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CHAPTER VI.-Continued.
bggedly the colonel stuck to his
IA until the valet and another man,
eau.shaven, fresh-faced young man
m the watcher had never seen be-
came out of the room. The valet
brinteHded the taking Of two
ks. accepting tickets and checks
the porter with a thoroughly
lican suspicion and thoroughness
INSPECTION, while the young man
ID tapping his immaculate trousers
with the stick of his admirably
der umbrella.
It's all right, Colvin,' he broke in.
atiently: three tickets to Los An
Is. drawing room, one lower berth,
section, checks for two trunks; ;
he ONT
|ery methodically the man called
kin slowed away his green and red
IS, first in an envelope, then in his
textbook, finally buttoning an in
pocket over all. He was the image
b rather stupid, conscientious Eng
serving creature. Carefully he
|nted out a liberal, but not lavish tip
the porter, and watched that func-
barry depart. Last of all, he locked
door
With extreme courtesy of manner
liter approached the young man.
Pardon me-" said he. Il am Col.
inter-; my aunt, Mrs. Winter, has
rooms near yours. and she finds
u she needs another room or two.
+ you leaving yours?"
fThese are Mr.. Keatcham's rooms,
! mine, the young man responded,
(itely. He is leaving them"
fWhen you give up your keys, would
p mind asking the clerk to send
Pm up 20 me?" pursued the colonel.
Dom 327."
certainly" replied the young man,
would you like to look at them a
pment now"
FWhy-if it wouldn't detain you
Stated Winter; he was hardly pre-
red for the offer of admittance.
'Get the elevator and hold it a min
E, Colyin, said the young man. and
instantly fitted the key to the door,
'ich he flung open.
Excuse me-" said he, as they stood
The room, but aren't you the Col.
inter who held that mountain pass
let the other fellows get off, after
dr ammunition was exhausted ?"
l seem to recall some such episode,
" II sounds rather gaudy the way
u put it."
/ read about you in the papers; you
am river with Funston; did all
Ids Of stunts"
VT the newspaper reporter did. You
l happen to know anything about
price of these rooms, / suppose ?"
Inc young man did not know, but
showed the colonel through all the
ms with vast civility. He seemed
tie Indifferent to the coloners in
est In closets, baths and wardrobes;
only wanted to talk about the
llppines.
me colonel, who always SHE'D like
nettled horse from the flutter of his
iaurels, grew red with discomfort
ratified the door knobs.
mere the suite ends" said the
ing man.
oh, we don't want it all, only a
III or two" Col Winter demurred.
ny one of these rooms would do.
II, will not detain you. The ele-
OF boy will be tired, and Mr..
atchsm will grow impatient"
MOI at all; he will have gone. /
80 very glad to have met you, Colo
-"
II this manner, with mutual civil
> they parted, the young man es-
'ihg the colonel to his own door,
zen the latter was forced to enter
me sheer demands of the situation.
'ut hardly had the door closed than
popped out again. The young man
swinging round the corner next
elevator.
- ne an innocent bystander or
az puzzled the soldier. He re-
ueu MS march up and down the
i'uor' The next room to the
''cham suite wa evidently held by
agent OF the Fireless Cooking
W sinceione Of his samples had
ayea into the hall and was mutely
its own exceeding worth
very black letters on a very white