The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-24

about the Streets yesterday that II Ger
tain old and respected citizens OF Hun
ston should chance TO meet the author
trouble liz sure TO arise.
Why Mr.. Seanhope should have elect
ed to come Fack 10 Hunston has not
is the result yot bet. friends having
| wagercd thatS-he would not venture to
return: for q months stay hero. These
declare that Ne Is using the yacht az
base of operations to reconnoiter and de-
! tcrmine whctEer 1t Is safe to land.
which the Distinguished author is TAX
| ing TO conceak his Identity. The name
OF the yacht ss.as been carefully erased,
| and he Is ust.yg, 1t is said. an assumed
name.
The secrettf Mr.. Stanhope's identity
came out tqG late last night for the
Gazette to OBTAIN an Interview. With
him on the Sncht is q Mr.. Nagtnnts.
representing Tlmself as q wealthy New
Yorker and a. student Of government
Both gentlemen. 1t is said. are claimed
as allies by Hunston's new reform
Peter brooks out tho moment varney
laid down thu paper but Va artsy;. 1e "a
! not listen. This. then. was the mean
! ing Of the pale youag editors enigmati-
cal remark 3dst night. Here was no
idle malice = Diabolically rosourceful
and WITHOUT Sndnle young hE. Shlui
had circulated! this lie to discredit re-
! form and dr.Io off It's new champion.
[ And this waH the way. that he, Varney.
had kept ths coming Of the Cypriani
quiet in Hulston
And think, of the cured bull luck Of
| hoped TO 90 nyas TO ruin my plans for
| helping Haretby these dirty hints about
| both OF 'us-at the best to scare US away
| from HunstGs. He never dreamed that
he was knocking the bottom out OK any
| private plan4. OF yours!
Earney sttetchcd and yawned- We'll,
| he isn't" =.
"Doubtless:I am q stupid ass and all
that" said :Feter. staring. but with
! the Gazette Publishing 1t about the coun.
trvside that Syou are a yellow dog OF
| the worst naXurc l don't grasp how you
EXPECT Miss .Carstairs to como on this
yacht and luslch with you
A knock Sounded on tho steterosEm
! door, and AE.Tosh entered, announcing
two tciegranS for Mr. Farney.
| Varncy, wondering a little who had
known his Whereabouts. took the yellow
| envelopes. ni.dded 10 the steward HOT
TO wait. broks., them open. read the type
written words within. read them again.
Then he lcoked UP and found Peter
! Gazing Mt hir1 more or less e1pectantly.
Varney laughed. DO you remember
| that night It the club my saying 10
you. as sreht ndueenent; s tIIe!a" tue
| New OIh p&peiS o. VI ~ ~
ysrnev haXded him the yellow slips.
then he aroEe and pushed the service
"McTosh." she said. send to town al
once and get. me copies Of the sun. the
Times. the sally. and tho Herald-atsi
the New YORK; papers No. go yourseiit,
and don't stay longer than Is aosolu'e'S
peter mcaStfme. with heart beating
as il had not beat the night oeiors
when he htd overthrow Ryan a sn1
stolen his meeting. was reading the t0i-
"p Dali story has got US all guessing;
IF it's really. you. what the devil efs
you up TO- anyway: r f. TONNES
Warming story in Daily today. An-
so,,Ite secrecy prerequisite as ex-
NAMED. Reporters tried 10 reach mo
| tonight. Trust you fully, but lmplore
Won to proceed with utmost CAUTION
Ebert CARSTA1RS:"
The plot chickens" said Peter "nen
varney turned back IN n1,. =, lot r;
can't sec the drift; Ho"e'e'-soo W
seN Varney noSded. - told. him to se!:
three or four others. too. for a puma.
"polirics," said ePtcr. in his Lcalmest
fighting ma1lner, rs all off, In NOT
| tie least Interested in It. Wen give
the mornIn sto study1ng S ctl9w ITI or
nalism. But1about Miss Carstaire' mn 7''I'
can r73 you bpe aSf' said varney. with a
Sudden burst OF anger, Ill make ne
know who lam if ] have TO drag her
own mother:to introduce me-.
(Tn be continued.)
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