Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
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man, as well as the son, with this felonious
and aggravated assault. From a distance
now he could see the lights of the Stetson
mouse, and the coming and going OF Stet-
son "heelers' He was Just considering
whether or not he might venture thither
with view of learning something of Stet-
son. ST. s, movements, when from the other
side of the avenue he heard the swift thud
of hoofs, and. turning, the side lights
of DR. Rayner's buggy. He sprang into the
road and stopped ii.
How is he now?' he asked.
Better. but" The good doctor shook
his head. That was a brutal piece Of
business. He wants to talk with you, but
1 have persuaded him to try sleep. To-
morrow, perhaps. Look here, Sharpe, who
how many were with him when you got
there?"
why, old Duggan, or We couldn't have
seen, and our two Ajaxes-Post and Link
man, from the observatory, they came rum
ming at the same moment. Then, suppose
you know, Miss Hoyt-the new French
teacher-was passing about the time IL hap
pened. 1t was her screams that called u.s.
She was kneeling by him and lifting his
head, and some one was helping her..
Student"
II don't know-at least didn't notice"
"One of those who helped to bring him
homer"
Miss Hoyt to her feet and / didn't happen
to see him again. He seemed to know her
very WELL" and Sharpe spoke with reluct-
ance even though he knew the worth of his
man. He remembered how Miss Fane's
anxious face had darkened when he told her
of Miss Hoyt's presence and part In the
affair-how she had asked If anybody was
with Miss Hoyt.
Dr. Raynor nodded gravely. she asked
her brother some such question and IL
seemed to .rritate him. Have you any clue
yet as to the perpetrators"
Glue. l should say so! Young Stetson's
home with a broken nose, the president
says and you can see there's a lively bob
berry down there. The old man is yet to be
heard from
'"The old man is, or was, being driven
about in a hack to sober him off They
went out the Cedar Point road about e:3o-
two friends with him, one of them enough
like him in bulk and build to be his twin
brother. D'you know, when you were tell
ing me of the affair / thought of them at
once, but you had some reason TO suspect
Students
have young Stetson knocked out. OF course,
though, he'll swear and get others to swear
he wasn't anywhere near the west grove
Did Fame recognize nobody?
HE says he didn't see soul. He was
looking for nobody until he got close 10
the gym, and all on a sudden that blow
came that dazed him-a club from behind
that felled him on his face. Then every
thing was a blank until he heard your
voice"
well. doesn't he remember firing?"
Firing! What had he to fire? He never
took his pistol It's there now, every cham-
"Well. that's great! The president had IT
Just the other way. However, somebody
fired and somebody made the president be-
leve 1t was Fame. In fact, he's more
worked up about that than he is about the
assault.
Then both ceased talking. for two men
came rapidly along the board walk from
the direction of the Stetsons'. They would
have gone on by, but the doctor hailed them.
Everybody knew Raynor; he was the friend
of all classes and conditions of men, and
the two halted, though perhaps unwillingly.
THAT you, Higgins asked the DOCTOR
Flows young Stetson?"
Pretty bad" was the slow answer.
Somebody struck that young Teller a crool
blow, an he just out lookin for the OLD
man. who was on rampage"
"Old man back?" The doctor ignored
other issues.
'.Back-an' ragin' Says he'll have the
law on the college for dom up his boy
when he was dom his best to rescue the
captain. 1 tell you them students are a
tough lot"
"Students-was it?'' affably inquired the
doctor.
students sure,' said the citizen. Didn't
he see 'em in the woods near the Point!
Who else would be for batin' the captain?
Verify the president had reason to dread
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