The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-09

determine u the person whom two
physicians and three assistants we're
endeayorlug To nurse back to health
on The top OF a Wild plateau IN re
mote district OF New Mexico. was the
rlao he had once entertained at bis
owl board In England. and the ad-
ventures thus incurred would make
story 10 itself But the result seemed
TO Justify them Word caHte after in.
Vulnerable delays. very tiyng 20 Mr.
Grey, that he was not the same
though he bore the name OF taiiJ
brother. and was considered by every
one around there TO be Fambrother
MIR GREY ignorant Of the relations be-
tween the millionaire master and his
man which sometimes led 10 the lat.
ter's persouifying the former was con
fdent Of his own mistake aud bitterly
ashamed Of his own suspicious
But a second message set him right
A deception was being practiced down
in Ncw Mexico. and this was how us
SPY had found It out Certain let,tr
which went into the sick tent were
sent away again ond always To that
one address. He had learned the ad-
dress. II was that OF James Wellgood,
c.. Maine If Mr.. Grey would look
up this Wellgood he would doubtless
learn something OF the man he was 80
interested IN.
This gave Mr. Grey personally some
thing TO do. for he would trust no
second party with ples ye involving
the honor Of T. posslb,. . 4Jcent man.
AS the place was accessible by rail-
road and his duty clear. ne took the
journey involved and succeeded III get
ting glimpse IN the manner we Know
of the man James Wellgood This
lime he recognized Fairhrother and
satisfied from the circumstances Of
! the moment thai he would be making
no mistake 10 accusing him OF having
taken the Great Mogui, he Intercepted
him ~ his flight. as you have already
read aud demanded the immediate -e.
turn Of his great diamond
Aud EairbrotberI We shall have 20
&c hack littlsdo bring his history up
! 70 this critical instant
7vhen he realized TIE trend OF public
. opinion, when ae saw q perfectly inno-
J cent man committed 10 ,ie Iambs for
! ,s crime, ne was irct astonished and
nen qmuset al what ne continued iG
. fegar as the rlumpn OF ~. ata But
/ ne 1iG no, START for q More. wise as
he Eelt il 'vOuh be TO DO so. Come
thing II me fascination usual WITH
riminals ken. hinl nea, he cens of
his crime. that aud an anriet- X see
how Sears would conduct himself in
! The southwest ''ha Gears nae follow
ed him 10 New York. knew his crimo
and was the strongest witness ag6inei
aim was as far from his thoughts as
that he owed him ,he warning which
had al but baked him Of his revenge
When therefore he read IN the papers
that "Auner Fairbrother" had Seen
found sick in his camp az Santa Fa lie
felt that nothing now stood ia thS way
OF his entering 9u he plans he had
framed for ultimate escape. ON his
departure from El Nero be hal take
he lrecautiOn OF ri ding sears ahs
name OF a certain small own On III
coast OF Maine where his iurh was "a
be sent Ia case Of a great emergency
tie mad chosen this town for two rea
sons first, because he knew all about
It, having had young man from there
in his employ; secondly because of its
nclghbofiIoOf TO the iulet where an old
launch og his had been docked FOR ihC
winter Always Es:ute, always precau
ionary, he lad given orders 20 hav:
this launch fioated anG proyisloned, sC
That now he had only TO senu word {;
The captain 60 have at his command u.
best possible means OK escape
Meanwhile he must make goot hii
position in c.. We diC 4, in the wa.
we know. Satisfied that the only dan
ger he need lear was ihe discovery o
, the fraud orectlced In New Mexico, h'
had confidence enough in Sears even II
+ Ills present disabled state 10 take hi
, lime and make himBelf solic with th
= people Of C. while waiting for the ic
I % disappear from the aarbor This &C
ccmpllshed ant cruising mace possible
ns took flying trip &c New FORK I
, secure such papers and yaluahics a
, he wished 60 carr out OF the cpuHir
, with aim. They were In SAFE deposit
, out that safe deposit was in His siron
I room in the center Of mis- house I
I eighty sixth street toom which so
will remember IN connection 8it
eweetwater's adventure.
} 10 enter his own door with his ow
;. latcllkey. in the security and darknes
s OF stormy night seemed TO thls sci
b confident nan matter OF no grea
+ risk. Nor did he iind it 50. Ae reache
: his strong room. procured ais securltt
I aud was leaving the house, withot
/ having suffered an alarm, when som
q instinct Of self preservation suggeste
z to him the adylsability OF arming hin
e SELF with a pistol His own was
4 Maine. but he remembered where Sea-
kept his. lie had seen IL often cneaa
y IN that old trunk he had brought vii
J. him from the Sierras Hc accordinel
d went upstairs 70 the stewards rooi
found The pistol and became from thi
4 instant invincible But in restorlr
D, the articles be had pulled out he can
q across a photograph OF his wife an
n lost himself over il and went mad,
. / .,.a huvn ho.trH tho Iafasffrn fnlI fIhl