The Newark journal., 1909-02-05
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 Patty fled only to bump against more men in the corridor and more cots. Making her way back to the office now swarming with gray coats she again sought the desk. A strange clerk listened politely to her tale of woe. He was certain that her father had not yet arrived, but as he might come at any moment he advised her 10 stay in sight and-impelled by the pink cheeks and brown eyes-he even went so far as to wake a sleeping sol dier and make him yacate his chair.
 Tired as Patty was, she was too for Torn and nervous to sit still She was also embarrassed by the attention she attracted-so many men all staring She left her chair and went over to a less conspicious place by the wall A little farther on she spied a glass door aiar and edging her way towards il found that it led to d dark empty room containing row of chairs shrouded in white. She chuckled as she found that here she could escape observa- tion yet still remain in sight of the l desk In she slipped, closing the glass door and. lifting the sheet, climbed into one of the chairs
 Funny place for a dentist" she l said aloud as, settling herself with a relieved sigh, she fixed her eyes on the big register distinctly visible on the clerks desk. As soon as a fami liar head bent over that register she was ready to come to light In the meantime here was soothing darkness and rest from staring eyes The oLair offered a comfortable reclining posi-. ton with it's cool linen head-rest. Fatigue dulled her brain and before she knew it she slept.
 She did not see white -iaeketed man come out of the barroom. open the door, pull down it's green blind, lock safe and stagger away, but, with the soundness of tired youth and health, slept on.
 Then came the colonel, holding him. self with extra straightness, flushed with the success of his speech Meet ing the cast-iron smile of Clerk Num- Der Three he signed his name with flourish and asked to be shown to his rooms
 "Rooms!" repeated Number Three, making the word unnecessarily plural, how many do you want?"
 Two" answered the colonel, "or-
 
 has already taken possession of one of them; l ask to be shown to the other"
 The clerk looked at the signature: IN. A. Eldred Eldred Park, Dinsmore. Va" then went behind mottled glass box and consulted another book. Next, he called a tired straw-colored woman, who examined various pigeon holes. Returning, he announced with the same fixed smile that no letter had been received, and behind the words the colonels sensitiveness saw doubt
 My daughter is here," he said with quiet firmness, pointing to the modern characters inscribed some lines above HIS HOuIlSHeS. All dSh IS tO Dc shown to her room"
 Number Three did not know any thing about that party, as he was night-clerk, just come on duty, but he pointed to the blank opposite the partys name, proving that she had not been assigned room.
 Then the colonel shed the dignity of the soldier and became the parent The man before you probably gave her some corner for the night. Can't you call him up and see?"
 He doesn't sleep here-has home some distance away, and 1t would be of no use, as with all the will in the world, he could not create space" Il came here six hours ago" inter rupted one of the bystanders, a smart looking drummer with upstanding ears. and have a cot under the stair case"
 And l. following after, was glad enough to get slab down in the Turkish bathrooms" added very red-fnced, little, fat man. who looked as If he had already tried his bed and had come 10 the surface for air. l very spick and span young man