Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-10
EPISODE -FOUR
THE STONE GOU.

THE STONE COD.
7 WONDER what would have been Donald
tor or the Journal. had not noticed an in
IonspiSuous item In an Exchange. won
Dorothy McRays love story IL James Bar
,6 6' r.porter had failed to MAKE good on
morning.
The Stone God." wan, TO explain :, news.
paper custom that is everywhere 2revalen.
stimuli the editor OF one paper on reading
another paper often little items whic,
they seem good only for a Linz OF two.
newfpaper goes over dozens II exchange
looking for suggestions He buc-pencfls
story ana bases assignments tncnt.
'1f sometimes seems 10 me 10 be the mo-.
lmnorta NJ, Mord IN the English language. o.
are based. II the least variation ~ events
ns the s ,h 60, am sons 70 ,s yon had taken
have seemed 10 his votaries all powerful t.
reach ont into the Western "orla ara -
impose upon u the viii Of the East and Ia.
penalty that befalls 'unbelievers'
u" me the story ] am going 10 Toll yJ'
Jimmy calls it tho Vengeance OF Buddha
and the city editor ded his stn~: '.Eri;isi
army officer meets violent death
II IL AL "a matter of accent. II depends ~
Mhether YOU th'nS iove mystery or IN.
nass,"n FOR revenge the creates, element ia
The strange tale which began when this let
Ter was brought to me AZ the close Of M"
bear Miss Fairfax;
Ny t''"s wo @rs II 3. r YF 10 ne I"
iUnoTHY MORAY.
go i"lha,n toad
There was nothing particularly starting
with the REGULAR mail ~ the day / suppose
! should never have noticed IL 3ut i, just
happened that this letter came in n. the
moment
10 claim attention.
was ready to close W. my desk 70, tho
evening when Jimmy Barton came into the
once looking puzzled and discouraged. His
usually fluent typewriter gave click or two
and then stopped as if inspiration and facts
as well were lacking
Utter detection appeared TO have posses
sion OF the usually smiling Jimmy. SO de-
cided on a little home missionary work and
dinner.
He insisted tina, he hadn't time FOR that,
and M, me- me- IKE I" TAX me- out to dinner
ltavinE ,he letter Of which have told YOU
lane E1ance5 =, prk and , M Gareiessy enough
Al that junctUre chance and circumstance
htd very wonderful stroke of work. u
had left it for the next mornings mail-the
iste Of great many people must have been
But did thrus, tina, letter careiessly into
my pocket. and il dropped to The floor just
when Jimmy and were finishing dinner in
quiet corner Of the English grill
soa mmY h n,ek1a !, up and trowned at The
he Complained
showed the letter across the table. Jimmy
read it-easeriy he reread it-then nc leaned
breathless voice
Fa at IS, seems wart TO p, rtnf ano,heq story
Rea.rce 10 WORK 4 sS' e g road NIt
looks to me as IL ~e we're on the track or
TO spare? I'd like to tell YOU what looks
10 me like a part OF TINS girls story. VIII
you iisten?"
In your own !ansuage. Mr.. Barton, I'm
the hes, little listener in this neighbor-
"o Out 70, laughed Ta on Eh Strenuous boars
that did not laugh again. The moments
w which followed ,S dimm ,n narration were
ments OF humanity's story love and hate:
s SUP, ST. and dogma; race oyaty and the
IN death and another To the verge OF
strange doom.
As for Dorothy McHay. her love story
must have had ending hideous that ii
would have haunted her all her days. If the
web OF circumstances had not been woven
in def pattern. starred with colors bright
enough to show a strange wocf of Orientai
design and treachery.
Here is Jimmy's story just he told 1t
TO me-with rs much OF J!mmy's picturesque
and vital slang as mere woman can re-
member:
~henl he gave me what looked like a baby
reporter. Heres the chipping he had blue
penciled for to follow
Jimmy handed crumpled clipping.
the head OF which read
''tndinn Prince BIltmore.
Hajo All Jaibel Arrives from Calcutta
Through the smaller type of the item be-
low this head was blue line, and pencied
fellow"
Looks like fine assignment doesn't it?"
Crinned Jimmy. Well. this is whnt it led
TO. had a shave and a shine to doll up
and get into the Fillmore class. and then
marched over to the hotel. The clerk was
polite enough, but he informed me after he'd
gotten his call-down the phone that
Ali label. Rajo Of Calcutta, was not giving
interviews
u stood at that desk and did some heavy
thinking II this chap didn't want TO give
interviews all the more reason j. Barton
wanted to interview him. While ] was
th'n' way Dame Fate plnyed into
re comtc str? light -hairet