The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-07
NrI1ApTrR xXXIlI

NNEEf1HlNG seemed IKE
= dream to Brewster as be rushed
on through the night 20 the Of
= Gco OF Grant x Ripley. lie was
al. bcwildei9d, hardly more than
conscious A bitter smile crept
,ut his lips as he drew away from
street car truck almost as his hand
ched the rail OF car he had sig
ed. He remembered that be did not
-e money enough to pay his fare. II
six on seven blocks to the Office Of
LAWYERS. and he was actually rum
e before he stopped az the entrance
thc big building.
Never had an elevator Travelled more
WY than the one which shot him 70
seventh door. A llghtshono through
fransom above the Attorneys door
d he entered without 50 much as
x on the panel Grant, who was pac-
the door. came to a standstill and
ed his visitor
close The door. please" came in
ady tones from Ripley Mr. Giant
opped into a chair. and Brewster
achanically slammed the door.
Is II true2" he demanded hoarsely'
hand stlll on the knob.
'Slt down, Brewster, and control
urself." said Ripley
Good God. man. can't you see l am
lmf" cried Monty. go on. tell me
about It. What DO you know What
We you heard ]"
ne cannot be found, that's all, an
,unccd Ripley with deadly intent
,ss. II dou't know what IL means
lere Is no explanation. The whole
ing Is inconceivaOle Sit down, and l
IN tell you everything as quickly as
,ssible"
There isn't much to tell" said Grant
echanieaily
II can take Il better standing de-
ared Brewster, shutting his jaws
ghtly.
Zones was last seen in Butte on the
OF this month" said Ripley, I'VE
mt several felegrams TO him after
,at day. asking when he expected to
ave for New York They never were
afmed. and the telegraph company
,ported that he could not be found
We thought he might have gone of to
,ok after some of his property and
sere not uneasy. Finally we began to
gonder why he had not wired ~ on
,aving for the east ] telegraphed
gain and got ne ansver. 1t dawned
pon rs that this was something IN
suai We wired bis secretary and re
elved response from the chief OF
olice. He asked In turn II we could
Ell him anything about the where
bouts Of Jones. This naturally alarm
d US, and yesterday we kept the wires
OF. The result OF our inquiries is ter
lDle. Mr.. Brewster"
why didn't you tell meE asked
brewster
.srhere can be no doubt that Jones
las fled. accompanied by his secretary
rhe belief 10 Butte is shat the secretar,
aas murdered him"
Ripley moistened his lips and wen
IN.
eve have dispatches here from th'
police. the banks, the truss companie
and from a half dozen mine managers
You may read them II you like, but
i.an tell you what they say. About th
lst Of this month Jones began TO turl
vnrlous securities into money. II
now known that they were once ia
property Of James 4 Sedgwick, hei
Ia trust for you The safety deposi
vaults were afterward visited, and IN
spection shows that he removed ever
scrap OF stock. every bond, eyerythin
I OF value that he could lay his hand
upon His own papers and effect
were not disturbed. Yours alone hay
disappeared. It is this fact that col
vlnces the authorities that the secrets
ry has made away WITH she old ma
and has fed with the property. II
hank people say that Jones drew OF
every dollar Of the sedgwick none
and the police say that he realized tr
Inendous sums on the convertible 8
eurlties. The strange part OF Il is thl
he sold your mines lnd your real e
tate. the purchaser being man nam'
Goldca Brewster, is-it looks yel
much as II he had disappeared wi
everything
brewster did not take his eyes fro
I,lpley's Face throughout the tcrrlb
speech He did not move a fraction
au inch from the rigid position a
sumed az the beginning
rs anything being doneH he ask
mechanically.
srhe police are investigating lie
known 70 have started on into I
mountains with this secretary on {
"a Of September Neither has be
seen slnce that day so far as any o
knows. The earth seems 10 have sw
lowed theui Tho authorities d
searching the mountains and are mi
ing every effort 20 nnd Jones OF
body He Is known 10 be ecce-trle a
vi frst nOt much importance was
tas.hed 10 his actions That Is all
can tell you az present There may
developments tomorrow. II looks D
terribly bad We've had the utm
conadencc 10 Jones. wish / COZ
help yon. my boy"
II don't blame YOU gentlemen" 5
Brewster bravely 'lt's just my 10
that's all Something told me all ai'
fhat-that ii wouldn't turn out right
wasn't looking for this kind OF Q
though My only rear was tbst-Jo
wouldn't consider me worthy 10 recs
the fortune II never occurred 70
Thai he might prove 70 be the-ihe
worthy one
II Will take you q little farther
o,,r confidence. Brewster said or