Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05

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harS. Of Il Kind OF proud reserve. >'hrl =
lopncF could NOT ncip feeling, slirEtly
d''."r Ia TIM youu;: iran. as hr ...,.:,l y
'N 10 handsome people. np; ;her., w..
u" "o"ot IN his 'n:nd tha; Mr. NJ :"
'heSl"r Was an Aga c.ah!c ,,ulso;.. ~"
WAS n'i hnc-!oo!;lnc. but his way oi
~. Hkirt '".S 40 ia 'i2i'iua: .t.i.i .,mr;,.
ing; 'h:t Chriat"phcr dld NJ. " In,ic, 81.
A'&N - >s.c. for '>cerri:. - an q.
her ,l"ar ..,,iSin
hr'?r" Mr rh">.,r and 81 Wai,ci
'fN"h ~. cue :a'ntion.d tie :.ouh,t
!" ING ""ose. hut next morl;aE. sitting
III the hall which was the favuritn
! S'inrFinS place. Ia canga' scraps cf
! SpSSIh. No one present hal Yet hccn
:'oeu. out cvc-y one had "chr.! s.,i.,c
! ih!"E cuc"r from others ,ynp mad lcCt
,he lace. and a = rich h.cne.. lately
hn'Sni%'i. intended to 20 W. =. ~
me Tor after luncheon ;ha; Gty. ne was
hcinS chi.Ged by his acuUaiaiu.i los
suppose youni civ" ror y:t'cii
"hi ''"n"y 10 your Chauiicul' 10 ;o"e you
sit GOWN f"r tho last mcp!?" inu%huI
an American girl vino had arrived ;, mo
Gay" lief, re in hor motor ca"
No. shant," replied 81. iic.iry
Sn.thson. vaiiantiy. y don't believe
III TINS nonsense. I'll SHOW you what
nave got on me. ana a. | am NOW.
:" shall be when 20 into the dinin.
hail"
With this he displayed 81 gorrcour.
| repeater. with his mono.ram aud .cveS /
| in hrlliants; Indicated q black ,cnrl
| SCARF pin. turned Il sapphire and ,!ia-
mona ring set in aluminium on n fat
ringer. ana jinSl.h = store of coins in
ms pocket, which he announced to he
sold, amounting to 100 i've = few
notes too" said he. and expect
10 have them Just ihc srmc when /
finish my lunch as when I go IN.
Well. We shall all lunch at the same
tins" and watch" remarked Tho. Amer
lean girl.
thristophcr mao tail" 20 himself
~ the end Of IN" lon;; room. ANA 81,
Ii"nrH SmithSon sat nj q larger. ono
-Ni""ric"n girl, her Ihnp.ron. ana S!r
walter Raven to share with him hi,
farewell meal. and much chan,unri!n
flowed. There was good deal OF tall.
ana laughter ut that and other tables.
bu; 'he luncheon was served hv IN,
butler and two fooimcn In ccrcmonious
style. Mr.. Morley Chester unos,cntn.
touslE experimenting; hchine II screen
which had tn" door used ~ rho
servants. Not one %; the three iaLi.y
Of the Chester family was in the room.
MI wsnt-pm IN the most orderly man
ner' AND the food was GOOD, as we'll
aS nicely served. though /, struck
christopher that il was rather long
between courses. Su idcui, as Chris
TOPPER was beginning. upor biscuits
ana cheese, Sir Henry Smithson srron..
40 in his clair. .NclaiuAing. "Ey .Iovo"'.
lhch came n clattcr OF voices at his
table. both lariies TIER. CRYING ont il,
CONSERVATION.
What has happcrCd"'' asked Morley
Chester coming out from behind the
screen. Will" Sir Walter Raven .3t
l"okin" pal" and concerned. ana the
iaild-faccd butler saved himself from
Dropping 4 bottle %: port
Everything has cone cilculatod
Miss Reese. the American. Ills catch
an" ciain--hs ring-his scarf-pin-
and
and my money. finished sir Henry
siwi;hson
Tin drcadfully sorry" s,a,nmercd
ful."
oh. I've got myself to blame sup.
pose" hrok" in the brewer. He gave
u rough laugh, but il did not sound
t""uin" Who on Garth would have
'h"urht such things could he? We'll.
"""lnrS relieving This is the queer
est house vas eyer in It's h,
Wit"hcd"
;" we ar" beginning 10 think" said
Chester deeply mortified 81 can't be-
sin !" express my regret"
MY own fault" said Sir Henry
u say no more about t--for tho
pr' sent. But wouldn't be sorry 10
see that repeater OF miro again. If
YOU cont mind I'll send II detective
down on this business"
Presently, after the dining-han had
h"Su searched IN vain for trace Of the
lost treasures. Sir Henry Smithson
went OFF in his motor. q sa6dcr ana :.
wiser man.
Race had almos; abandoned his "us-
5riciors OF Sir Walter Raven whom he
liked mere and more when. on his
eighth night AZ Wood House a sound
startled him from dream Of linen
fold patterned pancl!inG. Usually. wh.n
hc W;kGd mus. IL was 10 find all silent
and he would turn o.'cr and fall aSl..r
once more. telling himself that Tho
n"iar n,d been par; % his dream Ra,
this tin!" H. continued. There was -
queer crcaking behind tho waMscot
In tn" morning Christopher asked
ia" servant who brought his morning
tea VIII" occupied III" adjoining room
sir walter Raven" was the answer
Rae" WAS angry with himself for no;
having learned earlier who his neigh
boz was; but during the day. as he
pissed, AND saw the door OF the mex,
room ajar. he glanced in. II seemed
I" him that there was AN incNpiicabl.
diStanc" between This door and his.
Tn" rooms we're supposed to adioi;,
=
IN" dividing wall and SO was Sir Wal.
tr"'s. Yet there was :, wide space he
tween
Through III. open door Of Sir Walter
l:aNcn'S room h" could soc Il low win
dow, with :. cushioned seat in the en-
braSurc. In his room there was one OF
tn" same siz" anh shape. 10 prevent
mistake" he pr0ppcd Il book against the
i"%cnEc- pIn"S of his own window and
vent out Ia walk round the rambling
house and rc"Onnoitcr.
i"S. there was the book; and there
w1s Sir Walters window farther on
toward the left. liui there was some
thing between which did not puzzle
CHRISTOPHER a. much as ii would had
he not noticed ia. distance separating
TIA" doors al The two adjoining rooms.
Halfway between the TWO low windows
was - tiny one, 50 OycrErown with ivy
that il was all but invisible even to
an nbScrNant eye.
sir Walter Raven must have 81 cup
board III his wall. Ill by that little
window" Christopher decided. "or else
there's = secret hide hole between his
room and thine
70 begin with. he tapped the w.,inS-