The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-16

go and would beg me to remain. or allow him 70
SSS sss d aSI really rsslIs i SGHn1 to TO s S%' am
afraid to travel alone. lie knows perfectly
we'll that I am, and now he's Just gone away
perfectly unconcerned.'
He hasn't had time to go very far, s@id
F~re-hlngton, Perhaps We can head nm 99ppr,,
The very thing, " said Mr. Dcnley' ,bnt
Il can Try az tho club, =" said FIrhington.
somewhat daled by the mystery OF the matter
""To. I shalI 20 too" said Mrs. Dobley,
Il could never stand the suspense The cab
~Thc cab'' said FreshinRton ,
why ycs-don't you understand had
the cab wait around the corner and ,Jusl-hs
soon as he found bad gone he would ,n naws
/ always 20 in a cab II there Is any excuse for
H.. They would tell him the station nad
driven DRY M to; ,oI HT would fo1 ,S d!ly yah S9N Hed m SrIRs I mr
n~n-now lis all-s-spoiedl" ,,o
cab and drove TO Dobiey's, club. where. how
ever. no trace of him could he found. Mis-
Dohley was nearly in hys,erlc5 by thif Tine,
better yet let US put an advertisement IN ,he
rnpcr Come home ut once. Almost us
That's a good idea" said FreshinGton,
In the reantlme suppose We stop at some
OF tho railroad stations. We may find him
They drove to one station and questioned
the man In charge, describing Dob'ey infinitely:
"A man took q train n few, moments ago,
he said. but he had gray whiskerS ana "a'Neu
* disguise" h%oarsely whispered Mrs. Dob
oy. lie most probably would have a dis-
guise. oh, this IL dreadful
Did the man act quecrly?" she asked ex-
citedly.
waited for the train, said the agent. 4 d0nt
know whether you'd call that suspicious OF
tiles perfectly wild about peanutsl'" said
Mrs. Dobley Cant you seef An old mar
with gray T%,hlskers eating peanuts-"hy us
Then ri telegraph TO the first station the
train stops at. said Freshington.
Hut whom can Sou telegraph tGI moaRedd
Wherc D2he he L GOING iis HIN never admit who
Wait a minute" said Freshington, taking
up a telegraph blank
Man WIN cray WhhterS. Train No -, Artr
Gone back a, once. Your wife is almost insane"
That's a splendid ideal" said Mrs. Dobley.
"He will understand that and return.
Il am very much surprised az Dobley doing
anything 40 extremely foolish" said Freshins-
ton Il Gant uhhder eMa w II slow vent Mrs.
Dobley. BIB. beastly slow. he said. That's
lust the way with you menl' a..
But he thought YOU were going. too, didn't
But | didn't really mean to Co. said Mrs
Dobley. He might have known that
Well, there's only one thing 70 do now. ana
that is to go home" suggested Freshington.
and walt for him TO return"
FreshinRton left the address OF the Dobley
home with the agent and told him to direct the
gray-whiskered gentleman there should he
come back on the train. Then there was a
mournful return TO the club, where more in
quiries we're made without avail
Then back TO Dobley's. Mrs, Dobley
PUSHED weeping violently into the nbrarEy: TO-,
gram raH brought no result. Mrs, Dobiey shTieked
LAUGHING and CRYING, when she observed Mr..
Dobley seated calmly smoking a cigar at the
Wen she said, KNEW you'd never go,"
where have YOU been?" asked Freshington.
We have been chasing all over the town after
very peculiar proceeding on your part
4 thought you, ~h-hahIhad Disappeared
mysteriously, " said Mr.. Dobley, and We went
i've been here the entire evening" said
Dobley. calmly.
"Oh, come, now, " said F~reshinstOn; we
I've didn't leave here until after 10 o'clock, "
said Mrs. Dobley, and i had 70 tell Mr.. Fresh
thought YOU had gone 70 the club"
yes" said Dobley. Il had the. pleasure OF
hearing your wild ooniectures and absurd de-
ductionsb before you went away"
You heard" exclaimed Mrs. Dobley. and
There was no one in the ROOM said FRESH
Ibegy your pardon / was. " said Dobley.
"Where?" asked Mrs. Dobley and Freshing-
ton in one,breath.
Under the piano, " said Dobley.
Il knew you were hidden around somewhere.
said Mrs. Dobley. That's what l said all those
things for, lust 40 you'd hear"
Il was pleased to learn that | should be
missed, said Dobley.
Just then the ben rang loudly. A servant
came back in some alarm. There were loud
voices In the hall.
There's a man down there with two police
men. said the servant, Hes making a time"
He seems disturbed about something. said
Dobley.
He wants 10 know why he was brought
back here {. town by a telegram about his
Wife explained the servant. He's awful
mad"
FreshinRton looked at Mrs. Dobley in horror.
What kind OF a man IL H." she asked.
AN old gentleman with gray whiskers,-
said the man. "A queer sort OF person"
Great Scott! " said Freshington.
You'd better go and see what the poor man
wants, said Mrs Dobley TO her husband: "ho
NAV be in some trouble"
Dobley went out Of the room. Once more
the ewes of Mrs. Dobley and FreshinRton met
and they smiled SweetlY at each other.
Peanuts" said Freshington. I'm sorry for
Dohley!"
Tn not! Not one Bit" said Mrs. DObley as she
unpinned her hat. 1T will serve him just
riphti'