Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-12

He Examined the Post.
Mr. Warren about the finding of Dutton,
and Warren had told him as he had told
Golding, but with more detail and more
freedom.
ut is just as well that YOU should know"
ne concluded. that this man, GoldinS, IN
his excitement, suspected me of having
made the attempt on buttons life
Him." unused the doctor, that accounts
for his anxiety to learn what you would
tell me. What ar. his reasons for being
so interested"'
He says he and Dutton were partners"
replied Warren, cautiously. He saw no &C.
oss.oE to tell Dr. Mason about Go!dings
frenzied accusations and assertions as to
DuttCn's dar ,onds.
Don't WORRY, Nick" said the doctor
presently, there ere features to this case
sician's eyes. Let MIN cherish his sus
PIGEONS if h. will, but for the sake Of your
comfort / wouldn't have al trouble with
him. He looks like desperate man
think III stay through the night There $
room for my horse in your barn. OF
course?"
"Yes, Til put him up fer you
mo, let me, please. He'll BEHAVE better
if [ attend to him.
When VIII had returned with the doctor
Elsie had Slipped out of the house and
joined him he led Mr.. Warrea's horse
back to the barn. Tho doctor had tied his
and although Elsie was there TO open it
VIII dismounted ana walked at her side.
5-e hand on the Bride the Other claspfns.
hers.
They were aaout half way to the barn.
taking as lovers talk ths world over when
the hcrse Suddenly wh.nnied as if fright
cred and SHED violently against the palr
nearly knocking them down. 1t took all
WINS strength and skill 10 manage him.
and ever after the horse was in his ia
mliar stall he painted and tremb!ed.
u wonder what's the natter Guer.ed
VIII: he couldn't have acted worse II Il
hcar had got out of the bushes i'll front
OF him"
Perhaps it was bear" said Elsie: I'VE
ought TO see whether the doctors horse
frightened By it.
Eyes, Wen take look. but it's years
since q hear has come close TO the vii
lage. 1t must have been something else
After making all right at the barn they
went hand in hand to the road, reitner feel
irg Elore than a pleasant excitement al
the possibility OF a bear lurking in the
I cighborhoCd. This Gavc place to some
thing like CONSERVATION when they dis
covered that there was no horse at the
hitching post.
viii lit d match and examined the post
and the ground as well as he could.
TOO hadr' he exclaimed: the doctor
must have only half tied him. for he
seemed to have broken away without
trouble There's TO Sign that he even
rraneod about as your fathers horse did. p"
suggested Elsie.
Probably. Let's stroll down to the
meeting house. Somebody may have stop
ped him, and if so, we can bring him
ack"
This they accordingly did. with no res;il.
so far as the DOCTORS horse was concerned;
! ut they I'D succeed in preventing more
tn ~" ''"!! al the house. for Turner and
King had spread the news faithfully. ana
there were several well-meanias persons,
I'LL, ana women, who simply couidn': re-
s.st the opportunity to go up AMI offer help
to Mrs. Warren.
Elsie knew that the village folk would be
urwelcome. and she persuaded them all to
go to their homes. When she and VIII re-
turned to the house they went around by
the back door. There they met the doctor
and Mr. Warren, who were going oat that
way because Mr.. Warren had stepped into
the kitchen to get a lantern VIII told
thsm about the horses.
The doctor was greatly surprised: bur,
as he was not an eXcitabla man. he did
not rush madly out to verify the fact that
VIII had set forth. He wondered, that was
all and was about to turn into the house
when he heard a familiar wh:rny. Then
he showed the liveliest interest.
That's Rob" he cried, and ne ran out
to the road, followed by the others.
There stood Rob, his horse. hitched to
the post just as ne had left him. save that
he was :iecked with foam. and that his
tanks and shoulders were steaming with
violent exercise.
Go be continued next Mondayl
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A Good Old Game.
| From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Beats me-" said the man with the high
standing collar, chat they call the monkey
| business they engage in nowadays bas,
ball"
ut has reached the pinnacle of science. "
shouted the modern rooter
Science! You call that scientific play
| ing?"
Never saw-hut of course you didn't,
| you weren't old enough-the old Whirl-
! WiIids play
| mo, sir.''
! Thought not! Four to one: Two to
nothing! One to three! Fudge! Why. the
| was with the TornadiaS we made 237
| runs
"And you call that playing?"
| playing! 1 should say it was playing.
| 1874 runs, in spite of our skilled battery!
| One to three! Four to nothing! And men
| are fools enough to pay for such playing
| at ball playing! oh. for a good old game