Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-30


difficulty, of course, in securing
small strong room. He encountered
the wOnted surprise at his youth, but
the excellent argument of a banking
account and the payment Of a years
rent in advance soon cleared the air.
He transferred four of his portman-
teaus to this secure environment. The
fifth was sent to his hotel. When the
light failed he drove to the East End
and made round of pawnbrokers
shops. Although some OF the tickets
were time expired, he recovered near
ly all his mothers belongings except
ing her watch.
The odd coincidence recalled the in
spector's implied promise that he
should receive one as a recognition of
his gallantry.
How remote, how far removed from
each other, the main events In his life
seemed to be at this eventful epoch!
AS he went westward in hanson he
could hardly bring himself to believe
that barely twenty four hours had
elapsed since he travelled to the Mile
End road in company with Mrs. Wrig-
ley.
And the curious thing was that he
felt in no sense awed by the possession
of thousands of pounds and the ten
ancy of palatial chambers in a great
hotel. His career had been too check
cred, its recent developments too stu
pendous, to cause him any undue emo.
ton. Existence for the hour was
species of well ordered dream, in which
Imagination was untrammeled save by
the need to exercise his wits in order
to keep the phantasy within the bounds
not of his own brain, but of other
mems.
At the hotel he found the French
valet setting forth shirt. The man
explained that he required spare set
of studs and links.
This reminded Philip that there wSs
still a good deal of shopping to be
done. He was about to leave the room
for the purpose when the valet said:
another portmanteau has arrivet.
for monsieur. VIII you be pleased to
unlock it,"
''No," said Philip. "It must remain
untouched" He smiled at the thought
of the sensation his tattered rags and
worn boots would make in that place.
Yet just week ago he passed through
the street outside bound in the pitiless
rain for Johnson's News and bent on
suicide.
He walked into Regent street and
made a number of purchases, not for
kfvara A n Ia sf1x ynVn
mounted photograph stand caught his
eye. 1T would hold the two best pic
lures he possessed of his father and
mother, so he bought it. He also ac-
quired dispatch box in which he
could store his valuables, both jewelry
and documents, for he had quite a
number Of receipts, letters and other
things to safeguard now, and he did
not wish servants prying eyes to ex-
anime everything belonging to him.
When alone in his room he secured
the album and locked that special port
manteau again, after slowing therein
the letter found beneath Mrs. Anson's
pillow. Soon his mothers dear face
smiled at him from a beautiful border
II f1hgree silver. The sight was pleas
ant TO him, soothing to his full mind.
In her eyes was a message of faith, Of
trust, of absolute confidence In the
future.
1t was strange that he thought so
little of his father at this time, but
the truth was that his childhood was
passed so much in his mothers COM
pany, and they were so inseparabie
during the last two years, that MEN,
cries Of his father were shadowy.
Yet the physiognomist would have
seen that the boy owed great deal of
his strength of character and well knit
frame to the handsome, stalwart man
whose name he bore.
Philip loved his mother on the COM
pensating principle that persons of op-
pOsite natures often have an overpow-
ering affinity for each other. He re-
sembled her neither in features nor in
the more subtle traits of character.
After dinner the excellence of
which was in nowise diminished by
lack of appreciation on his part he I'M
dertook pilgrimage Of curiosity to
which he had previously determined
to devote the evening.
He wondered increasingly to whom
he was indebted for the good meals he
had enjoyed in prison. Now he would
endeavor to find out.
A hanson took him to Holloway.
but the first efforts of the driver failed
to discover the whereabouts of the
Royal Star hotel.
At last Philip recollected the ward
er's added opposite"
He dismissed the cab and walked to
the prison entrance. Directly in front
he saw small restaurant called the
! Star. Its titular embellishments were
due to the warder's gift Of humor.
He entered. A woman was knitting
at cash desk.
''Until yesterday" he said. you sent
food regularly to boy named Arson,
who was confined in the prison.
"Yes," interrupted the lady. II on'y