The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-09-25
His Self
Invited
Guest.


tCriEnail
PAM Gridicy. Junior partner In the
Grin OF Johnson. Stokes x Co., having
gone 10 y. 10 collect u long outstand-
ing account and hlving received
check for SID.g,i2 20 drew The money
from bank alfi lrept 10 MS h2,el With
it, Having other business ut y. to
ti-ansaet the next day. he was obliged
to remain overnight IsurI.i- Tire aiter-
no 81 he tool, "a walk Z, ;-ill time and
net a. man he as he Iasz7ei sansf ont;
f-esI5 tsr5dscy. W'.i4t .:rs you '.2'AE
hcre.'' GrJIey 81 5ped 10 i5sfS ~ tle
man. whom lie did not recognize. bi;t
he passed on. saying that he was in
hurry.
That evening while Gridley vas sit
ting In his room card was brought Up
to him bearing the narde Joseph Con-
dom
he was looking at the card. trying to
place the man whose name 1t bore,
when the door was pushed open. ana
Mr.. Condor entered.
Don't know that you remember me.
Mr.. Gridley.'' he said. I've seen you
at the store often and have bought i
LOT of goods of your concern. The
truth is. I'VE come up here on a matter
OF business and was hurryinS to get
through when met you on the street
Couldn't manage It and had TO stay
over in this beastly town. where /
don't know soul. thought Of you
and hunted you up"
Il can't exactly place you" said
Gridley There are SO many custom
ers coming and going that cant re
member them all. Besides. nave
charge of the accounts and don do
much selling"
Mr.. Condor settled himself In 4 chair
and tall<ed volubly on general subjects,
while Mr.. GridIey did most OF the lis
tening Presently up came another
card with the name Robert g Perry
name Gridlcy did not recognize
any more than that OF AR. Condor
He. however, directed that the new
conner should be shown TO his room
Mr.. Condor, who seemed to have set
tied himself to a pleasant evening,
looked annoyed at being disturbed
Mr. Perry was n florid man, with
pleasant smile. and came In joyfully.
GridIey rose to receive him
BEG pa'don for trespassinS. Mr.
Gridley,' he said efusively; but. see
Ing your name on the register from my
native place. l ventured 70 send you
my card with view to asking about
some of my old Friends
"I shall be very happy 10 serve YOU
Mr.. Perry This is Mr. Condor Mr..
Condor, Mr.. Perry. ! suppose we are
all bored at being in strange town
and should help each other out.
The three sat down together AMIGA
bly,. Mr.. Perry asked about several of
his old friends, but Mr. Gridley didnt
happen to know any of them. Mr.. Con
don produced cigarettes. Mr.. Perry
said he
never smoked.
Mr.. Perry asked permission to order
up cocktails, which was granted,
though NIr. Gridley said he never
drank. Mr.. Perry, however, told the
waiter to bring three cocktails. When
they came he took one Of them to the
gas let. saying that he thought there
was something In It." Finding some
thing he took the other two glasses
there on the tray for inspection FL
nally he was satisfied and set them on
iIe tabIe. Mr.. Condor drank one, but
Mr.. GrIdIey steadily refused. This was
not remarkable. for he was superin-
tendent of n Sunday school and never
drank a drop of any liquor. This lett
the two strangers to accept each oth-
er's Inequalities. Both demonstrated
at the position they were placed IN as
guests, using hosts room 10 tre''t
themselves in. bift Gridley was immov-
able Mr. Perry puffed away on Mr.
Condon's cigarette, and MI. COMMON
drank Mr. Perrys cocktail.
Presently Gridley noticed that the
conversation was growing trife
heavy. He looked at his self Invited
guests and saw that they were Doth
looking drowsy.
az fancy lie said, "thNt you gentle
men are no more used to liquor thAn l.
Judging from the effects Of one glass.
Mr.. condor tried to make joviai
reply, but while doing so his head zen
,1non the back of his clNIr, and lie
snored. Mr.. Perry attempted to go TO
the window, but fell over on the bed
Grldey summoned an attendant the
clerk was called, and, Gridley having
explained the circumstances, the TWO
men were taken to another room. how
they could have got drunk on one COCK
tail no one could explain. 1t was sur
missed that they had been drinking be-
fore the call.
The next morning AIR Gridlcy left
the hotel early and did not return TO 1t
before taking the train for home. On
the next Sunday morning before going
to his Sunday school, taking up pa
per, he was surprised to read:
"our esteemed fellow citizen. Mr..
Paul c. Gridley, while recently visit
Ing N. received two callers who 1t IS
supposed Intended to drug and ROD
him. Drinks were ordered and cisa-
rettes were smoked. The police We're
looking for both guests and arrested
them ut the hotel the next morning
They are two notorious crooks Who
unknown to each other, attempted the
same game. One drugged the others
liquor, and the other produced n drug
ged cigarette. Since Mr.. Grldley does