The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-11-22
CHAPTER WI.
THE QUARRY.

Half an hour later Sturgis was walk
ing briskly down Broadway, with his
usual air of absent minded concentra-
ton. Presently he turned into side
street and at once slackened his pace.
He now sauntered along like a lounger
at loss how to kill long, idle day.
The show window of a bric-a-brac shop
arrested his attention. lie stopped to
examine it's contents.
A little farther up the street was
liquor saloon, outside of which stood
a group of boisterous young rowdies.
An older man, evidently in his cups,
was seated on an adjoining stoop,
where, with maudlin gravity, he seemed
to be communing with himself.
On the opposite side of the way stood
a low, dilapidated brick house. A
painted sign over the windows of the
ground floor bore the name: MAN
HAITIAN CHEMICAL CO."
The drunken man rose unsteadily to
his feet and approached Sturgis with
outstretched hand.
"Say, Jimmy, get on ter his nibs
strikin' de bloke fur nickel ter git
medicine fur his sick mudder!" ex-
claimed one of the young ruttians.
The Notwithstanding individual thus
designated seemed hardly able to stand
as he steadied himself against an iron
railing; but the eyes he turned upon
Sturgis were bright with intelligence.
and the words he spoke were uttered in
a low. firm voice:
"He's been here-been here twice."
''Twice?" echoed sturgis, surprised.
where is he now?"
81 don't know"
"You don't know?"
mo, sir; but I guess Conklin does.
This is how it was: 1t was my watch
yesterday afternoon, when Chatham
came the first time. He went into the
Manhattan company's place through
the basement at quarter after five.
So 1 just settled myself out here and
waited. Well, waited and waited, but
there wasn't any sign of Chatham, and
when Flagler came along to relieve me
at ten o'clock Chatham hadn't come
out yet. Flagler he spotted the place
until six this morning, and then Conk
lin took his turn again until two
o'clock, when came on for my watch
Just as Conklin was telling me how
things stood, who should come down
the street but Chatham himself, large
as life"
"Down the streetP" exclaimed Stur
gis.
'Yes, sir. And up he goes, as if moth
ing had happened, and into the Man
haitian Chemical company's plac,
again"
HE had put up the back-door gam
on you," said the reporter.
eyes, sir; just what / said to Conk
lin. So, quick as wink, sent hin
around the block to keep his ey
peeled on the next street, and / waite4
here. And here I've been ever since
If Conklin isn't on the block above, i
must be because Chatham has mad
tracks again, and he after him."
"Ill go and find out" said Sturgis
HAS anyone else called at the Man
haitian Chemical company's office sine
i you have been on watch?"
mo, sir; but couple of hours ag
an express wagon came along and dc
livered long wooden box; might hav
been chemicals for the wholesale dc
, partment, for it was lowered to the ce
{ lar by the hoist in the areaway. Til
. blond young man receipted for tn
box
Every well, Shrady. Hang on littl
while longer, and shall have you Fl
/ lieved just as soon as possibly can"
E So saying, the reporter, who ha
' been pretending to look through h
t pockets for coin, ostentatiousl
: slipped a nickel into the outstretche
palm before him. The light seemed
] die out of the sharp eyes of the detec
: i've, and it was the miserable drunkal
t who staggered back to his place on tt
stoop next to the station, unmindful {
: the gibes of the young rowdies congr
gated there.
o Sturgis walked up to the next stree
d where he found second detective {
d duty.
Anything new, Conlslin?" he aske
! ''No, sir; he's been lying low; lool
! like he knew he was spotted tn
time"
S Good. Stay here until can noti
the police that we have run down tt
$, quarry. 1t will be necessary to obta
a a search warrant for the Manhatt;
It Chemical company's place. In Il
meantime, if Chatham should attem
le to make tracks, hang on to him III
t. his shadow and send back word here
soon as you can"
le "All right, sir"
It sturgis, after leaving Conkli
n. walked along the street which the 4