Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08

I ennut. This energetic young man
mad career about tho city proved
bit enervating to ono who preferred
not to lose sight OF him yet was neve
afforded an opportunity to refresh him
self with tho drink which no folt h.
soreiy needed-and deserved.
! In tho meantime, *. c. remained |,
Mr.. Droyd's room at the Del Monte
sedulonsly picking the lock OF the com
municating door,
! Toward dinner time, Mr.. Droyd, ono,
more in his own quarters with hi.
| fellow-conspirator, witnessed and over
heard tho scene between Philip ant
Juan Lopez which followed receipt OF
n telegram from his Arizona banking
house.
| 1t advised Mr.. Barr, in effect, that the
money would be pnid him by the First
National Bank of New York promptly
upon his application supported by due
| Identification.
! But since o'clock in the afternoon
| all banks had been closed. and none
would open before 10 I'm tho morning
nine hours subsequent TO The sailing
OF the Aquatania.
There was. moreover. the matter OF
idcntitcation: it appeared that none OF
Philips personal acquaintances hap
Dened 10 be in town at the time, and
certain papers WHICH lie WAS sure
would serve his purpose were missing.
Philip dlned alone in his room, at
tended by Juan Lopez--Droyd's dill
gent eye TO the keyhole throughout. *.
c. being relieved or that duty for the
time. that lie might 80 out to his
evening meal
AS the latter returned, Juan Lopez
was dismissed. and Mir. Droyd took
himself off to find restaurant, leav-
ing *. g. on guard.
Stepping out of tho elevator. Mr..
Droyd received most unpleasant
shock The sound OF his own name
cnunciated in strong, coarse voice
drew his attention toward the desk.
To his dismay he saw there police
detective whom he had had every rem
son 20 believe was still in San Fran
cisco. with two plainclothes operators
OF the New York police force keeping
him company. The three We're hold
ing animated conversation with the
mana sinE clerk. And he had heard
them mention Mr.. Arthur Droyd."
Without hesitation he stepped back
into the elevator and desired TO be
reconveyed instantly TO his floor.
fastening to his room. he locked
and bottled the door. a. the same time
summoning X. c. from his post at the
keyhole. A brief conversation IN whis-
pers proved all that was needed to
make their understanding complete
Fortunately Cas they saw iD, they had
already made every preparation
against such emergency without appre-
ciating that it was imminent.
In his own room. waiting for Juan
to return, Lost Prince Philip OF Alania
was pacing distractedly TO and FRO,
vainly cudgeiiing his wits for some
way out OF his plight. There was still
time to accomplish much--if he could
only think how TO so about IL. The
Aquatania's sailing time was still hve
hours off.
PausinE in his monotonous pacing.
he abstractedly lighted cigarette,
standing with his back TO the COM
municatiug door.
Simultaneously il opened and Droyd
and his confederates entered. Philip
was afforded not an irstantS warning.
Droyd caught him from behind and
wrapped him in an embrace which he
would have found difficulty i'll break
Ing even had he been permitted TO re-
tain his consciousness. But that was
taken from him at the Same time. A
handk erchief saturated with pungent
liquid was clapped over his mouth and
nose: the more desperately he struE-
gled, the more deeply his straininG
lungs inhaled the obliteratinE fumes
OF chloroform His wits reeled. his
senses were cXtinguished az IL by
tidal wave Of heady darkness.
Borne swiftly into the adjoining
room, he was thrown upon the bed
where he lay like drunkard in sod
den stupor
Already there was discreetly modu
lated rapping TO be heard on the
panels OF Room No. 3SI.
Like hunted animals. Droyd and Is.
G. ned that sound--sousht refuge from
it by way OF Room No. 3c9.
But as they moved TO enter this
last. Juan Lopez came face 10 face
with them He was still In the nrst
;hroes Of his surprise TO ind the door
open and his master missing: the tirst
suspicion OF foul play entered his head
al he discovered the two criminals; and
they gave him no opportunity to col
lect himself. but hung them solves
bodily upon him ana carried him TO
the moor, Droyd holding him down.
while II. c. administered the chloro
form. Very quickly. then. his strug.
giles ceased. and he in turn was car
ricd into the adjoining room.
Ely this time the gentle summons at
proy6's bedchamber door had given
place 10 2 harsh and pcremptory knock
ing. A key was grating in the lock
the TWO fastened back TO Philips
rooms and closed the connecting door
and made il fast.
Then as they faced one another with
frightened eyes. *. c. proved himself
the quicker witred
"Tl,ls settles it." he said in a
shave OFF that nsustache!'
4 racket of growing viclenc" was
going on the while he shaved. in the
hallway the detectives were battcring
at the panels of the door. whose bolt
held IL fast As presently. they broke
in. the uproar was augmented by the
sounds OF Infatuated fighting. The few
whiffa of chlorofornn Is. &. had been
able TO administer had soon lost their
effect. II seemed. The detectives forced
an entrance to the room to find it ten
anted by two profoundly enrmged men
---men seasoned by long and Dariious
adventurirE TO high pitch OF ply
steal endurance, and Injured to the hard
est kind OF and-to-hand fighting.
The arrests We're effected only at cost
or much punishment given and taken
on both sides In the end Philip and
Juan Lopez were dragged out and con.
Quoted TO patrol wagon by way Of
the freight clcvator-but this was pos
Hibie only when they had been bat
tered almost into insensibility.
As the racket died away the two
criminals in Philips room grinncd
cheerfully at each other. Then both
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