Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-11
EPISODE FIVE
CHAPTER NNIIi.
The New I,an,nn

M IRA MAfNARD paced floor Of her
4'i it,IIe French eiosk on her ehtnonier.
10 f as@n HIM h f hr
ran oh. Il We could only drop this whole
that revenge is worth the terrible risk he
Her maid came upstairs to announce the
arrival Of visitor, II wa. Arthur varney.
His dark eyes slowed with pleasure and
E ~, Their conversation was interrupted by
a, NJ the from, door, mad gone to answer
nnG Mss My1a an here's letter Which found
vas no, soul in sight" he said, anriously
but politely trying TO seIu,inize the unus-
), curious smile seemed to ,wis, Varney's
vo!Ip,uous lips Tor an instant. and Willis
preston died away. and the well-bred calm
ness on the visitors face disarmed the mo-
Myra's fingers trembled as she tore Oman
The ius,rous blue eyes dia,ed in sheer
fists, With thumbs up;urned drawn In vhtte
oh: mother she screamed, ayertins her
s sag, which was written above the dread
hear, sank in apprehension as she = rushed sa
Look Look Tina, awful sien--and see
Mer mo,Es . sgsd III, he M wsasy with
eNlnCed a
The message was simple
when you receive this letter. Payson
Alden VIII be 'be,ond human a,d.'"
It's some joke" he said Perhaps Alden
He looked down again a, the symbol. and
f fSFf raid this sef BACK iAa
uptOwn-an police
sqe ,sisng afou, ,dS Perhaps this ,
was their sign"
Yes, yes and Myra caush, the paper to
Il VIII try to reach him at his home. II
once. she declared, juggling the receiver
that the doctor had NOT NOR had
he been seen around the house since early
avss Wh syra ao G..t
eyes toward the halfsneering countenance
Wen, il. he's in trouble it is of his own
making You know warned YOU both Of
peo Tn o .n' e ea and e
in this case he may have lost his life. by
There was undercurrent Of hate in his
voice which did not go unobserved by Myra.
than once a, terrible EFFORT and risk moi II
sTs YOU. vim help me-: she p!esdea say you
"Hh. we'll don't like the fellow: he is a
bore. But he's human. I'd advise calling
up the police station. to learn If they have
seen him"
The i leu man at the desk grurly an;
her name his manner changed. and he called
se t e R tSs
NO Miss Maynard we came very near
we couldn't find sign Of them. The doctor
stuck around there just the same. after we
gave up"
Well. hasn't he telephoned you? Is that
all you know about him?" she asked.
Yes. Mss Maynard, the last we saw of
ruins"
Myra repeated the Vague news to her
mother and the visitor
Varney reprassed n smile of satisfaction.
hension
"That's terrible. II he Is alone there, and
these men actually did blow up the place.
there Is no telling what may have happened
s sG hi" FerAap' that letter was true after
Myra walked the floor. Juggling at her
gown In nervous abstraction. AS she ap-
preached the window to look down the drive
preached her.
II have an idea."'. he said In a low tone
"Come into the library away from your
mother and will toll YOU"
@hs 9a the
vaguely at the meaning Of It all. Mira May
nard was honnd"ring thece days in her vain
efforts TO nntere'a"d Myra'. psychology. The
meeting with, Or; p,ys's, Alden. Hsr grow
Ing interest 81. s.n ~.s patient 70 tho in
stinot Of q InUtfe-. >Sh. despite Der diaap-