The Caucasian., 1913-12-11
4 JUDGES QUEER
EXPERIENCE
What Came oi . Nh0 firta.
6o0 aI the Seaside
don aI Che Seaside

eeD Q onao 81 aign7e9, &c aas Deco
osseete0 ehae . hsse . eeesaiD 0oupoe
ey oboue ne sshise 9 en- . oaeoeloe
- eorts -6va a. enaD oae svee ehaseed
ms sttb eey eeftesso eooseo ebs otoes
&c
~ ooatqoo sas shus 00ee enc courts
0eso closed eos che euuaoee eeasoo Of
. eereaio 9eas aed 9 eesuroe0 60 9y
esuao eesoee % che eeasAoee
&C eaaS eoe etsiks goo 40 qaies e.
sDstene sheo Q cap ehse . tee days
eftee ~ sessvas Q oo0ao apDeased
enc eaughs ens eteeoeiou She ~as
registered ss "Ars." sn0 as Sae -
Gerstoo0 chat oes ousDano Goulo sp-
oeae satee she vac oan6some eel
eormeA eefned>jn al outwae6 &C.
specto . ady. . dig eoe aase speech
vito hee. Que Z odmitte0 60 0ysslf
chat Nue toe m1 dignity ana positioo .
might Aave attempted ehae 10 eegs1ly
Gnown as Q pilo OirtatioR
HoweveR. ! searne0 lates - 0e~e1 -
eight cooms 0erO eobbeo tnsids % .
weee The eobberieo occurred by day
and generally % Nealtimess enc che
glundR was money and jewelrD.
Alto Chs firse eomplaine 0ad Oeen
made the eandloro set Q watch Que IN
the face % thas ehres more eooms
were plundered, an9 . eonfidine guest
who kept several Aundred dollars in
his trune hsteao de Che Aota safe
found 1t missing one day after Aunch-
con- Then ew0 detectives were en-
ploya ana all the $50 guests felt
themselves under espionage. if not sus-
picion-all but o How cou0 hnd-
lord. detective or any one else euspect
the integrity of Judge Cokee
The robberies ceased as suddenly o.
they had begun. but for reasons known
to themselves the detectives decided to
one OF whom was the handsome Mrs.
Blank heard nothing Of this at the
time. but as left my room on the day
Of the search 0 e1countered tho Ady
with o small package 70 eee esa0. end
she frankly saie te me:
s1udge Coke. . Gave aoc aa0 tAe
6onor Of an ahtroductioA on eisA %
beg a favor Of yop- rs the slerko are
bu1R this morning and a0 che 0ortes
does not look like q anaD % De trusted.
Eou would pue me undae many ebliga-
tione by taking this package to che 20
press Office. d. is directed to my hus-
band. as you see. and contains papers
that he must have soon. q am sorry to
thus impose aso1 eoue eoo1 aaturs,
butts
Say no more ma0am" o ineesvupsel
- l took the package from hee Il
shall be only too hanpy - be . service
to you"
maA have smiled as o lifteo ny hat
and bowed, but l contend that l lost
none Of my dignity, and q course I did
mot make It an excuse for any extend
ed conversation.
I met her on the stree . 1uD bsod0
from the hotel upon my return. but as
I handed her over the receipt merely
raised my hat again and spoke % che
weather.
The search was made quietly ano
with the consent of the guests. but 1t
proved futile.
The next three days passed without
excitement. and took It into my head
70 order carriage and be driven ont.
was being bowled along the boule-
ward connecting my resort with one
I'VE miles away. with my driver fully
conscious Of my dignity and impor7
tance. when parasol was waved at
me from the sidewalk. and made out
q lady At the end Of it More than
that, made out Mrs. Blank. who said
to me as my carriage halted at the
curb:
Judge Coke. were you going to
drive over to Surf City7''
Il am on my way there. madam"
replied n my hat came of at the
proper angie.
'Then-then"-
what Il It. madam
Il have q friend over there who Ii
m. and there IL no train for two hours.
| know It is presumption on my part,
but
Not at all. madam. Let me assist
you in. win have you there in three
quarters Of an hour. and the obliga-
tion viii be mine"
There were no languishfng smiles.
no googoo eyes on my part. Indeed.
think that most OF our conversation
during the drive referred to the law
directly or Indirectly. was bit sur
prised that she should ask to be set
down on the public square instead Of
It her friends house. but dignity for
babe me even to raise my eyebrows.
She bowed and returned thanks 1
raised my hat and murmured. Don't
mention It. and we parted
Ny position demanded that should
forget her as soon as possible or until
met her at breakfast next morning.
and had fairly succeeded when re
turned to the hotel two hours later.
Then she rushed back into my memory
at bound The landlord and the de