Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-10-03
q. am not q man s science nov. but

only q reporter
In that case led lIur1 let
|aus talk Of some hing else. az shpp BE
pleased to discuss my chemical re-
ssearche with Mr.. Sturgis, the scientist;
but with Mr.. Sturgis, the reporter, I
should prefer to talk about sonnet thing
in his line Of knoWled alet me see,
shall we say the Knickerbocker bank
mystery, for instance % 5s8.#z'
@ The reporters ear detected the ven
[omous sarcasm to which he was now
accust omed from this strange man.
He raised his eyes to those of the chem
ist, and fer the space Of a few seconds
the two men looked ste adily, intoseach
Others souls. s. G, So. l.., az. s 81.
Then a sudden light flashed across
Sturgis' brain, and heSstarteds percepti-
bly,. At the same time he thought he
saw q shadow cross Murdpck's impas-
sivae features; but in this he might have
sheen. mist AIKEN, for when be- looked
again Tie chemist wassrega fdne him
with an air G. I'm: 10 curiosity.
.'1s anything the matter, Mr.. stur-
gis?" he asked d !; IL Elk i, =,
"Only sudden thought carelessly
replied Sturgis, who to all appearances
haI' completely recovered from the mo-
mentary shock produced by the sud
denness of the suspicion which had
crossed his mind. "Your mention of
the Knickerbocker5 bank mystery re-
minded me OF something, that is ALL"
"Ever. since Sprague's dinner" said
Murdoch, II have been 6evoting all my
spare time to the reading of the Tenn
pest, in the hope of finding there a SEN
sational account, with glaring head
lines, of the brilliant work of our dis
tinguished reporter, Mr.. .Sturgis.'."
Sturgis made no reply. His eyes were
fixed upon the typewriter which stood
near Murdock's desk.
up to the present time," continued
Murdoch, II have not seen anything to
cause me to worry about my stakes"
II have still % days in which to COM
plete my case" said Sturgis.
"True," replied Murdoch. "Well, I
wish you luck. If can render you any
assistance in your Investigations I
hope you will call upon me. In the
cause of science would willingly jeop-
ardize my stakes. For instance, if you
need to consult any works of reference,
my library is at your disposal. am
told that, at least on the subjects in
which you are interested, it is quite
complete" 1'.>
He observed the reporter narrowly,
as if to mark the effect of his words.
sit is" replied Sturgis, after an al
most imperceptible hesitation; II have
already admired it," !
'Indeed?" said Murdoch, arching his
brows in mild surprise. g..
Eyes; I stepped into the library for
a few minutes while I was waiting for
YOU"
"Ah! yes; see."
Murdoch gave the reporter another
searching look. Then he leant back
in his easy chair with half-ciosed eyes
and silently pulled away at his cigar
for a few minutes.
Had Sturgis been able to read the
sinister thoughts which were passing
through the mind of this impassive
man as he sat apparently in lazy en-
joyment of his fragrant Havana, it is
probable that he might have lost some
of the interest which he seemed sud-
denly to have developed in the type
: writer. But he was busy with his own
train of thought, and therefore was
not paying any particular attention.to
Murdoch. ;e7s=a =: = = =: e e, (
Presently the chemist spoke again:
ION second thoughts, Mr. Sturgis, if
you will step into my laboratory I
shall be pleased to show you those of
the results OF. my recent researches
which are ready for publication
The reporter was surprised at this
sudden change of front, and perhaps a