Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-11
THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA


fastcns her brand upon him publicly
are only men who let nature do thcii
work for them.
There was nasty staccato laugh. J
did not heed To look to know that IL
was Bopp.
"Mr. Kent sccr:s to have Il very
observing mil.d," he sail.
Lucille looked ut me rcproachfully.
rs this truc:" she asked.
"lc$." George Washington could
have cone no more.
"Iou didn't catch herr"
NO"
Nothing more was to be said. I had
been tired, convicted and sentenced.
The telephone rang. Lucille went to
answer it. The rest of us followed
more ut our leisure. When we had
arrived downstairs Lucille was talking
II some one over the wire, evidently
hcr mother.
I'm CAD you're all right" she was
aging. and that YOU have had some
ling TO cat. Don't feel badly about
Leaking the fast. No one blamcs YOU
" lit. That's all right. We would. too.
/. We could"
y pause, during which she listened,
:: troWn gathering on her face.
"l)ont YOU worry, mother We're all
ijGht-all except TootlcS. She Is lost
what's the matter? You saw some
one outside in the moonlight? A man
with whiSkcrs? Nonsense. NJ one
lives there at this time of year. Ev-
crybody left In Scptcmbcr. Just 30
to bed and don't think about such
things"
Lucille Stillcd II scream.
"lIcllo. neither What? Some ono
IS trying the door? It's opcnng-hello
-~hcllo-muthcr"-
lucilc cropped the receiver and sank
backward Into Nida's arms. | picked
up the telephone and held 1t to my
ear, shouting "llcllo hcllo.'
There was no response. The wire
was dead
When Lucille had been revived with
out rcSorting to any Of the violent
methods suggested by tho rcsourceful
Captain Perkins cndcavorcd to en-
plain away amy cause for fright.
Even If she really did see Il man."
l said. (which seems improbable, he
Is not going to murder her. Probably
he just stopped to inquire the time of
day"
"Hut mother said he had whiskers"
II know, | continued. that Is
against him, but maybe It Is hereditary
in his family"
"Alayhc she Just dreamed It," Kent
offered *ensibly. LETS call her uu
again. she seemed II little dcnted on
top when l first saw her. BY this
time maybe the attack is over"
That seemed II fair enough sugges.
ton, and | acted on It, / asked CEN
trail to give me IIuntingdon's island
once more.
I'm sorry" central answered, "but
l emit seem to gct them. I've been
ringing on that line for the last ten
minutes. There's another party trying
to get them"
"Anothcr party?" questioned
"NNlo?
Y couldn't say. 1t isn't any one
know. His voice sounds like he was n
tall, thin young man from New York"
Cant get Them" told the listen,
ing group. ~. n
What can we do now? l must GO
to help mother. | must go. | must
co. Lucille began to get hystcrical.
WYATT, dear" Vida said, patting her
hand. 1--WE can't go because we
haven't any boat" Turning to the
rest OF us. she asked "Whom could We
telephone To and ask to so over thcrc!"
"Thc sheriff Is the right man. |
should Think B"pp suggested.
"llcd be plumb ticklcd, too" added
captain Perkins. lie amt had n
chance to arrest nobody since he's been
Sworc in
"Thnts It. the sheriff" Lucille said
fevcrishly. Get the sheriff and let
me talk to him."
1--WE don't want the public to know
about this" | objected.
what do care about the public II
my mother is in danger:" Lucille very
properly demanded.