The Huttig news., 1910-08-06


 and later the confession that he was out of the running
 And yet, when 1 thought 1t all over, the entire week and it's events were two sides of triangle that was mar rowing rapidly to an apex, point. And the said apex was at that mo- ment in the drive below my window, resting his long legs by sitting on carriage block, and smoking a pipe that made the night hideous. The sense of the ridiculous is very close to the sense of tragedy. I opened my screen and whistled, and Johnson looked up and grinned. We said noth- ing. held up handful of cigars, he extended his hat. and when I finally ! went to sleep. it was to soothing breeze that waited in salt air and faint aroma of good tobacco. was thoroughly tired, but I slept restless ly. dreaming of two detectives with Pittsburg warrants being held up by Hotchkiss at the point of a splint while Alison fastened their hands with chain that was broken and much too short. I was reused about dawn by light rap at the door, and, open ing it. I found Forbes, in pair of trousers and a pajama coat He was as pleasant as most fieshy people are when they have to get up at night, and he said the telephone had been ringing for an hour. and he didn't know why somebody else in the blank ety-blank house couldn't have heard it. He wouldn't get to sleep until noon.
 As he was palpably asleep on his feet, I left him grumbling and went to the telephone. It proved to be Richey, who had found me by the simple expedient of tracing Alison, and he was jubilant.
 You'll have to come back" he said Got railroad schedule there?'
 T don't sleep with one in my pocket retroted, but if you'll hold the line I'll call out the window to Johnson. He's probably got one.
 "Johnsoni" l could hear the laugh with which Mcknight comprehended the situation. He was still chuckiing when I came back.
 Train to Richmond at 80 a m, said What time is it now?'
 Four Listen, Lollie We've got him Do you hear? Through the wom- an at Baltimore Then-the other woman. the lady of the restaurant = he was obviously avoiding names she is playing our cards for us-No --I don't know why, and I don't care. But you be at the Incubator tonight at eight o'clock. If you can't shake
 Johnson, bring him. bless him" To this day believe the Sam For beses have not recovered from the surprise of my unexpected arrival, my g one appearance at dinner in Grangers ' clothes, and the note on my dresser
 which informed them the next morn u Ing that had folded my tents like the if arabs and silently stolen away. For n tt half after five Johnson and l, the n ormer as uninquisitive as ever, were : m our way through the dust to the o itation, three miles away. and by four
 hat afternoon we were in Washing if on The journey had been unevent- Q ful. Johnson relaxed under the in-
 duence of my tobacco, and spoke at II some length on the latest improve
 ments in gallows, dilating on the ab- h ,urdity of cutting out the former free l. passes to see the affair in operation. e remember, too. that he mentioned d he curious anomaly that permits
 man about to be hanged to eat a hearty meal I did not enjoy my din. .- ler that night
 Q Before we got into Washington a had made an arrangement with John I on to surrender myself at two the i. ollowing afternoon Also. had wired
 O Alison, asking her if she would car 2 v out the contract she had made The I detective saw me home, and left me , here.
 Mrs. Klopton received me with dig T aified reserve. The very tone in which
 she asked me when I would dine told :. me that something was wrong. "Now-what is it, Mrs. Klopton?' :. demanded finally, when she had in. formed me, in a patient and long-suf- fering tone that she felt worn out . and thought she needed rest. "a "When I lived with MT. Justice :, Springer" she began acidly. her mend a ing basket in her hands, Tit was an
 orderly, wellconducted household. You d can ask any of the neighbors. Meals d were cooked and what's more, they
 were eaten; there was none of this here one day and gone the next busi-
 ness
 d Nonsense" I observed. You're s tired, that's all, Mrs. Klopton. And Id I wish you would go out; l want to "a bathe"
 
 That's not all" she said with dig
 nity, from the doorway. "Womer 4 coming and going here, women whose n shoes I am not ft--I mean, womer Id who are not fit to touch my shoes III coming here as insolent as you please 10 and asking for you.
 d. Good heavensi' exclaimed. "Wha n- did you tell them--her. whichever i
 was?"
 "Told her you were sick in hos \ I~sk h,< fnr u