The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-14


'Nothing?"
Except your ticket; that I'll give
you"
Sweetwater did not know what to say
Like the preceding job, it might be in
nocent and il might not. And then, he
md not like going to Boston, where ne
was liable TO meet more than one who
knew him.
There is no harm in the business, =
asid the other, carelessiy, pushing a
glass of whisky which had just been
served him toward Sweetwater. -
would be even willing to do it myself,
il L could leave New Bedford tonight
but ] can't. Come, It's easy as crook
ing your elbow"
just now you said it wasn't" growl-
ed the other, drinking off his glass.
but no matter about that. go ahead,
III do il. Shall l have to buy other
clothes?'
I'd buy new pair of trousers" sug-
sested the ether. THE rest you can get
in Boston. You don't want to be too
much in evidence, you know"
Sweetwater agreed with him. To at
tract attention was what he most
dreaded. When does the train start?''
he asked.
The young man told him.
Well, that will give me time to buy
what ! want.
Now. what are your instructions? ."
The young man gave him memo
randum containing four addresses.
You will find him at one Of these
places" said he. And now to know
your man when you see him. He is Il
large, handsome fellow. with red hair
and moustache like the devil He has
been hurt and wears his left hand in Il
sling but he can play cards and viii
be found playing cards. and in very
good Company, too You will have to
use your discretion in approaching him
When once he sees a bit of paper all
Will be easy. He knows what these
two words mean we'll enough, and the
third one, the one that is worth s25 to
you, is Frederick.
Sweetwater, who had drunk half his
glass. started SO at this word, which
was always humming in his brain, that
he knocked over his tumbler and spilled
what was left of it.
Il hope | won't forget that word" he
remarked, in a careless tone. intended
TO carry off his momentary show of
feeling.
IF you do then don't expect the S25,"
retorted the other. finishing his own
glass, but not offering to renew Sweet
waters.
Sweetwater laughed. said he thought
he could trust his memory, and rose.
in half an hour he was at the depot,
and in another fifteen minutes speed
ing out of New Bedford on his way to
Boston.
He had had but one anXiety-that Mr..
Stone hight be going up to Boston, too.
But. once relieved of this apprehension,
he settled back, and for the first time
in twelve hours had a minute in which
TO ask himself who he was, and what
he was about. Adventure had followed
so fast, upon adventure that he was in
more or less dazed condition, and felt
as little capable of connecting event
with event as if he had been asked to
recall the changing pictures of ka-
leidoscope. That affair of the packet,
now, was it or was it not serious, and
would he ever know what it meant or
how ii turned out?
Like a child who had been given a
pebble and told to throw it over the
wall he had thrown and run, giving a
shout of warning, it is true, but not
knowing, or ever likely to know, where
the stone had fallen. or what it was
meant to do. Then this new commits
sion on which he was bent-was it in
any way connected with the other, or
merely the odd result of his being in
the right place at the right moment?
He was Inclined to think the latter.
And yet h NV odd it was that one doubt
full errand should be followed by an
other, in town no larger than New
Bedford, forcing him from scene to
scene, till he found himself speeding
toward the city he least desired to en-
ter, and from which he had the most to
fear.
But brooding over a case like this
brings small comfort. He felt that he
had been juggled with. but he neither
knew by whose hand or in what cause.
If the hand was that of providence
why, he had only to go on following
the beck of the moment; while, if ii
was that of fate, the very uselessness
of struggling with it was apparent ut
once. Poor reasoning. perhaps, but no
other offered and satisfied that what
ever came, his intentions were above
question, he settled himself at last for
a nap, of which he certainly stood in
good need. When he awoke he was in
Boston.
The first thing he did was TO show
his list OF addresses and inquire into
what quarter they would lead him. To
his SURPRISE he found it to be the fash
onable quarter. Two of them were
names OF well-known clubhouses, a
third that of a first-class restaurant,
and the fourth that of private house
N Commonwealth avenue. Heigho,
and he was dressed like tramp, or
nearly so.
Queer messenger, L, for such kind of
work" thought he. Il wonder why he
lighted on such a rough-looking GUS
.omer. He must have had his reasons
wonder if he wished the errand to fa.l.
he bore himself very nonchalantly at
he depot. When l last saw him his
ace and attitude were those of a total
Y unconcerned man. Have 1 been sent
IN a fools chase, after ALP
The absurdity of this conclusion |
struck him. however as he reasoned. |
Why, then, should he have paid my
are2 Not as a benefit to me. of course. !
)ut for his own ends. whatever they |
night be. Let us see, then what those |
.nds are SO now for the gentleman Of |
he red hair, who plays cards with one |
,rm in a sling"
He thought that he might get en-
rance into the clubhouse easily |
nough. He possessed a certain amount |
# insinuation when necessity required, |
PRESTON which in unprecedented minds |
efied criticism. Of porters and door !
.eepers he was not afraid, and IL was |
hese he must first encounter.
At the first clubhouse he succeeded /
asily enough in getting word with the /
nan waiting in the large hall, and be-
ore many minutes learned that the OBJ
eel OF MS Search Was NOT ~ ne iouHu |
here that evening. He also learned |
lis name. which was a great step to-
Yards the success of his embassy. 1t
vas Wattles-Captain Wattles-a
marked man evidently, even in this ex-
lusive and aristocratic club.
Armed with this new knowledge. he.
made his way TO the second building
f the kind and boldly demanded speech
nth Captain Wattles. But Captain
Vattles had not yet arrived, and he |.
rent out again. this time TO look him