Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-20
CUPID's WORK.
Why DR.. Sweany Has Left
the City.
A LADY ON HIS TRAIL.
IT is Said That She Has a Little
Amount of $4,000 Against
Him,

Probably there are good many people
in the city who are wondering why DR..
Eweany, the medical specialist, who con-
ducted an establishment in the Ponet
Building, 81 North Main street, is no
longer in his office. If there are any who
are awaiting his return they will, in all
probability, watch and wait in vain, for
the gentleman in question has hied to
the far North, where the climate is
cooler and the scope for his operations
more extensive.
DIR. Sweany came TO this city couple
of years ago and dropped into neat lit
tie fortune. His waiting rooms were
also filed with patents, and the Doctors
bank account became more and more
plethoric as the days rolled by. He was
not man who would be liable to inspire
love at first sight in the msidenly breast,
for he was one of those ind ividuals who
are popularity described as having been
behind the door when nature was dis
tributing her charms. He had win
ming ways, though; at least, such
was the case in one instance
for q widow, who had been left few
thousand by her dear departed, became
enamoured of him, and set siege to his
heart with love darts we'll sharpened by
her previous experience. So often has
the elder Weller's advice to his son
Sammy of "bevare of vidders," been
bruited about that it has become mat
ter of general knowledge, but the doctor
needed it not, and met his admirer half
way. She took up her residence in the
same building where the doctor
dwelt, and although a strict watch
was kept over them by the proprietor.
Nothing wrong could be traced to their
doors, although it was generally conceded
that they were living together. DIR.
Sweany, about this time, began to expert
snce one of those reverses of fortune
which are likely to fall in any quarter.
His business began to fall away, and at
last he was unable, at least he said he
was, to pay the rental of his rooms. The
landlord was, however, obliging, and
allowed the account to run along for
three months, at the end of which time
the doctor announced that he was going
away on trip north.
s'MUsT PAY UP"
Mr.. Baugh, the proprietor of the house,
was determined, however, that his tenant
should not go off in that manner, if pre-
vention could possibly be obtained, but
in response to the threats of prevention
Sweany remarked that "it was impossible
to get blood out of q turnip," and that he
had no money. He offered, however, to
give some mortgages in his possession in
lieu of cash, and these were finally ac-
cepted, and he packed his trunk and de-
parted.
The details of his parting with his lady
love are unknown save to the principals,
but it was evidently q very affecting af-
fair, for the doctors voice was choked
with emotion as he shouted a final
'sadios" from the window of the coupe
which was to haul him to the station.
His lady love became very unsettled
after he had gone, and the fever of dis
content, which had been sown
In her veins, broke out one
morning, for she gave Mr.. Baugh
notice that she was also about to leave.
Out of curiosity one of the inmates of the
house searched for her objective point,
and discovered that she was on the doc
tors trail. From a statement that has
been noised about during the last few
days, it would appear that she has good
reasons for following him up. Although
not positively known, it appears that he
carried away with him 5000 of her
money, whether as loan or
not it cannot, of course, be said.
At any rate, she is evidently
running him to earth, and the outcome
of the chase will probably get publicity
ia the quarter where she "kills."
Mr.. Baugh has had a good deal of
trouble with the mortgages DR.. Sweany
left him. One of them proved to be
utterly worthless, and another has been
cashed after great bother and expense.
He says that when he makes up his
books this month, he will enter the bal
ance due him from the Doctor in the
'1Bad Debts" account.