The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-22

cuss, perhaps
"Bosh! There is nothing that you
cannot hear-all the world, for that
matter. I'll expect you. You'll see
Burr soon, won't your" ,..
within half an hour"
. Wyndham went down town then and
during the remainder of the forenoon
attended to his affairs as stoically and
as systematically as he always did.
Not once did he deviate from his usual
habits. He went to the same places,
saw the same people, cracked jokes.
laughed and in every way was just
the same as he always was to those
who knew him intimately.
Fortune favored him in one respect.
Shortly after noon he met on the street,
near the corner of John, Senior Escu-
dera.
They shook hands cordially, and
Wyndham invited the Mexican to see
the pictures at Stewards. There he
introduced him to a number OF ac-
Quaintances, and. selecting two Of
them, he asked them, in company with
the Mexican, to go with him to the
Lawyers club, where he expected to
meet two friends.
"We'll all have lunch together" he
said by way of clinching the invitation.
Thus it happened that just as both
hands of old Trinity clock pointed at
2 the four gentlemen entered the Equi-
table building together.
They had hardly crossed the thresh-
old of the entrance before Carleton
Biggs rushed forward and confronted
Wyndham.
Il thought you'd never come" he
said, although. as a matter Of fact,
you are on time. l have been here
nearly an hour"
"That was foolish of you, Carleton"
drawled Wyndham. Il told you that l
would be here at sharp. Where is
Burr?'
II could not find him."
"CoulGn't find him, Ell? Well, it
did not need him."
Then he introduced Biggs all around
and added:
Come into the Savarn. Well have
luncheon anyhow"
When they were seated at the table
and the order had been given, he turn
ed to Biggs again and asked:
did James tell you where he had
gomez
81 couldn't find James either
"That's strange"
81 went back three times and rang
repeatedly each time, but nobody an
swered. Perhaps he did not go to his
own rooms last night"
During this conversation Wyndham
had glanced in the direction of Escu-
dera several times, but if the Mexican
heard what was said he gave no indi-
cation of it.
~. U.s. h. .,.>.. 81.
IN response 10 the last rcm~I.. Sent.
Escudera went there with him from
the club. Did not 50 understand you,
senOr?' he continued politely. turning
to the gentleman from Mexico.
w hat ulti you dom, MI w hdhdill
said Escudera calmly.
Craig Wyndham smiled, but he found
it difficult to conceal the CLEAN OF sat
isfaction that came into his eyes, for
he felt that the Mexican had slightly
overdone his part in that counter move.
When the question was repeated, Els.
cudera replied:
"Why, yes. l went with Mr.. Pendle-
ton from the club to Lis place of resi-
Gence l believe it was his intention
to remain there last night, although
do not know. Perhaps he has been
called away again"
The subject was changed after that
and when luncheon was finished the
party separated. But Craig Wyndham
thrust his arm under Biggs' and drew
him along with him.
Come with me-" he said. ~ have
one or two things more to attend to-
and after that we will go up town to-
gether If we do not find Burr at the
club, then we viii go around and look
him up. l shouldn't wonder if he was
sleeping and had given James orders to
admit nobody. He has done that thing
before, you know"