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

PART TWO
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS
Three college chumS continue Knit in the
most loyal Observation-Disclosures Chnync II
great, hniry rinnt. traveller and war cores
pondcnt; Hilnry Frcrth. dIIcttnutc. country
gentleman, who tells the story and Aurinn
Boldero. charming fellow. who, most I'M
cKpcctedly, is suddenly announced us the
author of the novel of the century. .'Thc
Diamond Gntc.' Tom Cnstictun, who made
up qunrtettc of chums. - young man Of
great pronsic. hns recently died ar sea.
F'recfh fs married. his wife, barbara. being
the charming aud capable mistress OF North
innds. where JnHer1 and Adrian are frequent
. guests. The success OF "TEc Diamond (:utcv
hnn enabled Adrian to win Fascinating. girl
for hi. bride. JnTcry. home from the Isni-
Adrian. Then enters Lioshn. nm ammonium
beauty, the widow az .jancry's wnr cores
pendent chum, whom he has brought TO Lon
don nftcr his comrades death in Albnnin.
Lionhn proves quite 81 problem. She Is
TO bonrd with Mrs. COn>udinc. and to lcnrn
siNllnea mnnncrH. Ndrinn and norin are
mhrrieh-infcry takes himself and his I'M
Adrian grows hnEGnrd and III from over,york
on nj. ne" novel about which he is strangely
On Christmas Eve he Is found dcnd beside
hin desk. The shock brings DORM 10 the
point of death Jnnery has back for
CHAPTER V.
HERE h RE; are fey things more painful than
have loved; and Jahery and ! had 70 pry
alone; because DORA, who nigh, have saved
herself, on the Borderland
,os ~ one ne aarE msornins Jatfery and un
nlled, barren room | turned on the ejec
tric light. Win It's White. dis,empered
p.e.ufesess walls. and its seanty Office iurni
We went 10 the library table = Quill r,an
taE on the eioi;ing pad. It's point in the
arabesques. On three different parts OF the
pad marked by singuarly little blottcd mat
Yer inc gun mad scraw!ed God. a Novel
BY Adrian Bo!dero," on a brass ASH trav
noticed Shree cigarettes, of each Of which
only abode an eighth OF an inch had been
smoked Jnnary. who had the key that used
TO hang at the end OF .Ndriaus watch chain,
unlocked the iron SAT-. It's heavy door
swung back and revealed it's contents Three
shelves crammed from bottom 10 top with "a
uscript ~
Pretty kind of hay" arowIed Jafferv. sur
have our work cut out"
,o "1tll be all right" SAID I. "l.if, out the
top shcli as carefully you can You may
De o sure AdrlGn had some sort of method"
posted three loose ragged plies W. i3o,led
through them in utter bcwildcrment some
OF the sheets unnumb"r"d. Unconnccted one
win the other. We're pages OF definite manu-
script: these we put aside; others contained
Jottings. notes. fragments of dialogue :; con
Iuseo multitude OF names, ifcomprehe n sible
memoranda OF incidents. OF the latter one
mas stuck III my memory 'Iancelot Sinlow
and Jehovah steps in Oth.r sheets wee
covered WIN meaningless phrases INC crude
chancaiiy while h. IS thinking over his
Work; and arahesQnes such AS We found on
the blotting pad
In a little while tried 10 lu; tho sheet
Iosether In their order. going by the gram
the beginning OF the nest l,i.t raTnIy coma
we OBTAIN more than three or four 81 SUCH
by a. least dozen headed Chapter l.
There's another sh"lf anyhow" said Jaf-
1ery. turning away.
nodded and went an vltF ,,. r,,,,, ;,
tash OF co!!ation. But The more examined