The Donaldsonville chief., 1912-11-16
CHAPTER II.
An Affable Rogue.

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9s An Affable Rogue.
49, carriage containing the gentle
n,tb the reversible cuffs drew up
" J. tba side entrance. Instantly the
a.,l ...ss g,,,daa surged and eddied roundt
e.. ssss Int their clamor broke against a
., sras,,re as effective as granite. The
s.s =, Tas almost directly succeeded by
-, ,aa curgle, as of little waves reced-
y j Tbe proposed victim had not
-, .s,tsn word; to the Arabs it was
sMdneoessary; ~ In some manner, subtle
.sa 4. indescribable, they recognized a
s.sthar III He carried long, cy1indri-
:, bundle wrapped In heavy paper
/ ssr,o,,sly q secured by windings of thick
sulua His regard for this bundle was
sne of tender solicitude. for he tucked
1 a,,der his arm, cumbersome though
i 4 uas and waved aside the carriage
serter. who was, however, permitted
b carry In the kit-bag.
Tho manager appeared. When comes
il not upon the scene? His quick,
calculating eye was not wholly as
mred The strangers homespun Was
,rayel.Worn and time-Worn, and Of a
eut popular to the season gone the
Il vear before. No fat letter Of credit
hare. was the not unreasonable conclu-
fen reached by the manager. Still,
With that caution acquired by years
d, experience, which had eliminated
4 Il what Ii known as Swiss diplomacy,
lie brought into being the accustomed
,alutatory smile and inquired If the
sentleman had written ahead for res
srvation, otherwise it would not be
possible to accommodate him.
4 telegraphed," crisply.
aIlhe name, IL you please?
Ryanne; spelled R-y-a double-n e.
Fave you ever been In County Clare?'
mo, slr." The manager added a
question with the uplift Of his eye
hfows.
We'll. was the enltghtening an
h fFer, you pronounce It as they do
shere. z &
The manager scanned the little slip
paper Id his hand. "Ah, yes We
hsve reserved D room for you, sir.
fhe French style rather confused me. :
Ilis was not offered In irony, or sar-
tasnl, Or satire; mining in a Swiss
brain for the saving grace Of humor
y about as remunerative as the ex.
traction Of gold from sea-water. Nev-
aftheless, the Swiss has the talent OF
sFiftly subtracting from a confusion
" ideas one point of illumination
here was a quality to the strangers
tone that decided him favorably. II
Has the voice Of a man in the habit
n being obeyed; and in these days 1t
vas the power OF money alone that
obtained obedience to any han. Be
sond this. the same nebulous cogita
iion that had subdued the Arabs out
alde acted likewise upon him. Here
Has ! brother.
Mails"
4 VIII see, sir" The manager sum
honed q porter. Room 20S."
ms porter caught up the somewhat
collapsed ht-bag, which had in all 3evi
asncs received some rough usage II
aa time, and reached toward the roll
LIT Ryanrla fnfarnpcad
! VII see to that. my man." terse
yes, SIR"
Where is your guest-list?" de
nanaed Mr.. Ryanne Of the manager
Inc head-porter's bureau, sir.
wy see Il you have any mail" The
manager passed into his own bureau
y y, was rather difficult to tell whethe,
=. a,s man was an American or an Eng
asnman. His accent was western, bu
~ manner was decidedly British. A
~ sate, that tone and carriage mus
81 u uastlloned by good English soyer
" fault =
ls porter dashed upstairs. MI
aAane a, MS bundle still snug unde
- arm, sauntered over to the head
~ sssSef bureau and ran his glance III
nv ooWn the columns of VISITING
saas. once he nodded with approval
~ ~ asaln ne smiled, having discoy
NJ N enat which sent a ripple acros
~ Sleeping sense of amusement Ma
g oallahan, room 2O6; Fortune Ched
g, s.o' george F. A. Jones, 210.
nm the Major smells Of Count
H. ',lm y, and the finest whisky in al
ple.s, .s.e fortune Chedsoye; that Is
sss.us wsss name; tinkling brooks. tn
~, as y Green grasses in the mead
MI s' y " Zine In the water, the Zee,
H. aor., slaaoWs under the oaks; a pa:
suna Il. Saeolic y, name. To claim Fo1
~ mine own; happy thought.
a,oas 6 ne uttered these poesy EXPIRE,
s,.as ~, aloud, in voice low and not =,
IA las,ng, for all that IT was bante,
a,ts.,, M az aead-porter stared at him wit
4 .ag doubt and alarm; and as
II, sloaounce q these emotions n1uts. .
s,,,as .le !, benefit Of the other. he &
su j., nus eyes to open their widaI
ii W.. Y, .ut; that's all right, porter. ]
~ , salssd with the habit of speakin