AM,
~ me same instant he saw .rr,,,,.h
'n' glass door IL" :isur. Of NO 49,
mo i"d made 50 I1-ty ~, ,,i. -,
IN" uihinS-room. iiis bac!, wa. .,..,'d
20 christopher. but. having startad w.,
..."'"r, u" wa" looking UP the stree, nc
-, H'"eI'h& re arrival OF som. ono.
NH''S'Pphcr "onlu have dung ~. ,an,
open nut = ! ob-couious uai..r s,..',',.,
10Y ward TO Perform that servir, ,i
"c'"s"h tnc two the business ,,.
nnhsied Mr.. John Smith ,i,r.s,a'
nhsF Yelled through the glass, his, l,,11
nHu INC waters both on IN, o,d
fashioned latch. 0''
re- nopcu to make ih- stranger .,;r,
- ne qua so. at the sound o. tnot
,hn, - would ne rTactica!ly certain
''' MS Sucden departure wa, n, ,.o,,,
S'"tr'H. But. instead OF ,urninr ~
man "hr"hr into III. driver. Goa. -
Wv mn ARG car. which he had AZ
i"""% started. and flashed .y.ny frn,,
I'll" ho.cl IRON
Dinner vas int hair over ana chris
'".hcr ""n "t,ll hungry, yc. there We
nhi| one Thought in HIS ,nind--;o IN.
Tow tht yellow motor ear lie. turned
I" h"ha money to - staring waiter :,,,d
s":' DON'T mind til" .hannc" u. Nj,
''"Hh smith had done before ON a rr.
'"u. emergency. whom Il !cathcr-ci;,d
"'"ea ""i"c running mp u du2el
zoos Oh his face
We'll never" this youth exclaimed
.hcisrahtiy. rs the automot!i. disi,,.
p@"rch r"nnd the corner lis he ON,
pher. 'hri"'o-
"s. answered III. chauffeur. ",...
N"n" OF Without mr.. But suppu.. II
m!!t ne coming back. was told 10 get
my hupp'r. ana az I'm paying ny own
pm thia trip. went down tn. street
!" q cheap place"
'"fhnra I'm going his way" soil
hiiSt"ph"r. 'If 40, YOU can ., ON
I'm me. II YOU like, in my car IN,