Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-22

| nv '"uhu hlhSclt IN handsomely
/ turntShed waiting room. with the open
I door 10 an adjoining boudoir confront
Z ing him, Through this doorway he
! cauEat sight OF Julia at pause plainly
/ SreatlN aei,a,ed by the ciamor of the
b tocSin NJ tht same moment she saw
I him enter and, with Il gesture OF In :
credultty. faltcred toward him.
In II stride hc was across the thrcs-
hold To the houdoir and had her in his
. arms
Not tin she Tel; tho reality OF their
/ strcnEth entold her did she cease to
iremhlc Eu, then. knowing that II
WAS Indeed her lover come back to
her. she chung to him in a transport
! OF relief and delight
+ Very gently and tenderiy he scothed
her TIN She WAS once more calm
enough 10 converse cchcrcntly.
Il landed only AN hour ago and came
directly I" you, dear" he said N an
SWer to her question l dared not
ATTEMPT to communicate our plans. or
L" come sooner, We had to wait till
all was prepared. tin my hour stuck II
Is striking NOW. That bell
rhe tocsin' What does 1t mean?"
Earreto is rousinG the people with
word that am here. The tocsir calls
them TO arms. In An hour they will
demand the ahdication OF King Simon
in my favor. and IL they fail to re-
ccive 1t. Will storm the palace That
is why have stolen in hereto take
YOU away with me. to get you IL a
place "f safety before the stern
breaks.
She nodded with tina, adorable con
hdencc in him which was ever ners.
IL am ready she said. "Eut iirst-
let me give YOU this.
Drawing from the bosom of her dress
a long. well-nlisd envelope. she placed
II in Fhiiip'S hands.
The proofs Of my title 10 the
throne! h" cried. amazed "Eut
Mile. Savatz brought them to me
this afternoon Ramon had left them
In her care. He was using them as a
threat to enforce my fathers consent
[" marriaE. between us. We were
to have been married tonight. Mile
| Savstz loves Ramon. so she brought
me the papcrS. then begged me to let
her go in my stead. wearing my we'd
ding gown and veil to he married 10
ramon. agreed. perhaps unwise-
Z w.
She broke off wlth cry of fright and
started from Philips arms. \ door
communicating with 4 private corridor
mad been thrown violently open ON
tho threshold Ramon hesittted. his
face white and working with rage.
Instantly identifying Philip tho
count drew pistol and fired at him,
running toward him as he fired SIM
fathers sword and. miraculously
spared in that rain of bullets closed
in with Ramon
And the Incredible happened: tho
sword triumphed over the iirearm: il
WAS not Philip. il was Ramon who
fell. Philips blade through his heart
y sense OF the unrcality Of things
momcntarily drusecd Philips facul-
ties. lie stood staring blanKly down
a, the body that twitched and writncd
then was still at his feet--thc thing
that was. or had been. Ramon Count
Ramon dc Zoba. Prime Minister OF
.Aiania
\ cry from juan and Martin in tho
waiting room. reused Philip. They
were warning him that others were
approaching. seeking the Princess
Julia. There must not he another
minutes delay.
Tho two servants following. they
fed by ;hc way Ramon had come to
ma Them and his death. And as they
ram oIt Of ;hc bcudoir "A doz.h people
OF the palace. Smon's- creatures en-
tefed inc waiting room. among them
several armed troopers OF tho guard
With this danger hari OIL their
heels. they debouched from the pri-
Nate corridor 10 one Of the main cor
ridors To find themselves meraCed from
aroihcr side. The one way Of cscap.
open 10 them lay via the picture gal
IL
hand. Like rabbits they scuttled to
TINS refuge. but once they had gained
II Philip drew back.
60 on With the Princess Julia" he
comma ndcd Juan Lopez and the ma or-
doho. Take her to that safe place
We know of--whcre | Will Join YOU.
No--l protest. insist or remaining
mere frw moments more
As they hurried on. he turned with
drawn sword. prepared 10 cover their
retreat II need he at cost Of his life.
but moments passed and none came
mat way IN pursuit 1t began TO dawn
upon him that their lifting across the
corridor TO The gallery entrance had
escaped detection. But when he turned
TO follow, Julia had vanished with the
servants. Philip could not say which
way-and now a rush of booted feet
was audlhly approaching.
RE faced that great framed portrait
OF his father There was. between il
and the corner Of the wall a space as
wide as - mans body and about eigh,
inches dcep-as deep as the frame. that
is ON Inspiration. Philip wcdged him
self into this space and stood motion
less.
some fifteen or twenty people for
the most part palace guards. ran in
from The corridor and pcltcd down the
gallery, apparently under the impress
sion that they were oh.ying orders TO
ovcriahc somebody and make him pris-
oner. t:ut never one looked aside long
enough TO see Philip in his shallow
place of hiding.
The others had gained the end OF
tho corridor and were disappearing
when Stiil another entered.
And This was King simon himself
Al sigh, OF this assassin OF his
parents. this man who had stolen from
him his hirihright and who had never
ceased his efforts to take rhilip'S life
as well. a SILVER of rage made the
young man lrcmblc violently.
With set fact Of menace. grim and
hnr-lentinS, he stepped out. sword in
hand. And il was precisely as If he
had stepped out Of the framed por-
trait Of his father.
Tha effect upon that slave TO super
s,iiious fears. haE-ridden as his mind
was by the memory OF premonitory
nightmare in which this incident had