New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

Ho,o, CY,ror. Nine. Brouletour and Mile. Zachare.
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Hotel Crasus: Sonora and Sehorta Martinez Kio de
Hotel Pompous: Nine and Mile Richard. Bordeaux
81 may have skipped the best ones Of the bunch,
said prtcr IN himself but these will do to begin on
And seeing that Signora Braganza and her charming
niece Signorna Raffalo-or maybe she only her "''u
are stoppng here III look them over llrSt.
Conc ~ the desk. ne said to the clerk There IS
Siqnorina Raffao. from Buenos Ayres, stopping mere.
used to know a young lady Of that name IN the Argen-
tine and if it is the one knew should IKE 10 Seild up
nv card But rather than have the embarrassment Oh
finding this one a stranger and having to make lot
Of explanations in bad Portuguese, d be much Obliged
for friendly little tip Is this lady, DO you happen 70
know rather short and quite dark about twenty oic
or twenty-five years OF age!
I'm o,c wiling TO tel YOU. Sir" said the clerk inn
pressed bv this busnesslke talk that tins lady Is not
the one YOU knew, II you have gwen deScllpI'o, 81
Your acquaintance. This Signorina Kafalo IS quite TALL
about
"That's all wanted to know, thank you, said Peter.
Much obliged I'm glad | didn't bother to send up
nv card through the similarity OF names Good even
ing
ONE down." said Peter to himself as he went out IN
~ the street CHANGING at his watch he discovered
that it lacked few minutes OF tour clock he TOOK
the subway to Bowling Green and crossed TO the oca
tv Of the many steamship offices that are to be found
there Half an hour later, having spent few minutes
in various OF these offices in turn Peter emerged from
one with a smile Of satisfaction, and hurried back up
town to the hotel district again.
He tclcphoncd To his home which was not Tar away
and told his wife to send suitcase, the one with the
foreign labels on it, packed for two days use to INN
at a Broadway hotel 1t arrived soon. Peter took the
vasc hoped into a taxi. and driven TO the Hotel
Gnor lust off Fifth-ave He entered, registered as
Iohn W Harris Boston, and was assigned to room.
few minutes later Harris, having changed to a
dinner coat and evening attire loed in the broad lobby
Of the hotel seemingly idly watching the brilliant PIC
turc as the expensive clientele OF the establishment eX-
hibcd itself in all the paint and glitter that the New
York evcntdc brings forth. Magnificent women
squircd by we'll groomcd but wearyOoBng men, came
and went splurging in and out Of the dining rooms,
where Ianckos orchestra provided stnged accompani
men, to the ragtimc Of fork and knife. 1t was an en-
trancing scene calculated TO hold the attention OF
lone wanlercr from the scatc city Of Boston, and there
fore small wonder that Harris watched II closely.
handsome woman OF forty. in an elaborate evening
Gown came out OF the dining and swept across the
line Of Earriss vision Her appearance was regal and
naturally monopozcd the attention OF the oungcrs To
the exclusion Of the other women, momcntany. Even
the house detective who had been talking earnestly to
u prominent wiretapper for some minutes. turned ms
attention ostcnao,,lv toward the new arrival as She