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arrived with n bounteous feast. which he
spread all over the table. apologizing for his

HIS voice was dangerously quiet lne WnltcI
back, to the kitchen for something the old
gen,lepSn wished When he cane back he
things they Particularly wished for were out;
he finally went away rib. valet was shouting
the description OF a golf game into the old
gentleman's err trumpet. "
sa!i Mrs rayingtS ilerfto her husband ,.,
Ii sS fsS Sd rS1Ynfts
that we have another waiter tomorrow"
Tho dinner was, an elaborate, long drawn
tho cover Of tho soup tureen was renewed It
was empty. The old gentleman and his man
and he Tats nnShta nSsn Ths old poptomop
1ihsri, =, Steal the things OH the trays-iiO-
The Payingtellers smiled coldly, and their
smiles matched the SOUP when 1t arrived.
A a; dinner raynGtellcr walked to the clerk
-, We have had no complaints thus far" said
TIVE in at
hotels in winter and here in the summer. and
Ii? i very regular With our Grests; 90 snortod
eat We didn't come here S1 to listen to mono;
OF golf and starve, u the bargain. We came to
spend vacation"
an amused way. Two Of the belb9ys Grinned
openly. rayingtclsr walked to the counter
Joined his wife on the piazza. Both felt that
they TeFs makng a most ina4.ric2ns begin
'"o m a1G2 RoXa SnaS said 4ayng,ecr
:, You feel better after night sleep. and II
suit @c %eny m TG Go Gown 2n tho 5S
const, know tho owner OF this hotel. and
intend to see him in town when | return.
These ne?ple are only employees. your know.
Whcn the chambermaid brought the towels
hath in the morning shs, told them they should
speak for it at the office. She didn't know
Tnt s was sS Sysa ,y i @ tTs
skinny damp towels. and when Mrs. Paying;
teller asked her 70 bring more, she said shc'd
didn't come back. The hellboy brought them
q pitcher Of water II which large dragon fly
swallowing 1t, he laughed as though it were a
Eod K ana n. YeT on EnnbaS III va
-, Highly developed sense ST humI?T the help
long round Of pleasure to them. arparentyi"
i s Simply E dfeodiul DO you link it is Tia
European tipping system that is responsible
for the tTsatmcnt TG are FfGtiqG' They don't
dcrstand ii" said payingtcer; I'm getting
things are different in the morning we'll light
and leave them standing in line ?" said Mrs
II don't care a hlanketty blank how they
stn6A:% Sa1 Ar TayinEteIieT I'm sick of the
:, In the morning conditions were aggravated.
room" room. untouched until late in tho afternoon.
Their seats in the dining room were much
worse than these Of tho night before" and thGia
hill OF fare " hich they did not need. Paving.
teller registered another kick. and the head
clerk said he was very sorry the inn didn't suit
them. He insinuated that there were other
They took a stroll on tho beach after lunch
con and talked over the situation They ware
10th hungry and hysteri cal!y homesick. Mrs
IayinGteller called her husbands attention to
n man who seemed to he walking after them.
If they took any roundabout turn along the
sand hills he followed directly in their foot
Il think he's a robher." said Mre. Paying
teller. I've noticed him after us all the morn
ing w.. .u,.,,,. ~ ,o.- at, p,u,.a
teller: don't notice the fellow !"
They sat down on the sand and the, man
within ears reach OF their conversation.
That man is listening !" CIRCULATED Mrs.
hm s3en said payngtoer lighting
cigar; if our conversation improves him he's
WELCOME to it. for my Gart' ,.r,
think he may be the agent for secret society
OF hotel employees waiting chance to kill
,"Ro1ona. this air has affected your head. my
-" Nothing of the sort, ,Adelbert. feel sure
Suppose we turn Off this road through the
woods and see If ho'l follow suggested Pay
They strollcd carelcssly down the narrow
path. Then they turned across rt e Of rocks
their steps They walked plump into the arms
OF tho mysterious stranger,
=" beg your pardon" said he politely. lifting
leg nothing :. shouted payinrtollor., What
do you mean by following my wife and myself
an oyasv " looF at mr. III fhynsiol"r s sup"
pose I've Teht to 90 t6st msvEM oora
this beach and follow US, and i, you're, repre-
scntinG any waters and bellhoy9 Malta or
secret society I'll hand YOU over to the police ="
lie was getting moro excited every minute.
and Mrs. PayinGtolier put her hand on his arm
and take the ncXt train for flsecemhurst This
strange man. I'm tell ~ the truth Miss
they're on to the gent at the hotel and I'm
watching him on orders from tho CLERK. I'm
=" Detective!" exclaimed the Payingtellers in
I'm not supposed to tell you. but I've given
the tin I" many u gent and many lady to get
out without t., any Ut Trouble o,n NJ,
fo.r. breath in his astonshment,;,,,
last night they noticed thatthe gent was Jagged
was intoNycatcd. and then the head waiter
said he acted queer in the dining room. And
after that the hallhoy told the head clerk that
he was hnylnG the u. 7, S up in room 7O3 Said
you thought, you saw things in the ice water
Next thing tn" chambermad como and told mo
that she riticd the lady: that like rs not you'd
XIII her YOU looked that fierce. So they told
me to keep an eye on you at a safe distance.
and II you got violent. why was 10 arrest you
TINT was all. AS It is can sac you to the train
without any trouble and If you take my advice
it's the best way"
The payngtellers looked at each other.
Have You any money about you, Adelbert ?"
asked Mrs. payinCteller faintly. For heaven.
sake give this man something and let us get
pnyingteIor thrust bill into tho mans
hand, Say nothing about this" he said
huarscly.
Not on your llfc;"", said tho,'man politely.
and take yer time There's no hurry. There's
n train leaves here NJ 1913 thatll do you all
right. Take yer lunch in yer room and give tho
boy something to keep him quiet Them boys
ia awful takers. and they can make lots Of
trouble"
That afternoon ms the train carried tho Pay
ingteers away. from Do En- Up-I!rown Inn
toward Fleccnmhurst, Mrs pRyingtc ller turned