Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-09-15
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER l5 1911
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Quintin attached himself to the line
at the ticket window and awaited his
turn. He felt that the eyes of the
whole world were upon him, and he
knew that this was the very proudest
moment of his life. Suddenly he bent
down to recover the glove which had
dropped from his hand, and at the
same instant the man ahead swung
quickly around, bringing the corner Of
a heavy suit case In violent contact
with Quintin's head.
II beg your pardonw said the stran-
ger as he returned Quintin's fallen hat
II hope you are not hurt"
That's all right" said Quintin thick
ly, staring dazedly at the man. "Gave
me COMPOUNDED headache, you know"
At the ticket window the man asked
him twice before Quintin gathered
himself together sufficiently to reply.
"One- Mlraflores," he said, pushing
some money across the counter.
When the train pulled out he was
comfortably mapping in his seat.
The conductor aroused him to punch
his ticket and thrust the pasteboard
in a convenient place, and Quintin
nodded off again, conscious that his
head was aching splittingly and that
SO far as he was concerned the ex-
press might go on and on forever
until 1t reached the end of the world
and then drop of into space. Qulntin
did not know that these fantastic
thoughts were legacy of the blow
he had received that evening. He knew
only two things. One was that Cynthia
Dewbury lived at Mirahores and that
his ticket bore the name Of that beau
tiful residential city.
Quintin's people also lived at Mira
flores, and for years 1t had been his
habit to run down there every Satur-
day afternoon for the week eel. II was
an hour out of New York and the first
stop made by the limited express.
"Mirafores Mlraforesp' sounded
from either end Of the car, and, only
half awake, Quintin aroused himself
ana dragged uown MS SUIT case got
into his overcoat' Jammed ON MS nat,
and, quite unconscious Of the many
curious glances shot after him by his
Fellow travellers VINO got on at the
same statlon' ne ieIt tne traln ana
walked through the statlOh TO the OPP
poslte slue' where ne Doarueu trohey
cur TOT MS Iathers mousse.
The car was OF an oDsoiete type anu
as the niue conveyance Jigged along
the track lts rocking motion accentuat'
ed Qulnuhs racklhe headache nc
had only confused recoiIectloh OF tne
happenings OF the day but he could
piece together a Few facts, the princi-
pal one OF WHICH was that something
very unusual hhd occurred winch had
now slipped his mind altogether An
other matter that worried him was the
Idea that he had left something be-
hind. over ana over again he counted
his belongings. They were easily emu
merated-hls suit case, umbrella. and,
confound 1t. what was that other thing
which he could not remember
He sat with bent head and knitted
brow, puzzling over the matter with a
growing conviction that he would not
solve the problem until something
cleared away the confusion In his head.
When he arrived home be would get
his sister Amy to prepare bromo self.
zer-notbing like that STUFF for knock
ing out n headache.
Old Martin admitted Dick ouintIn
IN bis fatbers house. and. beyond the
first jncredulous stare info the empty
darkness behind the younR man. he
showed no sign Of surprise nj his
masters return
"Where Is nv father. Martini de.
mondad Djck as no turned bts Ing.
gage over TO the butler
On the library. Master Dick" soId
the servont throwing omen the door
NJ Mr. Ouintin's snoclous nrivate room
A the door closed behind Dick two
forms arose from the high backed
chairs nm either aide OF the wide
boortb Ono was bis father starring
ana i,creduIoua az Martin had been.
the other vas Amy bis sister. her
fair face noIe and startled
"Wbv son. what IL the matterp
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