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oment, ’? said ‘Trim. ‘‘Do these = ; “Are you sure it was a “hall: bai het — One x a . three eTsons have adjoining rooms ?’’ — es aay | | tie C4 a sioes — “Oh, ‘yes, I not only recognized his Yes. The old man’s is at the corner, 3 voice but got up and opened the door and. sen to his on the south side is the _ jooked out. He stood there waiting for,50n Edward’s room and beyond that on an answer.”’ _ we same side is Professor Spinner’ so **Go on.”’ ‘Three rooms in a row, then ?’’ “J asked him what was the manner, _ Exactly. = but the hail-boy said he didn’t know but) “Goon ‘that the professor said it was very import- | Old Mead looked wild and haggard. -—s ant, and of course I went downstairs as ‘His lips twitched ner gare and I could soon as I could, for although I suspected ‘see that his hands were clutching the bed ea nothing ot this matter, the professor rep-| chat ies. _ resented one of my best guests andI was _'|’ve got to be protected!’ were > his anxious to please him. first words. ”’ oe **When I got down to the office’ the | oe os Ey gs nae! Res ae | _ professor was not here. The clerk told’ Oe SELON « CXS met A ORS me -he had gone to Mr. Mead’s room, swered, but something to the effect that I _ Be Ly" Saving a request that I should follow him | Should do everything in my power to ac- at one icommodate him and of course I asked é: uy a: d ae ‘him what was the matter. Fs | a Beak | ci ¢ ma _ ‘Where is Mr. Mead’s room?’ Trim) . ye room was ~— ed during the poked. ‘night,’ he said, ‘and I’ve narrowly es- -|eaped being murdered. ‘‘Now you know, Carter, that’s not a , | pleasant thing for an hotel keeper to hear. Outside of my respect for Mead and my wish that he should be comfortable, there see are my other guests, you see ee ‘‘It instantly flashed upon me that if it should be known in the hotel that iguest had suffered in this way, ere oy cer EY he re of < the ferme as “Brom the ASS of | ee ‘that roof to the ground there’s a drop of. ae s ; ron Sag to twenty feet varying with ree ae ~ = of a hill at that point. fs would be,a general alarm, and I should oe Sea I suppose I see what’s coming _ T€-| be left without business for the rest a ) ag 2 nar ked Trim. ‘‘You’re telling me a 20ut | the season.” ee S Siniows and the veranda because} ‘‘Ni¢d Mead go on to tell you early Sas ebody had F asap the banker’s| what had = i?” 4 « & . * < ia . i ae = | e ' -* 5 me . - “Well, yes, he did pretty well; | pulled himself together, and the professor, Fs who had already heard the story, helpec J 2s “3 ae aS JT h, no Lact at all. Understand 1 | him out. ee for w8 as een’ ri ro aatits, d Z '| ‘Mead said that he waked _ fori nye 'S an suppose it De Se ar eee. Hh yy in the night with a strange £ for mie to tell ons Mead Ss S = Ta sa si~¢ ut “|somebody was in the room. "| ** *T was wide awake in an mstant, ihe said, ‘and I’m sure that my thoughts | | =" : : . 1 a a . 4 al =_ = > - N _ ; A ¢ t oh | “ ] | ' re — ' fy , ol “ ‘ ™ - 4 - ’ = : Pome - ! Ms . ’ 7 ~ ; 7 . -_ ie a fA —_ ' a = "i 7 2 er - , — ‘ r \ F 7 i — « oe J , . e y j = = = = \ ' . wm - nl i — * kL, - = | = a } a we 4 ‘ . * #, = # o” i 4 ‘* . 4 : r , - ul , = 1 =F | 4 > ‘ - Fd —— , . a ~ t . 7 . . . a . * e \. al ¢. = . 7 = a aa