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

when he finally reached the lobby he was
still the focus of a Coterie of enthusiasts
who would not be shaken off. Here
new halt WAS made; new people sur
rounded him. more hand shaklnss anu
back sluppings took place. and every
thing seemed merry Us marriage DULL
But Peter. coming out of the hall II
moment after Earncy had left. sa" nov
ering about this intimate circle an elder
- man Of faded exterior circle atiu
shabby clothes, who wore p!ach lcI|
hat pulled down over wary LOOKING eyes
Even 1T that moment OF splenuiu
umph Peter wa sannOyed TO recoShlAe
in him the man Higginson' OF whose
too friendly interest in the candidate ,
dings he had complained to Varney Il le"
hours cnrier. Whether he was, IN trutn,
the man who had followed them on tne
street tho night hcroren ne was no
rcadv TO make affidavit. But undoupteu-
lv there Was something furttVe In the
mans appearance and manner: ana
Peter watching him from me coor, vas
highly irritaled TO see Hare present the
fellow to Miss Carstairs, who smiled on
him as upon one or her friends good
friends.
"Thc sneak" thought Peter. I'll just
dron him a quiet hint 10 butt out before
But his head usher due to vanish
back to New York by the ten forty-hve
claimed him just then TOR ousihesis =
talk and when Peter had time to think
of Mr., Higginson again he found that
the man had disappeared.
ynrney Slept badly. The night was
long. like art and the lanes ma ny !,
now and again. when he lay wide eyed IN
his bunk, staring into the darkness. ~
these times without exception ne
thought how. carly in the morning. he
would climb the bill to the whitc mouse.
hlaudlv prOltcring letters to snow thal
~. Was no cad, no cur but Laurence
Varney. whom ladies need not lice from
as from the plague: Suareiy puttlns
Uncle Eiberts daughter so utterly IN
the wrong that he himself would grow
incrciful toward her apashlhenI' ahu
sorry.
But on the heels of the morning came
Peter. bursting in in his bath, robe,
newspaper haunting in his hand.
looking very keen and wide awake him
SELF. GOOD. You'd hardly want TO he
dead 20 the world while this kind or
thing is going !on.'
Narncy. on an elbow. slceplly sur
priS"d at this vchcmcnce, said: What s
The jis:" cried Peter succinctly. AT
least it looks that way. It's that rascal
smith
He sat down on tho edge Of Earney's
hunk. tho folded newspaper In his hand.
and continued: i ran out before was
dressed TO look ut this contemplate Ga
Z"ttc. because I wanted to see how they
handled the meeting last night. But tho
minut" ! picked it up saw this. and
we'll. by George! Look at it,"
II" whipped open the Gazette with a
movement which all but shredded II and
thrust II INTO Narn"y'S hand. NarneE
! sat up in bed and smoothcd il out upon
| he coVrrl-t.
Coligny Smith was clever and his eye
ranged wide. de say all the chances
pink tea type.
that there were, and what he saw he
made the most of. For his front page
picture feature that morning he had
selected n two column half-tone of a.
good looking. though not altogether
pleasant faced, young man: and beneath
! il had inditcd in bold capitals which
! Ferris Stanhopc, Author and Former
IIunstonian. Who Has Just Arrived in
Town"
II sec" said Earney, slowly. Mean
Ing me- ,.,
which said in part:
1T leaked out vest erday that the 'mFs-
FERROUS stranger who suddenly appeared
Of: funston in al elegant private yacht
on Monday night i. none other than Fer
els well known author Of novels or the
Mr.. Slanhope is Il native or Hunston.
and is we'll remembered here. AS the re-
suit of certain cSCupades which need not
b.. detailed in u home paper Ike the
Gazette. ne left town. somewhat hurried
Is. one night twelve years ago. Until
Monday he has never been back since.
TIN. news Of his arrival has NOT been
received with general expressions oil
rlnasure Predictions were freely made