The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-05


s~-nu manpnlaiioh on the part OF
Wclgood's men, the latter's back was
toward the moon.
Mr. Grey leaned toward Wcllgood.
and his face fen into shadow also
"Bahr' Thought The detectise, II
should have managed that myself But
If ] cannot see shall at least hear"
But he deceived himself IN this The
two men spoke in such low whispers
that only their inicuslty was manifeaf
Not a word came TO Swcetsyater's
cars.
"Bahw he thought again, this is
basn
But he had TO swallow his disappoint
incnt and more. For presently the two
men. so different in culture. station
and appearance came, as Il seemed. to
an understanding and Wellgood, tak
ing his hand from his breast fumblcd
in one Of his pockets and drew out
something which he handed to MIR
Grey
This made Sweetwater start and
peer with still greater anxiety at ev
cry movement. when TO bis surprise
both bent forward. each over his own
knee. doing something SO mysterious
he could get no clew TO It's nature till
they again stretched forth their hands
10 each other, and be caught the gleam
OF paper and realized that they were
exchanging memoranda or notes.
These must have been important. for
each made an immediate endeavor To
read his slip by turning IL toward the
moons rays. That both We're satisfied
was shown by their after movements.
Welgood put his slip into his pocket
and without further word TO MIR Grey
motloned his men to row away. They
did so with a will, leaving line of
silver in their wake Mr.. Grey, on the
contrary. gave no orders He still held
his slip and seemed 20 be dreaming
But his eye was on the shore. and he
did not even turn when sounds from
the launch denoted that she was un-
der way.
Sweeh rater looking az this morsel
of paper with greess;y eyes, dipped his
oars and began pulling softly toward
that portion OF the beach where Il
small and twinkling light defined the
! boathouse He hoped Mr. Grey would
! speak; hoped that in some way. hy
some means. he might obtain a clew
! 20 his patrons thoughts. But the Eng
! lish gentleman sat like an image and
dill not move tin slight but sudden
breeze. blowing in shore, seized the
paper in his hand and carried It away,
/
catch II as it went fnttering by into
the water ahead. where II shone for a
| moment, then softly disappeared.
Sweetwater uttered a cry; so did Mr.
Grey.
rs II anything you wantedY called
ont the former. leaning over the bow
Of the boat and making dive at the
paper with his oar
''Yes: hut II it's gone it's gone" re
turned 'he other with some feeling
Careless of me. very careless, but
was thinking off,
He stopped lie was greatly agitat
cd. bit he did not encourage Sweetwa
ter in any further attempts 10 recovel
the lost memorandum. Indeed sucl
an effort would have been fruitlcss
The paper was gone, and there wal
nothing left for them but TO continu'
their way AS they did SO It woult
lNve been hard TO tell in which breas
chagrin mounted higher. Sweetwate
had lost clew In thousand, and MI
Grey.-well. no one knew what he ha'
! lost He said nothing md plainl
showed 10y his changed manner tina
, he was I'm haste 90 land now and b
done with this doubtful adventure.
, when they reached the boathous
/. Mr. Grey left sweetwater TO pay 70
, the boat and started at once for tn
/ hotel.
, The man in charge had the bow O
the boat IN hand. preparatory to pull