The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-11-17

Dobley infinitely. chare describing
"A man took train =
ago." he said. shut he had h.av >uts
kers and walked with cane.~ ~
"A Disguise" horsely whispered Mrs
Dobley. HE most probably would
have disguise. Oh. this is DREADFUL
did the man act queerly?" sh,
asked. excitedly.
"He ate about quart of peanuts
while he waited for the train" said the
agent. ~ don't know whether you'd
call that suspicious or not"
Hes perfectly wild about peanuts,
said Mrs. Dobley. Cant you see? An
old man with gray whiskers eating
peanuts-why, it's just as plain!"
Then I'll telegraph to the first sta
ton the train stops at" said Freshing-
ton.
But whom can you telegraph top
moaned Mrs. Dobley. Hell think 1t j.
trick to find where he is going. Hell
never admit who he is"
"Wait n minute" said Fresnington,
taking up telegraph blonK.
Man With Gray whiske,s. Train NO. -
Come back at once. Your wife is almost
insane"
That's a splendid ideal" said Mrs.
Dobley. "He VIII understand that and
return."
am very much surprised at Dob
ley de;ng anything SO extremely fool
ish," SAID Freshington. II can't un-
derstand iw
He said n -h-home was slow" wept
Mrs. Dobley. "B-b-beastly slow, he
said. That's rst the way with you
menl"
but he though you were going,
too, didn't hep" asl,d Freshington.
"But didn't really mean TO go.D said
Mrs. Dobley. HE misht have known
that"
swell, there's only on, thing to do
now, and that is TO go hona." suggest
ed Freshington, land wait or him to
return"
Freshington left the address of the
Dobley home with the agent am told
him TO direct the gray-whiskeredv gen
tleman there should he come back ON
the train. Then there was mournt,l
return to the club, where more in.
quiries were made without avail.
Then back to Dobley's. Mrs. Dob
ley rushed weeping violently into the
library, followed by Freshington, who
had concluded to send out n general
alarm for Dobley If the telegram
brought no result. Mrs. Dobley
shrieked and threw herself into a
chair, alternately laughing and cry
ing, when she observed Mr.. Dobley,
seated, calmly smoking cigar at the
library table.
WELL" she said, ~ knew you'd never
gol"
where have you BEEN" asked Fresh
ington. "We have been chasing all over
the town after you"
"A very peculiar proceeding on your
part" said Dobley.
II thought you h--h--h--had disap-
peared mysteriously," said Mrs. Dobley,
'and we went hunting for c--c-clues."
"I've been here the ent;-- ~'enIng,"
said Dolby, cufmIy.
"oh, come now, said Freshington;
I'VE know better than that"
ave didn't leave heresuntil after ten
o'clock" said Mrs. Dobley, "and had
TO tell Mr.. Freshington all about our
plan to disappear, and he thought you
had gone to the club"
EYES," said Dobley, "I had the pleas
ure of hearing your wild conjectures
and absurd deductions before you went
away"
"You heardl" exclaimed Mrs. Dobley,
"and never said world Obi"
"There was no one In the ROOM" said
Freshington.
81 beg your pardon, was" said Dob
ley.
"Where?" asked Mrs. Dobley and
Freshington in one breath.
under the piano." said Dobley.
81 knew you were hidden around
somewhere" said Mrs. Dobley. That's
what said all those things for, just SO
you'd hear"
IT was pleased to learn that should
be missed" said Dobley.
Just then the bell rang loudly. A
servant came back in some alarm.
There were loud voices in the hall.
There's n man down there with two
policemen" said the servant. Hes
making time"
"He seems disturbed about some-
thing" said Dobley.
"He wants to know why he was
brought back here to town by tele-
gram about his wife," explained the
servant. Hes awful mad"
Freshington looked at Mrs. Dobley in
horror.
"What kind Of man is it?" she
asked. A
can old gentleman with gray WIFI
kers," said the man. "a queer sort ~
person"
"Great Scottl" said Freshington.
"You'd better go and see WAT the
poor man wants." said Mrs. Dobley, 70
her husband; "he may be in trouble
Dobley went out OF the room. Once
more the eyes of Mrs. Dobley and Fresh
ington met and they smiled sweetly at
each other.