Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-08-24

before and behind, and the chance
seemed too desperate for him. He
finally passed me and went on.
found the little hotel which would
have been the worst in the place had
it not been the only one, enjoying an
unwonted rush of business caused by
some kind OF gathering then In session.
My company did not appear ard9ntly
desired, and advance payment alone
secured II shelter. Even then was
tod must be doubled up with an,
other guest
This sleeping in the same bed with
" total stranger by no means suited
me, hut 1t could not be helped After
supper was shown to $50, or
rather-dlrected there by boy who
saw IN me SO little prospect OF II fee
that he neither took the Journey, nor
apologlZed Tor ordering me, Sc up
two nights and turn to the left
entered the room Before the
oute"u' h"', 'unafes'ea' STOOL my late
lelloW-'fHVeier! gave m involuntary
start
.anlio, you fellow exclaimed lie.
=" nat DO you want IN TINS roomE
"its 36, isn't lt?' asked |, bound
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II nv '''7 "'7 Nv u" 'i'e 'eiH'l'" OF Ill
'ns nay ,io" -" ''''t" more ,'"nS'fo"5
VI ' %H2'"'oh' 'n"n ~ remain "nere
w" N'TP "n y "n n''"'
No'ei 'ii''o ,' '"o 'uiliS' } was urn
"'o m "V%'' Ao' ~ ~ We" before
~ '''''' CIV "'''' "'' ~ ~ '''e' III
al,
sat down IN one OF the two chairs
near the bed with the valise on my
Knees. My robber, as | called him,
after fld9etln8 around the room for a
few minutes, sat down IN the second
chair on the other side OF the bed
Having noticed that he had no visi-
bic baggage except the shawl strap, |
iancled | might deceive his expecta.
tons by treating my vallse as an or
d'n@ry one; Opening 1t careIessly |
tooR ouV WnateVer happened TO come
10 manu. WhlstllhS uhconcernedly the
M V, Du' tne Scheme haa exactly
III 1me contrary ellec' 10 WnPt intended
Inc young man observed my every
motioh-his whole BODY stlltened with |
strained attention linen l saw what
Il SHY ol''huer l was making.
Inc IDEA OF a yaIlse like that con |
tanning a neat hHir'brush' tooth brush |.
una u. manicure set Inc tooth brush |
III ltSell was enough to betray me, but |
tne manicure SET was utter condemna'
'ioh' i crowded the Things back INTO |
'he VaIlSe' anu set 1t down again.
My roommate had not lost any |
movement OF mine ] could see that in
ms eyeS--aht those eyes followed the .
va!lse to the floor, and Its key to my .
pocket now looked over and found ,
hun perllonsly muscular. 81 wish [
mad revolver" | fretted. "No, l
don the might take 1t away from me
and shoot me with it'll"
Come" said the robber, "aren't
you going to bed?"
All, he was beginning, was he?
"Not yet, returnedI. care you?"
ooh, never 90 to bed early" said
he, casting another glance at my valise,
"You don't, don't vou?" reflected
III what might he called sarcastic
tone OF thought, | continued aloud.
aren't You sleepy?"
"Not bit" Then, between two
tremendous yawns, he added, "Tm
victim of insomnia"
"victim of insomnia. indeed!" I in.
terna ly commented. "But Won want
to make me the victim of n robberv
though. We'll sea who poes to he'd
first -
There was n pause: }ben he sa,d
"Wbv don't vor Ynnack vonr-ohY
to;Iat ort:oIoygn u.;tf m -.
empbagis
.you mirht unnacl, that shovl
s+ro,, y I rotortol.
Tb;s nIoinlv dislrrbo1 him o,Jrot
he nnIIed the sbowI.str,n
nroror r. bis sidn From thot N.Y.
mont T novar lost sicbt oF II for his 1
conduct exnIoinod eyervtbino espaci.
allv as I was convincoj That The soma.