Putnam patriot., 1910-11-11
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 Novelized by LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE From the Play of the Same Name by WINCHELL SMITH
 < < Copyright. 1910 by Winoheli Smith and Lous Joseph Vance
Copyright 1910 by Minohell Smith and
 Lous yoseph Vance

lHe m9StefioeS stranger was Toung man. rather severely clothed fn
 dark suit which excited no interes,
 In Bigelow's understanding. although I, when saw him later, had no difl- cnlty in realizing that 1t had never been made by a tailor whose place of business was more than five doors re- moved from Fifth avenue. He was talifsh. but not really tall. and carried himself with slight stoop which took away from his real height. Tracey says he had way of looking al you as If he was smiling inside at some joke he'd heard long time ago. and l don't know but that's fairly apt description of his ordinary expression. He had way. too. of nodding jerkily at you-just once-to show he recog- nized you or understood what you were driving at: at other times he carried his head a trife to one side and slightly forward He was a man you wouldn't forget. somehow. though what there was about him that was remarkable nobody seemed 10 know. He nodded that jerky way in an swer to Will BigeloW's ''G devenin' v and without saying anything took the pen and started 10 register. He had to stop. however. for Tracey WAS pressing him so close upon the right that he couldn't get any play for his elbow. and after minute or two he asked Tracey politely would he mind stepping round to the left. where he could see just as well. So Tracey did. Then he wrote his name in good round hand, Nathaniel Duncan. x. r."
 .Isd like room with bath, he told Will something simple and chaste. within the means of man in moderate circumstances"
 VIII thought he was joking at first. but he didn't smile, So Will explained that there was a bathroom on the third floor at the end of the hall. though there wasn't much call for IL. T could give you room next to that," he said, ..but you wouldn't want 1t, l guess"
 "why not?" asked the mysterious stranger.
 "Because.- said Will. "'taint near the sample room"
 That doesn't make any difference I'm on the wagon
 The only sense Will could get out Of that was that the young man was trav- cling for a buggy house and hadn't brought any samples with him. thought" he allowed. "as how you'd be wantin place to display your sa samples, but of course if you're In the wagon business
 Oh" said Mir. Duncan. Il thought you meant the sample room over there" He nodded toward the bar That's what you call the dispensaries of intoxicating liquors in this part or the country. is 1t notY'
 Will made a noise resembling an af- 0rmative and as soon as he got his breath explained that travelling men generally wanted a sort of a show room next to theirs and that that was called 6 sample room too.
 But I'm not a travelling man." said the mysterious stranger. "So l shall have as little use for the one as the other"
 .Then the room on the third floor II do for yod.' said Will How long do you calculate on stayin
 That will depend" said MT. Dun can. "a day or so. perhaps longer, un- til can find comfortable and more permanent quarters.
 In his amazement Will jabbed the non so hare into the potato beside the ink well that he never could get the nib out and had to buy new one ~Yen don't mean to say you rc thinsin' of coming here 10 live? he gasped-
 .Yes. do said the young maD apologetieally .'I don't think you Il fnd me in the way. 1 shall be very quiet and unobuusive. I'm d student looking for a quiet place in which to pursue my studies
 Well" said VIII. you've found II. all right. There ain't no quieter place in Pennsylvania than Radville. Mr Dun can. | hope you'll like il" he said. sar' castle
 -I shall endeavor to-" said the young man And DOW may 1 go to my room. ulease: l should like to renovate my travel stained person 10 some extent before dinner.
 -yeu.u have time." said Will "Din- ner's at noon tomorrow. l guess you rs thipkin' about supper. That's ready now. Here. Tracey. you carry this eentIeman's things up to No. 43. have never been able to under stand how we failed to hear of IL q Miss Carpenters befor. ociock That was the hour whs a. having m ished supper and my first evening pipe I started down town to the Citizen of fee. intending to stop in at the bige. law House on the way and confouna VIII with the list of the days happen snzS. Main street was pretty wei crowded fer that hour. remembered noticing. aud most of the townsfoik were grouped together on the eorners nndernsarsl the lamps. discussina some, tsr- rather excitediy. l paid ne sarfyrusar attention. realizing that be tween Caesar. Pete Willing. Roland gurnetse's xuir and the checker gnm< sh.r had eBouRh to talk about 8o |