The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-26
CHAPTER iI-continued.

LIE AhoAA, NohN
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 II
front of old Sammy at the gate; he
had taken his place with them only
after scrutiny of them. His tickle
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 pastors
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha-the
ticket was close to the date when II
would have expired. 1t bore upon the
line where the purchaser signed, the
name phillip d. Eaton" In plain, Wig.
orous characters without shading or
flourish.
AS a sudden eddy of the gale about
the shed blew the ticket from old
Sammy's cold fingers, the young man
stopped to recover it. The wind blew
off his cloth cap as he did so, and as
he bent and Strengthened before old
Sammy, the old man suddenly gasped f;
and while the traveller pulled on his
cap, recovered his ticket and hurried
down the platform TO the train, the
gateman stood staring after him as
though trying to recall who the man
presenting himself as Philip d. Eaton
was.
Connery stepped beside the old man.
''Who Is it, Sammy" he demanded.
"Who?" Sammy repeated. His eyes
were still fixed on the retreating fig
ure. "Who? l don't know"
The gateman mumbled, repeating
to himself the names Of the famous,
the great, the notorious, in his effort
to fit one to the man who had just
passed No one else belated and
sight. The presidents order to the
conductor and to the dispatcher SIM
ply had directed that Number Five
would run one hour late: it must leave
in five minutes; and Connery, guided
by the impression the man last
through the gate had made upon him
and old Samm.. both, had no doubt
that the man for whom the train had
been held was now on board.
Connery went out to the train. The
passengers who had been parading the
platform had got aboard; the last five
to arrive also had disappeared into the
Pullmans, and their luggage had been
thrown into the baggage car. Connery
jumped aboard
The three who had passed the gate
first-the girl, the man with the
glasses and the young man In the cut
await had now become clear were
one party. They had had reservations
made, apparently, in the name of
Borne; the girls address to the spec
tacled man made plain that he was
her father; her name, apparently. was
Harriet; the young man in the cut
away coat was don" to her and
avery" to her father. His relation,
while intimate enough to permit him
to address the girl as Harry" was
unfailingly respectful to Mr.. Dorne !;
way; his daughter was to occupy the
drawing room; he and Avery were to
have sections in the open car.
You have Sections One and Three,
sir" the Pullman conductor told him.
And Dorne directed the porter TO put
Ayery's luggage in Section One. his
own in Section Three.
The EngIishman was sent to Section
Four in Car Three-the next car for
ward-and departed at 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 reser-
walton in the Sleepers; he appeared,
however, to have some preference as
TO where he slept.
Give me Three, If you have one. .
he requested of the Pullman conduc-
tor. His voice, Connery noted, was
well modulated, rather deep. distinct
~ pleasant. At sound of. it, Dorne,
who with his daugh RS help was set
Ting himself in his section, turned and
looked that way and said something
in a low tone to the girl Harriet
Dorne also looked, and with her eyes
on Eaton, Connery saw her reply in
audibly, rapidly and at some length
81 can give you Three in Car Three
opposite the gentleman / just as.
signed" the Pullman conductor of
fered.
"That'll 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
Connery went after them into the next
car. He expected. rather, that Eaton
would at 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 off his coat and
settling himself In his section as Con
merry passed.
The conductor, willing that Eaton
should choose his own time fer iden
| tifying himself, passed slowly on, look
ing over the passengers as he went
He stood for a few moments in con
versatiOn with the dining-car conduc
tor; then he retraced his way through
the train. He again passed Eator
slowing so that the young man coule
speak to him If he wished, and ever
halting an instant TO exchange wore
with the Engllshman; but Eaton al
| lowed him 10 pass on without speak
Ing TO him. Connery's step quickenet
| MS he entered the next car on his wa,
,ack to the smoking compartment q