Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-22

4 >'S i"t SHNs through which NO
90, when airs ready. Mcclellan. YOU
must Keep this door. want Race NJ
the other. as he's chauffeur and should
ne OUT hrSt To start the car for us
inc minute we get I'm. see IL there's :.
Key In the lock OF your door. Mcclellan,
and il there is. turn 1t and null II ont
| II YOU can. so that we shall have every.
DoaE penncd before the fun begins.
10" al three romember the signal fol
throwing off our rohcs?--wien say
who'll be Cndine. in pale green. with
showers of diamonds and pcarls-as
we know for certain. thanks to- Miss
! Dauvray.'
| At the sound of her name the girl
stopped OH her way to the door as 4,
10 answer. But she did not answer.
she simply touched Christopher's arm
| with her arm. as ii by accident. and
! went on.
moment after they were inside the
| ballroom in Il blaze of light. Christie
piers eyes dazzled by Il scene OF en-
chantmcnt. All the fairies of fairy
land and the Kings and Queens of cart n
since the world began wovc them
selves into jeweled patterns as they
danced. II was the end OF Il walt. and
the music died as If in reverence for
the nonkish land who entered the last
quests, with the last note.
One monk fingered by tue door rho
other three and the abbess wound
through the brilliant crowd towards tho
gold curtains at the far end of tho
! room. christopher went on. answcring
jeStS that were tossed to him as he
passed; and he reached the glass door
and turned just in time to soc Fit2-
gerald accoSt Undine. She, Il rharmin;;
Siriish figure. shook her head and
pointed to Louis XIV, gorgeous as Il
sun god.
pax vobiscum!' cried the discarded
monk raising aloft his rosary And
With that there were suddenly four
highwaymen = masked. belted and
SLOUGH hated - where four reverend
friars had stood
Now was Fitzgcrald's great chance
and with all that was in him of dra-
matte talent he made the most of It,
He had but one assistant in the blitir
game Of holding up the company. FOR
Mcclellan kept one door and Race the
other: but Jack Sheppard imself could
not have cut Il Drawer dash than gay
Fitzgerald.
The giEelinT, excited cries Of NO
men and the laughter or attempted pro-
tests Of mon drowned the music of
new waltz. which stopped almost :.'
soon as il had begun. ordered by two
tall masked highwavmon to give up
their jewels. some people yielded light.
~ TO The humor of the jest. Will.
others. dislikinf- it. would have siiprcd
from tUt TOoi'l ntu nDt dnOtnef MASK
ed robbcr held the door. Here and
there ran forward n Conscientious man
whom Christ opher took for !. urtcc-
tive. but tndinc herself checked their
zeal we must yield to the bold hi.:h-
waymen" she cried. uLloopint from
her white neck a tribla rope of uc.r!S.
Then. recognizing their hostess voice
t.h" had worn domino when rccciv-
inH ;hem). her guests LAUGHED moro
loudly and followed her example, fro.
fl ON all lurking fear Fitzgerald ard
his mnsketi follower were renpinr u
'ich harvest dropping necklaces. do-
collars. bracelets ana tiaIaS into III.
blk leather pouches that hung from
their belts
There was no longer any Thought of
resist.nceS or escape. and from afar OF
Christopher saw Mcclellan leave hi,
post ut the door. from which me had
doubtless taken the prccaution 10 r.-
move the key. In q few minutes now
ire play would he over ana the actors
would he running of tine scene Moth
IN" had gone wrong, Christopher was
saying to himself, when suddenly the
blood mounted to his head in n wave
mat, FOR 1" second, turned him ,;iIdy
Had nothing gone wrong" \yntt jr
this We're not a joke. but deadly earn
".''' what IT ihcS- laughin: women
should meyer sec their jewels again?
i;N this time the contents of those
leather pouches Nigh, be worth zoo.
o"O pounds. II. under his charming
'lrS OF boEhomic, Fitzgerald were :.
roSur-"Sll the game would be well
worth the candle for Il man In financial
troubles OF any sort. And that door
nappN child. the hosicss---what !, I'm
imitation for he" if mt her house. led
ON ny har example. all these people los,
lhcIr dearest treasures. She would
never be f'j:1iv"n--coUld mover live
Ho"n such Il calamity. She might even
'oS" her lover ihrou.n IL
In ease anything should 70 w.ron,.,-
u MISS DauvrIy had m.lcnt this
meant him 70 guess. meant 10 give him
S"n'c'h'hg by which il his wits were
N"'"N an" ms courage high. he could
"t"D The Gamc,
"hdarnly his mead was cIcar as :,
Del l! he aid the thing wh.c!, Ira
"i'uhs INTO his brain he worlti moi
.h"'l t'ltzacraid's chance nf tho nrizc
III Gag" the play wcrc II genuine froIic
"i"r All '!ut il i, were earnest he
'E ~. save the situation for Miss
"a" i,n'i'en' save the jewels. and-un
'eHS Fitzgerald were IA fool-no on.
nee" ever know The truth
ne "ecided 10 act ana The moment
FIt@ecraid had finished lie and his j..
,;,[. ..hh' were beginning their dash
/ '""afds the glass doors Eut inst..u
OF unlocking il. as chris,onb., h,n
zen 'oi" to do, he tried it quickly,
.""hn II Fastened and slipped the Kew
.n'" mas pocket. Then. win his bacj,
=" '," s"'d curtains. he fired ON. barrel
ceiling: ~ '"c
NJ Was I" let Fi,zecrald know that
ne was f"rmidn blc--.tha; h.. corrjcd mo-
.."' "''"sS '"% AT his belt; ana tho offrct
empowering. MI the women
,',', ".n"n 'ho hated frightening them.
"h' !! Was for their own yoonn ANA
'N'h fh"iciald ana his follower were
taken aback Tor IN instant.
- was hu, FOR an instant. though.
SpTanH forward; bu, christopher
H'"Pp"" them with his icvclcd rccol
VIZ "'i"r" they could touch IN. tr!r-
gers Of theirs
iiands "p. o. hrc"' he shouted.
'Ht'i "'ap"ns had death in chem
" va sure OF ihat-bn, his could
ht IN "nd Of one man Tho L,u.nr