The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-06-10
PART lI-Contlnued.

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This turned his attention to his own
.oans of identification. Putting his
bond in his pocket. he drew out four
-o1onos contained bills-one an 'ac1
drossed to S. w. James, Hotel Long
ooro New York city. Two of the en-
volones contained bills-one on "ac-
oonnt rendered" from a liquor dealer
.sor se7 %: the other a bill for cigars
ond cigarettes amounting to. $3.50.
Tho third was letter from the steam
shin agents of the Hambard line, read
ing:
Dear sir: We have booked you for
massage from New York to Naples on
tho s, s. Colonia, sailing from pier
foot of West Thirteenth street, N. r.
We have assigned to you Cabin G 80,
IN the salon deck, and have arranged
that YOU are to have it entirely to
yourself.
eve beg to call your attention to
tho fact that. owing to the tide on the
dav of departure, the Colonia will sail
Of one o'clock in the morning, Octo-
Der T."
The fourth envelope inclOsed q
4cket calling for one first-class pas
sage, New York to Naples, on the
steamship Colonia, and made out to S.
". James. There was nothing else in
the pockets of his coat.
Robbed was his first thought, and
ne searched in his trousers pocket for
+he cash which he had with him-less
than ten dollars. He found many vel
3ow-backed bills. Five hundred dol
lars
The sight of the five hundred dollars
Immediately brought to mind what
had happened before the long, dream
less sleep just ended on the ship. This
money-or five hundred dollars just
like twas lying on a table in suite
of rooms in the Belmont-Stratworth
hotel. He was about to come into pos
session Of it-all for signing con-
tract to report the world series on
behalf Of the TranscOntinental News
paper syndicate, Metropolitan tower,
New York city.
He sat down again upon the berth
to'puzzle it out, beginning with the let
ter from the syndicate-it was on en-
graved stationery, he remembered.
The secretary, Walter Noble, gave him
as references three well-known New
Workers. But the letter had come. spe-
cial delivery, on Sunday-the day aft
er the championship was cinched-and
reply was requested by telegraph on
Monday. Anyhow, what need was there
of references, he had argued, when he
couldn't lose! For he was to receive
five hundred dollars every day he
turned in a story. No, he couldn't lose,
and he could make thirteen hundred
dollars at least-nineteen hundred dol
lars at most. Yes, he had looked upon
it as very easy" money and had kept
his own counsel, not even cOnfiding in
Iris Ford. because of the reports in
the newspapers that the national COM
mission was to prohibit the, players
from writing for the papers; certain
1y all those who hadn't contracts.
He remembered that he had gone to
the Belmont Stratworth, and the clerk
at the desk knew him-had seen him
play He could repeat his words: "Mr.
Noble is expecting you-zgo right up
to Suite 1872" He had gone up, had
been admitted to the parlor of suite,
and had met nice young fellow, OBJ
Vlously a gentleman, who greeted him
cordially,
The contract-it had the name of
the TranscontfnentaI Newspaper syn
dictate printed in, he was sure. He
had read it very carefully. and the
terms were precisely what had been
offered him. While he was reading it.
ne remembered, Mr.. Noble had taken
from his bill case without any flourish
nVe hundred dollars. He could remem-
DER seeing the money lying on the
table, the bills folded over once.
The bills in his hand now were fold
ed once!
But something was going wrong
With his memory. It had been spin
ming the tale of events without effort,
nut suddenly 1t had begun to flag. He
mad to prod it. What was it Mr.. Noble
Aad said? Oh, yes-"Tm going to have
drink. What'll you have?" He had
Inclined, of course, because he didn't
urlnk. And then? Mr.. Noble had
sald' walking over to the telephone:
wise man-wish didn't" and had
6uoed: "Pll order you soft drink"
Inc drink-what was it? For some
IeSson he was very uncertain on that
Score. Slowly he began to form a
mental image of ia brown bottle
- was In silver holder, because the
Oo't0m was round. OF course-ginger
"'e-lt came In such bottles. He re-
.nenloered, too, 1t was imported ginger
e' not so sweet IS American. Yes,
ne nrst taste had been almost bitter.
And then?
olackness! He could recall nothing,
ship.