The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-06
PLAYS HIDE AND
SEEK WITH
PLATT
WIFE OF AGED SENATOR HAS
GONE TO NEW YORK TO SEE
HIM.
He WAS HUSTLED AWAY
BY the Foes Of the Togo Lodge Chat
elaine Who Wish to Prevent Meet.
ing But She is Still Camping
on His Trail

New York Oct. 5.--Mrs. Thomas
g Ter Platt Is somewhere in the
midriff of Manhattan moving so rapid
ly that her watchful foes, headed by
Frank r. Platt, the son of her an
cient husband, United States Senator
Thomas c. Platt. have been pretty
well circumvented.
They hustled Senator Plat out Of
his hotel today at an hour that was un.
seemily for a very elderly, weakly
man, and bore him to his offices down
town. But they were still in darkest
doubt regarding the mode of attack
that would be tried by the woman,
whose wits are pitted against theirs : .
this game Of matrimonial cross pur-
poses. They did not know whore she
would strike 1rst-at the Hotel Goth.
am or at the Plat Offices and their
main concern was to Keep Plat away
from her at all hazards.
Il expect to see my husband today"
Mrs. Platt was quoted as saying up-
on her arrival in the hostile territory.
MY place is by his side"
Mrs. Platt arrived in New York At
1890 a. m, an hour earlier than her
usual hour for rising She had left
her country estate of Tiogo Lodge. in
Highland Mills. at daylight driven
eight miles In the cold gray chill Of
the dawn to the little railroad station
of Turner's, thus outwitting the report
ers who watched for her in Highland
Mills, and while the right of way was
still numbered with the tardiest Of the
milk trains she had started for New
York over the Erie railroad.
A March Stealer Herself
Evidently it had come 10 Mrs |
Platt's vigilant attention late last
night that Senator Platts sons expect |
ed to smuggle him out of town today, |
carrying him off to some point where
she would never be able to reach his |
side of his ear--or his purse.
They meant to steal a march on her |
as a march steaer she was quite some |
herself
She had oe whole end of a parl'r
car to herself She quickened the lag
gard pulse of the sleepy conductor ana
porter Of the Pullman with such liber.
al lips that they jumped to do her
bidding. even before she spoke A
solitary reporter had boarded the
train with her. but by her orders he
was entirely excluded from the coach
in which she rode When she reach
ed the ferry on he Jersey City side
he managed for the first time toget
within speaking distance of her. She
turned on him furiously.
It's nob3dy's business what I'm
doing here or where I'm going" she
fairly shouted at him. Leave me
alcne. Go away. And let me tell you
this, if any camera man comes near
me today I'll serve him as did the
wretch who tried TO take my picture
yesterday"
Dressed For the Fray.
Mrs. Platt's maid was her only com.
panion. The dress of the mistress
was almost as plain as that of the ser
want She wore trim, clcge-fitttiLgI
black tailored suit buttoned up in the
front to the chin like a clergyman's
coat. The skirt was cut to business
like length. The hat was a rough
toque. plumeless and fowerless. There
was not a superfluous tag or fringe or
tassel anywhere. Anybody could see
that Mrs. Platt meant TO take prompt
and speedy action.
The two women slipped into a dark
little recess near the gentlemen's
smoking room and so eyaded a pestif-
erous swarm of camera minutemen
who had been called out to meet the
invasion from TiogO Lodge There
they stayed until two ferries had gone
and with them the photographer 1
Then they entered hanson which
had been called fer them. a1d, in the
cab. drove aboard a boat bound for
the foot of West Twenty-third street
In the meantime Senator Plat had
been hurriedly carried out 0f the HG-'
tel Gotham, deposited in a cab aud
driven of 10 his business stronghold
at No. % Broadway He left the hotel
at $3.50 O'Clock. a full horr earlier than I
his usual time for going down town.
The haste shown "a her tended to CON
firm he report that the Plat camp
had been apprised Of the arrival Of
the determined chatelaine Of TOGO
Lodge. ID
Mrs Pistt drove 70 the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel. passed IN the Broadway
walked down the lobby and
ont again through the Twentythird }
street door.