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

for 1t. George tackled the situation
with some show of bravado.
III you put it that way. dad" he
said tauntily, IL may as we'll own I'M
mt once. I'm In bit of n holo this
time. and want quite n stack. IT only
YOU Will sec ne clear to-day. IN
promisc--'
Il shall never again trust any
| promise of yours" broke i'm his father
You need not trouble TO give mo dc.
'aiis. h" went on. seeing that George
was ncrvously lingering II thick pile
of accounts. 81 have made up my mind
how to treat YOU i'm future You will
receive a monthly allowance. since
you arc under no living expenses while
YOU remain under my roof, and are
worse than useless in this office. hive
decided to pay you $500 Il month IN
clear out of the business. This sum
is more than sufficient to enable Won
to mix in the society which approve
of. II will be credited to YOUR nc
count on the first of each month To-
day, as n final concessions | will stake
YOU with mouths allowance i'm nd
vance. No. Protests are OF no
avail. and if YOU look too sulky, I
warn you that the payments may be
Young Coe was nabberEastcd. but
had the sense to realize that his father
was talking i'm deadly earnest, for the
time being, at any rate. lie waited
until his iratc parent took $500 in bills
from II bundle on the table: he even
contriv"d to muttcr some words or
thanks before leaving tho room: but
In his heart were gall and wormwoou
since tho sum given him was just one
tenth Of the amount needed to extri-
cate him from what he called "a
devillish unpleasant sort of hole"
Nevertheless, $500 were better than
none. They would serve as a morsel
TO throw To the li"ns who would other
wise dcvour him.
That same morning Grace Coo was
trying to persuade Burton that
humanity was not in tho Grip of EVIL
never had bccn--and never would be
Her fine eyes iii with enthusiasm as
she spoke, and the tenth Marquis of
castleton-dcspitc some years of dis
observation-disclosures il, hard to resist
the girls pleading.
Their relations had soon grown quite
fricndly--not a surprising thing in it
self since their tastes coincidcd in so
many ways--and. viewed from the point
III physique. no Incr PAIR OF young
people existed in all that great city.
Each was tru" to type. Burton was
virilc and muscular, while Grace Goes
fXity of purpose was lveiled by an
adora BILE fcminity.
In view Of subsequent events II
should be conceded TO both that they
had not the slightest reason to suspect
the campaign OF vengeance inaugural ted
10y the "IIcll-cats." The police believed
that that criminal organization had
been thoroughly disrupted by the raid.
1t was true that neither its leadcr--a
wrctchcd hag known "Mother Elan
nigan.' nor it's most noted member.
"Two-Gun Jake" had been captured.
Hut the gang was broken up and its
members scattered. Mother Flanniran's
whcrca bouts were not even known, and
Jakos accustomed haunts were no
longer cnlivcncd by his staggering
presence.
Tho authorities were woefully mis-
taken. however. The "Hcll-cats" We're
not minded 20 take defeat so easily.
and their murdcroms plans, though
foilcd once. were soon renewed :.
Grace Coc was hardly to blame IL
she was blind TO the shadow OF inn
pending disaster. Young. good-looking,