, 1908-04-16

a 4 contrary to the r~eckoninss of ~.
nautical almanac, l beg to call vour ~.
tention to these items from the tjm.-
table of the Mid-Westerp and south.-
hallway for December, 1901: The
southbound express passed AnnandaIe
at exactly So minutes after four n m
1t was scheduled to reach C~inc,nnat
at IL o'clock sharp. This, I trust Il.
sufficiently explicit.
To the student Of morals and mn
lives will say a further word. I had
resolved to practice deception in run
ming away from Glenarm House tn
keep my promise to Marian Devereu,
by leaving / should forfeit nv right
to any part Of my grandfather, es.
tate; but of immediate import.
ance was my absence from Glenarm
House at this juncture, when the at.
lacks OF Morgan and the strange WAYS
OF Bates made 1t clearly my duty tn
remain. Pickering and | were an.
gagged In a sharp contest, and was
beginning to enjoy 1t to the full. but
| did not falter in my determination
to visit Cincinnati, hoping to return
without my absence being discovered.
so the next afternoon | began prepar
ing for m journey.
Bates, | fear that I'm taking a se.
we're cold and I'm going to dose myself
with whisky and quinine and 20 to
bed. shan't want any dinner-noth.
ing until you see me again"
yawned and stretched myself with
= groan
I'm very sorry. sir. shan't I call
a DOCTOR"
Not a bit of 1t. I'll sleep It off and
be as lively as a cricket In the morn.
ing"
At four o'clock I told him to carry
some hot water and lemons to nv
rooms babe him an emphatic good.
night and locked the door as he left
Then packed my evening clothes in
suitcase. 1 threw the bag and
heavy ulster from a window, SWUNG
myself out upon the limb of a big ma.
pie and let 1t bend me to its sharpest
and then dropped lightly to the
ground.
passed the gate and struck of to-
ward the village with a joyful sense
Of freedom. | reached the station
without incident and waited in the
freight shed to keep out of sight of
the station loafers until my train drew
mp. then quietly jumped aboard. |
hou"f' u seat in The Washington
'r .'"i q I.'".. -iI pr in The diHiitS
oar made myself comfortable and
dozed and dreamed as the train
through the dark. The
passengers about me went
bed, and I was left sprawled out
In my open section, lurking on the
shadowy frontier between the known
and dreamlapd.
We're RUNNING into Cincinnati ten
minutes late" said the porter's voice,
and In a moment | was in the vesti-
bule and out. hurrying to a hotel. At
st. Botolph I ordered a carriage
and broke all records changing my
The timetable informed me
the Chicago express left at half
past one. There was no reason why
I should not be safe at Glenarm House
by my usual breakfast hour in the
morning II all went well. To avoid
loss of time in returning to the sta
ton / paid the hotel charge and car
ried my bag away with me
doctor Armstrong; ~residencef
Yes. sir; I've already taken two loads
The carriage was soon climbing
what semed to be a mountain TO the
heights above Cincinnati. To this day
I associate Ohio's most interesting city
with a lonely carriage ride that was
as strange to me as a trackless jungle
in the wilds Of Africa. And my heart
began to perform strange tattoos IN
my ribs. I was going to the house of
a gentleman who did not know Of my
existence, to see a girl who was his
guest, to whom I had never. Is tho
conventions go. been presented. It
did not seem half so easy, now that I
was we'll launched upon the adven-
turs.
stopped the cabman Just as he
was about to enter an iron gateway
whose posts bore two great lamps.
That's all right, sir. can drive
right In"
But you needn't" l said. jumping
out. Wal right here"
Doctor Armstrong; residence was
brilliantly lighted. and the strains OF
q waltz stole across the lawn cheerily.
I made n detour and studied the house,
seeking a door by which | could enter
without passing the u%nfriendly Glib
raltar of a host and hostess on guard
to welcome belated guests.
A long conservatory filled with trop-
ioal plants gave me an opportunity.
~Promenaders were passing IDLY
through 1t and out into another part
of the house by an exit could not
see. A handsome, specialized gentle