The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
Intimate War Experiences and obser-
vatIous Of
LOWELL MELLETT
tUrited Press Staff Corespondenr.)

London. Dec. 1z-There's n mys-
tory at No. 10 Downing street. There
has been q strange d.sappeersnce
from the Prime Minister'S residence.
Haven't been able to get to the bot
tom Of II yet. but can offer certain
facts that furnish at least. q clue.
When I went in to see Sutherland.
Lloyd Georges secretary. this after
noon 4 strange doorman opened the
door. I asked what had become of
the boy who always before had opened
the door. It was az surprising to find
stranger on that fob as IL would
;aays been to find No. 10 wearing n
Nv coat OF paint. something which
ge house never has done. Judging
from It's appearance.
The new doorInan Ioked mysterious
but he said he didn't know
aaked the middie-aged messenger
who has been there long time. He
likewise ioked mysterious and said
be didn't know.
asked Sutherland. with the same
result. including the look of mystery.
Now the former door-boy was not
an ordinary door-boy at all. For one
thing he was never very aerious. while
a regular door-boy Is always terribly
serious. The one who has disappear
er was very friendly: after We had
become acquainted through his In
quiry regarding q friend OF his in
watertown. N. ". whom didn't hap.
pen 10 know. we had many interesting
conversations on the war. politics.
American bufiaioes and various things.
Perhaps II was the fact that once
Hxsd in New York City. which is sit
aated adjacent TO WATERFOWL. that
made him so friendly. but in any event
he usually did his best TO entertain me
while I waited.
A contributing factor. no doubt. was
the fact that nearly always called
at his tea or lunch time. though
called at widely varying hours OF the
Cay. and most people are Eood-natured
at that time. This boy. with . nand-
wich In one rosy cheek and another
m his hand. was 4 sight TO cheer any
visitor. OF course. important visitors
we're not likely to see him thus. for
n q peek through the window revealed
that It was Sir Edward Carson OF
eomeonc like that. he simply swal
lowed the sandwich that was In his
chesk and hid the other one under
his chair before opening the door.
come to the clue. One day for
my amsemrnt he took from the hat
rack shining silk hat and adorned
himself in IL. Parading back and
forth across the anteroom. be whis-
pared:
This is Lord RhonIia's!-
There was n sound OF important
personagcs coming down the hall. The
boy rot the hat back on the rack
Just in time for Lord Rhondda to
mirs seeing him do II.
Now. according to tho law OF aver
ages. Lord Rhondda was bound 10
catch the boy at II sooner or later,
wasn't be. Then. suppose he caught
him not only with the SILK hat on. but
with the sandwich in his cheek,
Lord Dhondda Is Food Controller and
under the Defense OF the Realm Act
he has almost unlimited powers.
don't say I've solved the mystery
but there are certain logical deduc-
tons that seem almost unavoidable.
London, Dec. 1l.-col. Buchan did
not have much today except q good
story. II had to do with the fact that
In Jerusalem there has been an an.
cient proverb foretclling that .he city
would be delivered from the infldel
by man whose name would mean
-cod on foot"
.'cod Is Allah. ON foot In 'cn hey
or something like that" he continued.
We're wondering what the effect OF
Alienby's entry will be. He entered
on foot. too"
Col Buchan--Lt. John Buchan. TO
be exact--is the London correspond
ent's First and Last Chance. II you
want to know something in hurry,
and haven't time TO conduct your own
research. you ask Buchan IL you con-
duct first-class research of your
own without success. before you give
up you ask Buchan.
Tho Director OF Information Is a
young man. or at least. he is youth