The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-18
CONTINUED from yesterday duily)
" DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS.
Copyright by s. s. Mcclure Co.

This ls outrageous. A person rep
resentlnR himself 10 be Fenimor,
Dayton, nm American journalist. wrot,
me II note, don't know what demon
OF III luck possessed mo. had neyeI
submitted 10 mn interview. | am 4
very old man and In poor health.
permit no strangers to come near mo
but something perhaps In the note--l
don't know at any rate. consented Il
receive This person at my club. lie, oI
some one representing himself TO be
him. came, nnd we talked for about
two hours, He was most agreeable
most intelligent but he had been drink
Ing g~at least ! feared sol becam me
nervous about the interview. lie prom
iscd TO bring me what be had written
last night. An he did not, came here
this morning. wish TO recall the In.
tervlcw, ! forbid the publication OF q
: word from me. shall bold you re-
sponSIble. sirl II is an outraged II "
scandalons shall protest publicly.
sir"
Il have no excuse 10 offer, SIR" said
Dayton hnmbly Il can only throw
myself on your mercy, hut first lot
me- say TINT your interview II safe nj
least II has not been published and will
not be" Then he went Oh 10 confess
the whole truth. holding bnck nothing
his love for n young American. the i'm.
possibility Of keeping both engage.
mcn,s aud the ImpossbIIty OF break
Ink either. And | suppose, air," he
said In conclusion. that Carpenter
slipped away and took several drinks
before seclug you and then kept on
drinking aftorward In spite OF his
hnblts. sir, there isn't man In the
world more competent 10 get such an
Interview than Henry Carpenter"
Hasn't hc written on sociology In.
qulrcd Lord Frampton. He had been
interrupting Dayton's narrative with
descending series OF ordinations, be,
ginning with Shocking" and "De.
prayed. and 'Insolcnt" and ending
with such mlder calculations as Most
astonishing" Extraordinary" "sur.
prising!"
Yea" replied Dayton eagerly, enter.
Ing the opening and hurryIng ON to re.
mind Lord Frampton OF the titles and
subjects OF Carpenters best known %.
says.
Lord Frampton was somewhat mollI.
ned Hc said 1T was a dIsgracef
trick to play upon nm old man. sir. but
I've been young myself. You AmerI-
cans-a wonderful people. sir. but
with sudden twinkling In his old eyes
will you get the young ladyT
Il think So" saId Dayton.
II don't doubt II II lmpudence Is AS
effective with the ladies as IL was when |
| was young fellow" Lord Frampton
chuckled
Would you mind II showed you IL
photograph of her, sirf" asked Dayton.
shamelessly using his bride TO be as II
paciner OF the old mans wrath. He !
brought the photograph fair haired.
clear eyed girl with resolutc face
looking straight out OF the picture at
you
"a fine American type" said Lord
Framptou.
They talked for n few minutes Of
America. then Lord Frampton sudden.
ly remembered his wrongs and was mn.
cry all over again. II am very old"
he said peevlshly. This will shorten
my life. And where, sir. IL that asso
ciate of yours, this Carpenter"
wen nnd him" said Dayton, and
after he had hastily taken coffee anc
n roll they set out for the far end OF
Pimico, They found Carpenters lodg.
lngs down II dismal alley In a house
which, had It been built OF wood in.
stead OF stone, would have been obllt.
Grated decades before A plnched New
England female face answered the
knock at the door to which the slattern
In charge had directed them
What do you want?" said she, In
what IL sometimes called the pie and
pickles" voice.
"Where is Mr.. CarpenterT
That's what I'd like to know" Mrs.
Carpenter answered
A few minutes talk made II clear
hat no news was to be got there.
Wen have to look for him." said Day I
on, as II they were sure to find him.
md on the way back to the Piccadilly-
strand district he tried to persuade
ord Frampton to go quietly to his
lub and wait.
NO" said Lord Frampton Grossly; Il
% with you. Really. Mr.. Dayton, this
most extraordinary proceeding.
When peace and quiet are absolutely
ecessary to me, find myself rushing
bout London In search of wild u
nnken creature. My whole life has
cen spent In quiet, and now, at ninety, !
hanks to my accursed folly In answer
lg note from wandering American
l must have been out Of
~ mind! feel like plnching myself .
see whether | am awake. ! shall !,
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