The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03

face. "But as his grace alluded to |
the pleasure with which he anticipated
making the senator's acquaintance, l
presume he takes it for granted that
Tarrant from Liverpool:p .@. = /
Mrs. Sherman and Leonie exchanged
glances, as tho to, say that
deed, from their point Of view,
it did: Senator Leonidas Sherman was
the kindest of husbands and the most
landed in England and found that he
had been deprived of the chance of
staying with a duke, he would have
made things hum for all concerned.
"Beaumanoir; having lived in your
country, has a warm corner in his
heart for all Americans said the gen
eral. "And talking Of Americans, my
deal" he proceeded, addressing his
to Mrs. Talmage Eglinton. AS we are
all going out of town, what do you say
| to returning her call this afternoon9
If you are not otherwise engaged, will
order. the carriage for four O'Clock"
When the general who never in his
mbling-spoke like that Mrs. Sad
and did it,. She had not the faintest
| inkling Of his reasons for sudden polite
ness to a pushing woman whom they all
disliked. In the old days, when she
had gone out into camp with her hus-'
band, and had sat silent in the tent
amid the coming and going of troopers
and mysterious spies, she had always ,di-
vined when a great coup, resulting
in the death or capture of some noto-
rlous malefactor,- was vexing his brain.
She had watched the spreading Of the
net without troubling him with ques-
lions about the meshes. So now, tho
inwardly ,disquieted by this recrudes-
cence Of the professional instinct, she
! abstained from worrying him, confident
that the veteran would achieve his pur
pose as ruthlessly as the Jealous young
captain of thirty years ago.
Without demur the ordering Of the
carriage was agreed to-, and when it
came around at the appointed hour the
Sadgroves were, reinforced by Mrs.
Sherman and Leonie, who, at a hint
from the general, had been induced to
accompany them. During the drive the
pace at which his fine pair Of bays was
being driven, and once or twice checked
the coachman; but his wife, who had
learned to notice trifes, observed also
that he frequently consulted his watch,
and concluded that his anxiety was not
entirely on the score Of his cattle. OF
this she was assured when, as the
equipage turned into the courtyard of
} the hotel, he replaced his watch with a
scarcely audible sigh of relief. What
was it for which they were neither too
J late nor too early, she wondered.
At the bureau they were Informed
that Mrs. ,Talmage Eglinton. was at
handed over to bellboy, passed on
with the exception of the general, who
} Jagged behind for a moment.
"You have gentleman staying in
! the hotel Of the name Of Ziegler, have
you not-Clinton Ziegler9'' he inquired
of the clerk. "Ah, thank you-1 was
: not mistaken then. Do you happen te
: know if he is in his rooms at ,pre,sentP
! certain to be in, as he was an invalid
), and never went out. oh yes; he saw
Z people-a good many, but always in hi.
own apartments, and he never fre
}, quented the public rooms. His SUITE
was in the same corridor as that Of
T Mrs. Talmage Eglinton-next, to it, il
! fact. No; the gentleman and lady were
I not friends, or even acquainted, tn,
8 clerk believed: At any rate, they hat
9 arrived at different times, and he hat
!, never heard OF any connection between
i them.
. Thanking his informant, the genera
T hurried. after the others and eaugh
= them up In time to be 7ushered witt
, them into Mrs. Talmage Eginton
!. luxurious reception-room. The hand
= some widow, beautifully gowned
! and already appraised by speakingtub
! that visitors were coming up, receives
:. them with effusion, and made no effor
!, to conceal her surprise when the ger
9 eral appeared in the wake Of the ladies
9 She rallied him on his new-found pc
IS likeness, and openly avowed that b
!, must have some secret object in seek
q ing her good will.
$. The general, disclaiming anythin
y unusual in his conduct, bore the flo,
Of badinage meekly, but under hi
e. gray mustache he muttered:
y "Confound the womanl She
sr clever. or else Jem Sadgrove has blur
IS dered.''
a The conversation drifted into til
D. usual channels Of small talk, and by til
e, time the general joined in he had Al
or simulated one important fact in COZ
le nection with his surroundings Tt
h suite Of apartments in which he we
" doing the penance Of a duty call we
a split suite. There was a door at til
d, end Of the room, across which fairl
"a heavv writing table was plaeed. al