The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-05-05

so perfect he had correspond ents In
all the European capitals. In his
own mind he was confident Kuhn had
hand in floating the Mexican ones,
To make sure, he determined to run
him down, II he were on earth lie
wrote Cronln in Chicago what had
been done and what his suspicious
were. Then he waited. Mannheim was
some distance from Berlin. and II was
three days later when he received a
cable saying:
helm. Came back there two years
ago, and was married to daughter OF
the burgher Health broke shortly
afterwards and returned to United
States Letters received from him
showed he was living in Los An
geles and painting pictures for a liv-
ing. His wife still in Mannheim. Kuhn
expects to return TO Germany next
spring. Health has been restored
Pretty definite information that"
muttered Cheney. lie wired Cronin
to meet him at the Hallenbeck hotel,
Los Angeles as soon as possible. and
the "owl train" on the Southern pa
ciiic that night carried Cheney on
his way south. The population OF
Los Angeles at this time was a het-
erogeneous crowd Of consumptiyes
and tourists. There always was
large number of artists, good, bad
and Indifferent. located in this city
of Los Angeles, and the day following
his arrival Cheney began to inyesti'
gate them. Not an Emil Kuhn could
he find There was a German artist
named Buehlow, but he was married,
and as Kuhn had n wife in Europe,
Cheney hardly thought Buehlow and
Kuhn could be one.
Two days later Cronin came in
all that had transpired since they
parted company.
Very interesting, Cheney. very in
teresting." commented Cronin, but
nothing very definite. Your telegram
from Germany may or may not nave
been authentic"
"All right, Cronin, cavil and doubt
II you want to. but know Kuhn is
the man we want. and ! know Kuhn
is right here In Los Angeles. Since
wired you to come | have ascer'
tained that several large shipments
of Mexican silver have been made
to Trujillo, just below here. The
coin was delivered to Dutchnan
and two other men. They disap'
peared from Trujillo, and am think
ing they brought the stuff up here
and recoined It,"
Cheney. hope you're right. Now
what's the lay?"
You make yourself known at the
banks and find out how much of this
rotten silver is around here. I'm go
ing on another still hunt for Kuhn
VIII meet you here every evening
"All right, Jack"
Something told Cheney to take an
other 'ook at Buehlow. He found thu
Gerr n artist lived in very prett!
little cottage on the bank of the Lo
Angeles river. His wife was a good
looking Mexican. and did the house
work The Buehlows kept to them
selves, and were not neighborly a
all
Cheney was disguised. Abou
three o'clock In the afternoon Bueh
low left his house and went dow
town. Cheney followed, and saw hin
80 70 the post Office general deliver
window. There was crowd aroun
NJ hn Nd
hear the name Buehlow gave. In
jiffy he was behind the door. his or,
/ dentials easily admitting him.
THAT man." he said to the aSor
/ ished clerk, pointing at Buehlow's r,
treating form. who is he?"
q why, sir, his name is Kuhn"
Kuhn, chi" said Cheney. What
I his first name?"
Emil"
a "By Jove, | thought 30. How ofte
!. does he get his mail here? and wher
does 1t come FROM"
/. The clerk was bewildered but maj
aged TO stammer out: He gets h
mail about once a month, and all h
letters come from Germany"
n Mannheim"
O yes, that's the place"
n "All right, my boy. Say nothin
/. about this conversation" and he WI
gone.
4 Cronin and Cheney met after su
per and Cheney said. Jimmie, L,
q run him down. I've got Emil Kuhn
n The duece you have! How-wht
A -where?"
n Cheney told him and coytihue,
Now we go for him. Tonight v
u begin a spot on him" on they we
u and were soon outside the Buehlo
A cottage. A light was burning in Il
front room and through the windo
Buehlow and his wife could be plain
% seen. he smoking and reading al
she sewing.
X Domestic, amt 1t, Jack?" mumbl,
n Cronin.
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