The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-06
AN EPISODE IN THE
 CAREER OF ANGELIQUE
nY M. Q, M'TNTOsH.

Copyright, 1905. by Daily Story Pub Co,) The Geegee was taking her afternoon prowl along the hotel corridor looking Tor victims. The Geegee was dressy widow with dyed hair and sprightiy manners. sne confessed to forty years but her computa- ton was not considered thoroughly relabfe.
 Some good qualities she had. profusion or had ones. and one besetting sin--curiosity. As she lived in a big hotel where q hetroge- neous collection of people herded she had no trouble in gratifying this craving. m fact she worked overtime mihoine other peoples business. She was a peripatetic local bulletin nicknamed '"rhe Geegee'-a euphonious contraction for the two words great gossip.
 The Geegee was taking her afternoon prowi and looking for prey. She was some what depressed for scandal was at low ebb in the house. the last sensation oeins fully three weeks old The corridor was very peaceful: the only other person In IL was black and carried tray on which stood erect two bottles of beer. The beilooy rnpped at room 23o. and simultaneously with the opening of the door The Geegee
 haitingly passed and glanced in.
 The sight she saw staggered her' Her whole personality seemed to undergo change: she bristled with interest. and ling cred near the door hoping for another view when the bellboy reappeared. The second glance verified the first and made Ihe GeeRee's heart pound with excitement but although she paced the hall for some time' ed ginR as near the door as she dared, noth- ing more was revealed.
 Bursting with information she hastened to the main corridor-the resort or cue sn boarders-to spread the glad news She stepped out of the elevator, glanced cursor fly over the hotel register. drifted towards | the corner where the "Jawbreakers' were | in session. flopped into rocker and looked untold tales.
 The group known as the "Jawbreakers was composed of three women of the semi grass variety of widow-their nusoanos were home on Sundays. All day long this | trio sat and rocked and chewed and gossip ed. As The Geegee joined their circle the | '.Jawbreakers" exchanged glances. Any | thing new?" one of them asked
 'rWho rooms in 230?" snapped the Geo.
 "Mr Harr,son,", promptly answered one
 The Geegee elevated her eyebrows and calculated "Oh" in a tone expressive or utter amazement
 | number one; "sy he is very rich.' said number two; hasn't been here very long" | said the third.
 After staring out of the window reflect | ively for a few minutes The Geegee divulg- ed It seemed she was passing the door of 230 she glanced in--accfdentiy, or | course-and there in clear view stood a man with his arms around woman In the act | of kissing her. The Geegee thought she must be mistaken. and hoping to rectify her | mistake looked in again as the bellboy was coming out but there stood the man stiil huRging the woman. The creature wore
 a stunning gown-brown' with gold ana | red trimming-and a red hat. Her hair | was fair. but her face the Geegee could not
 | The "Jawbreakers'' chewed agitatedly,
 and rocked violently; they were properly | scandaIized and wildly happy-they hau l new interest in life. They were very busy | the rest of the day comparing notes. Occa-
 sionally a scout was sent out to spy. but De. 1 yond the fact that there was laughter ana | popping corks in room 230 nothing further | developed until about o'clock in the eve | ming when the house doctor--a young
 man--was seen hurrying down the hall In 1 the direction of Mir. Harrison's room He | was admitted at once. and was followed few minutes afterwards by a bellboy Jing- | ling a passkey on a huge ring. Meanwhile | The Geegee and the "Jawbreakers' had | gathered in front of the elevator, this | noint being selected for two reasons: 1t gave | them an excuse for lettering and 1t com l manded a view of the room under suspicion The door soon opened and black face pro
 truded, then called out to someone In the | room. "All right. sah! Amt no one heah' The doctor then appeared. followed by the | Mysterious Woman and MT Harrison. She | seemed unable to walk wabbled unsteadily l like one intoxicated and had to be supported on either side by the two gentlemen When l the stairway was reached she attempted to | ascend but lurehed heavily forward. where l upon Mir. Harrison lifted her bodily in his arms and carried her to the floor above,
 where the beilboy admitted them to a | vacant room Strangely enough this room
 was directly opposite that of The Geegee | and 1t was not solely on account Of the heat
 that she was obliged to keep her door open
 during her evenings vigil. One of tho | ''Jawbreakers." having compassion on her l loneliness remained with her; the other
 two patrolled the halls. There were
 strange noises in the room opposite-sounds
 as of a struggle. groans as of some one in
 pain a querulous shrill voice expostulat-
 ing, a decided masculine one giving com
 mands Then the sounds died away. and
 all was quiet. Some minutes later the door
 opened, the men held a whispered confer
 ence, then locked the door and went away.
 still talking earnestly in low tones.
 The next morning the room was vacant.
 and subsequent inquiries revealed nothing
 regarding the Mysterious Woman. Who
 she was. and what became of her was a
 matter of wild conjecture. The story grew
 at an alarming rate. receiving daily addi-
 tions of a sensational character. The rep
 utation of the fair unknown became each