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

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him * they walked knce-dccp In Ia.
:;rca; daisy Held behind the house. dur
inG one OF his breathing spells" ;s
he termed them.
Indeed it does. But it has tak,n
80 ra.r% years for me to find YOU
AGAIN.
Mile did not undc, stand him. l:u,
ioE that matter there were SO nan.
things which lac sa:i thaG were un-
fathomab!c. Roberts was carrying his
manuscript. as he wished to correct
open air. They sat down In the shade
OF = nCf:criug shrub; he began t.
read it aloud TO her.
tnnoticcd by either OF them. the
shan}blinE figure Of the fisherman ap-
preached the house. carrying his bias.
kct.
Fl say. ma:ey:' he called 20 iIaw-
hins. who was just inside the kitohe,!
door. "Does yer want any fish to-day
Tor ycr boss"
40. We're changing the table d'hotc
this morning" answered the Britisher
with hautcur. Don't bother me, me
good man"
The fisherman turned away with Il
surly maledic;'on. AS he did so no
observed the two figures in the daisy
field.
60 ull'u az iis h
ing hT Il tvrrorizcd scream.
Mile had risen and was turning to
ilec. as the burly JesSup reached them.
Jessup iecrcd into her white face.
so. here 80 are. scttin' in the flowers
"h!!c ! has ter cook my own vitti.s.'
He raised his hairy fist and the trc:n-
bling girl hut her eyes.
l;u the blow was never delivered.
iionald Roberts. trained athlete,
swung :; vigorous fist aSa.nst the fsh.
rn!an jOwl. lie rose. with Il fouI
oath. to rush at the novelist. Again
the aVcnSing arm crushed IN his chir
Get out Of these grounds. I'm the
Owner here. for the present. I'll kill
YOU IL ] see yoI around here again.
cried :he novelist.
jcssup staggered TO his feet. and
unstcad.iy dragged himself toward the
roadway.
Unseen By ;he participants OF the lit
lie drama, another witness was watch
ing from the covert Of the evergreens
which frirged the estate. 1, was sem.
the haii-wit. He irembled violently
as Jesaup made his rush upon the girl,
ana when the novelist delivered his
.driobing ne surgled with s!ee. AS the
fisherman picked his way trough the
daisies toward the t~horoughfarc. Sem
smiled ana dropped into concealment
once more. TO wriegle out and away.
The simple SOU had been mourning
over the disappearance of tho girl as
though she had died. Now. however.
ne was reasSurcd. although there was
= x resentment against this hand
some new stranger. about whom the
had been wondering and Cos
sipinG.
Roberts had walked back to the porch
"iih the frightened girl.
Don't worry now" he told her. ~
am going down to the village To set
some more cartridge s. am going
this afternoon, and II will be
handy 10 have a little ammunition III
the house. ( don't Ike that mans face
i bit"
Roberts. carrying his hunting rife.
went down TO the village store. where
were sold all the necessities Of life.
from medicines. :arn, groceries. TO gar
den seeds and paten, medicines.
Sem. bearing his own gun. stood
iouneimg by the %countc as he en-
u want some cartridges" said Rob
crts.
lie picked up a box. lying on the coun-
ter. Sem had just made a purchase: lie
earned Il meager living in ;h dis,ric,
by his ability TO trap and shoot wild
Roberts nodded approvingiy a;
the box
This is the right caliher: u couple
Of boxes like this, please"
Giving some additional orders fol
food and meat. To be sent UP to
the house, he pocketcd his ammunition;
strobe from the place. Three hours
he spent in the woods, returning empty
handed, tired, but with L greater cheer
fu!ness than ever, for he had Gun
hearts case in The old-fashIoncd gar
den.
lie called for Msll;e. at the door
way.
shes out in The arden sir" vol
nnteercd Hawkins. "ha-picking some
pOsies for you. hi kinks.
Roberts turned. walking toward the
rear Of the house.
What Il picture for ar artist" muir
INJURED Roberts, his eye a%ppraisinE the
variety 81 colors, as the girl. in her
quaint hoop-skir;, leaned forward to
bury her piuuant nose in the fragrant
petals.
The novelist slipped noiselessly be-
hind her and caught her hands. Then
he placed his fingers over her eyes, az
he Quericd Guess who"
She laughed and. turned squarely
about toward him.
Its Prince Charming. who ! read
about in the parsons book OF fairy
stories" she declared.
The roguish dimplcs. the u%pturned
eyes with their unfathomAb!e depths
and the maddcIing cupid bow OF up
turned, smiling lips were too great y
temptation for Roberts. lie could fgh:
off the macistrom of emotion no longer.
Ike crushed her TO his breast and their
lips met. She tremble in his arms.
and seemed to melt into his embrace as
kiss met kiss.
Behind them on the roadway = big
car had suddenly been drawn
to a stop. Within IL, beside the silent
rode two ladies and a man.
The youngest OF the women gave an
Of surprise as she observed
his Bit Of sylvan Wooing.
Ronald" she called. Ronald"
lie dropped his arms. and ookeG
about him guilty. OF all times 70!
such an intrusion!
ITS Beatrice" nc muttered. Con
the luck"
Nervousiy forgetting the presence
Of Mile. In his embarrassment. Ii"
hurried to the slice OF the automobile,
extending his hand swiftly.
I'm 50 glad to sec you." he said. in
, tone which bclied the word. "And
too. Mrs. Montford. Welcome TO
my haunted castle"
we had Il hard time finding you
said her mother mincingly. WIZ do
geniuses choose such impossible