The Washington times., 1908-10-04

You viii purPosely delay finding
them as long as possible. which you
can easily accomplish by rushing uY
and down the barrier, as fool o. a.
youthful curate would, and yoUIl keep
her there As long as YOU can. Then.
when they re found. you'll get "a porter
70 carry them into the hotel, and you
yourself Will repair TO The smoking
room and wait for me Got IL all per
fect?"
Every word answered Mr.. Baxeu-
dale III do il, like an actor"
Then, as we've got an hour 10 spare
yet said Mr.. Claye, Wen Just do
a stroll along the dock side"
While these worthics were doing the
stroll which Mr.. Claye had suggested.
Miss DrisCON, sitting in solitude Ia
The drawing-roOm OF the MOTEL. was
endeaVOring 10 make Up neT mine
about a question which perplexed her
greatly.
She knew that she had 500 worth
Of property or her person and that
she was among strangers IN strange
hotel, and that by ali tine rules OF
common sense and common prudence
she ought 10 deposit Juc vaiuabIes IA
The custody OF the manager. But.
like most women. she aad d distinct
objection 10 letting her valuabies pass
cut If her own custody. ana ever
since she had arrived al the hotel
and had seen her room she h.d been
iindin= reasons why sine should keep
the diamonds about hgI person.
Iir~t OF all, she said to herself. IL
was MOI very likely that thieves would
Sclcc, tuat particular hotel and tina,
particular night Vh,UedJ aud WHERE
ON 10 commit Expectations. secondly,
her Tc,m was urred win what dr-
poIr"d TO uy "a good Ioc, and a good
bolt Eut thI. Il, ,tEd chiefly. moody
M tuC world, SAVING u.r soucuor.
no was far away by JhdJ Ume dhd
quite p,N Ouu suSp cIru. knew that sut
htd :hc diamonds upon her person.
and, therefore, uU one WOULD IhiuA
20, trying 10 steal wudJ tHcy did not
know to. exist. She determined 10 Ie-
tain the green bag in ner own posses
sion.
A. 1--WE minutes 90 Miss DriscoI
went Up 90 her room. put GA tue long
travelling cloak 20 which .ar. Gage
had AIKEN such an auu2athy. and
went cut 10 the station 10 md the
missing trunks. As The sound of her
footsteps died away slowly down the
thiclllE cGrpeteG corridor. Ar CIaye'E
head prottuded f.ou t.c door oil the
nest roous-beforc Eiiss DrisCull-s
skirts mad swi-hed Gown Jue nrst
fight Ul stairs Nj. Claye WIS al nCr
door ue touched The LauGIv-the door
yieIde.i eesils.-ar. CIaye stepped ill.,
side
II knew shed leave Il Oreu." he
said, haif-chuczhns, as he closed tie
door and turned IN the electric hgnt.
Now then for IT.
NJ. Ciaye's proceedings were very
simple. Tie Examined the iOCh ana KEY
and suiGcd "a both. lie looked rather
more narrowly ~ The bolt Then T..
took from his waistcoaJ pocket d
screwIrIVer with a very fine point am
went 10 work on the screws whlcn
held The bolt plate to the door.
Within quite "a few minutes every
screw had been loosened 10 such an
- extent that a gentle. continuous push
from outside would have forced them
out and rendered the bolt useless Ye;.
looked al in a casual fashion. the
bolt ard lis httinEs appeared 10 DC
intact
Mr. Claye pat the sCrewdrVer into
his pocket again and turned 10 the
bed. The cover-et and sheets We're
folded down. upOr the pillow was
opened out Miss D-iscous night
gown. Mr.. Claye regarded the latter
article OF female attire very atten-
lively before he touched 1.-THE wished
to impress its exact folds upon lis
mind ana eve. 4, last he unfoided
10 with defttGnSers aud stretched out
the two sleeves right and left.