The Washington times., 1911-08-26

ber Of the room, and he stole toward H.
well, I'm d-d"' he murmured won
deringly.
The number was Ill, his daughters 3
room! He tried to open 1t. but the door
was locked.
Rushing to his own room, No. 1o7. he
seized one of a pair of revolvers the
kind that are made for millionatres) ana
followed after Jules down the trans
verse corridor.
At the end Of this corridor was win
dow; the window was open, ana Jules
was innocently gazing out OF the WIN
dow. Ten silent strides, and Iheooore
Racksole was upon him.
lone word, my friend" the million
aire began, carelessly waving the reVoi-
yer in the air.
Jules was indubitably startled. but by
an admirable exercise Of self-control he
recovered possession Of his faculties In
a second.
II lust want to be informed what you
were doing in No. Ill moment ago.
was the calm response.
You are a liar, and not very clevet
one That is my daughters Io IooIi.
Now-out with 1t. before you into
Excuse me. sir. No. Ill is occupied
by a gentleman"
"I advise you that It is serious CT
friend. Don't do 1t again. We Will go
70 the room together, and you shall
prove to me that the occupant Is
gentleman and not my daughter.
Impossible. sir" said Jules.
he took Jules by the sleeve.
The millionaire knew for certainty
that Nella occupied No. Ill. for he had
examined the room with her and him
self seen that her trunks and her maid
and heself arrived there in safety.
Now open the door" whispeed Rack
sole when they reached No. i'll
Il must KNOCK
That is juA what you mustn't do.
Open II. No doubt you have your pass
key"
Confronted by a revolver, Jules read
fly obeyed, yet with a deprecatory gea-
ture. as though he would not be res
ponsible for this outrage against the
decorum of hotel life.
Jules unlocked :he door. Racksole
entered. The room was brilliantly
lighted.
"A visitor who insists on seeing you.
sir said JTiesf 6,ao and fed s,,, IN ever,
ing dress and smoking cigarette, rose
hurriedly from a table.
Hello, my dear Mr.. Racksole, this Is
an unexpected pleasure-an-pleasure
Where is my daughter? This is her
room
''Did I catch what you said Mr.. Rack
sole?''
Il ventured TO remark that this Is
Miss Racksoles's ROOM"
My good sir" answered Dimmock.
you must be mad to dream of such a
thing. Only my respect for your daugh-
ter prevents me from expelliing you
forcibly for such an extraordinary sug-
gestion."
Of the millionaires nose turned sudden
ly white.
With your permission" he said in a
low, calm vaice. Il will examine the
dressing room and the bathroom
Just listen to me a moment" Dim
mock urged, in a milder tone.
I'll listen to you afterward, my young
friend" said Rac6sole, and he pro-
ceeded to search the bathroom and the
dressing-room, without any result what
ever.
Lest my attitude might be open to
misconstruction. Mr.. D!mmock," he
went on, Il may as we'll tell you that
have the most perfect confidence in my
daughter. who is well able 20 take
care of herself as any woman that :.
ever met; but since you enter 1t there
have been one or two rather mysterious
occurances In this hotel. That Is all"
Feeling a draft of air on his shoulder.
Racksole turned to the window.
that this window is br token, badly
broken, and from the outside. Now
how could that have occurred?'
IF you will kindly hear reason, Mr..
Racksole," said Dimmock, II will ex-
plain things to you. / regarded your
first question to me when you enter ed
my room as being Extensively put, but l
now see that you had some Iustifica-
ton.
II was passing along this corridor
about II o'clock wnen I found Miss
| Racksole in a difficulty with the hotel
| Aiec PaPlxQnla refirin0 n
rest in this room when a large stone:
| which must have been thrown from the
embankment, broke the window, as you
see. Apart from the discomfort of the
broken window, she did not care to re.
main in the room She argued that
where one stone. had come another
might follow. She, therefore. insisted
on her room being changed.
The servants said that there was nc
other room available with a dressing
room and bath room attached. and your
| daughter made a point Of these matters
at once offered to exchange apart.
ments with her. She did me the honor
to accept my offer"
Theodore Racksole looked at the
young man for a few seconds in silence
There was a faint knock at the door
Come in," said Racksole loudly.
Someone pushed open the door, but
remained standing on the mat: 1t Wa'
| Nella's mail, in dressing gown.
Miss Racksole's compliments and 6
thousand excuses, but a book of her:
was left on the mantel shelf In thi:
room. She cannot sleep, and Wisnes te
read
"Mr. Dimmock, 1 tender my apollo
gies, my personal apologies" said Rack
sole when the girl had gone away.
pray, don't mention it." said Dim
mock suavely, and bowed him out.
A Continuation of This Story VIII
BE Found In Tomorrow
Issue of The Times.