The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-11-30
CHAPTER IIl.-fcontlnued.)

which he accomplished without misad
venture. shielding himself behind q
newspaper. was his first taste of un,
restricted freedom-and by that token
delight without alloy.
At quiet and inconspIcuous hotel
in the Forties, some distance from
Broadway he registered boldly as
"Bralnerd West, Philadelphia" and
paid for his room In advance. explain.
ing that his luggage would come In
later. The open stare OF the room
clerk lrritated him but little, whose
thoughts were preoccupied with hun.
dred half-formed and less than half
considered plans.
In his rooms, forgetful OF his prom.
ise to telephone Warburton. he threw
himself upon the bed to ponder the
next move; and exhaustion, superin-
duced by excitement. overcame him
almost Immediately. For the better
part OF an hour he slept without stir.
ring, and awakened in the end only
to the shrilling. prolonged and MOTTO.
be-denled-rlng OF the telephone by the
head of his bed.
Still little stupid with sleep. he re.
qulred a moment or two to grasp the
import Of the switchboard operators
advice. to the effect that a Mr.. Cross,
representing the Evening World
would like to see Mr.. Bralnerd West.
The message was repeated In accents
peremptory before he comprehended
that he had been run to earth.
Ask the gentleman to come up at
once" he said, and. seizing his hat,
left the room as soon as he had fin.
ished speaking
Ascending a single flight of the
stairway that wound round the ele.
vator shaft, he waited until the car
began to rise, then rang. AS he had
foreseen, It paused at the floor be.
low to discharge the newspaper man
before coming up for him AS he
stepped into the cage he pressed a
dollar into the operators palm.
Down." he demanded; ground
floor. And don't stop for anybody"
A single minute later he was In the
street. Haste being the prime essen.
tial Of the situation. he lodged round
the corner into Sixth avenue, walked
block uptown and turned through to
Broadway
There suddenly, as he paused at the
upper end of Longacre square. doubt
Ing which way TO turn. what TO do, he
Quickened to senslblity of his soil.
tude, and knew himself more utterly
alone In that hour than ever he had
been throughout his days.
A passing handsom pulled In to his
signal He entered giving the address
ol Katherine Thaxters home.
There was a crimson glare of sun.
set down the street when he alighted
and paid his fare.
Just in time" said Coast; "I was
TO come to tea today begged the
privilege only yesterday. ="
lie paused silenced by PRESENT.. |
ment bred of the aspect of the house. |
AT every window the shades were
urawn level with the stills. The flight |
OF brownstone steps. Uttered with |
Wlhuswept dust and debris. ran up TO |
heayy oaken doors, tight-closed The |
seal OF burglarprotectlve concern
STARED at him from a corner of one |
OF the drawing.room windows. Only /
III lhe old-fashioned basement we're
mere signs of life; the area.gateway
s'ood open; gas jet glimmered
through sash-curtains.
Heavily Coast turned into the area,
ana rang the basement bell.
Aller some time the door was
opened to him and he entered. to have
us hand caught and fawned upon by
the aged butler who had smuge,ed
MIN sweets when Coast In the pride
una pomp of his first knickerbockers
uau come to stay with Katherine in
her nursery.
On Mr.. Garrett, Mr.. GARRETT" tbe
old voice quavered. God bless tho
gay, sir! I've seen the papers and
sa'u that you'd be here. sir, as soon as
ever you got back home. knew
would turn out so, sir, from the
"'st' I've never failed to stand IN for
you and say you never done II
nut black shame 1t is justice was
80 long in coming"
Soames rambled on, garrulous in
ov'ni'senlle joy. Coast leaned wear,Iv
sed'hst the wall of the gloomy basa.
meh' hallway. with no heart IN ,n,or.
t tIpt AT length, however he found
his voice. 'e 'ou"u
/, inanK you, soames," he said, gent.
w. But-Miss Katherineq"
ine answer he had foreseen bone.
sssly Gone, sir-gone this manv n
nero, You know what hap.
can guess, But tell me-" He
o,eeled himself against the disclosure
t,. ""a' ne already knew with intui.
1--WE certainty.
,,,sn Mrs Gresham died-you knew that
omn, soames named Katherine's
h. win whom she had lived after
"er parents death.
60. Suring my trial-yes, knew"
perbne Sne never believed you guilty. sir.
oaps "p you'd like to know !"
~ nut Miss Katherne?"
nm old man shook his head mourn.
bled. '''' mao he mum.
.u,' Tuas' caught his wrist serce,v
mats that you say?"
vha. say she was mad, sir. 70 do
thon. @ sne done, and that ri saw
Il W. II cost me my place.
,,. "asn decent three montbs af,ar