The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-07

ulshtB, Az nine the hthhcs were
brought out aud my man helped
Keatcham's valet to pile them a little
farther down the corridor in the HAM,
These items tho colonel was reading
out Of his little red book.
you have pat all that down, DO
you think II means ~anythlngg"
Il have put everything down, One
cant weed until tkare is a crop OF in.
formation. you know"
True murmured Aunt RebecoR.
noddine her head, t%houghtfully. Well.
did anything else happen?"
THE secretary posted a lot OF let.
tiers In the shute, They are all smo-
king now. Yes" he was on his feet
and ut the door IN almost a single mo-
tlon. There had been just the slight
est tattoo on the panel. When the
door was opened the colonel could
hear the rattle OF the elevator. He
was too late TO catch il, but he could
see the inmates. Three gentlemen
stood IN the car. One was keatcham,
the other two had their backs TO Win
ter. One seemed to be supporting
Keatcham. who looked pale. He saw
the colonel and dafted at him a single
glance In which was something like
poignant appeal: what, Il was too brief
for the receiver 10 decide, for IN the
space 81 an eye blink a shoulder OF the
other man interviewed. and simultane-
ously the elevator car began 70 sink.
There was need 10 decide instantly
who should follow. who stay on guard.
Rupert hade the boy so down BY the
stairs. while. with a kind OF bulldog
instinct. he chung TO the rooms, The
lad was "a fetch the manager and the
keys Of the Keatcham suite,
Meanwhile Rupert paced back and
forth before the closed doors, whence
there penetrated the rustic Of packing
and a murmur Of voices. Presently
Kcatcham's valet opened the farther
door He spoke 70 some n inside.
Eyes. SIR" he said, "the porter
hogght 10 be ere now
The porter was there, al lease he
was coming down the corridor which
led to the elevator. trundling his truck
before him. He entered the rooms
and hustled himself about the luggage.
Doggedly tfa colonel stuck to bis
guard until the valet and another man,
a clean.shayen, fresh.faced young man
whom the watcher had never seer be-
fore. came out Of the room. The valet
superintendent the taking OF two
trunks. accepting tickets and chacks
from the porter with q thoroughly
Anglican suspicion and thoroughness
Of inspection, while the young man
stood tapping his immaculate trousers
log with the stick Of his admirably
slender umbrella.
ITS all right. Colyin," he broke IN,
lmpatiently; three tickets 70 Los An.
geles. drawing room, one lower berth,
one section, checks for two trunks
come onl"
Very methodically the a called
Colyin slowed away his green and red
slips, first In an envelope. then IN his
peoket.hook. finally b%uttoning Vt In.
aide pocket over all. He vas the image
of a rather stupid, conscientious Eng
llsh serving creature. Carefully he
counted out a liberal, but not lavish tip
for the porter. and watched that fnnc-
tIonary depart. Last Of all. he locked
the door.
With extreme courtesy Of manner
Winter approached the young man
Pardon me-" said he. 4 am Col
Winter; my aunt, Mrs Winter. has
the rooms near yours. and she finds
that she needs another Of two.
Are you leaving yours?"
These are Mr.. Keatcham's rooms.
not mine" the Young man responded,
politely. He Is leaving them"
when you give up your keys, would
you mind asking the clerk to send
them up to me-" pursued the colonel
Room 327."
Certainly" replied the young man,
sor would you like TO look at them a
m0mont now7s
HWhy~-if It wouldn't detain you"
hesllated Winter; he was hardly pre-
pared for the ofIor Of admlttance.
"Get the elevator and hold II q min.
ute, Colvln, said the young man, and
he instantly fitted The koy 70 the door.
which he flung open.
Excuse me" said be, as they stood
IN The room. sbut aren't you the Col.
Winter who held that mountain pass
70 lot the other fellows get on. aftor
y0ur ammunition was ~exhausted2'
II seem to recall SOME such episode,
Only II sounds rather gaudy the way
you put a."
4 read about you In the papers you
SWAIN q river with Funston; did all
ktASs Of stunts
eOr The newspaper reporter did You
don't happen 70 know anything about
the price OF these rooms. | supposeT'
The Yonne man did not know but
he Vhnwnd the colonel through all The
rooms Hlth vast eIsillty. He seemed
quite indifferent 10 the eolonels o.
lerekt In eloaals. aathn and wardfobes:
BE- cais wanted . talk about The
Philippines.
The colonel. who ALWAYS shIdd IKE
: mettIed horse ifom The IIusacf q Me
own ~laHfels. arew fRd With ~diacaIiiofl
md ratified tie docs knobs
ThoFe the suite eras.H SAD IL