The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-21

act independently thus early in life.
He might be the son of n rich man
coming to London for a special course
of study The name, Arson, was an
Aristocratic one. But his clothes-they
were odd. Good enough, but not the
tight thing.
will you oblige me my recommend
ing a good tailor:' said Philip. Il
need a complete outfit of wearing APP
parel, and it VIII save me a lot OF
trouble if somebody will tell me exact
Iy what to buy and where to buy it,"
His uncanny trick of thought reading
disconnected the manager greatly. I'm
doubtedly the boy was puzzle New
er had this experienced man of the
world met any one more self pos
sessed more direct and yet, with it all,
exceedingly polite.
81 take it that you want the beSt?"
he inquired pleasantly.
"Yes."
''Are you lunching in the hoteI?"
Il would like something sent here, If
you please, and there again your adj
vice will be most gratefully accepted"
The manager felt that generation
was growing up of which he knew
nothing, but he simply answered.:
Il will see to it. Do you-er-take
wine?"
Philip laughed, that pleasant whole
souled laugh of his which instantly Sc
cured him friends.
Not yet, monsieur
"FOret is my name"
"Well NJ. Foret, I am far too young
as yet for either wine or tobacco.
promised my mother 1 would touch
neither until 1 am twenty-one, and 1
will keep my word. l think 1 would
! like some cafe au lait."
81 understand Your dejeuner will
| be sent up in ten minutes. By the
time you have finished l will have
people here from two or three estab-
lishments who will meet all your re-
! quirements in the shape of clothes and
| the rest"
An hours talk and the payment of
| checks on account worked wonders.
| Before many days had passed Philip
/ was amply provided with raiment. His
! presence in the hotel, too, attracted
! no comment whatever People who
saw him coming or going instantly as
sumed that he was staying with his
/ people, while the manager took care
! that gossip among the employees was
promptly stopped.
As for the ragged youth with the
diamonds, he was forgotten apparent
hn
lieving, indeed, that Isaacstein had
worked some ingenious advertising
dodge on his own account, and MesSrs
Sharpe & Smith never dreamed OF
looking for the lost Philip Arson, the
derelict from Johnson's News, in the
Pail Mall hotel, the most luxurious anG
expensive establishment in London.
That afternoon Philip visited the
Safe Deposit company. He had little
j difficulty, of course, in securing Z
small strong room. He encountered
the wonted surprise at his youth. bu
the excellent argument of banking
account and the payment of year,
rent in advance soon cleared the air.
He transferred four of his portman
teaus to this secure environment. Th'
fifth was sent to his hotel. When tn,
light failed he drove to the East Enc
and made a round of pawnbrokers
shops. Although some of the ticket
were time expired, he recovered near
" all his mothers belongings except
ing her watch
The odd coincidence recalled the In
spectors implied promise that b
should receive one as a recognition o
his gallantry.
How remote, how far removed iron
each other, the main events in his lif
seemed to be at this eventful epoch
: AS he went westward in a hanson b
could hardly bring himself to believ
that barely twentyfour hours ha
elapsed since he Travelled to the Mil
End road in company with Mrs. Wrie
ley.
And the curious thing was that b
felt in no sense awed by the possessio
of thousands of pounds and the ter
| ancy of palatial chambers in a grea
hotel. His career had been too checl
cred its recent developments too stl
pendouS, to cause him any undue emf
ton. Existence for the hour was
| species of we'll ordered dream, in whic
Imagination was untrammeled save b
the need TO exercise his wits in orde
10 keep the phantasy within the bound
not Of his own brain, but of otht
mems.
At the hotel he found the Frenc
valet setting forth a shirt. The ma
explained that he required a spare 81
of studs and links.
This reminded Philip that there Wa
still good deal Of shopping TO
done. He was about TO leave the roo
for the purpose when the valet said:
Another portmanteau has arrive
: for monsieur. Will you be pleased
unlock it,
NO" said Philip 1T must remat
untouched" He smiled at the thougl
of the sensation his tactered rags AZ