The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-24


Il tell you. sir, our organization is
complete!' declared Dick. 1--WE sign
ed a gentleman's agreement only last
| night for the express purpose OF ex'
Guiding you. and you cannot enter as a
competitor. You are only an outsider,
and we don't intend to have you inter
fering with our affairs"
by the pink left ear OF Venus"
blurted, is II trustf"
You put 1t coarsely, Mr.. Ames,
butt
"A suitors trust2 Then, II read the
newspapers correctly, your organiza-
ton is against public policy and IN
contravention of the antitrust law.
But may inquire why, II you have
perfected a combination Of Miss Hol-
listers suitors, I found Lord AFRO
wood this morning sitting on stone
by the roadside. evidently in the great
est detection. Can II be possible that
an insurgent has crept into your organ
ization and incurred the displeasure Of
the regulars?"
I'VE ruled him out" Shallenberger
burst forth, because he was a for
eigner and not entitled to place
among freeborn Americans! That is
one reason, and, for another, the col
ors OF his half hose were an offense
to me personally"
"And for another reason" interposed
Ormsby. "he had no money with which
to pay his board at the Prescott Arms
For this just cause the landlord elected
him shortly after breakfast this morn.
Ing"
Then there Is already rift In the
lutew returned. mo trust Of suitors
Ia stronger than its weakest link. My
hand Is raised against your unrighteous
compact. and am in the fight to stayi
Go back to the Prescott Arms, gentle
men, and assure your associates In this
hldeous compact Of my most dlstin-
gulshed consideration and tell them to
go to the devil"
had gone to the st. Parvenu hotel
to call upon Washington lady who
had been making life burden to my
assistant and on coming out into Fifth
avenue shortly after bethought me Of
the Asolnndo tea room. My interview
with the committee OF the sultors had
driven from my mind practically every
consideration and every interest not
centered I'm Hopehed Manor. My
thoughts turned gratefully to the Aso-
lnndO. where only few days ago |
had been precipitated into the strangest
N 4. an
known.
\ strange face was visible ut the
cashiers desk as | entered the tea
room | passed on, finding the place
quite full, but took 1t rs good omen
that the seventh table from the right
was unoccupied and | hastily appropri-
ated 1t. Awaitrcss appeared murmuriDE &,
''There are no birds In last years nest
and recommended II Locker Lonpson
sandwich. W sc contents the rIgl told
me were secret, but 1t proved to be
wholly pnlntable. As drank my tea
and ate the sandwich | surveyed the
decorated menu card with interest and
found plensurnble excitement In discov
cring an item directing attention to
pickles a In IIezekiah, 10 cents" The
delightful IIezekiah must, then. have
impressed herself upon the deus ex
machina of the Asolando on her brief
day there, thus to have won this rccog-
milton. And further on noted. among
the desserts. pcche Cecilie with even
greater interest and satisfaction.
CcciliH nr,Hpird my mind now. The
visit Cf ,.r 'GIluS SuitOrs TO my office
had SH".l . NE thoughts and aspira-
tons tN'l ~, never known harborage
of those fr lows had exceeded any
thing had known In my contact with
human kind, and instead of frighten-
Ing me away from Hopeheld Manor
they had called my own attention to
the strategic Importance Of my pres
ent position as guest In Miss Octa-
Was house.
As these thoughts ran through my
mind | was finishing my Peche Cecille
Il spurn all sweets ordinarily when
became interested In the unusual con.
duct Of a young woman who had en-
tered the front door briskly and walk
ed with business-like air to the cash
ier's desk. The girl within the wicket
rose promptly. opened the screen and
without pnrley of any sort emptied
the contents Of her till into the Wis
itor's reticule. With a nod and ,
smile and moments careless surve,
Of the room, the girl departed, swing
ing the reticule In her hand. A Ions
roll she carried under her arm con
tirmed my identification. Ii was Mis-
Octavia HOLSTERS Swedish maid, anC
hhe roll beyond peradventure contain
ed the plans she had obtained at Pep
perton's office.
The girl was well featured, neat o.
figure and becomingly gowrSl. and n
watched her leave the shop the light
ness of her step, something smooth
and flowing In her movements. inter
ested me- | did not know what bust
ness she had to be robblng the Also
lando money drawer, but 1t was alto
gether possible that she was the Hope
field ghost!
On the whole. when had inall
torn myself away from my assistant