The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-03-09
CHAPTER u--Continued.

front OF old Sammy at the gate; he
had taken his place with them only
after scrutiny Of them. His ticket
was a strip which originally had held
coupons for the Pacific voyage and
some indefinite journey in Asia be-
fore: unlike the EngIishman's-and
his baggage did not bear the pastors
OF the Nippon Yusen Kaisha-the
ticket was close TO the date when it
would have expired. 1t bore upon the
line where the purchaser signed, the
name philip ID. 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
ne bent and Strengthened before old
Sammy. the old man suddenly gasped !;
and while the traveller pulled on his
cap, recovered his ticket and hurried
down the platform TO the train, the
gatcman 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? / don't know"
The gateman mumbled. repeating
20 himself the names OF the famous.
the great. the notorious, in his effort
to tit one 10 the man who had just
passed. No one else belated and
bound for the Eastern Express was in
sight. The presidents order to the
conductor and to the dispatcher sim
ply had directed that Number Five
would run one hour late: ii must leave
In five minutes; and Connery, guided
by the Impression the man last
through the gate had made upon him
mil old Sammy 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
NHhAlpi III a SOi uDOdiu /. lHt lis nNc
10 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
away-it had now become clear were
n party. They had had reservations
made, apparently, in the name of
Dorne; the girls address 10 the spec
tncled 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
10 address the girl as Harry" was
si~nfailingly 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.
y You have Sections One and Three,
LinJ," the Pullman conductor told him.
',,sssd Dorne directed the porter TO put
sry's luggage in Section One. his
ainol in Section Three.
IrfO sle Englishman was sent to Section
In Car Three-the next car for
-and departed at the heels of
cOOoIA orter. Connery watched more
lIptne y, as now II came the turn Of the
|ransoJ man whose ticket bore the
Mof Js~t1r Ivr&n,, v..I - ~.~.
~ In the sleepers: he appeared,
Iodarcs er, to have some preference as
ibbvs ERE he slept.
i've me n Three, II you have one"
requested Of The Pullman conduc-
Has. His voice, Connery noted, was
~. ell modulated. rather deep, distinct
iy pleasant. At sound Of 1t. Dorne,
who with his daughters help was set
fling 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
agdibly, rapidly and at some length.
'I can give You Three in Car Three,
opr psite the gentleman just as.
signed" the Pullman conductor OF
ferrd.
''rhat1l do very WELL" Eaton an.
swcrcd In the same pleasant voice.
As the porter now took his bags
Eaton followed him out Of the car
cnrncry vent after them into the next
cars lie expected. rather, that Eator
would at ICE Identify himself to him
as the passenger to whom PresideH,
Jarvis short note had referred. Ea
ton however, paid ~ attention to him
bmt was busy taking off his coat ant
SETTLING himself In his section as Con
merry passed.
The CONTRACTOR. willing that Eator
should choose his own time for iden
ts'y'ng hiuIeif, passed slowly on. look
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