Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03

and explain hcr STRANGE manner o
disp"s'nS NJ 1t. Mcnuw lille. however
he had half tn" daA Ia set through
and-sars Tor such intcrludcs AS meals
nothing IL do with il except to mak.
inquiries vonccruinS tn" Stri
Describing her. he questioned tn,
landlord At the ann. and afterwards
the rouuctt!Sh Young Woman at lit,
post office: but neither the one nor TIA,
other coGli tell him anything: and
when after niGh,iall lac cropped his
WAY through a thick mist towards the
castle ruins. he had stu no clue which
might help him Ia tiud the lady Of the
cigarette case
Saurtering as II atmlcssly. along the
road dominated hH the vas, ruins,
Christopher began softly TO whIsti. the
air from Ia rraviata which Scarle,
Runners new siren played. II must
have been those musical notes. heard
from = distance. which had drawn the
Girl to the cp-wiudow before H. a.
rived beneath IN the car
II she remembered. and reCoSn tacd
them nov, she would know What they
meant. as they t'utcd = message "n'
OF the night AsaIu he whiStied :he
sam, air. while he lighted "a cisarctt"
which should also have it's special
rn.aniu. frr ihc girl IL she were near,
as we'll as giving her q hint "t his
: Whereabouts.
Perhaps She wanted rea~snr'ns
/ .liuiuSc OF his face before speaking
I Well. She should have it III" mel" "r
/ tn, lighted WAX match - The cigarette
I until it's dame began 20 burn Gown
! Then as il rag.d IN before IN" emf
/ suddenly there cam" 20 his ears Il mss
! sharp ANT wicked - = snake : ana a.
/ the same iuStau, hc Was conscious of u
! singing PAIN in his left arm
/ Away went match and cigarette.
/ their sparks drowned in the wet grass.
/ and christopher. surprised and prirll.i
. 10 anger. realized that h" had been
shot at with an Hir-Guu. Suspectins
no lurking malice. he had calmly made
himself target for some one to pot
at: and with It quick desire Tor ven
I geanCe he started 10 run in the direc-
4 tlon whence the FIRST ruStlinc had PFC
I Ceodcd.
y shadow loomed ahead christie
4 pher spranE at il. only TO seize the
beetlins branches OF u young l:,rch or
/ ycw tree, and ~ the same time 10 re-
! ceiVe blow on the shoulder from hc
/ hind-n sharp. unexpected blow which
sent him pitching forward. Before he
could recover his balance. the ground
seemed TO vanish from under his fee,.
and he plunged with a great splash
/ into the stasnant water OF the moat.
For few seconds he tioundercd
4 c!umSily. then SOt To his fcet--foI the
, water. though iCe-cold, was not deep.
D
/ place in the moat wall where lie could
I got fooihold and handhold OF a prc-
c2rioUs kind. After "a slip or two lie
I succeeded in climbing out and despite
the danger OF being shot al again, de-
! voted his attention to Kidding himSc! 2
/ "i nS many weeds and as much loose
mud as possible, The person who hac
/ played him these TWO sorry tricks one
upon the other. had probably exhausted,
/ ms force for the moment, In any ease.
I - he. ~ mol.
/ 4 Walk which restored his circulation,
/ u not his temper. Christopher re-aine,,
tn. inn.
The wound in the arm was NOT So
/ tiouS. and Christopher, determined 10
Keep his own counsel attended 10 IL
unaidcd. But he could MOI holm re
meeting that II had perhaps been ra ih.r
/ Il close shave Tor him. That nois.l,ss
alr-Sun need only To have been a lit,I.
/ oe'ter aimed 10 have reached his heart.
instead OF inilictinS some slight damage
( on his left arm.
thrIstophcr began to see thar This
J ahair was of a far more serious ana
4 complicated nature than he had sun
posed at first. even when its mystery
hhd most puzzled him. In his own
room at the inn he took out tho cigar
"itc case and considered il with in .
. 'ercSt' inc while he rid himself OF his
soaked clothes. Certainly the li,t;o
Soid box was Of great value to some
/ one, a value far beyond its intrinsic
/ worth. III spite OF weight and spark
/ ing diamonds. Was ii for the cen
c"aicd photograph. or the slip of paper
/ with the queer cipher. tina, someone
/ had lain in wait TO shoot or drown
: HIM?
!, was after when he walked again.
aud N" was much annoyed with him
B self for wasting time i'm bed, when he
/ ihiGh' nave been better employed in
! playing detective. During the long
I wakciul hours Of the might he had
! Planned, when day came. TO fird gu:
[ something about the man vino nod
/ dow, over the old careiakcr's shout
/ der. Eut when, by his request "a Lon
/ don newspaper and brcakfas; were
! brought TO his room. Il pararraph in
! the personal column of the DAILY
! Recorder turned his attention In an
! instant from people and events AZ
| Stoil" dEstcourt:
back capitals at the head OF that ia
nous column. Whoever can supply
I information as to these letters and
/ those following, viii, he richly reward :
| ed if communicates BOX @00l, Daily
| Recorder Office he read with keen
! stab OF excitement.
quick work" christopher said 20
IA" WAS the person for whose benefit
/ the paragraph had been put iii print.
+ lic was in q position 10 supply the
/ wishcdfor Information, but he would
/ not supply il until he could bc sure
. that the advertiser was the riGhtful
owner OF the cigarette case. with such
I secrets az II contained.
Having dressed hastily, he paid his
hi q, the inn and departed with Scar
/ LIT Runner.
I'm route 10 town he concocted a
/ telegram. which he would not have
! thought II wise to send from Tho stoke
/ d E.stcourt post-oliicc, and got il OFF
from 81 small town where he stopped
| to lunch.
should tho advertiser wish to hear
| more OF r. Y. r., the only way OF doing
so viii IL. 10 call o'clock tonight
! trrtdayb on Christopher Race. who
may he able TO give information, but
. viii accept 10 reward"
THIS was all, save FOR tho address OF
1 his lod.iugs, number and street.