The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-08-31
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The True Facts Of the Disappearance
Of Or. Huntlnaton and Daughter.

The True Facts Of the Disappearance
Of Or. Huntington and Daughter.
DIR. Huntington, after his Interview
with Thaddeus Whalen. was driven on
In the carriage Of the driver; down
well-lit Main street. then on on Forest
avenue. crossed the railroad track
which circumscribed the town. and
as the las rays OF the SUMMER sun dis
appeared behind the high trees az the
edge Of the wood, the twain came In
sight OF Squire Briggs house. As the
driver made no sign Of Stacking mp
TO allow the doctor to alight. the medi.
cal man attempted to get a while
the vehicle was In motion.
The wounded person Is at the hired
mems quarters down at the far end
Of the farm" said the driver. placing
a restraining hand upon the doctors
arm.
why, I thought the old cabin was
deserted-too dilapidated to be OF ser
vice as a dwelling" said the doctor
susplciously. He did not recollect OF
having ever seen the driver, his rig
or his team before. II it had not
been for fear Of making a mistake. he
would have refused to 90 further. and
4 was not without misglving 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 at
the edge OF the wood. In a 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 1t had not been tenanted for a
considerable period. The former look
ed as II tumhling 10 decay. while
grass had grown over the path leading
from the tumbled down gate 10 the
front door. The 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 a dim light,
which could not have been seen very
far.
Arriving at the end OF the lane. the
team was hitched TO the fence. and the
doctor and driver walked toward the
house door. There was a sound as OF
shuming feet on the inside Of the
house. then the driver opened the
door. m%otioning to the doctor TO enter
first.
The scene presented 70 the gaze %
the doctor was n gotten up especi-
ally for his benefit. and calculated 10
throw him completely OF his guard.
which It did. On a rude bunk. placed
before the fireplace, rested the form
OF a 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 a candlestlck.
burned a candle that furnished the
Pickering light which nlnmlned the
rude interior. All these things we're
apparent TO Dr.. Huntington because
plainly seen-but he did not see the
form OF a nan behind the door.
The driver motioned again 20 the
doctor TO enter. and the doctor did so.
As he crossed the threshold. the door
was closed behind him. The sup
posed dying nan quickly turned and
blew out the light and while the doc
tor stood undecided how 70 act. be
was pouneed upon from behind, hts
arms %pinioned. a rough gag thrust
into his mouth, and he was thrown
roughly upon the floor.
The candle was III again and over
the doctor stopped DIR. Schiller. the
hated enemy and one time rival 10
the owe OF the woman DIT. Huntington
had married.
CTo be continued)
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