Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-20


marked at the last.
Sweetwater himself was surprised,
but as they advanced and their point
Of view changed they found it to be
really an Insignificant structure, and
Mr.. Wellgood's portion of it more in
significant still.
In reality it was collection Of three
stores under one roof; two of them
were shut up and evidently unoccu-
pied, the third showing lighted win
dow. This was the mandatory. 1t
occupied the middle place and present
ed a tolerably decent appearance. 1t
showed, besides the lighted lamp |
have mentioned. such signs Of life as a
few packing boxes tumbled out on the
small platform In front, and whinny-
ing horse attached to empty buggy,
tied to a post on the opposite side of
the road.
T'm glad to see the lamp" muttered
Eweetwater. "Now, what shall we
do? Is 1t light enough for you to see
his face, If can manage to bring him
| 10 the doorT
| Mr.. Grey seemed startled.
'Ht's darker than thought" said he.
sBut call the man and IL I cannot ses
him plainly, I'll shout to the horse to
| stand, which you will take as signal
to bring this Wellgood nearer. But do
not be surprised If ride on before he
| reaches the buggy. I'll come back
again and take you up farther down
the road"
"All right, SIR" answered Sweet
water with a side glance at the speak
er's inscrutable features. ITS GOT
And leaping to the ground he adj
vanced to the mandatory door and
knocked loudly.
No one appeared.
i He tried the latch; it lifted, but the
door did not open; 1t was fastened
from within.
stranger he muttered, casting q
4 glance at the waiting horse and buggy.
then at the lighted window, which
was on the second floor directly over
his head Guess I'll sing out"
Here he shouted the mans name.
"wellgood! / say, WellgoodP'
No response to this either.
1IOOhS Ddu! nG dChAOWIGu6C0 w
himself, and, taking step back, he
looked up at the window,
1t was closed, but there was neither
shade nor curtain to obstruct the view.
do you see anythingT' he inquired
of Mr.. Grey, who sat with his eye at
the small window in the buggy top.
Nothing"
''No movement in the room abovei
No shadow at the Window
Nothing"
'sWell, it's COMPOUNDED stranger And
he went back, still calling Wellgood.
The tied up horse whinnied, and the
waves gave soft splash, and that
was all, If except Sweetwater's NUT
tered oath.
Coming back, he looked again at the
window; then. with a gesture toward
Mr.. Grey. turned the corner of the
building and began to edge himself
! along its side in an endeavor to reach
the rear and see what it offered. Blu
he came to a sudden standstill. Ht
found himself on the edge of the banl
before he had taken twenty steps. We
the building projected on, and he saw
: why 1t had looked so large from a Ger
: tain point of the approach. Its rea
. was built out on piles, making its dept
even greater than the united width o
the three stores. At low tide thi
> might be accessible from below, bu
Just now the water was almost on
Z level with the top OF the piles. maxim
! all approach impossible save by boat
Disguised with his failure, Sweetws
ter returned to the front and, findin
the situation unchanged, took a ney
resolve. After measuring with his ey
the height of the first story, he COOL
walked over to the strange horse anC
slipping his bride. brought It bac
and cast 1t over a projection of th
?, door. BY its aid he succeeded in climl
% ing up to the window. which was th
r sole eye to the interior.
d Mr.. Grey sat far back in his bugg.
= watching every movement
Ie There were no shades at the window
II as have before said, and once Swee
n waters eye had reached the level {
st the sill he could see the interior witt
1t out the least difficulty. There was n,
Ct body there. The lamp burned on
e great table Uttered with papers, b'
le the rude cane chair before it was emu
Is ty, and so was the room. He could 81
into every corner of 1t, and there wa
re not even a hiding place where anybod
Se could remain concealed. Sweetwat'
re was still looking when the lamp, whiC
had been burning with considerab
es smoke fared up and went out. Swee
ar water uttered an ejaculation and, fin
" ing himself face to face with utt
ne darkness, slid from his perch to Il
3 ground.
Approaching Mr.. Grey for the secor
y time, he said:
q II cannot understand 1t. The fello
w Is either lying low or he's gone OF