Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17

The great epoch making novel did not ex-
1t had never existed Even If Adrian had
lived; it would have had no possibility Of
Adrian was dead and could not sneak
What was it that ir the first place made
him yield to temptation? What kink in the
judge. poor boy. not l. Tom Castleton had
put the manuscrpt of The Diamond Gate
range for its publication. Castietou's ap-
pointment to the professorship in Australia
Der, necessitating feverish scramble TO get
his affairs in order before he sailed. Why
parunE send the mannsc:irt straight eff 10
,,d puol III her A. first it was merely ques-
Why @ere n "' parcel @rs"a and
letter sent! Merely through the sheer in
Then came the news of Castleton's death
From that moment the poison of temptation
must mus. have begun TO work. For years, in his
easy way. he struggled against it until. per-
maps. desperate for pora, he succumbed
%1St ssFn 9 s he
Gate / did not learn Kill later. But why
d'd he not destroy Tom Castletons original
And when the book blazed into instanta-
neous success, and he accepted 1t gay and
debonair. what could have been the state OF
that mans soul?
:, Well he had been swept off his feet
IL any man ever loved woman passionately
and devotedly. Adrian loved Doria For what
II may be worth, put that to his credit; he
The tragic rest? His Undertak na the to w sgIt
another novel? Indomitable ELECTROMAGNETIC
was the keynote OF the man. Careless. cas-
iial lover OF ease that he was, everything he
mad dchnitely set himself TO do heretofore,
No wonder he could not sleep No wonder
he drank in secret
Jaffery threw couple of logs on the fire
the ship logs that Adrian loved the sea
salts. barium. strontium and what-not, gave
green and crimson and lavender flames.
Then suddenly lie shook himself like a
81 would give the soul out of my BODY to
iI,. led l,,,,r
in his deep voice.
u know YOU love her dearly, old man"
wish for herr"
most probably. recover; Jepson said SO this
morning-she back to life to ind
%l kin her Ny dear OLD n Jan. 'd9 It's oa rnsr
that She should III. now"
rugged lines that had never seen before
CON. INTO his brow. and his eyes blazed
mat do you Notwithstanding Of idols?"
He darted forward in his chair and erippea
ny hne" IN ms mighty grasp, so that I
Adrian is dead The child is dead. But
tn" BOOK lives You understand" His great
Yen s we y ys!q .a rye 1t"
Very we'll" said I IF you insist can
wash my hands of the whole matter ] saw
completed manuscript You are my CO.
That's all know VIII tina, do for youY'
.,.,. ~: md I'll give YOU receipt What
burn the thing il | like DO anything +
choose. bnt You've seen the outside Of it,"
re Went to the writing table by the gloomy
duplicate which We both signed Each pock-
etrd COPY Then he turned on me
needn't mention that you're not going
10 give a hint to q human soul Of VIVA, you
faced him and looked into MIS- evos
what DO you take for? Eut you're for
E ,: mere IS one human soul who must
Ic was silent FOR :, minute or ,wo. Then
win his great hearted smile.
You and Barbara are one" said he
Presently after little deaultory talk. he
,pok a ioihed paper from his pocket and
shook II OUT before me. ] recornizcd the
i'p sh"et Of the hotting-pad on which
Adrian had written thrice: God 4 Novel
~ Adrian Roidero."
We had better burn this" said he and
y" Threw i INTO the fire
CHAPTER VI
m" h"wcr beds shonc gay WIN tulips and
,Hd under tn" trees danced thousand DAFT
i"di!s. and ~ their side warmly wrappod
np N fnrs lay Doria on long cane chair
All ~ a sudden, from nowhere in particu-
iAr. ihcr" stepped into the Landscape framcd
you muEt remember. by the jarnbs Of my
dpor) Il huge ana familiar figure carrviny
"a great suitcase. iic pat this the ground
rushed ~ TO Doria, shook her by both hands
s"unE susan IN the air and kissed her and
iing- that ~ 10 ray, making thundcrous
lols"-"h"n ]. having sped across the lawn.
joined the Gronp.
IIello' said l. how did you get hercw
walked from the station" said Janery
aine hn"n ~ ~ earlier train. No good
'iay'hE "a TOM on such morning. Be
Etdch----- Iic glanced at Joria in significant
apoR,opHsis
.hnd y@g .i"ryGet tha, Internal ming mile
Which must have weighed half a ton
Why DIDN'T you leave 81 10 be called torT