The Washington times., 1912-09-03


" found the Leinster steaming
steadily away westward
over as smooth a sea as the most
squeamish sea-goer could desire. with
the cliffs of Holyhead already receding
IN the distance and the Skerries to the
northward lifting bumped and craggy
PACKS out OF what seemed to be an IL
limitable ocean.
There were a great many people on
deck, and fore and aft there was much
pustle gong on, consequent upon the
sorting or baggage at one end Of the
boat and of the mail bags at the other.
Mr. Claye and Mr.. Baxendale. strolling
toward the part where the foreman lug
gage porter was imperturbably giving
directions to his satellites, became
aware or the presence of Miss Driscoll,
who was apparently following the
aforesaid foreman about and either ex-
postulating with him or endeavoring to
extract some information from him
Mr.. Claye suddenly saw an opportun-
fly. With muttered stay where you
are to his companion. he threw away
his cigar, stepped up to Miss Driscoli,
and raised his soft clerical hat with
great politeness.
II fear you are in some difficulty,
madam" he said, in his most cultured
accents. IF so, pray command me. /
am an old and experienced traveller"
Miss Driscol turned to him with a
look of gratitude.
Pm much obliged to you sir, I'm
Eure," she said. The difficulty is that
] have lost my trunks, or these people
have lost them for me, and I can't get
any Information out of them"
The foreman luggage porter looked at
Miss Driscoll and then at Mr.. Claye
with a glance that was at once depre-
catory and Ieassuring.
"1tll be al right. ma'am, all right"
he said. ''Itll have been"
But It's not all right said Miss
vehemence of manner. How can it be
all right when I don't know where my
trunks are?"
rolh, %IaFqon 10 - me- e. said d, Mr.: claye; tf1
enough answered Miss Driscoll II
nave two large trunks which were la
beled at Leeds for Dublin. / myself sa
them put into the van at Leeds: | saw
tnem at Manchester; l saw them at
Chester. As soon as l got on board at
Holyhedd I came to the baggage gang
way to look for them. They did not
ocme, and before l could go on shore
again the boat was off. The porter says
ne has looked all over for them and
Ihey were certainly not on board. What
1 want to know is-where are they?"
Mr.. Claye, perceiving that the fore
man porter was waiting with a wearily
patient face to have his way in the mat
ter, turned to HIM.
.r,an ats all al right. I. SIR" said the fore
trunks labeled via Kingstown, instead
of merely Dublin. They've been put off
at H9iyhsad Station instead OF being
brought down 10 Holyhead pier. and
az O'Clock You'll find them at North
wall, ma am, about O'Clock this even
ing
Mr. Claye comprehended, saw his
chanGe' and thanked his lucky stars
AN! Yes. yes: that is quite rig ht" n
said. "Thnnk YOU, my man You see
imHainam; mi; he continued turning to Miss
it1ritscol. itn 1T Is Just ac he saws. The
Puts on any passengers and whatever
baggage may be going over by the
iM8rth Wall route, As your trunks wei :
Moeled nara IL, Uuoiln . and not Kingstown, they
sent forward by the evenine boat. %
North Wall where ycu will ind them
quite safe, on the barrier in the sta
simple natter" concluded air. Claye'
gage"
But th%t will mean that will have
pristoll Il meant % catch the 6:a5 for
limerick at Kingsbridge this evening.
I Tear, said Mr. Claye. that that
cannot be done, unless, indeed, you
Selves"
81 shall not do that, certainly" said
Miss Driscoll with much decision, 80
l snail nave to stay all night whether
II ! might advise" said Mr., Clay,
toying, with a pair OF Suld-rimmed
glasses, Il should suggest that your
test plan, madam, would be TO drive
around 10 North Wall-put up at the
London and Northwestern Hotel, an ad-
mirable and extremely well-conducter
house, for the night. and catch the 5
o'clock train In the morning. from the
adjacent station for Klngsbri 1ge, where
You would have an hour for breakfast
before to'ning the 9;4- of the Great
Southern and Western for Limerick.
THAT" concluded Mr. Claye, 'lg
what nv Young friepd and colieagu"
and mvs-if are doing-we prefer thai
hotel to those in the city because of IT'S
quietudr and the facility afforded 81
being able to walk out of ones hotel
into ONES train, as II were. We our
selves go on tomorrow morning to Linn
ericls on our way to Lahinch, where We
shall plGy golf"
Miss Driscoll thought all this very
good advice, and' said so. and thanked
Mr.. Claye heartily for taking so much
trouble about her affairs. He respond
I'D that II had been a pleasure to serve
her, bowed politely and withdrew to re-
join Mr.. BaXendale, whom he presently
conducted 10 quiet corner Of the top