The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
CHAPTER XXI (Continued).

Mrs. Sweetwater said afterward that
she never knew Caleb to talk so much
and eat so little as he did that next
morning at breakfast. Such plans as
he detailed for unmasking the muir
derer of Mrs. Webb Such business for
the day! So many people to see! 1t
made her quite dizzy, she said. And,
indeed, Sweetwater was more than
usually voluble that morning; perhaps
because he could not bear his moth
er's satisfied smile: and when he went
out of the house it was with a laugh
and a CHEEKY "Goodby, Mamsie" that
was in striking contrast to the irrepres-
sible exclamation of grief which es-
capped him when the door was closed
between them. All. when should he
enter those four walls again, and when
should he see the old mother?
He proceeded Immediately to town. A
ship was preparing to sail that MORN
ing for the BraZils, and the wharves
were alive with hustle. He stopped
moment to contemplate the great hulk
rising and falling at her mornings,
then he passed on and entered the
building where he had every reason to
expect to find Dr. Talbot and Knapp
in discussion. It was very important
to him that morning to learn just how
they felt concerning the great matter
absorbing him, for if suspicion was
taking the direction of Frederick, or if
he saw it was at all likely to do so,
then would his struggle be cut short
and all necessity for leaving town be
at an end. 1t was to save Frederick
from this danger that he was preparing
to cut all the ties binding him to this
place. and nothing short of the pros
pect of accomplishing this would make
him willing to undergo such a Sacri-
flee.
Wei. Sweetwater any news, eh?''
was the half jeering, half cOndescend-
ing greeting he received from the coro-
ner
Sweetwater. who had regained entire
control over his feelings as soon as he
found himself under the eye of this
man and the supercilious detective he
had attempted to rival gave a careless
shrug and passed the question on to
Knapp. Have you any news? he
asked.
Knapp who would probably not have
acknowledged it if he had, smiled the
indulgent smile of a self-satisfied su-
perior and uttered a few equivocal
sentences. This was gan and worm
wood to Sweetwater, but he kept his
temper admirably and with an air of
bravado entirely assumed for the occa-
sion, said 10 Dr. Talbot:
Il think l should have something to
tell you soon which will materially
aid you in your search for witnesses.
BY tomorrow, at least. L shall know
whether [ am right or wrong in think
ing | have discovered an important
witness in quite an unexpected quar-
ter.
Sweetwater knew of no new witness,
but it was necessary for him not only
to have a pretext for the move he con-
templated, but to so impress these men
with the idea of his extreme interest
in these proceedings that no suspicion
should ever arise of his. having escaped
them through any generalization. He
wished to appear the victim of acct
dent, and this is why he took nothing
from his home which would betray any
attention on his part OF leaving it..
Huh, indeed," said the coroner,
interested. And may | ask
Please" urged Sweetwater, with a
side look at Knapp, do not ask me
anything just yet This afternoon, say,
after ! have had certain interview
with What, are they setting sails on
the Hesper already?" he burst out,
with a quick glance from the window
at the great ship riding at anchor
little distance from them in the har-
Dor. There is a man on her l must
see. Excuse me, sirs. o, Mr.. Suther-
landl"
This time he fell back in real con-
fusion. That gentleman had just en-
tered the room in company with Fred
erick