The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-16

we are at present trying to trace Lady
Florence Mostyn's life from the day she
left her fathers house. and it has been
I suggested that one individual in particu-
lar might shed light on her mysterious
disappearance, If we could only find
him.
"And who may he be-"
ga certain Arthur Durant. Do you
happen to know him, sir?''
Mr.. Keighley Gates deftly elected
half dozen rings of cigarette smoke
and then looked at me with curious
smile on his lips.
"Well, yes, do,'' he replied. "As
one time knew him intimately, but I
have not seen him for the last two or
three years Still get an occasional
letter from him.
| 1 was overjoyed at this news. What
a lucky inspiration it was that had
| prompted me to look up Mr.. Gates!
"Have you had letter recently?" I
inquired
"The last one would be about-let
me see'-and Mr.. Gates pondered for
| moment or two. "Yes, about four
months ago, as near as my memory
| serves me-"
"And where was he then?"
"He wrote from Denver, and said he
was just moving on to Salt Lake City
and from there he intended going to
Frisco"
'Then at this moment San Francisco
might be likely spot to make inquiries
imp
| Gates laughed.
| "It certainly might be, but if you
knew Arthur Durant you would know
the utter impossi bility of following his
movements by any known or unknown
method. AS he mentioned Frisco,
should think New York or Florida a
likely spot to find him in.
This news considerably depressed me.
So much seemed to depend upon this
man, and yet from Gates account it
was apparently hopeless to expect that
he could be found in time.
"What would you advise US to do,
Mr.. Gates?'
"Make inquiries by all means in Salt
Lake City and Frisco, but don't build
any hopes in that direction. [ ought to
have a letter from him soon, and that
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roomed wooden house. which was more
drinking sbanty than hotel, and as the
mica and gems were in adjacent strata
we did much Of our work together. It
was a Ioneish lob, because the stuff we
were after was undoubtedly there, and
what wa had 70 decide WAS whether the
Quantities would nav for working, and
SO three months of daily intercourse
had passed before we could arrive at
our decision. You can get to know
man very we'll in that time.
"Tben T saw nothing of him until I
ran up against him in the Strand about
three years ago, He seemed to be in
clover at that time. He told me he had
made his nile and was then engaged in
spending f.. He had lust taken a hunt
ing hox in a sporting county, and he
asked me TO stay with him. I intended
doing SO. but never found the time. 7
saw him again after he had given il mn,
He talked of travelling. Init had nc
daf;nite nlans Then T heard from him
in MatabeleIand and Sonth Africa oen.
orally He writes to me three or fon,
times in the tweIvemontb and the last
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