Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-14
BY n. e. TWINElLS.

Dropping back at once to his accus.
toned bored manner he rode TO Del
monicos and idled through the courses.
t6te-d-t6te with a friend. after apollo.
giving for being forced to appear at
dinner in his afternoon clothes. in
dulging in naught but chit-chat and
not once mentioning the curious trio
in whose affairs he had taken such
sudden interest
Dawdling over his demi-tas his
friend suggested that they go to the
opera
1T tempts me greatly. but it is i'm.
possible. besides I'm not dressed for
evening" said Tillinghast musingly.
La Giocondd would make my blood
stir. Why is it one always puts some.
thing before his enjoyment"
Il didn't know you ever did, TIL"
replied the other
oh, I've such a horrible lot Of du-
ties" responded Tillinghast. I've got
to tear myself away right now. just
when | am beginning to be comfort
able, and go and pull a young fellow
out of the Hudson"
What do you mean?"
"Oh, nothing; only circumstances
will drag me into things that don't in
the least concern me" With that he
rose reluctantly and threw away his
after dinner cigar as he entered the
waiting auto and started for the Blue
Star docks. the point TO which Flau-
berts trunks had been rechecked.
There he walked aboard one Of the
big liners, due 10 sail az noon. next
day. He found a petty officer in
charge, who CHANGED 10 remember him
| from former voyage. Presenting his
card, Tillinghast asked for the Cap
! tain.
Sorry. sir. He's ashore. The COM
pany's giving a banquet and most Of
the officers are there. Could I do any
! thing for you. Mr.. Tillinghast?' was
! the prompt and respectful reply
Tillinghast seemed very annoyed al
/ this intelligence. Finally he asked
| jerkily, Il say, could you tell me. have
any OF the passengers come aboard TO.
| night?"
Il haven't heard of any. sir" was
1 the hesitant reply; the petty officers
manner seemed uneasy.
You're sure Of that?"
We'll. sir, I couldn't say positively
sir" the man squirmed
The information seemed 10 discOn.
cert Tillinghast. He stood debating
for moment. then nodded abruptly 70
the officer and strolled down the gang
plank. II was quite evident the man
had orders 10 conceal the presence Of
somebody who was aboard, or else he
expected some one.
1T seems small to go into hiding
like a cheap detective" smiled Tilling-
hast, the moment he had reached a
dark corner of the dOck-house, where
only a few longshoremen were busy
with the baggage at that hour. Il
suppose I'm too late anyway"
For half an hour he stood. all but
his eyes concealed behind a big bale
in a dark corner He was merely
waiting to see what luck would bring;
he was taking a chance. following his
suspicion of the officers manner The
hardest part of the watch was that he
couldn't smoke.
AS he was growing over this par
ticular discomfort he saw a furtive
little fellow hurry up the stairway and
look around. as though unaccustomed
TO such places. A moment later a tall
young man, wrapped in an Inverness
cape. stepped uD behind him, and they
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the foot of which a whispered consul
tation took place. a new conclusion
seemed to be reached and the younger
man turned quickly and slipped down
the dock stairs, while the other
waited.
AS the man in the Inverness passed |
the light hanging over the stairs, Til !
linghast made quite sure that 1t was
young Tyson.
He slipped silently from his hid |
ing place and followed the young fei |
low until he saw him enter a taxi and |
whirl away. Then Tillinghast entered |
a saloon across the street and called |
up Miss Macarthur. o
Take a taxi at once" he directed. |
drive to the Blue Star docks and |
tell the Fourth Officer on the Angle |
terre you are waiting for me. Then |
watt"
Tillinghast slipped back to the boat
and walked boldly past Tyson's little
companion, who still stood at the foot |
of the gang-plank. The man looked
al him curiously, but Tillinghast
stared impudently and the queer little
fellow skunk back to the head of the
dock stairs.
Hunting up his officer acquaintance
Tillinghast said a few hurried words
slipped a ten-dollar bill into his nerv-
Gus palm. and dived down into the
saloon. where he sat in a dimly light
ed corner and waited.
Twenty minutes later he heard the
tramp of feet coming down the stairs
from the upper deck and peered
through the door just in time 10 sec
Tyson. the little anxious man, and two
burly fellows (evidently men he had
gone after turn down passageway
and pause before the door to one OF
the most elegant suites on the ship
Tillinghast rose quickly and waited
in the doorway to the dining saloon
as he saw Tyson and his small com
panion step into the suite, the two
burly fellows taking up their stand at
either side Of the doorway in the pas
sage.
With a curious twitching at the cor
ners of his mouth. Tillinghast dropped
his hat and stick in a corner and saun-
tered down to the well-guarded door.
He turned the knob without glance
at either Of the men, who stood back,
evidently awed by his GOODNESS.
Here, What're you tryin' to DO!
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