Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-25

bet the door d.i not open Through the glass
door lie s,.v iAo or three din lights within.
Probably the proprietor was at Lis desi; per
hap, too, he should have knocked, 50 knock
he did
" uat dye want there young
shouted policeman across the street.
Il want to see Mr.. Tramlay."
''Guess your watch is slow. amt itr'
growled the officer.
II don't know; maybe So" Phil replied.
Don't you know better'n to come huntin'
down here for bizncss man after O'Clock
at nicht;" asked the officer.
Pill admitted to himself that he did not.
still. lie had come ashore to find Mr. Tram.
lay, and the idea OF giving up the search did
not occur 10 him. He finally asked:
"Where do you suppose can find himT
al home guess, if he's one of the kind
that goes straight home from his store"
II reckon he is" said Phil win you
please tell me where ho lives"
"Oh, come OIL" muttcred the policeman.
"D'ye s'posa amt got nothin' to do but
know where folks live. Where was you
brought up?-'way back"
I'm sorry bothered you, sir" said Phil,
who ROW saw the officers uniform and rec
oSnized it by memory of pictures he had
seen in illustrated newspapers. Isn't there
any way to find out where man lives in
New York;
Certainly, LOOK in the directory Go up
to Broadway-its up at the head Of this
strect-an' go along till you find drug store.
Like enough you'll find u directory there"
Phil followed Instructions and learned the
street and nunoer Of the Tramlay domiciIe
In front of him street ears ere continually
coming and going, and 10y the conductors OF
these lie was referred from one to another
until he found Il 0..l WATCH went to the street
he wanted 10 reach. Although Phil knew
the city was large, the journey seemed very
long; it was made an hour longer than it
should have been, for fire had broken out
somewhere along the route, and engine hose
blockaded the railway track. When finally
the desired street was reached Phil found
himself several hundred numbers away from
that he was looking for. ard it was then
nearly . O'Clock.
1--WE half 4 mini to give it up" said Phil
as he walked rapidly along Perhaps they
go to bed early, there's no telling. Still, if
they're abel. Ill know it hy tho lights being
on. | don't seem to walk down these MIN
b-rs very fast"
He quickened his steps; he almost ran; but
more than quarter Of an hour passed before
he saw on glass transom the number that
indicated his journey was at an end. Phil
stopped, then he crossed the street and sur.
veyed the house carefully
Lights in all the windows" said he.
THAT looks as if they'd all gone to their own
rooms; looks ike bedtime. ! Yves afraid of
It suppose there's nothing to do but 20
back to the s!oop or find some place to lodge
Too bad"
He recrossed the street and assembled q step
or two. Truthful though be was, be would
have denied to any one but himself that he
did it only because Lucia had tripped up
those same steps. Slowly he descended and
walked away; but he had passed but house
or two, and was looking backward, when a
man who had passed him ran up the Tramlay
steps. Then Phil saw q flash Of light and
heard a door close.
THAT wasn't Mr.. Tramlay. There aren't
any other men in the family He must be a
visitor. Well. if other men can call at this
time of night, guess can visit it, too"
Back he went, and, as he was unacquainted
with the outer mechanism of door bells, he
raped sharply upon the door, It opened
instantly. and as Phil stepped in he found
the hall and stairway, as well as the parlors,
quite full of ladies and gentlemen.
TITS party" he said to himself. Then he
informed himself, in great haste, that he
would postpone his visit, but as be turned to
60 he found the door was closed, and small
colored boy who stood by it said: "Gen'lmeu
fust room back" and pointed upstairs En-
tirely losing his self possession and wonder.
ing what to do, Phil stood stupidity staring
about him, when suddenly he saw Lucia in
full evening dresa He hastily dropped his
eyes, for he had never before seen dress oil
that particular cut