The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-25

agencies. They replied that they
knew very little concerning this firm;
because, although it has been in ex-
istence for a couple of years, it APP
parently never asks anyone for cred
it, preferring to pay cash for all the
goods delivered to 1t. | called at the
Office of the Manhattan Chemical
company to investigate on my own
account. The Office and store occupy
the basement of an old ramshackle
building, whose upper stories are
rented out as business Offices The
laboratory and manufacturing depart
ment are downstairs in the cellar
The store contains only few chairs
and a long counter behind which rise
shelves containing rows of bottles
with brilliantly colored labels. A few
painted signs upon the walls vaunt
the merits of DR.. Henderson's Cough
Cure and DR.. Henderson, Liver Spe
cifc. I did not expect to find anyone
in on New Years day. was, there
fore, surprised to see solitary clerk
sitting with his feet upon a desk and
apparently absorbed in the reading of
a newspapers pale young man of
the washed-out blond type, with wa
terry green-blue eyes and scantm mus
tache which fails to condeal weak
mouth. He rose to greet me with an
air of surprise which does not speak
well for the briskness of trade in the
establishment. Indeed, If we are to
Judge by the aspect of things in the
office Of the Manhattan Chemical COM
pany, business in Patent medicines
does not appear to be fourishing Just
at present. By the way, did you ever
hear of DR.. Henderson's remedies?"
"No; cannot say that have" an
swered Dunlap.
"That is the curious part of IT,"
said Sturgis. II have been unable to
discover any advertisement published
by this firm; and it is only by profuse
advertising that such a concern can
live"
Eyes, of course exclaimed Dunlap.
somewhat impatiently: "but what
has all this to do with Chatham2'
81 don't know replied Sturgis;
possibly nothing; perhaps great
deal.
81 asked to see DIR. Henderson" he
continued, "at which the. sleepy clerk
stared at me in open-mouthed amaze
ment. DR.. Henderson was not in: it
was quite uncertain when he would
be in. Indeed, as far as | was able
to Judge, DR.. Henderson appears to be
a rather mysterious parsonage. No
one knows much about him. Even his
clerk admits that he has seen him
only once or twice in the IS months
during which he has had charge of
the Office. The doctor attends to the
manufacturing part of the business
himself; his laboratory, which is
down in the cellar, is a most jealousy
guarded place. No one is ever adj
mitted 10 it under any pretext. He is
evidently afraid that some one may
remedies"
"You say that as if your words were
'"'"". ~ COMFY 'o"'e 'neNP'Fsse"
inean,"s, e"' D''''p' s'u''' '"s 'ne
''poi '.i i"'e'
NO otufg's answered, thought
1u'ly' put am trying to attach
some Interior significance to the
facts. There is certainly something
mysterious about DIR. Henderson and
the Manhattan Chemical company;
but whether the mystery is legitimate
or not, and IT not whether it is in any
way connected with the Arbogast
case, is more than | am at present
able to determine
After short pause he continues:
when | found that there was no
chance of seeing DR.. Henderson him
self, ! inquired at venture for the
manager. For an instant puzzled
look lent expression to the otherwise
vacuous features of the young man.
Then sudden inspiration seemed to
come to him. Oh ali. yes he ex-
claimed, you mean Mr.. Smith Yes
said |, catching a straw. Well, but
Mr.. Smith is not in, either Offered
to wait for Mr.. Smith, and started to-
ward the door of the private Office in
the rear, because II bore in prominent
1eters the ipscrint;on. .N0 ADNJr