Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-26

he had left his automobile in charge
crs lie and Baria had sauntcrcd w
alone. two OF thl l,avc!lis stro,ling not
far behind The -four had the air OF
being out for late walk after :; hot
day: and where would breeze BE
found astir II not down oy tho port"
Christopher put his question as il in
the curiosity OF idlcncsS. aud the har-
rather have b&ca in bed thun where
he was. answered IarclcSSly: Mad. cc
belong to Il Russian Prince. Been here
for Il week.
Whats :'hc waiting for" he
seemed TO reflect aloud.
Been waiting for nu automobile
which she's to take on board" siid tn.
naibor master. It's come now .tr,
they're going TO ship ii from =, pom
tUon."
The motor ear Was dr;iwn up near =.
crane close TO the edge OF the p,In,
and late though it was, u knc, Of t!l-cc
or four idle onlookcrs had collected to
watch the sailors. Christopher and
Barit joined the group. \ chuuffeur
stood hy the borurt absorbed in tho
preparations 30 sling tho AUTOMOBILES
AS the russians did not dream iha.
pursucr" from the Eoya Valley could
possibly arrive before their DEPARTURE
they were of guard for the moment
and there was nothing TO prevent
Christopher ami ljarii. from roin= close
TO the car. They pccrcd into the dark
depths. while the two Ravcllis engaged
the weary harbor master In cot.vcrsa-
ti"n lest he should chance TO follow
with his eyes the movements Of his
late qucstioncrs
N
mobile half sitting. half living. they
could make out the slcnd., figure ar a
No'ui who appeared 10 he Sleeping
IhiS. AFTER Uic statement of the doua-
nier. "as/@hat they had expected to
see: and they had laid their plans ac.
No'hhS'|. hoping against hope for lust
such a 'h;,ncc-juSt such IL clear mo-
mcnt--aS Fate offered them now
softly IEaria opened tho door OF the
car. an" ont "arc a strong whit OF
chlorolorm, which was a relief 10 tnci,
iears-since il is no, necessary To dru.
IN" dead Reaching in, CHRISTOPHER
iook tho limp form in his strong arms
and in his JOY would have forgotten
INC last whispered words of Michael
khvcili: Remember TO look for "a mar
or "a bundle of papcrs.'' if tho u,ror
scious girls feet had not dragged
AGAINST Il leather dispatch case Oh the
1 hoor. E;,ria snatchcd il out on the I'm :
as NJ HAD opened It, Then each of III.
Young men supported the girl ,,liur
ner between them; and the darkness of
IN" night. intensified by the blaze m
inc cars lamps ahead. as well a. The
p.voccupa''oh or every other person
-. or not conccrncd-raycred
their quickly carried out man.u,n
~ any instant tho chauffeur wIo
ma prcn left on guard. might ,Iis,ovcr
n'H loss. anu raise an alarm among his
,'i '''t"ls. Ihrir footsteps
an" me hnmmerinS OF their heart :
,"u" '" their own cars. Christopher
race aud the Marclesc Bari, w.,Ikod
as fast as they dared. sununrtin,r .n,i
"'"''s as well AS they could tt,. nm.
CONSCIOUS form which hung i'm their
arms AS they ncared the spot where
we harhor master had stood the R,
veins joined them and heIped conccn,
we presence OF the girl. Tie door OF
n,,,, ,,'opneL car stood open. They
nuha inc dispatch box la, and Bari.
WIN Michael Ravclli, got the linn
urn on TO Que or the seats vyhile
II, 'stophcr started the engine.
narla sat IN the car with Tho eirEs
mead upon his shoulder while VIM l.; :
~ round ncr body he Kept her steady,
As scarlet Runner shot away mast ~.
custom house. ana still no so, rchi , .ne
n ,,a mashed upon her nom behind
"trIn spoke TO the RavcIlis.
ihcE -whocvcr they are-wiIl ln,,.
whefc TO look for this lazy. n, ,In,,h, =.
ne Faid softly. rs if fearing 10 lis.
turb her ~ "iS-
~ will go hard with MS before ,,o,.
ind her" oe'ors thcy
pan which has hccn growing in
my NINA is this. NY friends Ia +,
ouio take them both, f,thor 49,,
ua"shter. back TO my palazzo in Ven
neo,,s hn well kno"n there. and my
VIII, nave always had influence. ,,t
.aiinn ana iadua. too. in case we were
caught before reaching Ceniro s,,e
i'sn.' u she would. and II hcr cara
o"," permit in such Il cause mass ~.
~ "''ccc What Russian could torch
s ,. OF the two. If the lady war"
cheese Baria 80 " VI INC Mar
me plan is good. and Va,
s 500; said Sergius Ravelli. "Ru, :, =.
iEht Fou should know who w.,
oer'hE to protect. They arc Hrim.>
49,, l,.Aahher Mursicncf and his d;,un,,
More than ever" Bari,
archtst. but Il prophet f,, n' an
,."ce as nc is @! liberty. ana sor,o ~.
''n ~ trH viii learn 10 value hir, -
,heS reached the farm witbou,
,.t.;' sign of pursuit. and this tins
christopher and Baria entered t,,o
- trusted friends. By tho MI,
SRA ohS of Michael Ravcllis vour.
h LIE inc girl was revived, ana she and
,ei t''hcr were told of the Dlnn ,h,,
''"n III, hecn hastily made for ,hcm
me Old man did not hesitutn I'm, >
NC, '"r himself and his daurb,,r
"nhe shc was still unable TO dcri1o
'or herself. They would 20 ia vsnino
WIN the Marchese Baria in the car ~
MS Eng friend. And. IL necessary
hieNa should pass as the fupcee of ,ho
Marchcsc. u tue
instead Of sleeping quietly -, Men.
lone or Monte Carlo, as they b,d 81
pectcd TO do, the two young men snant
me night on the drivers seat Of Scar.
re. ttnnner. while the father and daugh.
Ter sat together inside.
Never stopping. thay drove back ovc,
IN" Col I'll Tcnda, and Oh through no
OZARK hours and into the morning Ar
" farmhouse they stopped for food and
wafer ior the car; then on to Milan.
wnere they rested in comparative SAFE.
~ But the rest was only for a few
hours and by hard going. the mex,
night they reached Venice
hnt IA