"Now," exc1aimed Peck, panting and turning his back to the wind; "the rest ofyou gent1emen wait out here. You two very recentspaper men, you come with me."

He opened the gate and went in, the "Journa1" reporter and Ifo11owing--a11 three of us wiping our ha1f-b1inded eyes. When we reachedthe she1ter of the front porch, I took the key from my pocket and openedthe door.