The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-12-26

~ WIG ShohSSS "StS thoV oAAS
not remember the number
for. She did, however, for it
cen fixed in her memory by some
lal circumstances. 1t seems that
giving Chatham the connection
;nted, the operator rang him up.
she was listening for reply,
card a sharp report, followed
scream; then sound of con-
voices, and presently another
report. After that came COM
Elence, and she was unable to
oany reply to her repeated
have here corroborative evil
of the scene between Chatham
abogast," said Dunlap.
but I did not need that.
Wwished to know was the name
ofperson with whom Chatham
VITO converse"
tou discover it?"
humber of the telephone he
gathat of the Manhattan Chem
'cnpany."
what is the Manhattan Chem
icopany?"
Is the question I asked peo-
pieected with the commercial
age They replied that they
kney little concerning this firm;
becalthough it has been in ex-
ls'e,r a couple of years, it APP
parnever asks anyone for cred
H. ling to pay cash for all the
gooovered to it. I called at the
omcothe Manhattan Chemical
comic investigate on my own
acco.rhe Office and store occupy
the lent of an old ramshackle
ouiid[hose upper stories are
rented MS business offices. The
iapora.nd manufacturing depart
ment downstairs in the cellar.
The stmtains only few chairs
ana n iounter behind which rise
sheiVes timing rows of bottles
with orly colored labels. A few
painted upon the walls vaunt
the mer DR.. Henderson's Cough
Cure ane Henderson: Liver Spe-
cine. ! It expect to find anyone
IN on Neir's day. 7 was, there
fore, SURF to see a solitary clerk
sitting WI, feet upon desk and
apparentiArbed in the reading Of
n newspaI male Young man of
the washeoblond tyne. with wa
terry green,yes and a scant mus
tache whicls IN conceal n weak
mouth. He to greet me with an
air OF surprhich does not speak
well Tor the ness of trade in the
establishmeindeed, if we are ia
judge by thGct of things in the
once OF u the 1ttaa Chemical
:, business in patent med
does not appear to be flourishino
at present. By the way. did YOU
hear of DR.. Henderson's remedie
mo; l cannot say that l have.
swered Dunlap.
"That is the curious part of
said Sturgis. II have been unab
discover any advertisement publ
by this firm; and it il only by prt
advertising that such concern
live"
Eyes, of course" enlaimed Du,
somewhat jmpatienty; "but '
has all this to do wit Chatham ~
II don't know rplied Stur
possibly nothing; pehnps a q
deal.
II asked to see DR.. Henderson.
continued, Eat which he sleepy q
stared at me in open-touthed am
ment. DR.. Hendersorwas not in
was quite uncertain men he VIC
be in. Indeed, us fans l was =
to judge, DR.. Hendcrsoappcars to
a rather mysterious I'sonage.
one knows much aboutim. Even
clerk admits that hens seen I
only once or twice in lie 1s mon
during which he has I'd charge
the Office. The doctorttends to
manufacturing part othe busin,
himself; his laboraty, which
down in the cellar, is aost jealou,
guarded place. No o, is ever ,
mitted to it under anyetext. He
evidently afraid that me one m
discover the secret oils valuat
remedies"
"You say that as il y.words we
meant to convey sommnexpress,
meaning" said Dunlanudyinr Il
reporters face.
"No," Sturgis answt, though
fully, "but l am tryii to attac
some Interior significe to II
facts. There is certain sometbin
mysterious about DR.. Herson an
the Manhattan Chemit company
but whether the myster .legitimat
or not, and if not, whettt is in nm
way connected with tArbopas
case, is more than / ait preser
able to determine"
After short pause he inued:
"When found that IL. was M
chance of seeing DR.. Heson him,
self, l inquired at q wee for the
manager. For an insta puzzled
look lent expression to otherwise
vacuous features of the ng man.
Then a sudden inspiratieemed to
come to him. oh! ah!' he ex-
claimed, you mean Mr.. S. Yes
said l, catching at a strmrell. but
Mr.. Smith is not in, eithd offered
to wait for Mr.. Smith, aIirted to-