Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-19
CHAPTER XIV.


Harvey lay and held on to the stran.
gers beard. and the stranger. who was
extended on the broad of his back. stared
hard and unthinkingly at the ceiling. The
corridor was brilliantly illuminated by
this time. and new observers were drib-
bling into II every instant. The manager
had arrived. and was questioning one or
two of his servants "a to what had hap
pcned. Harvey was beginning to come
to himself.
"This fellow" lie said. iran into me-
like a mailman. IL believe he came ont
of that lady's ROOM"
"Who IL hep asked the manager. ad-
dressing one Of the walters.
"Gentleman In number nineteen. SIR"
! said the waiter. "Camc In by the ten to
ten tonight
The gentleman of number nineteen
gave no sign of consciousness. He stared
without the slightest change of countc.
nance. without NO much NV n flicker of
the eyeiid. straight above him. aud the
lockers on were somewhat alarmed about
him. One of them. little more useful
| than the rest. stopped and began to lift
| Harvey to his feet, but the fingers of
both hands were entangled In the stunned
mans beard. and It was seen that the
whole side Of the face and throat was
bruised and bleeding whore the wiry.
black gray hair had been torn away by
Harvey's unconscious but strenuous
grasp. The young mans hands were full
Of hair, as II he had been dsembowel.
Ing an old fashioned cushion.
"You had better carry this gentleman
to number nineteen, and then call a
DOCTOR" said the manager. MIR. Jethros
Ii not hurt. I trustY'
Mr.. Jethroe was led back to his bed.
room aud comfortably seated in an arm
chair while the manager questioned him,
with all the respect due to Harvey's in
heritance of the deceased uncles million
sterling.
Harvey attached great deal too much
importance to the event which had just
happened to be inclined to talk about
It freely. He cOntrived to satisfy the
manager while keeping his own counsel.
The manager had said his respectful good
night, and had bowed himself half way
out of the room. when a sudden and un.
expected message was brought him.
"Would 1t be possible" the bearer of
the message asked. for Mr.. Jethroe tn
receive Il visitorI"
"A visitory" Harvey demanded, in
great establishment. II suppose the Wis.
itor has a name!"
''rhe name IL Thorne." exclaimed a
voice from without, and Harvey dashed
into the corridor to welcome the spcak cr.
"What in the name of wonder bring
you hereT he asked, dragging the old
gentleman into The room by both hands.
Accident. dear boy, accident" said
Mr.. Thorne with tlourishing geniality.
II nad business here. and thought Con-
stance was In need of change. and 50
| brought her with me-"
"Constance il here?" cried Harvey.
"In this hoteli"
"In this hotel, dear boy" said Mr..
Thorne. lie was rs pompOus as of old.
but he was seniality itself. The million
made II difference. "She has not yet re.
tired" he said, though she had just
reached her room when that extraOrdi-
nary noise broke ont, and she and both
witnessed the extraordinary scene In the
corridor outside. Whit was II all about p
THAT Is more than ! can tell yuu."
Harvey answered with perfect verbal
truth, though the reply, in effect, was
misleading. Can see Constance?" he
asked eagerly.
"Cersainly, my dear Harvey. certain
ly. Meet us In two minutes In the cot.
fee ROOM"
Harvey made rapid toilet, and with
In the specified time was standing hand
In hand with Constance, with Mr.. Thorne
looking on at their meeting with hands
appraised In jocular blessing, like a father
in a comedy. There was nobody else In
the apartment, and they We're able to sit
down and talk at ease. Unfortunately
for Mr.. Thorne, he had not found time
to impress Constance as he had meant ia
do, with the idea that his arrival ut that
particular hour was an accident, and even
IL he had, 1t was ten to one that the
girls downright honesty of nature would
have led her to refuse to shelter him. She
BETRAYED the truth unconsciously at once.