The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-04

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/ holdings.
/ CFeamer's agents were secretly buy
ing and so were Harwood's, and the
time came speedily when Creamer
knew that some mysterious individual
was in the field against him. Then
! began a series of operations that would
have furnished plots for half dozen
comic operas. Detectives were en-
gagged by the score. They dogged one
another'S footsteps and discovered ev-
erything except the truth. Neither
Dreamer nor HARDWOOD dared disclose
the actual facts to any of these
sieuths, and SO they worked in dou-
bic darkness, with the most amusing
results.
Meanwhile Harwood lived in a third
rate hotel in one of the capital cities,
his identity yelled under an alias and
Lis luxurious tastes repressed to fit the
| character OF Il clerk out OF job. He
! lad Il partner in this enterprise. and
the partner was supposed to be an OBJ
iect Of Creamer's suspicious. There
fore HARDWOOD kept aloof from him, and
they communicated with each other by
telephone only.
One evening while affairs We're in
TIL condition HARDWOOD was sitting in
t. Office of his hotel after dinner
when lie WAS accosted by man whom
he had noticed on several previous oc
caSions and Lad begun vaguely to sus-
pect of some secret design. The man
had eyed HarwoOd from across the
room two or three times with a studi
sasiy yeiiel attention and once had
aeemed to he discussing him with an
acquaintance
Good evening" said the stranger
and Harwood responded coarteously
with the tone OF Difference appropriate
to the difference Of their years. for the
other WAS beyond middle life.
"My name is Graham" continued the
stranger.
and mine is WILSON," responded
Harwood.
"Thc clerk said Graham. nodding
over his shoulder toward the desk.
tells me that you're looking around
for something to do"
That's true" answered HARDWOOD.
| with engaging fraukaess. "anl don't
seem to have much luck finding any
thing
Graham looked at him steadily and
! approvincly for some seconds.
u think I've got something that
| I, 1 ..nc
don't know you, and | wouldn't give
cents for all the references in the
world. but it's my theory that man
carries his character written on his
face"
Yes. sir; l think so myself" said
HARDWOOD, raising his mild and limo
cent eyes to the countenance of Ora
ham.
Immediately Graham began to give
a hazy account of his business, which
seemed to be concerned with house
property and the management of es-
tates. His main office was in Chica-
go, but he had recently opened a
branch in this city.
IF you'll come to see me tomorrow
about II O'Clock" said he, writing al
address upon blank card, well see
il we can make some kind of deal"
Yes, sir" responded Harwood CRATE
fully. II will be here without fail"
During the remainder of the evening
he pondered deeply upon this occur
renee, and at the next morning he
called up his associate in the Capital
Cities speculation. To him by tele
phone he gave a description of Ora
ham and Of the man who had been
with him when they had seemed to be
discussing Harwood.
Il don't know Graham" replied the
partner, but | know the other man
He has been here twice and has tried
to get information about the Capital
Cities. | had him followed, and be
proved to be bookkeeper for a con
Germ downtown-Lingard & Co, job
bers in glassware | can't learn that
anybody in that firm is connected with
Creamer in any way. The bookkeep
ers name is Slade. What do you make
of it?'
ut looks to me as if this fellow Slade
may have got some sort of private
tip, and. failing to work you, he went
to Dreamer, who bought him up ant
put him on to some job with Graham
who is probably one Of Creamer's reg
ular men. In my opinion, this is the
deepest game we've struck yet"
But what is the game?"
Il give it up" answered HARDWOOD
but, by lingo. I'm going to find outr'
At the hour appointed he called al
the address given by Graham, and II
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