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

rishted himself bu PioSeS Forward S and
eTsS out and would broken nto sa.
D with a raised finger of warning. ''"'eo MIN
70 ssaHs by
hrou sa" ,h !. ss tse as his feet
the house. above the shrubbory and ds. som o..
enT e was a ,reso 3, tho extreme western
named . windows on tho ground noor RI.
Xii a1ds ne by S,Ssr
that wing We're black as this one had BEEN "a
aonStiss. aepen 9d the 1d
@hen he G sh 1s remsnsd il
This light. which cast ito white b..,, -,
ana down shining out through, Thin WHIP ue
nor lamp. 1t was a strange. w,ii.o osnn.e
to isp or Paas Light hand and seemed 70 ,hose
a ifssy tie panas he ne sns
on he Sn ash. az Ia vision what passing
man. with small wiry figure and
h %na SIX OF mn crane or some black material
oes eatke about the He n noom face , Ias tip
h"a eSiaens ny m ia. Of dark
there were things worth having in the ro anm'
despite the risk Of the thin Curtains, and and
he placed on tho floor by tho dressin9 tab hon:
partly -hiicd bag Of plumber. already secured.
to the corridor Here he snffsred aas'n d;, out
point ,n Flashing his lantern up and and
the lock For seoond a" no 0 Sns, no Key in
there was litter OF jewelled gold brushes
fsuci luxurious things az Americas hs1r.
esses can anord to carry about when they
accustomed to such risks. sueh dlsnn anus. 90
inents. in old .faahioned. carclessIy conductcd
the smp,ns dsnas on tns 81 light over
.anced 10 the window and softly opened H.
needed. AZ
I'm let him gather up ,h. snoi, A.. 49,.
nS ne s%mes o1t I'll nab him and yell ine to
For brief moment he h,1 t.
Nuremburg watch and ali the cona,o,t tns
Dcan or light once more lit up the dr...tn re
,ab!e he had tho best reasons for remsm
nsr Ing i, again There 1t lay. plainly vis em
the crowding gold toilot things aside p Thn
drew n,o sh sraeSed dna up and az i, with
from %pG the rT%mea , in square Of dim Eht
hlckerinE candle in her hand.
With n shrek Of fear and .urnri,, .,.
s sravslr r naSn; then recovering herself
ures. Out went the light Of tn. dark 'F ,an.
tern ter ia and with one sprihg tho burglar mad.
to pick up the bag at his feet
a thousand thoughts seemed to aaah
and and Light up chrs,opher's brain. like tho
=, The Nuremburg watch. Tho thief had T.
", VIII, hoI hsn or bag If Christopher Erappled
be killed. perhaps the girl too for she wa" wan
close To the window. at the mans heels aMI
steps In the corridor outside the open door.
:, There WAS half second to decide what to
. u, anh them me lean figure had dashed
In nc shock OF surprise the escaping THIEF
rseGed snatchinE out revolver; and
grip by coat collar and leather belt caught
l him or his hi; fec, and cast him away like
as ,st the , man fell: and as he touched earth
'hr lie nTftn
s sell nat on his face but he had no time to
carry out his Intention. The force OF tho
fourteen feet. whirled him like leaf agains,
the house. throwing him backward into the
open French window.
Broken glass rained about him: there
We're cries and waving lights. and faces bent
conscious. One of the faces was Nora Col
lingwood's--or he dreamed it-and dny he
you're sare--Nuremburg watch-explosive-
i followed-to warn-send word-sr Cor.
chris,opher suffered no serious injuries.
but the effects Of the explosion and tho heavy
ra sn on the back Of his head took form
twenty-four hours he was unable to sneak
ssfG lnas and the family at Atherton
accomplish OF the dead burglar had IL not
be been H. for the somewhat confused evidence
Collingwoods that he a cousin OF Sir
Gordon Race.
.c chrs,ophsrs par, in the drama wa,
newspaper correspondent who wrote up the
sensation in time for the morning papers
The name of Christopher Race became, by
had he retained the r." which made the
difference between importance and insig-
London that day. There was only one Race
whose name worth speaking, and II
rang through England.
But the end OF the murder trial had been
foresecn, not even those best acquainted
with all the details OF the affair.
Sir Gordon had obtained permission TO "a.
call two wtnesses-AIss MendelI and her
the murdered man, had been the principal
witness against Lady Mendel
Miss Mendell had sought to destroy her
sister, laws defender. lest the woman she
mated , should be saved. and the fortune she
not knowing her true design but finding il
out, had weakened. The one mistake in her
SSa tL had been in trusting him too
. me stricken man and woman-admisslons
hearing upon the past as we'll as the pres
s emil On n, the incident of the Nuremberg
bolic ingenuity. made the poisoning case
turn. and turn against Miss Mendeli. After
the cross questioning Of the pair by Lady
nave convicted the younger woman. unles.
the elder had first been made to stand her
trial for her brothers murder, and been
proved innocent
Only one man in England could have ac
complished this change. the world was sav
ing. and perhaps certain American mil
lionaire decided that such a son.in law
might be ALMOST rs acceptable as n duke. Al
Race TO Miss Nora Collingwood. OF Nav
York, was announced before the trial or Miss
Wendell Tor the crime which had so nearly
RaCe n