Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-11-21
CHAPTER XXX.


long months 10 was the hand OF
Phineas Hwyte. manager OF the hotel
and Gemini Person OF The College
class of 81.
I'm awfully sorry you were so bad.
ly treated by the man at the door"
apologized INVITE.
"Oh, don't let q little thiry like that
I worry you. laughed the happy. light.
hearted Jerry apparently o5liyious 20
| the many curious eyes that were To-
| cused on him. ri Just such a thing
hadn't happened 7 should have been
surprised and perhaps little disap-
! pointed. I'm SO used 90 excitement
/ in the stretch runs. you know. But
wait a second" and he looked at the
/ envelope. A soft light of satisfac-
tion came into his face AID he sighed
/ like the man who had won. There's
/ no hurry about getting into this" said
he See"-holdng the envelope be
/ fore the older Geminf's eyes" For
/ Rodney Gravcs-To De opened ten
| hours after the specified receiving
/ time Plenty of time. you see But.
/ gee, that means midnight. The hour
| when graveyards yawn, A little
| creepy. isn't it2"
Hair an hour later Jerry and Phineas
Hwyte We're being driven down one
| OF the principal business thorough
fares. Jerry was kept GA surprise and
wonder until The vehicle came 20 a
/ stop in front OF mems furnishing
shop
1--WE arc going TO tog you out as we'll
as we can. explained re hotel man
agcr. % have haen in instructed to make
you loot as snectable as possible AZ
at e ready made. store. and t0 see that
your pockets are not entirely empty"
When Jerry came cut Of that store
he WA complete transformauo1
dis SINUS ottiaz. stylish gray suit. an
immaculate n, iree Shirt a sroucss
straw bat. % pair az oi-htdol,nr tan
shoes and bamboo walking stick rec
minded h.W Df the Jerry Chambers of.
other Jays-tre Jerry Chau1ers whom
MarNia h.t..ss would NOT insist upon
going up s.te street to see. In his
pocket were lalf ID dozen $50 gold GER
thcates- lust Cd Ittio pin money. you
anow.' said Evytc.
'Damoujpin money" LAUGHED the
rich jerry, as lc kissed che rou OF yell
.low-haCks.
When Jerry and Twyte. arm I'm arm.
walked up tle hotel steps the uni
formed man at the door colored and
seemed il at case.
II beg your pardon. SIR" ne bccan.
bowing and opening the door as wide
las it would ego. "but T."
"Oh that's ou right" smiled Jerry.
handing him cigar. 'I don't blame
you little h.t. but you did give me a
pretty good pinch"
Hwyte took Jerry 60 one of the par
lordoor rooms. which Dee turned over
Co him with the compliments of The
Gemini' Whom Jerry was alone. ~
ing on the bed after another bath. he
wondered and became suspicious.
what Goes all, this Kind treatment
mean. anyway" ne muscd. 90 sup
pose its meant Co make what's coming
TO me an the harder What in thunder
can Doe doing at midnight? That's
rubbing &c In good and hardt" He had
intended losing no time In looking mp
his parents. but he was so tired and
worn out that he fen asleep. 4 rap
ping ON his door about five o'clock
aroused him.
Come In" ne said. sitting upright
and rubbing HIS ewes.
The door orcned and In rushed Wal.
lace Chambers. Mike O'Connor and
Gen. Fernandez Rostos. Before Jerry
could be made 10 believe his eyes he
was being almost smothored with
hugs. Wallace Chambers. the first TO
reach him. could not speak. but the
fastnowing tears spoke lis happiness.
Drops OF JOY were springing from the
eyes Of Mike O'Connor. and Gen. Bos-
tos was unable 20 speak for some time
Welt" Jerry finally managed to
exclaim. what"
safe at LAST" his father wept. and
he squeezed him so hard that he
grunted. My boy. my Jerry. back
again-back TO father and mother
and" Here his eyes began to spar.
kle, and he brought himself to his fun
height Tapping his chest proudly.
he went on in the businesslike tone
OF the Wallace Chambers OF old: Il
knew they couldn't Kill him! l know
the Chambers colors' too weni II
NN-NNe AtNAN IMAM q hurricane 10 lower
them. l can tell you. gentlemen"
And you wasn't nutty, Jerry?"
asked Mike.
Not when I left you at FL Paso."
laughed Jerry. but the subsequent
developments, and the reward notice
In particular. nearly upset me. How
Is 1t that you all are here?"
"We-the gineral and me-came up
from San Diego to see the big show"
said Mike. Just the other day. and"
Only you and the generaI?" broke
in Jerry. Where is"
oh, she's here. too" provided Mike.
She's nappin' in her room. She
don't know You are"
How in the world did you find out
was here?" asked the whirling-
Drained Jerry.
Why. everybody in town knows by
this time that you're here" said Mike.
All they're talkin' about is Jerry
Chambers is alivel Jerry Chambers
has come to earth again!' and all that.
you know. Newspaper reporters have
been tryin' to find you, but the man
n rrfr H.