The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-09
CHAPTER xi.
The True Facts Of the Disappearance
OF Or. Huntington and Daughter.

The True Facts OF the Disappearance
Of Or. Huntington and Daughter.
DR.. Huntington. after his interview
with Thaddeus Whalen. was driven of
In the carriage OF the driver; down
well-lit Main street, then OF on Forest
avenue. crossed the railroad track
which circumscrlbed the town, and
as the las rays OF the summer sun dis
appeared behind the high trees al the
edge OF the wood, the twain came In
sight OF Squire Briggs house. AS the
driver made no sign OF Stacking UP
to allow the doctor 10 alight, the medi.
cal man attempted TO get out while
the vehicle was In motion.
The wounded person Is az the hired
mems quarters down at the far end
OF the farm" said the driver. placing
a restraining hand upon the doctors
arm.
Why. thought the old cabin was
deserted-too dilapidated 10 be OF SER
vice as a dwelling" said the doctor
suspiciously He did not recollect OF
having ever seen the driver. his rig
or his team before. II II had not
been for fear OF making a mistake, he
would have refused TO go further. and
II was not without mlsgiying that he
rode the few rods further, through a
narrow lane. running through a mar
row strip OF timber.
The cabin SPOKEN OF was situated al
the edge OF the wood, In far corner
OF the vast farm field. II was an old
fashioned log hut OF one room, size
about forty by fifty feet. with a fire.
place In one end. and a window on one
side. The house and yard that en-
closed IL had not been tenanted for
considerable period. The former look
cd as II tumbllng TO decay. while
grass had grown over the path leading
front door. Tho window was boarded
up, but through the cracks in the win
dow and the cracks In the walls caus-
ed by the mud falling away from be-
tween the logs. shone dim light.
which could not have been seen very
far.
Arriving at the end OF the lane, the
team was hitched 10 the fence, and the
doctor and driver walked toward the
house door. There was n sound as OF
shufling feet on the inside OF tho
house. then The driver opened the
door. motionIng to the doctor to enter
first.
The scene presented 20 the gaze OF
the doctor was one gotten up especi-
ally for his benefit. and calculated 10
throw him completely OF his guard.
which Il did. On a rude bunk, placed
before tho fireplace, rested the form
OF man. supposed 10 be wounded.
Near the head OF the bunk, on n three
legged stool. sat a tin cup, containing
what looked like water on the head
OF an upturned barrel In candlestlck,
burned n candle that furnished the
fickerlng light which Illumined tho
rude interior. All these things were
apparent 10 Dr. Huntington because
plainly seen-but he did not see the
form OF a man behind the door.
The driver motioned again 10 the
doctor 10 enter. and the doctor did so.
As he crossed the threshold. the door
was closed behind him. The sup
posed dying man quickly turned and
blew out the light and while the doc
tor stood undecided how 10 act. he
was bounced upon from behind. his
arms pnloned. rough gag thrust
into his mouth. and he was thrown
roughly upon the flsor.
The candle was III again and over
the doctor stopped DR.. Schiller. tho
hated enemy and one time rival 10 |
the love OF the woman DR. Huntington
had married.
(To be continued)
UNCLE SAM IN BUSINESS.