Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-01-24

Nlet u one WHO LtQulIeu EtAlle4lCt.
Connery looked from the note to the
bearer more keenly. There was some
thing familiar I'm the chauifeur's face
just enough 10 have made Connery
believe at first. that probably he had
seen the man meeting some passenger
at the station.
"You are" Connery ventured
casually.
"In private employ; yes, sir" the
man cut or quickly. Then COnnery
knew him: Il was when Gabriel War
den travelled on Connery's train that
the conductor had seen this chauf-
feur: this was Patrick COrbOy. who
had driven Warden the night he was
killed. But Connery, having won his
point. knew better than 20 show IL.
waiting for a receipt from me?' he
asked as If he had abandoned his
curiosity.
The chauffeur nodded. Connery
took a sheet Of paper, wrote on ii,
sealed IT In an envelope and handed 1t
over: the chauffeur fastened back TO
his car and drove on. COnnery whis-
tied softly 20 himself. Evidently his
| passenger was TO be one Of the great
men in eastern finance who had been
brought west by Warden's death. AS
the car disappeared, Connery gazed
Off to the sound
The March morning was windy and
wet. with a storm blowing In from the
/ Pacific. From Eliot bay reverberated
| the roar Of the Steam-whiStle Of some
/ large ship signaling It's intention TO
| pass another 20 the left. The incom-
ing vessel doomed in sight and showed
| the graceful lines, the single funnel
/ and the white and red-barred flag OF
/ the japanese line, the Nippon Nusen
Kaisha. COnnery saw that Il was, as
I he anticipated, the Tamba Maru, due
| two DAYS before. having been delayed
| by bad weather over the Pacific. Il
would dock. Connery estimated, just
I IN time 20 permit passenger 10 eaten
/ the Eastern Express If that were held
| tin nine O'Clock. So. as ne fastened
TO the car line, Conuery smiled at HIM
\ self for taking the trouble 10 make
! his earlier surmises.
Old Sammy Seaton. the Cateman,
stood I'm his iron coop twirling a punch
about his finger. ola Sammys scheme
\ Of sudden wealth-everyone has a
/ plan by which at any moment wealth
/ may arrive-was to recognize and APP
/ prehend some wroncdoer, or some lost
or kidnapped person for whom great
! reward would be given. His position
at the gate through which must pass
most Of the people arriving at the
| great Coast city. or wishing TO depart
from It. certainly was excellent; and
| by constant and careful reading OF
the papers. classifying and memoriz-
ing faces, he prepared himself 10 take
advantage OF any opportunity. Sammy
still awaited his great strike"
ANY one on on Number Five. Sam
my?" COnnery questioned carelessly
as he approached.
Old Sammy shook his head. "What
are we holding forT' he whispered.
"Ah-for themT'
A couple Of statiOn-bOys, overloaded
with hand-baggage, scurried in from
the street; someone shouted for a
trunk-truclI, and baggagemen ran. A
group OF people, who evidently had
come to the station in covered cars,
crowded ont to the gate and lined up
to pass old Sammy. The gateman
straightened Importantly and scruti-
nized each person presenting a ticket.
Connery inspected with attention the
file at the gate and watched old Sam
my also as each passed him.
The first In line was a gtrl-a girl
about twenty-five or three, COnnery
guessed. She had the easy, interested
air of a 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. lie noticed that old Sam
my had held her at the gate as long
as possible. as II hoping 10 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
trician face. His eyes were hidden
By smoked glasses such as one wears
against a glare Of snow.
Connery 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. unquestionably, was a man
70 be known, though not more so than
many who travelled In the transconti-
mental trains.
A trim, self-assursd man Of thirty
his open oyercoat showed a cutaway
underneath-came past next prefer
Ing the plain Seattle-Chicago ticket.
An Engllshman with red-veined