Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08

waved them back ZIG
Il shall sit with the drtve," y. announce,
with the air of one accustomed to ouIck do :
Gibbons. and never to have them gainsaId
DO you know Desmond HouseT' he asked.
when he was In his place and Christonher
ready to start.
cv me drive. was no, surprised in the cir
place. owned by man whose ancea,n n1s'S OF.
hsey 20 Of na.on mot Only Its hsory bu.
no did know Desmond House s0''''S '"a'
Ihen drive me there, IL you please. and
a as quickly as you cam said his empoSer e
solve the mystery OF yourself and your fne
Christopher obliged.
., H. ! had failed to earn at least the sum
=. I'VE suineas before twelve tonight moth
s sns, could prevent mo from losing another
d dq an ma9un,ng to
He invited Christopher to go on with tba
story. and Christopher did. in a way per.
'ec.Iy frank. simple. and little humorous.
,o, me hundred and seventy-hve thousand
ponnds-or thereabouts-are my uneie.s"
said he Also rather nice house u in th =;
was brought up to believe would ev sn,en y,
De mine me But my uncle heard stories about
were all true. '' ""o 'hey
Besides. II more were needed. I'd r.fu,.d
n,s mnr ry some girl he wanted me to take, to
ceitful meekness and sweetness Of NAME ms ner
waa or no use. He saw through me- and told
Also. he told me his plan for m Seo9 5ntIea
~ was to cut down my allowance from eiEh;
TO keep me fed clothed. and 'I housed Iuf In
otheeney' which. in his opInlon-and in mine
/ deserved. '"a'
n-ond heard him through to the end. and then
popns seor substitute plan admitted the
i shid thought that he might give me
p pranee or 20 show that had backbone As
anee. asking my uncle to Keep his money and
reserve his Judgment. Said I: III within a
lie shown that I'm able no; only TO make
~, ny own way In the world. but to make IL
not leave the family house and the money
away avs from the last representative OF your
.All right said he. IT'S a bargain Ru,
don't believe you can do IT.
And this" said Christopher. "is how I'm
h horng ~, You are my first pay passenger,
H., II am glad to be the one who brings you
iuek'' said the young mans passenger.
hSfIa, are at my disposal for the evening.
Scarlet Runner entered the drive and slowed
c cor mac ,cr ITS approach to the door. my
wish you TO wait"
Zen minutes passed may be, and the
ff rou OF Christopher Race had glided
OWL own; He was wondering when he m mi i,t
e Wb;eb to get his dinner. when the one thing
pened Close to Scarlet Runner apneorad tho
ngure which few minutes ago had been
Ge 6, nshered into the house There
taller than it was because Of it's upright
pea ,ho There was the shining hat shad-
white handkerchief and the neat overcoat.
t,s surpnls , q. put hiding surprise at sight of
ne guest OF the evening. unescorted and out
engaged with his oysters. Christopher sprane
from his seat and awaited orders.
Saunders Hotel, Charles Street. Pail Man
eign accent. But It was less crisn than i bs-
fore. and betrayed agitation.
had mis- passengers last question beon
repeated; Christopher Race could not have
answered 1t truthfully and at the same time
osity. VIZ" 'uri-
one had always heard that this celebrated
nr Iecis was erratic and addicted to maxi
price bade fair. it seemed. to break the
record; Royal gentleman is asked to a
fore he has had Ave minutes at his hosts ge
t lar out N, ne POPS unattended. nervous in
back whence he came!
However. Christopher drove on. IN =,
he cha at to suit it,
door which had given him his fara ,n at t me
adventure, he stopped. ' MS
GO in and Inquire il Lord Thanet and
voice directed brusQuely ''e"
~, Snristopher's face made no comnen. -,
had The as bahi;s hut that was because he
In. he was excited and curious FOR ih With 18th,
cousins OF CHRISTOPHER Race an mere na dhstant
NE %oHa nave f liked to know the Why and
alone a. had been mentioned 1T would not have
strucK him so oddly, for Lord Thanet had at
matte service, and had spent years ' on n'p the
Continent: But why did one Of the first gem
tha n,ids o. q. adrops leave dinner-party in
Isle? All IVY oe
His Majesty had consort to whom he
to to Irritation even by such beauty rs Lord
Thanets twenty-year daughter, who had
But. then, man highly placed is OCCASION
ally unseifsh enough to interest himself in a
an advocate. And there were two men whose
names Christopher had heard coupled with
Lady Ivy de Lisle'e.