The Washington herald., 1907-04-14
CHAPTER XIV.

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pu. on a new silk scarf, ana bisected ii
with his gold hunting pin Of foN-head
on a coned whip. rampant Il suppose
that I will find them all In the dining
room, he said 10 himself If sam Scar
let is at the same table with her, there
VIII be trouble"
When he was ushered T. "A seat in the
long. shining dinng-room with all the
gestures and scrapings that are aecu5-
toned TO be shown, ordinarily, only 10 a
President. lie felt very well. indeed. Tic
knew that people Ihere must know who
ne was. He did not compreheni hal
this was the old, Southern way of en-
tertaining a guest. Courtesy was SO un-
usual in America.
Ryder looked carefully arouni on thC
acres of white table cloth and imuacu-
late linen. Nowhere in that army OF
wayfarers. nowhere among those hun
dreds OF ebony-huod servitors. was Lady
Hope Greville TO be seen. In vain he
strained his eyes upon every corner OF
the room. The Piuk-cheeked English
woman was not there
Ryder bought "a long. black Havana
cigar after observation-disclosures he knew
it was the thing to do at the Hot" II,
paid just four times its proper value
but Le did not worry. He expected II
at the New Homestead. Then he saunt-
cred noncholantiy over to the news coun
Ter, "By-the-way," he drawled TO the
porter. Haven't seen Lord Hope Gre
Vile about. have your"
Deed. boss, Lord Hope Greville's done
gone"
Gone asked Ryder. abashed
Cone"
YES, sah. He an his sister done le
dis mornin' on de early train fer Wash
ington."
WAS anybody with them?'
Yes, sab. Dere wuz "a tall. rcd-faccd
kinder boWlegged gemmau."
Ryder whistled. Thank yen, my man,
he said. Here's q quarter. Then h
walked over TO the desk and bought
ticket 10 Washington. Truscott had sdi'
TO be aggressively active when one WUEl'
be successful and he intended % De
He would follow this matter uuEI IN
bitter END.
He found it difficult TO Kill time bcfur
the afternoon train was to start He sam
pied ali Of the different ill-smeiliug WI
ters, and even took q plunge in the pool
He listened TO the band play and walkel
up the mountain path that had beel
named after Il fashionable New 'T
physician. He sat down upon "a rusu
seat at the top, admired the view, ant
smoked another still more eNpeusiv
cigar. Then he came back TO the hote
again and watched the old. gouty ladie
I'm perambuiators. Goodness, what
life" he thought. But / suppose tina
I'll come to it, some day. when I'm sev
enty and rheumatic
When tic train left for Washington %
breathcd a sign of deep relief, and whe
he arrived at the Pennsylvania static
he felt nearer than ever 10 the desire
goal. 1t was not long before he Wa
sauntering slowly uo the Avenue in
Washington cabs always s4untel
particularly i'm summer. Ryder jumpe
out of the cab and ran To the hotel res
ister in the New Willard. He scanned
rapidly. Yes. there they were. Lord an
Lady Hope Greville, and worse luck t
fl ALL Samuel Scarlet. of Warrington
Va"
What's the number of Lord Hope Gre
ville's room ." he asked the clerk.
WAS in number 2i9 He left for Ne
York on the Congressional"
Wow shouted Ryder, and the cler
thought that he was a member Of tn
Cherokee Indian Strip Brother hood G
State Makers. who had just come TO tow
TO see the President
Anything wrong?' he asked.
"Yes." gurgled Ryder. I've been chas
ing a butterfly in the heat, and the sun
too hot
oh. an entomologist, I presume?' sal
the clerk, graeiously.
mo, "a lunatic," Ryder replied, an
then he dove downstairs for a lemon
ede Tie WIS much upset
On the next train To New YORK q wei
dressed, well-groomed member If I'll
Warrington Hunt spun uneasily upa
one of the padded, overupholstere
chairs. and watched the feeting lane
scape with a detected ey-. 1t was uaeI
ergetic, unsystematic. Ryder. fired wit
the zeal of the typical American beI
upon as wild goose chase as ever
knight errant went upon. He sti
smoked. his tenth cigar-but of infntel
less expense than those of the low,
South. This last was almost as bad q
a Pittsburg stOgie. His taste was d.
generating with the same rapidity as h
courage. still. old TruE says to keep O
going. he said And I'm in for it nov
so I'm going right ahead until sOmethiH
snaps"
The girl lt the central telephone offlC
IN New York thought that sOmethiu
was very wrong when some one at II
ether end Of the wire called Up the MN
her of every well-known hotel in the eft
that afternoon But it was only Amel
icanized Ryder on mission. Finally
struck oiI' at the ST Regis.
Yes. such a party is registered here
cume "a gruff response TO the same o.
question.
rs a gentleman named Scarlet there
Yes, sir; a Mister Samuel Scarlet
Warrington, Va. is registered with us
Great guns" he continued. turning
the assistant cashier of the St Regi
some ones in an awful bad temper
the other end of the wire. Ring of
he called through the phone. Il wonds
who that fellow can be?'
Ryder ives thoughtful. next day an
felt that he would not disturb them
the early morning It was late when D
drove around 20 the hotel in a hanson
cab. He aia stopped 0g the way 20 bu
81 bunch of American Beauties az the li
tie shop on Fifth Avenue lie knew tha
she would Ike them.
"Niu you send up hy card n Lad
Hope Greville2" he said at the office.
Sorry, replied the clerk, Lord an
Lady Hope Greville have just left Il
Europe They're sailing on the ST. Pan
al T. o'clock"
Ryder gHlped down something ia h
throat, aad ran for his cab.
Steamship ST. Paul wharf at once.