Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-18


quiet hotel"
but as it was afterward related to me.
The language, fear, is mostly my
own.
The detective had just been with
Mr.. Grey to the coast Of Maine. Why
there will presently appear. His task
had been to follow this gentleman, and
follow him he did.
Mr.. Grey was a very stately man,
difficult of approach, and was absorbed
besides by some overwhelming care
But this fellow was one In thousand
and somehow during the trip he man
aged to do him some little service,
which drew the attention Of the great
man to himself. This done, he so i'm
proved his opportunity that the two
were soon on the best of terms, and he
| learned that the Englishman was with
out a valet. and. being unaccustomed
to move about without one, felt the
awkwardness Of his position very
much. This gave Sweetwater his cue,
of such a man were wanted only dur
ing the present trip and for the ham
ding of affairs quite apart from per-
sonar attendance upon the gentleman
himself, he showed such an honest de-
sire to fill the place, and made out
to give such good account of himself.
that he found himself engaged for the
work before reaching c..
This was great stroke Of luck, he
thought, but he little knew how big a
stroke or into what a series of adj
ventures it was going to lead him.
Once on the platform of the small
station at which Mr.. Grey had hidden
him to stop, he noticed two things-the
utter helplessness of the man in. all
practical matters and his extreme anx-
lety to see all that was going on about
him without being himself seen. There
was method in this curiosity. too much
method. Women did not interest him
In the least They could pass and re
pass without arousing his attention
but the moment a Anan stepped his
way, he shrank from him only to be
tray the greatest curiosity concerning
him the moment he felt it safe to TURF
and observe him. All of which con
WINGED Sweetwater that the English
mans errand was In connection with {
man whom he equally dreaded and de
sired to meet
OF this he was made absolutely Ger
tain a little later. AS they were leav
ing the depot with the rest OF the arriv
ais Mr.. Grey said:
~ want you to get me room at ,
very quiet hotel. This done, you are Il
hunt up the man whose name you will
ind written In this paper, and wheI
you have found him make up you
mind how 1t viii be possible for me t
get good look at him without his get
ting any sort of look at me. Do thi
and you will earn a weeks salary II
one day"
Sweetwater, with his head in air ant
his heart on fire-for matters wer
looking very promising indeed-tool
the paper and put 1t in his pocket the
he began to hunt for a hotel. Not I'll
he had found what he wished and in
stalled the Englishman in his room
ibid he venture to open the preciou
memorandum and read the name h
had been specializing over for an hour
1t was not the one he had anticipated
but it came near to 1t. 1t was that o
J James Wellgood.
Satisfied now that he had a ticklis
matter to handle, he prepared for Il
with his usual enthusiasm and eircum
spection.
Sauntering out into the street b
strolled first toward the postofice. TIL
train on which he had just come ha
been a mail train, and he calculate
that he would find half the town there
His calculation was a correct on,
The store was crowded with people
Taking his place In the line drawn u
before the postofice window, Re await
ed his turn, and when it can e shoute