New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-26
By WILLARD BL AKEMAN


admired coming out of the apartment
dotted my hat and stood looking at
her inquiringly. She had taken the
key, which had left inside, from the
lock and was putting it on the outside.
Having locked the door, she turned and
faced me. Noticing by my expression
that something was wrong, she looked
at me inquiringly.
Il fancy you have made mistake"
I said.
"How SOP
"You have evidently mistaken my
room for yours
mot at all; this Is my room"
I beckOned to a chambermaid who
was passing and asked her to cali for
the clerk Of the house. He came up
and, after telling him of the situation,
l asked him what was the number of
my room. He said he would have to
90 back to the Office to find out, where
upon I said:
you needn't do that. Go into the
room with the lady and learn whose
baggage is there" -.. .-...-
He opened the door and entered the
room, the lady following him, follow
ing the lady. I had put my trunk in
closet, removing what especially
needed to the bureau drawers. The
consequence was that the room ap-
peared to be empty. The girl looked
about her, and saw by her expression
that she was puzzled. The clerk open
ed the closet and displayed my trunk
with mems garments hanging above
it. The girl looked astonished. He
then opened a bureau drawer, and there
lay number Of Numbered shirts. The
girl was astonished 49,
II returned to my room after break
fast" she said, Remembering that I
had left my portmonnaie in this little
place on the bureau. took it without
looking about me-"
That's exactly where I left my mon
ey," said, and, lifting the lid Of the
place referred to. L displayed empti-
ness.
Great heavens!' exclaimed the girl
Gan I have taken your property p
She produced roll Of bills and with
trembling hands counted them. "Oh, my
good gracious! I didn't have but 81;
there are thirty here"
Had acquiesced In her statement, as
should have done, the episode would
have been ended, and my acquaintance
with the lady would have remained
undeveloped. But especially desired
that the acquaintance should continue.
I did not attempt to soothe her feel
1ngs. I did not say that believed her
story or that disbelieved 1t.
II wish you both to come to my
ROOM" she said, evidently much trou-
bled, that may show you there is
81 in the same place relatively as this"
please excuse me-" said coldly.
1T would not be the part Of gentle
man to ask for proof in such q matter
from lady"
She cast half troubled, half in
dtgnant glance at me; then, turning ON
her heel, she said to the clerk fmpera-
lively, Come with me-"
He seemed much surprised that did
not at once warmly exonerate the
lady and followed her as she had COM
manded.
knew very well that the episode
had not ended, and I was not mis-
taken. Later in the day the landlord
came to me and said that the lady who
had mistaken my room for hers de-
sired to see me, that she might con-
vince me Of her innocence Of any
wrong intention and that she bad
taken my money by mistake She was
waiting for me in the parior. went
there at once and approached her with
serious mfen.
permitted her to labor through a
defense that no lawyer would give q
fig for, wearing an expression of
doubt, and when she could go no
further from sheer worry broke into
q smile.
do you suppose" said, 'that I
would suspect that what you did this
morning was intendonalP'
''Then why have you acted as II you
have" she exclaimed, both relieved
and irr1tated.
There was a pause. I couldn't give
the true reason, yet must get out of
the hole somehow.
II have reason" I saba very
important one But cannot at pres
ent give It to you. Should you care to
know It, say, six months hence will
tell It. Possibly the time may be
shorter. 1t may be few weeks, few
days. We shall see."
I did not doubt that she would keep
tn touch with me till she got that rea-
SOD. was formally introduced to her,
and she came for me every day while
we were together at the inn to extract
it from me. While I was putting her
of was talking and acting very sweet
to her, and before we left the place
had made such Roadway that 1 con
fessed the true cause.
She pretended to be very angry with
me for my action in the matter, but
this did not prevent her accepting fu-
ture attentions, and In the end she &C
caDted me as well