Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-29

with drink in the past, and the difference between
Philip drunk and Philip sober is thing but the
valet sometimes found himself almost wishing that his
employer would take extra glass 1T champagne tor
dinner, if only in awhile, to dspel the
canny fancy that possessed hm,-that some dark
magic had placed new soul in the mans body
IN the train between Niagara and New York, Rice
~ was accosted by elderly man who occupied a
seat in the section.
BEG pardon" said the stranger, "but may ask who
the gentleman to whom you spoke just now! he IS
in the Pullman car behind. ~
Rice always puctilous in such matters That
is MIR. Claude G.. WavertOn, and am his valet he
answered. ,
"Thank you. I asked only because met him in the
Bosco Market at Montreal the other day. and he showed
an extraordinary knowledge OF the French canadian
patois Surely he cannot be the-er- gentleman who
figured in a recent divorce SUIT!
Rice co1ghed 81 don't discuss my masters affairs,
he said dryly.
ooh, of course not. Pray pardon me. The question
was meant in any derogatory sense: quite the re-
verse.
After that the conversation anguished; but each
man was somewhat puzzled, though for widely different
reasons Rice knew little nothing OF the ways and
language of French Canada; but once upon time, not
so long ago. he would have matched his lore against
Wavertons for money than he lost over Jublla-
Another small surprise awaited him in the fact that
they went through New York, where his master pre-
ferred the Ritz Carlton Hotel to his own house on
64th-st When Waverton was dressing TOR dinner ne
said suddenly:
"By the way do you happen to know if Mrs. Waiver
ton is still staying at Narragansett Pier''
II believe so, Mr. Claude.
A little later the other said, "You will think me
weathercock, Rice, but l shall not 60 to Lake Cham
plain till later. shall be engaged on business all day;
So if YOU want the day off, it is at your disposal
THANK vou Sir. am very much obliged, I'm sure.
% ICE had no inkng to the nature OF the business
N that took his master out of the hotel on Monday
after an early breakfast but he would have been the
most astonshed in New York that day had he
known what really happened.
For Waverton stroed along Fth-ave., turned INTO
4th-st and entered we'll known theatrical costumers
on Broadway. Here, for fee, he was so eXcelently
made up to represent foreigner, presumably musical
that who not past master IN the d1lcult
art of penetrating DISCUSSES could have recognized hln
when he reappeared in the street hailed taxi and told
the man to drive to the Grand Central Station.
To save needless trouble he had not changed trousers
or boots, and, indeed, dark wig, flowing black mus
tache blue spectaces, stain his face, soft hat
and loosetting alpaca coat had done marves already
But Steingall, who had followed him from the hotel
foyer, happened to be gazing into the shop window
when Waverton out and also happened to pass
the ticket office when Waverton asked for ticket to
Narragansett Pier.
So Stengall got the adjoining seat in the parlor car
"Pitv Clancy couldn't have done this! he muttered.
"If it means more than day, shall wire for him. as
cannot spare the time But is certainly interesting
exceedingly interesting Clancy wanted to keepa
eve on Mrs Delanar this morning. Of the two, think
have drawn today's winning number in the lottery