Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-22

On this door Regan knocked three times,
and was answered by three knocks from
within.
circular opening Appeared in tho door,
and into this Hogan whispered another word.
The door opened and the two men entered,
and passed a masked man on the other side.
Toliing the commodore 70 follow his eulm-
pie, Began removed his waterproof, and took
from two big plgcou-holes that looked like
sections Of giant honoyconb, two bundles
Each 81 those contained a black mask and
black cnpo.
Regain helped the commodore 10 put on his
disguise, assumed the other himself, and
then knocked at a secoad door.
Hero another circular opening appeared
moro mysterious words were whispered TO-
The door opened, and Commodore West and
Regain were ushcrcd into room, about which
sat nifty or moro men, disguised like them-
Solves
Taking tho commodore's hand, llegan led
him 20 tho contre OF tho room. and facing q
masked man, evidently the presiding oiiicer,
who sat on raised platform at the other
end, he said, In q low, clear voice
'Albert Howard, allow mo to present our
honorary brother, George West"
CHAPTER XVI.
ooIoSu NotroN RETURNS no nuENA VISTA,
Colonel Morton WIS In the ofilce othis friend
and associate. French, whom nom the udjoin-
ing room man hurried In, with o piece OF
yellow paper on which telegram WA
written, In his hand
Handing u TO the colonel, he said, with the
manner OF man breaihless from excitement,
rather than from oxertions
"rhis air, has Just boon received from The
Palace Hoiel"
"In cypherl" asked Colonel Morton. As he
hastily untoldod the paper.
eyes, sir, was the roply. "You know oui
orders are to rccciye everything, but mono d
our telegraph associates ever acnd anything
that ism In tho companys cyphcr"
with this tho man bowed. and backed late
The room from which he had come.
"My dodl" exclaimed Colonel Morton. IN,
paper trembling IN his hRnds. ~ did not cN
poet this SO soonl"
"What DO you nNtn7n asked French. hi,
Waiory gray eyes hulgng out with anxiety
~ nom, said Colonel Morton, "that Com
modore West hos arrived In san Fraucisco
But, said French, did YOU not cxpoc
himq"
Expect him, ycs but nm undesirable thin
is not the less shocking when II comes DO
cause Il Is oxpectodi"
"rhcu you do not want to rec hlmT'
my God Want to 500 hlm9 He ls IN
ono man on the top OF this green earth that
do not want to scot"
"Ie Il not easy Tor you to be called away
and va avoid him while he W Ia California;
Rakcd French, az he rubbed hts bald head, q
II 10 brighten up his ideas.
mo, said tho colonol, nitor some dollbou
ton; "it la absolutely essential that shout
rnmnln In San Rmnula1o, or ho At my ow
home no long as West romnina IN California.
III that 10 no. said French, II shout
think that man OF your Vnoureos woul
havo no difficulty la meeting lin with0u
having him oven suspect your idonuty Fu
instance, your eyes nro not strong; II W ID
easy nnttcr 30 have them booome Huddoul
weakeri to wear blno glasses, 10 bn soon onl
In a dark room. nnd TO give your reasons &c
tle same. And Ns for your voice. TO my Gel
tain knowledge you eau disguise that so 9
to assume any character aud deceive yor
most utlmNto irlonds.H
Then. rising nom hla chair, French can
over and. laying hs hiud ON the colonel
shoulder, continued
"By George, old follow. I hhyo seen Va
undor far moro trying situations, when ,
ono would suspect you woro agltated In u