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

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time OF night he laughed "But what
can you expect from q mandatory of
paient mcdicincw
MIR Grey was silent lie was look
ing very earnestly at the building.
"it is larger than I eNpc,tcd," be re.
marked at the last
Sweetwater himself WIS sufpflscd
but as rhey advanced ana their point
Of view changed they found it to be
ready I'm insignificant structure. and
Mr. Wellgbod's portion Of it mere ia.
significant still
IN reality It was n collection Of three
stores under dne roof; two of them
were shut up and evidently unoccu-
pied the third showing lighted yin
dow This was the mnnuractory 1t
occupied the middle place and present
cd tolerably decent appearance II
showed, besides the lIghted lamp l
have mentioned. such signs OF life as
few packing boxes tumbled ont on the
small platform IN front, and a whinny-
Ing horse attached 70 empty buggy
tied TO post on the opposite side Of
the road
I'm glad 20 see the lamp" muttered
Sweetwatcr. "Now, what shall we
DO? Is It light enough for you TO see
his face, II | can manage to bring him
to the doorT
Mr. Grey seemed startled
"Its darker than / thought" said he
"But call the man and IL cannot see
him plainly. III shout 60 the horse To
stand, which you win take as a signal
to bring this Wellgood nearer. But do
not be surprised II 1 ride on before he
reaches the buggy. III come back
again ana take you up farther down
the road
"All right sir answered Sweet
water with a side glance at the speak
ers inscrutable features. cts go"
And lcaping to the ground he ad.
vanced to the manufactory door and
Knocked loudly.
No one appeared.
lie tried the latch; tt llfted, hut the
| door did not open; IL was fastened
from within.
"Strange" he muttercd, casting a
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
"Welgood! l say, Wellgoodr
No response TO this either.
Looks badn he Acknowledged to
himself ano, taking a step back. he
looked up at the window.
1t was closed, cut there was ueiiher
shade nor curtain to obstruct the view.
"Do you see anything he inquired
of Mr.. Grey. who sat with his eye at
the small window in the buggy top.
Nothing"
'No movement in the room above?
No shadow at the Window"
Nothing
"Well, It's confoundcd stranger And
he went hack, stil calling Wengood.
The tied mp horse whlnnleG, and the
waves gave a soft splash. and tliat
was all IL I except sweqtwater's iput-
tered OATH
! Coming back, ne looked again at the
window: then, with a gesture toward
| Mr.. Grey, turned the corner of the
building end began to edge himself
| eldng its side in an cndeavor to reach
! the rear and see what il offered. But
he came to sudden standsull lie
] found himself on the edge Of the bank
before he had taken twenty steps YET
the building projected on, and he saw
why II had looked so large from a GER
tain point Of the approach It's rear
was built out on piles. making its depth
even greater than the united width OF
\ the three stores. At low tide this
might be accessible from below, but
just now the water was almost On "A
level with the top Of t. piles. making
! all approach impossible save by boat
Dlsgusted with his failure. sweetwa.
Ter returned TO the front and, finding
the situation unchanged, took a new
resolve. After measuring with his eve
the height of the first story. he cooIly
walked over TO the strange horse ard,
slipping his bride, brought # back
and cast It over projection Of the
door. BY its aid he succeeded IN climb.
ing up 70 the window which was the
sole eye 70 the Interior
Nl, oIc- sar ia- DacR II MS buggy,
watching every ent
There We're no shades at the window,
as ! hare before said and once sweet
waters eye had reached the, level OF
the Sill he could see the interior with
out the least difficulty There was no.
body there. The lamp burned on n
great table Uttered with papers, but
the rude cane chair before IL was emp
~, and so was the room. Tie could see
iGto every corner Of f. aud there WIS
not even hiding place where anybody
could remain concealed Sweetwater
was still looking when the lamp. which
had been burning with considerable
smoke, fiarcd up and went out Sweet
water uttered an ejaculation and, find
ing himself face 10 face with utter
darkness, slid from his perch TO the
ground
Approaching Mr. Grey for the second
time, he said.
~ cannot Vu1arefunH IL Tho feIfotsi