The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
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communication.
Now you've managed it wisely, haven't
you?" said Fribleigh, in his jeering way.
And the best of it is, the doctor has put
her to sleep in there-said he couldn't wait
the pain was too severe. She'll come round
in about an hour, and then we can begin tC
think about dinner, I suppose. I'm hungry
we've got to thank the banana peel for this.
"Fribleigh," I said. cts no use backing out
now. Of course this Miss Mortimer won't
start out and come here at the invitation
OF an unknown man, to see an unknown
woman who has met With an accident. You
must go there and introduce yourself, and
describe this poor lady, and at least see il
you can't find out something about her..
F'ribleigh grumbed at this. He said he
quite expected the gruff man at the other
end of the wire to kick him down the front
steps, But anything is better than this in
action and growing hunger he said.
Before he went Fribleigh took the precau-
ton to copy from the directory the addresses
of both James Patrick Morris and James
Parsons. Morris, Sin case he said, Miss
Brightie should prove obdurate."
1 remained at the doctors Office and watch
ed, as well the doctor would allow me
the progress of the patient toward recovery
of consciousness.
What happened to F'ribleigh in his quest
1 cannot say in detail.
He told me afterwards that he could hear
the loud gruff tones of old Mortimer when
the butler took hastily written note of self
introduction in to him.
timers that he was not impostor, and to
give them a recognizable description of ou1
lady's appearance, for in about three-quar
tiers of an hour, after the doctors female at
tendant had answered one ring at the tee-
phone and delivered a message requesting
him to keep his patient there, cab drove uI
to the door, and a young lady and elderly
man entered.
I recognized the gruff voice that asked
rs Mrs Morris here?" 1t was the voice OF
old Mortimer
/, Miss Brightie it now appeared, had some
slight acquaintance with Mrs James Parsons
MorriS-had exchanged mods with her. AS a
matter of common human kindness, the Nor
timers had sent word to Mrs. Morris family
of her whereabouts and her safety; from like
motives they had come-father and daughter
to comfort and assist her until her own
husband, son and daughter could arrive
This was all very well-excelently we'll
and I felt at liberty to depart leaving the
lady in the hands of friends as I felt sure
But where was Fribleigh?
Oh said Miss Brightie, your friend Mr.
Finney-
"Fribleigh," I corrected her.
g. beg your pardon, I didn't quite catch
his name, in the hurry and confusion. Mr.
Frilby asked us to tell you that he had gone
on to dinner" *
saw how it was Fribleigh was too hun
cry to prolong his humane efforts any fur
Their. I knew just where should be likely
to find HMM a, certain German house OF
Frankfurters and beer for that very evening
But was vexed with him and determined to
let him alone.
However, Fribleight, it seemed, was not
going to let me alone. At 1:3O o'clock that
night I was violently awakened to read a
note which said, Come here at once Bring
money, Fribleigh.''
Fribleigh had ended his day in the police
station.
When I got to him with all the money l
could find, he told me that banana peel had
brought him to more harm than even he
could have thought possible. He had been
routed out of his own rooms at 10 o'clock by
detective. And the charge was grand lar
ceny.
Mrs James Parsons Morris had been taken
to her home and doing fairly WE'LL when
it occurred to Mr.. James Morris to ask her
what she lad done with the hundred dollars
she had drawn from the bank that after
neon The question brought out recur-
renee of the fever symptoms Mrs. Morris
had not the faintest idea what had become
OF her pocketbook, in which she had the
money In her feversh condition it never
occurred to her that the man who had found
the Mortimers for her must have her pocket
book which contained Miss Mortimer's card
Without loss Of time Mr.. Morris had COM
mun;cated with the police who had in the
meanwhile heard OF the accident from a pa
trolnan who had come on the scene just after
Mrs Norris iF'ribleigh and 1 had driven off
i'll the hack That gave them chase to the
doctors ONCE LIE QOCJOTs mao Tot heard of
nv name but he knew that my companion S
name was something like Finney, Frimmy, or
Frilby, and that we had, telephoned for as
sistance The scratch pad on the telephone
desk guided them to the last number rung
nm that day-the Mortimers- finally the
Mortimer-to whom Fribleigh had infinitely
introduced himself giving his. business and
his place of residence, directed the police
not knowing just what they were doing-to
poor Fribleigh.
Fribleigh told: me all this .cursing his luck
and banana peel. And the worst of it was, -
he concluded. that there was that internal