Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-21

Prom the cal regloss cone nsossuaa
sns.,,.,us. freqn~sfly foandeA % fscs
ii -,u.tim~s oshervise. The lStesa
,bi- Ats,at l. O'Clock w-.in~s.iay
-, |. rather tall. bso-i ~lsoa.4sersxl
= With hl.ck noass.che. .bd scar.
= . -iIk h.f AMI ar~>s suit. call~d q
-. oe.s,- Il Dr. = II. Neasie, on State
.-,-.,. EAenburw, the veil-knosn oil
-..ir- e the Cissson rcgsos, and re
,,--;.-i him to 90 and .xs~1a lAdv. II
-. -.u-s time stating there sss a little
-.,..ry coaDected with tie case TIE
ar xz- |. stranger 90 the Deter. but
= Aai an Isaycr>sion that 1t some pr~-
as time they bad met. After . little
s...rAr&tspn the too started. AMI - isea
II the kribeis block the stranger
.ssz.-~sesl tls.s they take short cut
>. .zy- time. and they started doe q
I.rxln &ll-y. In this alley another
rs.n and |. carnage sere enroubters.i.
AZ stranger No. halts~l the Doctor.
,avIng. Il can Eot 20 further VITA YOU,
~, Eay frseai here gill take You the
-; q tnr gay IN . carriage." Am
;. 20 oui of tcwny- inquired the Doc-
~ supposedly. Only . short dis
,An,e. It's all right; bat f.r the sake
Il caution you must be blindfoldei. -
The Doctor doubsie.s Wished himself
hack la his couch. courting dreams.
bat - his coenpsnions appeared to be
u-rfect gentlemen, and A. he had start
t,l out, hs would not nov retreat from
a novel adventure.
Be-ides, some secret signs were made
by the second stranger, which showed
that the man was . Freemason and as
the Doctor belonged TO the same order,
a feeling Of safety took possession Of
>pim. With the least bit Of reluctance
ne ste ped into the carriage and allow.
his eyes to I've bandaged. The driver,
who. by the way, wore . mask which
concealed his features. mounted the
seat beside him, and they started.
Meade is confident that the carriage
wa. driven to the head of Virgin alley,
and turned to the right down Main
street. After that he could not tell
anything about directions, as turns
were made so frequently. They drove,
as near as the blindfolded man could
Judge. about mn hour, and during that
time he and the driver conversed on
many subjects, and psychological
affinity" seemed to spring up between
them, and their drive was withal
pleasant one. The carriage now cross,
ed bridge, and 5000 crossed another
bridge, and afterwards forded creek
or small stream. The doctor was re.
quested to put his feet on the dash.
H0 faa
into the buggy-bed, but he could not
tell very much about the depth or width
of the stream. Shortly after crossing
the stream the carriage was halted and
the bandage removed from the Doctors
eyes. He was told to alight and follow,
and the man led him through o dense
wood, along narrow fOotpath for
about fifty yards, when they came sud-
denly alongside tent. Another man,
also masked, met the pair at the door
and invited the Doctor in. The driver
remained outside. The tent was of the
circular kind with q center pole, aud
inside was elegant upholstered furni-
|ture, Brussels carpet, snowy white bed,
nd si!yer ice pitcher and goblet. This
was ALI that VAS sesn by the Dnctar.
On the bed lay woman, also masked.
She and stranger No. 8 appeared to be
the sole occupants. The Doctor adj
vauced to the bedside, and taking the
lady's hand, said he was sorry for her.
She replied that she was out of pain
and trouble, and in fact there had been
o late increase in the numerical strength
of the party. When the Doctor had
felt her pulse, the lady said, "Why, DR..
Meade, have met you before, and on
inquiring where, she said, "At GER
tain wedding in 1868" At this moment
the sentinel shook his head, in at the
door and reminded Meade that he
promised not to ask the lady any qres'
tons, and he desisted from any further
interrogation. After properly treating
the lady, who appeared to be about
nineteen or twenty years of age, the
same man who accompanied the Doctor
out, started with him on the return
trip. Down tie narrow, dismal path
they wended their way, and when the
carriage was reached, the Doctor again
submitted his eyes to be bandaged.
After driving about half mile the
driver remarked that he had friends
"somew here around here" and as they
were awake they (meaning the Doctor
and himself) would have lunch. He
sounded shrill whistle, but it was not
answered. A little further on he
sounded it again and an answer came
from point close by. The carriage
was driven mp to another tent and the
Doctors eyes were again uncovered.
The tent was precisely like the other,
but the furniture and utensils on the
inside were more of the common order.
The occupants were three men, all we'll
dressed and all masked.
The black covering extended Gown
ward only 10 the tips OF the noses On
q table was whisky, vine. cold chicken.
cold ham, bread, and box Of cigars:
Luncheon over, the driver reminded
the Doctor that il was time TO start, IN
order 10 get hack before daybreak-
Again the bAndAge performed its duty.
and the horses sped over the ground ut
. lively gait. An hour later the Doc
tors eyes vere uncovered. and he ssood
in virgin alley. The driver thrust an
envelope in has hand. bade hA<fy good
morning and drove Cd Gosns 10 has
ofsce. TIE Dseesr opsnsd the cnveloPe
and ioasA . oO ssss. By this time q
vss Ere mlnus<s pa~t 4 o'cierk. and