The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-03


~~.- -c utnt-. rocc ne naa not
been long Ia town and was somewhat
of stranger yet. but be wouldn't be
50 long lie was going to make things
hum he was. Money FOR this, noncy
for that horse where another man
would walk, and mail well. that alone
would make this posiaiice worth
while. Thcn the drugs ordered by
Wholesale. Those bexes over there
were his, ready to be cafte,i ont 10 his
manufactory Count thom, some one,
and think of the bottles and bottles OF
stuff they stand for III II sells as be
says it viii, then ,a viii soon be rich,
and SO on, till Swee.water brought The
garrulous Dick to standslill by ask
Ing whether wclgood had boon away
for any purpose since he first came TO
town. lie received the reply that he
had just come home from New York.
where he had been for some articles
needed IN his mandatory. Sweet
water felt an his convictions confirmed
and ended the coiloquy with the final
question:
"And where IS his manufactory?
Might be worth visiting perhaps"
The other made a gesture said some
thing about northwest and rushed to
help customer Sweetwater took tho
opportunity TO slide away Mo0, ox-
plicit directions could easily ~ got
elsewhere and he felt anxious 70 re-
turn to Mr. Grey and discover IL pos
sible whether It would prove as much
matter of surprise TO him as to
sweetwater himself that the man who
answered TO the name of WellgOod
was the owner Of a mandatory and
barrel or two Of drugs, out OF which he
proposed TO make compound that
wou.d rob the doctors Of their business
and make himself aud this little vii
lage rich.
Sweetwater made only one stop on
his way to Mr. Grey's hotel rooms, and
tnat was at the stables Here he
learned whatever else there was 70
know, and armed with definite infor-
NATION. he appeared before Mr.. Grey,
who, 10 his astonishment was dining
in his own room
He had dismissed the waiter and
was rather broodng than eating lie
looked up eagerly, however, when
sweetwater entered and asked Whist
news.
The detective, with some semblance
OF respect, answered that he had seen
Wellgood, but that he had been un-
able TO detain hlia or bring him within
his employers observation.
''IIe is a patent medicine man" he
then explained, "and manufactures his
own cOncoctions in house he has
rented here on lonely road some half
mile out Of town"
"Wellgood does the man named
weligoody' MIR. Grey exclaimed, with
all the astonishment the other secretly
expected
Yes, Wellgood James Wellgood.
There is no other In town"
'1Iow long has this man been hereT
the statesman inquired after moment
Of apparently grea discontinue.
"Just twenty four hours this time.
He was hera once before, when he
rented the house and made all bis
plans"
"Ahw
Mr.. Grey rose preclpitately His
manner had changed
IL must see him What you tell me
makes It all the more necessary for me
TO see him. How can you bring It
aboutT
without his seeing your sweetwa-
ter asked,
"Yes yes; certainly without his see
ing me. Couldn't you rap him up at
his own door and hold him ia talk a
minute while looked on from the car
rlage or whatever vehicle we can get
to carry us there2 The least glimpse
Of his face would satisfy me--that is,
tonight"
"rll try" said Sweetwater, not very
sanguine as to the probable result Of
this effort
Returning TO the stables, he ordered
the team. With the last ray Of the sun
they set out, the reins in Sweetwater's
hands.
They headed Cor the coast road.