The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-03

SIttth VII WIN nto Onit fSRf'Dhtt',s
He went white and red and white
again. If by word he could have
tumbled the whole hotel down in an
earthquake he would have been willing
to be caught under the ruins. He had
a wild. boyisi conviction that by sub
jectlng himself now to the EXTREMIST
Inconvenience he could by and by
cause the hotel management poignant
remorse. Yes, be could take them at
their word. He would walk out of
the house just as he was. leaving
everything. he had behind him. He
would rot even take his overcoat. and
If he were struck down with pneu-
nonia so much the worse for these
insolent people,
His cap. his only head covering. as
he had forgotten a bowler on beard
ship. lay gu table. and be held 1t out
for the eneny's Inspection. lyon say
all that is mine Is yours" he sneered.
This may have cost orr shillings
when it was new. Now it would fetch
. at most. will pay you for it. Half
crown Is the least Illaye. Pray keep
| the change"
He laid coin, his last large coin.
| down on the table where the cap had
| been and without another word walk
ed nonchalantly out of the room. Be
low in the great hall through which he
had TO pass on his way out of the ho-
tel lights glared and dazzIed, and the
| talk and laughter Of many persons
sounded III bis ears. Loveland pushed
on blindly. conscious of himself as the
| one real entity in a crowd of will-o'-
| the-wisps and wicked lure lights. His
/ sole concern with the people in the
hateful. glaring picture was that they
| should suspect nothing Of his feelings.
i He walked with his head up and some
i thing that he meant for smile on his
i lips. nor was 1t an afTectation that he
appeared to recognize no one, though
Cadwallader Hunter. who had been
waiting to see this exit. believed it to
be.
4 The night was warm for November
in New YORK. Still. there was decided
4 crlspness in the air which Loveland
fell as be went out.
The streets were brilliant with light.
and half New York appeared TO be
abroad. although the theaters had been
in full swing for nearly an hour. But
all the women wore cloaks and the
men overcoats. Ioveland. in his din
ner jacket and wide expanse OF shirt
front, his pumps and silk stockings,
bis cloth travelling cap pulled over his
eyes, would have been noticeable even
If his height and good looks had not
made him marked figure. Every
body Who passed stared. and more
than 4 few glanced back at him. Here
and there some pretty woman laughed
at joking comment whispered by her
escort. and when his FIRST hot rage be.
gan TO cool II was uncomfortably
borne In upon Loveland that he was
:ac Observed OF many observers.
Here he was. ON winters night
foreigner in a strange city, walking
the streets without an overcoat and
with only 4 coin or two IN his pocket
lie remembered that ii tie afternoon
when dealing out visiting cards and
letters of introduction he had slipped
his eardease into a pocket Of his over
coas, where It still remained. Tha'
/ overcoat remained In one Of the room,
lately his ut the hotel. What foo
he had been, after all. TO leave it be
: hind. Meeting policeman. he in
CURED for respectable. Inexpensive
hotel in quiet street not too far ava!
and did his best to look unconscious o
: the big mans concentrated gaze fise'
on the large white oval OF his shir
front.
"lcz might try the New House, OF
z Toyty-theyd street.. was the advice
that followed uron reflection, ans
: Loveland was obliged 10 ask tire,
times before he was able to translate
I "Tcyiy- thoyd" into Thirty-third street
G Then lie had TO turn and refraee BIZ
J. steps. for be had been wandering az
town AMI must have covered sorie dis
; lance. US he guessed by the length Q
!. time II took him TO reach the Waldorf
Astoria again. As the lisht caugh
: and photographed him .. passing
man vino had been. stan - IN from
I Of the hotel under the iron canop.
I with the air Of waiting for some on
a started after Loveland, walking Jus
fast enough 10 keep him well IN sight.
n Val turned into Thirty.thirl stree
o and stopped before the New House
; which advertised Itself Ia blaze 0
starry electric letters. The man o
his trail smiled as he saw the tall &c
e urc in evening dress hesitate for a
l instant and then hurl himself at a r,
i volving door He himself strolled or
e but he did not 90 far. When he ha
taken dozen steps be wheeled. pasSc
d the hotel again. took dozen NOR
steps and again came back.
d Il was when he had just taken hi
nj sixth turn that Loyeand shot on
y through the revolving door even NOR
Q suddenly than he had shot in. Til
:. watcher was near enough to see Oh
l look on bis facc-the tenseness Of III
y lips and drawing together Of the Cyl
= brows-and BIS own expression sal
:. Il thought so,' as plainly rs word
q III there had been any one there 10 rca