Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-01-20

WE'LL i SdlU, i III not gong 10 S60
you drop on the floor from exhaus.
ton. Just wait a minute"
went back to the pantry, only to
be confronted with rows Of locked
doors and empty dishes. Downstairs,
in the basement kitchen, however, I
found two unattractive looking cold
| chops, some dry bread and piece Of
cake, wrapped in napkin, and from
its surreptitious and generally hang
| dog appearance destined for the coach
man in the stable at the rear. Trays
there were none-everything but the
| chairs and tables seemed under lock
and key and there was neither napkin,
knife nor fork to be found.
The luncheon was not attractive in
appearance, but Hotchkiss ate his cold
chops and gnawed at his crusts as
though he had been famished, while
he told his story.
II had been there only a few min
utes," he said, with a chop in one
hand and the cake in the other, when
Bronson rushed out and cut across the
street. He's tall man, Mr.. Blake
ley, and had hard work keeping
close. It was relief when he jumped
on a passing car, although being well
| behind, it was a hard run for me to
| catch him. He had left the lady.
| "Once on the car, we simply rode
from one end of the line to the other
and back again. suppose he was
| passing the time, for he looked at
his watch now and then and when I
did once get look at his face it made
me-er-uncomfor He could
have crushed me like fly, sir.'
had brought Mr.. Hotchkiss a glass
Of wine and he was looking better.
He stopped to finish it, declining with
wave of his hand to have it refilled,
| and continued:
"About nine o'clock or little later
| he got off somewhere near Washing
ton circle. He went along one of the
residence streets there, turned to his
left a square or two, and rang a bell.
He had been admitted when l got
there, but guessed from the appear
ance Of the place that it was board
ing house.
II waited few minutes and rang
the bell. When maid answered it,
I asked for Mr.. Sullivan. OF course
| there was no Mr.. Sullivan there.
81 said was sorry; that the man I
was looking for was a new boarder.
She was sure there was no such
boarder in the house; the only new ar
rival was man on the third floor
she thought his name was Stuart.
"'My friend has cousin by that
name said. I'll go up and see'
"She wanted to show me up, but I
said it was unnecessary. So after tell
ing me it was the bedroom and sitting
room on the third floor front, I went
up.
81 met a couple of men on the
| stairs, but neither of them paid any
/ attention to me. A boarding house is
| the easiest place in the world to en-
| ter"
They're not always so easy to
leave" I put in, to his evident irrita-
| ton.
when I got to the third story I
took out bunch of keys and posted
myself by door near the ones the
girl had indicated. could hear voices
in one of the front rooms, but could
| not understand what they said.
"There was no violent dispute, but
the door open. If he had stepped into
| the han he would have seen me fitting
key into the door before me. But
he spoke before he came out.
"'You're acting like a maniac he
said. You know 1 can get those
| things some way; I'm not going to
| threaten you. 1t isn't necessary. You
| know me-
cit would be no use,' the other man
said. 4 tell you 1 haven't seen the
notes for ten days
"'But you will Bronson said, saw
agely. You're standing in your own
way, that's all. If you're holding out
expecting me to raise my figure you're
| making mistake. It's my last Offer
"T couldn't take it If it was for a
Million said the man inside the room.
I'D do it, / expect, if could. The
best of us have our price,
Bronson slammed the door then
| and flung past me down the hall.
"After couple of minutes
| knocked at the door and a tall man
| about your size, Mr.. Blakeley, opened
it. He was very blond, with smooth
face and blue eyes-what I think you
| would call handsome man.
sI beg your pardon for disturbing
you,' l said. Can you tell me which
| is Mr.. Johnson's room? Mr.. Francis
Johnson
"T cannot say he answered, civ
| lily. I've only been here few days
II thanked him and left, but / had
had a good look at him and l think
) I'd know him readily any place."
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