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

S'ld " nlrll. But SatSu, you need not leave
Mimosa San behind. they will take one
wS,sn o 1s the Oh s suneh They will no.
shall have my place
''But the AIotherlandp ~asned u,la
Satsu ep iAaA"
~ shall work here for the Motherland
She snail work there in my place by your
side across the sea-where 1 am not goirr-
not not going going now that know of aiin,osa San
knew all the while that it was not so. That
done. e 'a''
Your government will not take me, SEN
norita rs. EarfaX 4 cortes Teixa does not
fore common theft pe was bo ens h'sht be-
free-l shall remain free
is there any message you can send me-
any any . work you can give me that shall say
you think perhaps ! was justified? Il know
w's shn Sgt ins am lonsly 90 have LOST
"vrK itself. and even perhaps.life
sont tne Motherland lies in wait and passes
ave Sou on an those %oT ho fla fail her lonely
m, IN have taksn Mimosa Sans lover. and
am no love thief. ~
What have you to say to
ANNA CORTES TEIXAr'
II I confess that there were tears IN nv
eyes VIII anyone think the worse OF me?
never heard from Anna Cortes again.
have never even had news of her often
wonder II ever our paths will cross again.
Sometimes l feel that the Motherland ex-
II eao IRON her heavy penalty for failure.
splendid soul who had blundered much, hut
c ~h" retrieved ,s, II all when her big moment
ESCAPE outside OF her apartment none of the
had place in my heart
caught at the lowest runG of the ladder
cnu puaien myself up gradually from ono
crqss-section OF that fire-escape to another.
What waited 70 rme at the ton?
Directly my message came to Jimmy BAR
; 10 , ne and Moran and Brayton embarked
IN inc reporters little car and started on a
wild ride for One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
street street At the best. however. there was no
hour and Jimmy had asked me TO b sne mar ar
fort in the meanwhile. ~
So I made my adventurous little climb up
window on my upward Journey.
At last got the view of interior decora-
window on one of the upper floors shr9 eaSsbs
glimpse Of my little Mimosa San.
in with decidedly sympathetic feeling OF
all housebreakers
cIept across the room tiptoe and
had Of a sudden dtsoblgingly shut itself
In the lighted living room beyond 7 could
Food-lookinS young lap in earnest conver-
sation, while a magnificent woman of warm.
Oriental beauty paced the floor Watching
them with emotions which any editor Of q
easy to interpret.
mat was evident. Her ivory cheeks were
rose rose rushed. her eyes sparkled and there
WAS Il tremendous sweetness about her Inns
She seemed utterly Obvious Of evervthinrp H.
t tne world put the man at her side and ut
.erIy conscious of every glance and intona-
ton which emanated from him
the an sod the beautiful woman who was pacing
OF the ignored ''Tertum -quid"
keyed myself to nervous tension OF
painful. N' N'S
And then. propitiously that little friend
Of conspirators-the telephone beii-rang.
mn Inc beautiful woman whom I had been
tigress and the next to a dropping poppv
went to the telephone She listened for n
voice whose rich vibrant quality blessed
even while admired it,
she said ''
Intuition told me that they would ha
a apits dofsn was one against them; was
them get away-and yet dared NOT a mIt re,
a,, resistance ST. which might block Jimmy's
they were followed.
They crossed the room to door which 7
h hapG IN must ST. open on the hallway laid my
hind which had found shciterGsomethine
must be done AT once
, IN another moment the hall door opened
from the outside.
Jimmy. our friend Moran and a third man
T Th"" irvs THr"E"ised as Brayton. rushed in
when she tried to run past him Hnkn
oatsu dashed toward my door. opened IL
@ @ee'y fou n"d - stsrned into the We
mere that our enemy could escape? 4 sec
ono later Moran whipped out II gun and
ordered Satsu to put up his hands
with eTEer attention watched the work.
nn a way in which Detective Moran
was rewarded. for he discovered \ hima
envelope which ne handed to Rrayton, who
received II as II 1t were a kidnapped child
"aEicaiiy restored to its parent
NO one was paying any attention to little
the folds Of her kmono and aimed IL nj the
men. lnstnctively they released Satsu
gun in the hands of woman is a fearsome
thing. " ~
Satsu sprang through the doorway into
,hr inner room from which had come
folding the attacking force at bay Mimosa
san backed after him and closed the door
They would go down the fre-escape up
which had come. That I knew: so when
Jimmy and Moran darted after them, I cried:
Pier %. East River"
we left Brayton guarding Anna. How
or 1t was. ] suppose was that he was too
busy fondling his plans for the rifle sight
10 pay much attention to the thief thereof.
There was room for Moran in Jimmys
car SO We sent him back TO reinforce Bray
ton However. what two mere men In
the hands OF beautiful Castilian adven1
turess?
Never shall forget that ride to Pier 25
thihk we made most OF II one wheel.
We got there in time TO see Satsu running
along the end OF the pier with Mmosa in
his arms. When he saw us coming he fairly
jumped after hen. Then he stood in the end
Of the boat. with folded arms defying us
WIN the feariessness OF young Samursi
Jimmy drew his gun. He rested II across
ms left wrist and aimed carefully.
! caught his arm. Let her have him. we