Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-13

the other, drinking off his glass But no
matter about that go ahead; III 90 it.
Shall / have to buy other ClOtheS?"
I'd buy a new pair Of trousers sug
geSted the other. The rest you can get IN
Boston. You don't want 10 be too much
in evidence you know"
SWectwatcr agreed with him To attract
attention was what he most dreaded When
does the train start?' he asked.
The young man told him.
Well, that viii give me time to hwy what
] want. Now, what are your insJrucc!oas?'
The young man gave him a memorandum
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 a large. handsome fellow. with red
hair and a mustache like the devil. He
has been hurt, and wears his left hand in
a sling. but he can play cards. and will be
found playing cards. and in very good COM
pany. too. You will have to use your dis
erection IN approaching him. When once he
sees this hit Of paper, all will be easy. He
knows what these two words mean well
enough. and the third one. the one that IS
worth $25 to you. is Frederick"
SWeetWateT, who had drunk half his
glass, started at this word which was
always humming in his brain. that he
knocked over his tumbler and spilled what
was left in it.
Il hope I won't forget that word" he
remarked. in Il careless tone, intended to
carry off his m0mentary show of feeling.
IF you do, then don't expect the s25. re-
torted the other, finishing his own glass
but not Offering to renew Sweetwater's.
Sweetwater laughed. said he thought he
7 could trust his memory. and rose. In a
half hour he was at the depot and in an
other fifteen minutes speeding out of New
Bedford on his way to Boston.
He had had but one anxiety-that Mr..
Stone might 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 ne was in a more or
/ less dazed condition, and felt as little
capable of connecting event with event as
, II ne had been asked to recall the changing
pictures Of a kaleidoscope. That affair of
the packet, now; was 1t or was it not Sc
riOuS, and would he ever know what it
meant or how ii turned out?
Like a child who had been given peb-
BILE and told to throw it over the wall. he
had thrown and run, giving a shout of
warning 1t Is true, but not knowing, nor
I, ever likely to know, where the stone had
fallen. or what IT was meant to do Then
TINS new commission on which he was bent
was 1t in any way connected with the
| other or merely the odd result of his being
| IN the right place at the right moment 2
| lie was inclined to think the latter. And
\ yet how odd 1t was that one doubtful err
| rand should be followed by another in a
| town no larger than New Bedford forcing
| him from scene to scene. till he found him
| self speeding toward the city he least de-
| sired TO enter, and from which he had the
| most to fear.
| But brooding over q case like this brings
| small comfort. He felt that he had been
| juggled with, but he neither knew by
| whose hand nor in what cause. If the hand
was that Of providence, why. he had only to
go on following the beck of the moment
/ while II IL was that of fate. the very use
| lessness Of struggling with it was apparent
| at once. Poor reasoning, perhaps but no
| other offered. and satisfied that whatever
| came, his intentions We're 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 ii to be the fashionable quarter. Two
| Of them were names Of well-known club
| houses. a third that Of a first-class restau-
| rant and the fourth that of a private house
| on Commonwealth avenue. Heigho! and he
| y as dressed like tramp. or nearly so,
| Queer messenger. l, for such kind of
( work" thought he II wonder why he
| lighted on such a rough-looking customer.
| He must have had his reasons. I wonder if
| be wished the errand to fail. He bore him.
| self very nonchalantly at the depot. When
| last saw him his face and attitude Were
! those Of totally unconcerned man. Have
! l been sent on a FOOLS chase. after ALP
| The absurdity of this conclusion struck
! him. however. as he reasoned. why. then,
| should he have paid my fare? Not as a
| benefit 10 me. Of course, but for his own
| ends. whatever they might be- Let US see,
| then what those ends are So now for the
| with one arm in sling"
| He thought that he might get entrance
| into the club houses easily enough. He pos
| sessed a certain amount of insinuation
tUred, had a good expression, which in I'M