Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-12

FeHnlHB mas tllTtc ROOMS on LII
ground floor; one Is public Office IN
other lisa smaller and private office; TIN
third room connecting with a sid,
street Is a shipping room and Is wei
filed at this time with goods waiting
to be sent to the depot on the Wasl
bayou.
One night In April, the door to Mr.
Jennings public Office was opcned-i
woman stepped In quickly and, shutting
II after her, glided ucross the room II
the direction Of the private office
merely saying in low tone: "Mr. Fen
ming"
Mr.. Fenning was sitting at his desl,
ard Miss Laport, not ten feet away,
was seated at another sorting a bundle
Of letters.
Without moments hesitation Mr..
Fenning followed the woman into the
private office and closed the door.
They stood face to face and the wom-
al said Immediately, with every indi-
cation that she had been walking rap.
idly;
II have been followed from New
York. must get to the bayou to-
night"
Fcnning showed no signs Of alarm.
lie offered her chair. "Do you think
anyone saw you come in here?" he
asked.
81 think not, but | cannot be Ger.
tain"
"!ray Lc seated" said Fenning.
"you surprise me, Why should anyone
suspect you?'
Zone or more Of my letters have been
intercepted
Fcnnlng looked grave. 'Ahl" he
said, MS they sat down, "Do you re.
member the contcnts?"
CLEARLY"
40 whom were they nddressedp"
40 Hendricks, In Washington. Can
y"n ret mo to the bayou tonight"
Fenning shook his head II can
get you on the way" he said. at Is
thirty miles to Upton county, must
say that am surprised at your coming
here There Is nothing ut all Gun
be proved against you and you run tho
risk Of connecting this Office In the
chain Of suspicious, whatever they are"
but" said the woman, at Is imper-
atively necessary to all interests that
! get to Laran."
"What have You got about your per-
son?"
Papers and money" she replied,
immediately taking II packet from her
bosom and handing 1t to lennIng and
pulling Il roll Of bills from her sateiel.
He placed both IN u large envelope
and put 1t in an inner breast pocket.
us that Miss Laport?' she asked, re.
ferrlng to the young woman in tho
outer Office,
"Ycs,' replied Fcnnlng.
'Can you trust her?'
certainly, She Is very grateful on
her fathers account, but she is queer
Can you get her to change dresses
with NEE"
what do you want TO do9"
1.-THE quickest and safest thing.
Some one followed me to st, Louis.
When ! took the boat | thought had
lodged him. Just as was about to
land | saw him through the cabin
window. ! had telegraphcd to the
hotel here for room, came to the
hotel In a hack. As passed the main
entrance to reach the ladies' entrance
on the other street, saw the man in
the vestibule of the office. lie had got
there before mo, lie must have seen
my telegram"
"You should have stayed there and
faced him. said Fenning, ut would
have been absolutely impossible to
connect you with the operations at
Laran."
You forget" she replied, ~ had
papers. believe the Central office in
New York has got the key to our
cipher Atall events, several things
have occurred lately which have
hastcned me west. When arrived at
the hotel, the register was brought to
me in the ladv's waiting-room was
given No, ~ on the second floor In
the wing, but noticed that tho clerk
was examining inc as II making com.
parison Of my appearance with do.
scription in his mind. A hall boy was
sent UP one flight to my room with me.
The office Is two hundred feet away
told him was tired and was going
Immediately to bed. The moment he
left me ! slipped down the stairs. It
was ten o'clock. There was one
chance in hundred that the door OF
The ladys entrance was not locked.
The hall boy had gone to the office to
'epcrt, There was no one In the
hall. The door had not been locked.
went out softly. The side street was
deserted. There was one haclsman nj
he corner on his box waiting for some
me, but he was asleep. | heard him
more. took q roundabout course and
lere am"
~ am satisfied that you have made o
mistake in Judgment" said Fenning.
IL you are known as Mrs Hendricks
n as being in communication with
hendricks, this is where they will look
or YOU"
"Dut they need not find me. Nothing
viii be done till morning. | locked
ny room door and they believe am in
ny bed We have got the night before
Is Remember this officer may have q
Nonsense" replied Fenning. "You
ave done exactly what he has ex-
'ccted--acted suspiciously. lie is
imply keeping track Of you. III wire
o Laran for instructions.
Fenning got up.
"You waste time" said the lady !
utting her hand on his arm. "Under-
tand that everything depends at this
aomant on my being ABLE 70 reach