Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-07-09
|Betore Were Married;
By HENRY c. PARKER. :
By HENRY c. PARKER.


Il make it en- iron rule to keep all
men without discrimination on. OF tnat
room.
But ,here Was St&rkweather ~"
My partner"
The doctor WAS silent for a moment
1T is a waste 81 energy. | see" he
resumed but ! should think you'd see
the ACCESSIBILITY OF making search
there
There was a sinister significance in
his tone US he said this, and Professor
Drummond understood him. His lace
flushed and paled in an instant.
Girls" he exclaimed, turning % his
daughter and Qiece, go into he dim
ing-room.
They obeyed without a word,
On my word, DR.. Williams, thu pro-
fessor said then, depressing his anger
with an effort, you presume a good
deal You came here as a physician, or
| supposed YOU did You seem now to
arrogate to yourself the privileges of a
Vublic prosecutor"
1T was farthest from my intention,
Professor Drummord." responded the
S.ctor, Ito arrogate anything or to pro
! ioke a quarrel. have the bad Aaoit of
Speaking my mind. | think the shop
ought to be searched"
The shop shall be searched. re-
turned the professor II will do it my
self. and whether or not you are coh-
a., a.,
while it is being done"
Il AM entirely content" began the
doctor; but Professor Drummond did
not wait to hear him. He strobe down
+ the corridor, and presently the doctor
heard a door open and shut. The pro
fessor was gone several minutes. In
the interval the doctor paced quietly.
but anXiously. up and down. The al
/ fair was growing not only more mys-
! FERROUS, but more unpleasant every
! minute, He had but recently awakened
to the fact that he was in love with
! Louise DrummcHd, and, although he
i had so held himself in reserve that the
young lady herself, in all probability,
/ did not suspect his attachment, he was
already dreaming dreams and cherish
! ing hopes that were hardly compatible
with the disfaVor, not to say TIE en-
nifty, of her father.
when will | get old enough,
i groaned the doctor, in spirit, ITO hold
my tongue? When will know
enough to go Just as far as professional
F., duties demand, and no further9'
| He dreaded the temperance OF Pro
fessor Drummond, fearing thai the
eIuer mans temper would be in de-
plorably ebullient condition. To his
/ profound relief, the professor came at
| last from the corridor, with Il calm
smile upon his face.
! Let me beg your pardon, doctor, he
said. mo found no trace of him
! was going simply TO remark that, in
my agitation, l was absurd enough to
take momentary offcrse at remark OF
yours that might have been inter
preted as suspicion. OF course ii
wasn't so, and | accept it gratefully as
a friendly suggestion. 1t would
have been not 80 much inhum IN as
foolhardy to neglect to examine the
shop, and | thank YOU for the suEges-
! ton"
I'm glad you look at it that way,
responded the doctor graspng Profcs-
sor Drumm1nd's outstretched hand. Il
meant it in the friendlicst spirit
Further conversation was INTERRUPTED
d Inv ho ng u,I,,
went to the piazza Two men IN an
open buggy were below. One was De-
los Hawkins, landlord of the Belmont
Hotel and the other a Mr. PhlIbrck,
one of his boardars
Good morning" Professor Drum
mond; morning, doctor, said Hawkins;
I'VE heard there was some trouble up
here, Can we be Of service to YOU"
You are very kind" returned the
professor. Il hardly know what to
say. How and what did you hear?
Your servant gal ran through the
village considerably scared We
couldn't make out much except that
there was sudden death al F'airyiew
yes, my friend StarNweather l.
gone The real trcublc is, however
that We don't know where ne went"
SO! that's curious, especially as just
rs we was starting rom the hotel word
passed along that the body Of an I'M
/ known man had been founl Ia The
: river"
! so soon gasped the professor In an