The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-06-10
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bold explained later to Mrs. Winter.
coming from Keatcham. might be re-
garded almost as extravagant COM
mendatlon.i 'Your cousins fortune Is
made he pronounced. solemniy: he
can get Atkins place. make no
doubt"
Mrs. Winter thought that Mercer
was very valuable man.
only always so melancholy; I've
been afraid he had something serious
the matter with his digestion. It's
these abomlnable quick lunches that
are running the health OF all our steady
young men. ! don't know but they
are almost as bad as chorus girls and
late suppers. Well. Mrs. Winter. I'm
afraid we shall not have another
chance at bridge until see you In
New York. But. anyhow. we stung
the colonel once-and with Miss Smith
playing her greatest game. too. Pity
she can't induce Mr.. Keatcham to
play: but he never touches a card.
hardly ever takes anything 10 drink.
doesn't like smoking especially. takes
q cigarette once In a while only, never
plays the races or bets on the run OF
the vessel-positively such Icy virtue
gives an ordinary sinner the cranps'
Very great man. though. Mrs. Winter,
and a man we are all proud 10 follow:
he may be overbearing: and he doesn't
praise you too much, but somehow
you always have the consciousness
that he sees every bit OF good work
you do and IL marking II up In your
favor: and you won't be the loser
There Is no question he has a hold on
his associates: but he certainly Is
not what call a genial man"
Only on the day OF his departure did
warnebold. In young Arnolds Ian
guage. loosen up" enough to tell
Arnold and the colonel vital incident
The night OF the attack a telegram
was sent to Warnebold in Keatcham's
confidential cipher. directing the cam
paign against Tracy 10 be pushed
hard. ordering the dumping OF some
big blocks OF stock on the market and
arranging for their dummy purchasers
The naming OF Atkins as the man In
charge was plausible enough. presum
ing there had been no knowledge ol
the break In hts relations with Keatch
am. The message was couched In
Keatcham's characteristic crisp phrase
ology. But for the receivers knowl
edge OF the break and but for tn,
previous long-distance conversation. q
had reached its mark. The associates
OF Keatcham were puzzled. The hands
were the hands OF Esau. but the voice
was the voice OF Jacob. There hat
been a hurried consultation into which
the second long-distance telephone
from San Francisco broke like
thunderclap. II decided the hearers e
keep 10 their instructions and disre
gard the cipher dispatch.
And didn't you send any answer
the colonel asked.
ooh. certainly: We had an address
given. the Palace hotel. Mr.. John G
Makers. We wired Mr.. Makers-iT
cipher; Dispatch received. VIII at
tend TO IT, signed. And wired e
the manager OF the hotel to notice th'
man who took the dispatch. II WASH
a man, II was lady"
"A LADY,"
= yes. she had an order for Mr.
: Makers kilograms. Mr.. Makers gav'
: the order. Mr. Makers himself onl!
b stopped one night and went away IL
the morning and nobody seemed to re
member him particularly; he was I
, nondescript sort OF party"
. But the LADY," The coloners moutl
, felt dry.
'The lady? She was tall. fine figure
; well dressed. dark hair. the TELEGRAPH
!. girl thought but she didn't pay an!
: special attention. She had a yer!
5 pleasant. musical voice"
That doesn't seem 10 be very def
5 mite" remarked the colonel. with
5 crooked smile.
4 II didn't look like a clew to Warne
! bold either: but he was convinced o
. one thing. namely: That II would pa,
4 10 watch the ex-secretary.
! And" chuckled he.'there's cheer
T full side to the affair. Atkins is loade'
D to the guards with short contracts
anu INC hlAuidhh 10 hoohhhhH a. ~
rise continues, be can't cover withou
$ losing about all he has. BY the way
9 we got another wire later in the da
o demanding what We were about, wha
d IL all meant that we hadn't obeyed In
J. structions. Same address for answer
: This time we thought we had laid
I nice trap. But you can't reckon on
n hotel; somehow. before we got war;
Y ing. Mr.. Makers had telephoned for hi
5 dispatch and got Il"
y where did he telephone FROM"
G From his room in the Palace"
Il thought he had given up hi
ROOM"
HE had But--somebody telephone
@ 10 the telegraph Office from somewher
! in the hotel and got Mr.. Makers wire
;. You can get pretty much eyerythin
}. except moderate bill out OF hotel.
). Il see," said the colonel. and in
I medlately in his heart compared hin
n self TO the immortal blind man. 70
J., his wits appeared to him to be tram
,. ing round futilely In a maze; no nea