Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05

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70. art a. a. The
d-n --, .-r... .-aa,rr,yd
passrr,.- O.. 8. as nnr NJ the great
n.eu . .-s.t-r r-na,- 0ho had BEEN
bru...t .r-. - W4rIrr.- death As
The ar M-.r AIRED. r"nrrry gaz.d
OF 70 'rs ,uaLI
III" March morning was windy and
wet. w.rA e.. -ru blowing In from the
ParsHr Prom EI.ut hay r.y-rtcr1,ted
the roar O, the s'eam-', Aisilc Of some
large -llp slgunllng It's intention to
pas another 20 the left The iucorn-
ing ysSsy. Iu0m"d IN sight and showed
the graceful lines. the single funnel
and the ahl," and rel barred flag o:
the Jhpauc>r line. the Nippon Yusen
Knlshh CnuH"ry saw that It was, as
he anticipated the Tumba Nnru. due
two days before hayln. been delayed
by bad weather over the Pacific. II
would dock Cnuu~ry estimated. just
IN time 10 p"r-ulr passenger to catch
the Eastern Express II that were held
TIL nine O'Clock SO as he hastened
20 the car line. Conuery smiled n; him
his earlier suruIa"z
Old SAMMY Saa'nn. the ga'cmnn.
stood IN his iron rnup 'wlrlInc n punch
about his Gas"r OlI Sammy's scheme
OF sudden wealth -ryrryoue has
plan ty which ai my moment wealth
may Hrr'y,--uas i0 recognize and ap.
prchcrH some wruns.Iurr. or some lost
or kidnnr"l person Tor whom grea;
reward would Doe given. His position
n the gate through which must pass
most o' the people arriving nj the
great Coast rl'y. or wishing 20 depart
from It. ccr'nlu'y was excellent: and
by constant and "arr'ul reading OF
the papers. classifying nnd mcmorlz-
ing faces, he prepared hlr7srf TO take
advantage ~ any opportunity. Sammy
still awaited hts great "srrlkc''
ANY one on on Number Five. sam
my C"HN"ry questioned car,Icnr!y
rs he approached
old sammy shook bis head. "whar
are W" hn.dlu. fpry' he whispered
"Ah-ror then
A couple Of station boys, overloaded
with hauH-hagEaEe. scurrIed in from
the street; someone shouted for
trunk truck. and baEEagemen ran. A
group Of people, who evidently had
come to the station in covered cars,
SrHFrlHT 70 50, M
to pass Old Sammy. The gateman
Strengthened Importantly and scrutl.
nlZcd each person presenting a ticket
Connery Inspected with attention the
fle at the gate md watched old Sam
my also ms each passed him.
The first In line was a girl-a girl
about twenty-five or three, Connery
guessed. She had the easy, interested
air OF person OF assured position.
when Connery first saw her, she
seemed to be accompanying the man
who now was behind her; but she OF.
fered her own ticket for perusal at
the gate and As soon as she was
through, she hurried on ahead alone
Connery was certain he did not
know her. He noticed that old Sam.
my had held her nj the gate as long
as possible, as II hoping to recollect
who she might be: but now that she
was gone. the gateman gave his atten
ton more closely to the first mana
tAll. strongly built man. neither heavy
nor light, and with a powerful, pa.
tr!cian face. His eyes were hidden
hr grsplal f~fa
against glare Of snow.
Conncry found his gaze following
this man: the conductor did not know
him. nor had old Sammy recognized
him: but both were trying to place
him. He, unquestlonably, was n man
to be known, though not more so than
mnny who travelled In the transconti-
mental trains.
A trim, sclf-assurpd man Of thirty
his open oyercOat showed n cutawsy
underneath-came past next, prorer-
ing the plain Seattle Chicago ticket.
An Enslishmnn. with red-velned
cheeks, fUmblinE, clumsy fingers and
curious, Interested eyes. Immediately
followed
The remaining man. carrying his
own grips, set them down In the gate
and felt In his pocket for his transpor.
tation.
This person had appeared suddenly
after the line of four had formed In
front OF old Sammy at the gate: he
had taken his place with them only
after scrutiny Of them. His ticket
was strip which originally had held
coupons for the Pacific voyage and
some Indefinite Journey in Asia be-
fore; unlike the Englishman's-and
his baggage did not bear the pasters
u the Nippon Yusen Kaisha-the