The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-20

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get away from US SO easily this time"
"And De Lima?"
| "At last accounts, still abed in his
hotel. If Huroki's planning an eva
sion, he evidently means to leave De
Lima to shift for himself. .
Here are the warrants" Ryley pur-
sued, delivering the papers, "and here's
note that came for you just as
stopped at the house to ask Anne
where to find you. Thought perhaps
I'd better bring it along"
''Thank you"
! With word of apology to Patria,
Donald opened the note. Written in
Rodney's unsteady hand, it read as fol-
lows:
Dear Don:
/ I'm frightfully sorry was such an ass
ought to have known better. But I'm
50 broken up about Patria and everything
couldn't see straight. AS soon as get over
this katzenjammer, I'm going to ask her
to forgive me. For the present, must
ask you not only to overlook my boorish-
ness but to help me out Of bad scrape
I'm In.
It's a woman. and 1t isn't my fault. I'm
in wrong-that's all Only it'll get me in
bad all round II anything gets into the
papers. Please don't say anything to
anybody-just come secretly to this i'd
dress - soon ~ you can.
Respectfully yours,
The address was written below the
signature: "Hotel Baltimore. Ask for
me BY my name"
Thoughtfully, Donald refolded and
pocketed the note. He was fond Of
Rodney. and could not refuse the boys
request At the same time. ito urgency
complicated matters 3 tri1e.
Summoning the waiter. he settled his
account.
"Please take Miss Claiming back to
my rooms" he requested Ryley. '4Then
90 on to Huroki's. I'll Join you there
In the course Of half IN hour or %.
Don't DO anything pending my ar
rival.
The Baltimore was well-known to
Donald b upsavory repute.
A sardonic clerk delivered Captain
Parr to the guidance Of . cynic bell
boy, who left him 1T the door Of .
room on the nth floor. His knock was
answered BY q handsome creature o(
some thirty animated years, . woman
whose compiler self-possession and a.
Turing negligee assorted well with the
implications latent in Rodney's note.
. captain Pafrf
Her tones were 10 professionally
dulcet - her smile was worldlyw1se.
Donald bowed coolly.
II am looking for Mr.. Wrenn."
He Is expecting you. Won't you
please come Int" J.
Donald entered. The woman closed
the door and paused momentarily with
back to it. He swung around sharply,
|suspecting that she had turned the key
and withdrawn it-for the first time
|suspecting that Rodney's note might
have been = forgery.
"Where is Mr.. Wrenn3" he de-
[manded.
HE was called away unexpectedly,
but will be back at any moment
Please sit down."
'.Thank you-no."
Donald moved quickly to the door.
The woman sought to interpose herself
between him and It, but he was too
quick. A twist Of the handle confirmed
his safmise; b was locked In With this
dangerous animal
"Be good enough" he said brusqusly.
ITO open without delay"
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