Show I r The e Man an on f the e ira Road L BY II It I T. T BATTIN D. D Copyright 1812 by bv Tb The Press Pren Publishing Co The New ew York World A f fRAND RAND RAPIDS Is no place for tor forthe GnAND lj tho the hotel beat said Bald Jerry Trapp to a bunch of ot traveling men In tho the smoking compartment I got In late ono one night from Detroit an and found the tho usual furniture convention on When I got to 10 m Iii my room there was waa another bed In ItI itI itI it I turned tho the key coy in the door and hopped into bed in short order for 1 was tired In about a no half hour tho the telephone bell boll In the tho room began to ring It woke me mo up and I 1 was sore I turned over and started for tor dreamland dreamland dream dream- land Jand again Someone was pounding on the tho door I let lot him pound Then tho key began boSan to rattle but hut I 1 smiled to myself as I know I had locked Jocke the thedoor thedoor thedoor door and left the tho key In n the tho door The pounding ceased and tho the phone began to ring rimy again This time I an answered ou- ou it it S II Hollo Heno said Bald a 3 voice wh why dont don't you ou open your door There Is another man assigned to your room lies lie's got a n swell chance I J replied Dont bother me I am amts tired and I want to go so to sleep Charge you ou double rates rates' the voice answered I made mado sure of ot the kc key and hot got ot UDder un under under un- un der tho the covers coel In a n few ow minutes the tho pounding on the tho door began afresh I ward heard four voices outside People began began be be- gan to fumble with the door again but butI attention to their I didn't pay an any efforts All of oC a a. sudden lu den den- the tho key l c fell feU to the time floor and In strode three husky porters and a little slender man with witha a it grip In his han hands s. s They lit the gas looked around tho the room and left tho the little man luau alone alono with th meI moI moI mo me I la lay still sun without mo ln moving a mua- mua clo until tho the door was closed The little man put out the tho light as I hopped out of or bed bcd Ho lie was too small t r meto mo me moto moto to tackle o so I wont to the phone B By this this' time I was waa hot Hello Betto I said Who Is this man manIn manin mann in n my nn room l' l Mr Levine Lc of or Chicago a J. J voice re ro- ro plied pIled 11 II Will you ou be responsible for tor my things I shouted back Dim Mr tl Levine lay UH as H still as IS 1 T marl had while tho time rou roughnecks ls were In the tho room Ho lie knew I was 33 looking for i Yes Yea es camo came the tho reply I 1 Jumped In bed bcd and listened d No D Boun sound came camo from the other lied bed and I toll fell asleep op listening When I woke tip up Mr fr Let ino had disappeared I 1 guess ho judged mo me 1 by too the volume of ot m my voice olce and ma made mado a a. g ta t- t ti Vt a away awa na If 0 |