Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
TWENTY-FIFTH INSTALLMENT.

The doctor heard the words and fastened
| to the door.
"Will you come in?' he asked, cor shall
I come out? don't want to disturb Miss
Willis, If it can be avoided"
Come out, please. I'm afraid 1 shall cry
If go in.
Dr.; Williams and his mother both step
ped into the hail.
What is it. my dear?' asked Mrs. Will
liams.
I'VE can't find papa" she answered. and
Numbering the professors wild declaration
that he was going to follow Starkweather.
Mrs. Appleton went to call him for din
ner. The shop door was not locked. and
she opened 1t. He was not there. She
went to his room, and to the stable. He has
not left the house, 1 am sure for 1 have
been at my window watching the road for
hours. and l should have seen him. The
women are dreadfully alarmed, and don't
dare to look anywhere else. I'm as fright
ei ed as they are"
II will search for your father Miss
Drummond'' said The doctor. quietly.
Meantime, will you sit with my mother?"
He opened the door. Mrs. Williams put
her arm around the unhappy girl and led
her within: The doctor waited until his
mother had taken a chair and Louise had
knelt by her side and laid her head silently
sobbing, upon the elder woman's lap. Then
ne started upon systematic tour Of the
house.
There were several rooms in Fairview
that were not only not used by the Drum
mond household, but that were not even
furnished Most of them were on the top
foor, and the doctor decided to start there
and work down. He really questioned the
professors sanity, and was quite prepared
to find his dead body in any room he en-
tered, but If the professor were insane
there was also more than a chance that
he still lived and was even then providing
about the house, madly and cunningly in
tent upon diabolical mischief With this
thought in mind the doctor went below to
find the serving women before beginning
his search in earnest
Mrs. Appleton and Betsey were In the
dining room. The table was laid for din
ner and the women sat side by side at a
little distance from It, between It and the
windows, with their faces toward the hall
door,
Miss Drummond tells me you cannot
kindly.
Mrs Appleton stared at him in evident
terror. Betsey stirred uneasily and an
swered after some hesitation:
Yes, sir, we can't find him, and we don't
dare to look for him very close, for fear
of him."
AS she spoke she glanced from the hall
to the basement door apprehensively. The
doctor then perceived the significance of
their position. They were in fear that the
professor would come upon them unex-
pectedly, and they sat where they could
watch both entrances to the room.
Tell me where you saw him last and
when," said the DOCTOR
He addressed his question to Mrs. Apple
ton. but she seemed to he paralyzed with
fear. Again 1t was Betsey who repleS
Here, with you. We went upstairs to
our room, intending to get our things and
leave the house. He abused us and struck
Martha and declared he would kill us both
That was in the kitchen before you came
down."
Il understand, then, that you haven't
seen him since. Have you heard him NOV
ing about?"
I'VE heard a slight noise as we were
coming downstairs that We supposed was