Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-01-25
CHAPTER n--continued.

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This person had appeared suddenl
after the line of four had formed |
front Of old Sammy at the gate; h
had taken his place with them onl
after scrutiny Of themAHis ticks
was a strip which originally had he'll
coupons for the Pacific voyage an
some indefinite journey In Asia be
fore; unlike the Englishman's-anI
his baggage did not bear the paster
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha-thl
ticket was close TO the date when
would have expired. 1t bore upon thu
line where the purchaser signed, thu
name "PhllIp ID. Eaton" In plain, Wig
orous characters without shading o.
flourish.
AS a sudden eddy of the gale abou'
the shed blew the ticket from oil,
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stopped to recover 1t. 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
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 1t. Sammy" he demanded.
"Who7" Sammy repeated. His eyes
were still fixed On the retreating fig
we. "who7 / don't know
The gateman mumbled. repeating
10 himself the I'M 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
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 It must leave
in five minutes; and Connery, guided
by the impression the man last
through the gate had made upon him
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
frst-the girl, the man with the
glasses and the young man In the cut.
await had now become clear were
n party. They had had reservations
made, apparently, in the name of
Dorne; 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
address the girl as Harry" was
unfailingly respectful to Mr.. Dorne;
and against them both Dorne won his
his daughter was to occupy the
room; he and Avery were to
sections In the open car.
You have Sections One and Three,
'ir." the Pullman conductor told him.
And Dorne directed the porter TO put
avery's luggage In Section One, his
In Section Three.
The Englishman was sent to Section
In Car Three-the next car for
Tard-and departed at the heels of
porter. Connery watched more
loosely, as nov II came the turn of the
Dung man whose ticket bore the
anne of Eaton. Eaton had no reser-
alton In the sleepers: he appeared.
oweyer, TO have some preference as
0 where he slept.
Give me a Three. II you have one"
Q requested Of the Pullman conduc-
Or. His voice, Connery noted. was
'eii modulated. rather deep. distinct
7 pleasant At sound Of 1t, Dorne.
with his daughters help was set
Ing himself In his section, turned and
'oked that way and said something
a low tone to the girl. Harriet
also looked, and with her eyes
o Eaton, Connery saw her reply In +.
udibiy, rapidly and at some length.
Il can give you Three in Car Three. /
pposite the gentleman / just as {
the Pullman conductor of {
red. 9
'That1i do very WELL" Eaton an |
sered In the same pleasant voice.
AS the porter now took his bags, i
followed him out of the car. 4
onnery went after them into the next c
II. He expected. rather. that Eaton
ould at ono identify himself to him r
the passenger 10 whom President b
short note had referred. Ea- d
however, paid no attention to him. b
WINS busy taking on his coat and {
ffIina himself in his section as Con
~ passed
T1se conducfor, willing that Eaton
MN fAou~s - ~wn time for Idess !
VEG hvm~1ks pnssd slowly on, iosA-