The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-21

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Dropping back at once to his accus-
! toned bored manner, he rode to Del.
monico's and idled through the courses,
tete-d-tete with a friend, after apollo
| gizing 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
I Dawdllng over his demi-fdsse. hla
friend suggested that they 20 to the
opera.
1t tempts me greatly, but IL Is i'm
| possible. besides, I'm not dressed foi
! evening. said Tillinghast musingly
LA Gtocondd would make my blood
| stir Why Is 1t one always puts some
! thing before his enjoyment"
Il didn't know you ever did, TILL
replied the other
oh I've such 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 10 and pull young fellow
out OF the hudson"
What do you mean?"
ooh. nothing: only circumstance
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 to sail at noon. next
| day He found a petty officer In
! charge. who chanced TO remember him
! from q former voyage Presenting his
| card. Tlllinghast asked for the Cap
| tain
Sorry. sir. He's ashore The COM
pany's giving banquet and most of
the officers are there Could do any
! thing for you. Mr. Tillinghast7' was
| the prompt and respectful reply
| Tillinghast seemed very annoyed at
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.
the hositant reply; the petty officers
manner seemed uneasy
! You're sure OF that?"
well, sir, | couldn't say positively.
| sir" the man squirmed.
The information seemed to discon-
cert Tilinghast. He stood debating
! for a moment then nodded abruptly 10
| the officer and strolled down the gang
| plank 1t was quite evident the man
had orders TO conceal the presence OF
somebody who was aboard, or else he
expected some one.
1T seems small to go into hiding
| like cheap detective" smiled Tilling-
hast. tho moment he had reached a
| dark corner of the dock-house, where
only few longshoremen were busy
| with the baggage at that hour. II
| suppose I'm too late anyway"
For half an hour he stood, all but
| his eyes concealed behind big bale
| in 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 vas that he
couldn't smoke.
AS he was growing over this par
ticular discomfort he saw a furtiye
little fellow hurry up the stairway and
look around. as though unaccnstomed
TO such places A moment later tall
young man. wrapped In an Inverness
cape. stepped mp behind him, and they
walked together to the gang-plank a.
the foot of which a whispered consul-
tation took place Il new conclusion
seemed 10 he reached. and the younger
man turned quickly and slipped down
the dock stairs, while the other
waited
Az the man in the Inverness passed
fha light hanging over the stairs Til
linghast made quite sure that il was
yoimg Tyson
He slipped silently from his hid
ing place and followed the young fes
low until he saw him enter taxi and
whirl away Then Tillinghast entered
saloon across the street and called
up Miss Macarthur
Take d taxi at once" he directed
drive to the Blue Star docks ana
tell The Fourth Officer on the Aa9ic
terre You are waiting for me Then
watt"
Tilllnghast slipped hack to the Ao1t
and walked boldly past Tyson's litilc
companion. who still stood at the foot
Of the gang.plank The maa looked
at him euriously bur Fulnahajt
stared impudently and the queer littlc
fellow skunk back 70 the head Of the
dock stairs
Hunting up his officer acquaintance,
rillnghast said a few hurried words
slirped a ten-dollar bill into his ncrt-
GUS palm. and dyed down into the
saloor where he sat in dimly light
cd corner and waited
Twenty minutes later be heard the
tramp OF feet coming down the staifs
from the upper deck and peerel
through the door Just In time to see
TYSON. the little anxious man, and TWO
bnrly fellows leyidently men he had
zone after) turn down pasaageway
ana pause before the door TO one of
tho 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
lanion step into the suite, the two
burIy follows taking up their stand IT
either side Of the doorway in the pas
age
with A eurious witching at the cor
ners Of his ,eoatn. Tillinghast dropped
his hat and stick in corner and saun-
tered down to the well-guarded door
He turned the knob without a glance
N either of the men. who stood back,
evidently awed by his GOODNESS.
.Herei What're you tryin' to doF
cried one of them, suddenly coming
~ his senses and grasping Tliling-
bast's arm in an iron grip.
Tilinghast turned and smiled: IA
one of the witnesses. at the same