The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-02
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS.
Cilcs Dudley arrived In san Francisco
20 ,,iu his frtcnd and distant rgla.Nc
Henry wilton, whom he was To- assist
IN an important and mysterious task.
snd who accompanied Dudley on the
gerry boat trip into the city. The re
tnafkahic resemblance OF the two mon
Is noted and commented on by poSScu-
gers on the ferry. They sec n man with
snake eyes, which sends n thrill through
Dudley. Wilton uostpuncs an explanation
OF the strange Crraud Dudley Is to per
fnrm. hut occurrences cause him to
know II is one OF no ordinary meaning.
Wilton leaves Giles in their room. with
Instruction 10 await his return, Hardly
has he gone than Giles Is startled by a
cry Of "Ilclp" Dudley is summoned 10
thc morEuc and there finds the dcao
pody Of his friend, Henry Wilton. And
thus Wilton dies without ever explaining
60 Dudley the pu2zling work he was to
perform in San Francisco. In order 10
discover the secret mission his friend had
entrusted to him, Dudley continues his
disguise and permits himself to be known
as Henry Wilton. Dudley. mistaken for
in a stock brokerage deal, GILES Dudley
Finds himself Closcted in a room with
Mother Borton who makes n conrdant
Of him. He can learn nothing aboyt the
mysterious boy further than that IL is
TIN Tcrrill and Darby Mcekcr who are
after him. He is told that "Dicky', Nahl
Is a traitor. playing botu hands in the
game. Giles finds himself locked in q
room. Dudley gets his first knowledge OF
Decker, who is Knapp's enemy, on the
and is stricken by the beauty OF Luella,
his daughter. He learns the note was
forgery. He is provided with four guards,
Brown, Barkhousc. Fitzhugh and Porter.
He learns there is to be no trouble about
money as all expenses will be paid, the
h ~! OF the :. guards guar being paid o WX, one
IS committed to the vault. Dudley re-
spends 10 a note and visits Mother Bor-
ton in company with Policeman Corson'
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CHAPTER xIV.-continued.
The four men within the room sa.
lutcd me gravely and with Mother
Borton's direction in mind had no
hesitation in calling each by his name.
/ was pleased to see that they were ro-
bust, vigorous fellows, and soon made
my dispositions. Brown and Bark.
house were to attend me during day
light and Fitzhugh and Porter were to
guard together at night. And, so much
settled. FASTENED to the Office.
No sign of Doddridge Knapp dis.
turbed the morning, and at the noon
hour ] returned to the room in the
house of mystery that was still my
only fixed abode.
All was apparently as l had left it,
except that a letter lay on The table.
81 must get a new lock-" was my
comment, as ! broke the seal. This
place is getting too public when every
messenger has a key" l was certain
that ! had locked the door when Cor.
son and had come out on the ever
ing before.
The letter was from my unknown
employer. and read:
Richmond has paid the men. Be
ready for a move at any moment.
Leave your address if you sleep else
where"
And now came three or four days of
rest and quiet after the merry life |
had been leading since my arrival In
San Francisco.
In the interval improved my time
by getting better acquainted with the
city. Emboldened by my body-guard,
1 slept for two nights in Henry's room,
and with one to watch outside the
door, one lying on a mattress just in
side, and a new lock and bolt, | was
free from disturbance.
Just as ] had formed a wild idea of
looking up Doddridge Knapp in his
home, | came to the office In the
morning to find the door into Room 16
wide open and the farther door ajar.
Come in. Wilton" said the voice
of the King of the Street; and / en-
tered his room TO find him busted over
his papers. as though nothing had &C.
Cured since | had last met him.
The market has had something of
a vacation" l ventured, as he failed to
speak.
Il have been out of town." he said
shortly. What have you done?"
Nothing"
He gave a grunt OF assent.
You didn't expect me to buy up the
market, did you?"
The y~ellow-gray mustache went up,
and the wolf-fangs cleaned from be-
meath.
II reckon it wouldn't have been a
very profitable speculation" he replied.
Then he leaned back in his chair
and looked m~editatively at the wall.
Have you heard anything more of
Decker" he asked.
I've heard enough to satisfy me
that he's the man who got the Omega
stock"
What other deal is he in?" asked
the King OF the Street.
Il don't know"
The King of the Street smiled indul-
gently.
well. you've got something to learn
yet. I'll give you till next week to
ind the answer to that question"
was convinced from his air that he
had information on both these points
himself. and was merely s--ing my
knowledge.