Gunnison news-champion., 1923-01-05

/ game Philip u I.fal' LH plain. Wig
nrru- rIlranrrr- al-l"ur shading or
flourish.
As sudden s-lIg ~ the -are abnur
the Sized blew rha rIrEef s-um Old
SnrrrE'S cold fingers. the Fauu- man
s'n.r..-t 10 Recover 10. The wind blew
M l.s cloth ZAP a. DO Ild sn. end A.
ne hsG' and srra.gH'rnad before Old
I sammy the old man suddenly snsp,.sl q.
and while tho tr8ssI.r pulled on hls
zap. recovered his ticket aud hurried
down the platform 20 the train the
sn'"wnn stood staring after him n
though trying 10 recall who the man
| pr"s"u'.Hg himself rs Philip d Eaton
was
C"nn.ry stepped beside the old man
Who Is Il, SAMMY ? he demanded
"Who7' Sammy repeated His eyes
ser. sim fixed on the r.treating ng.
ure "who7 don't know
Tn. gntemRn numbIed. repeating
20 himself the names Of the famous.
the great. the notorious. In his effort
20 ~ one To the man who had jus,
passed. No one else helatei and
bound FOR the Eastern Express wss In
sight The presidents order 10 the
conductor and to the dispatcher sim
ply had directed that Number Five
would run one hour late: II must leave
In Ave minutes: and Connery. guided
by the impression the man last
through the gate had made upon him
ard old Sammy both. had no doubt
'ha, the man for whom the train hnd
been held VAS now on board
COnnery wen; out to the train The
Passengers who had been pHradIng the
platform had got aboard: the last i've
TO arrive also had disappeared into the
fullmans. and their luggage hnd been
thrown into the baggage car. Connery
Jumped aboard.
The three who had passed the gate
hrSt-the girl. the man with the
glnsscs and the young man In the cut
HWny-lt had now become clear were
on" party. They had had reservations
made. apparently. in the name Of
Dornc, the girls address to the spec
tncled man made plain that he was
her father: her name, apparently. was
Harriet: the young man In the cut
uwny coat was Don" to her and
Avery" 10 her father. His relation.
Will" Intimate enough TO permit hlni
10 address the girl as Harry" was
un'all!nEly respectful to Mr.. Dorne:
and against them both Dorne won his
way; his daughter was to occupy the
drawing room; he and Avery we're to
have sections in the open car.
You have Sections one and Three.
sir" the Pullman conductor told him.
And pornc directed the porter TO put
Avery's luggage In Section One, his
own in Section Three.
The Engl!shman was sent to Section
. -Four In Car Three-the next car for
ward-and departed nj the heels of
the porter. connery watched more
closely, as now IT came the turn OF the
young man whose ticket bore the
name OF Eaton. Eaton had no rsser-
vation In the sicepers: he appeared.
however. to have some preference as
to where he slept.
Give me a Three, II you have one"
he requested OF the Pullman conduc-
es'' A'4' ''uhtEN WaS
well modulated. rather deep, distinct
ly pleasant At sound Of It, Dorne,
who with his daughters help was set.
Ting himself In his section, turned and
looked that way and said something
In low tone to the girl. Harriet
Dorne also looked, and with her eyes
on Eaton, Connery saw her reply in
audlbly. rapidly and at some length.
Il can give you Three in Car Three,
opposite the gentleman I just as
signed" the Pullman conductor of
fered.
''That'n do very WELL" Eaton an
swered In the same pleasant voice.
AS the porter now took his bags,
| Eaton followed him out of the car
I Connery went after them into the next
car. He expected, rather. that Eaton
would ut once identify himself to him
/ as the passenger to whom President
| Jarvis short note had referred. Ea.
ton. however paid no attention to him.
but was busy taking of his coat and
settling himself In his section as Con
| merry passed.
The conductor. willing that Eaton
should choose his own time for idep-
| Trying himself. passed slowly on. look
Ing over the passengers as he went.
He stood for few moments In con.
versaiion with the dining-car conduc-
tor; then he retraced his way through
the train He again passed Eaton.
slowing so that the young man could
speak TO him II he wished. and even
hating an instant to exchange a word
with the Engiishman: put Eaton al
lowed him to pass on without speak
Ing to him. Connery's step Quickened
as he entered the next car on his way
back to the smoking compartment Of
the observation car. where he expect
ed to compare sheets With the Pun-
man conductor besore taking up IL
tickets. ~ Ae catered this eae. hon.
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