Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-12

t. BIRDS" he cried. "Mebbe fotygraffin'
'em. I've hcerd o. sike doins."
"Man alive" cried one Of his mates,
''he wouldn't strip te & skin for that
job"
This was unanswerable. Not one
gave a thought to the invisible Grange
House.
They hold hasty consultation One
man dotted his jersey for Philips bene-
fit. and then they hastily covered him
with oilskin coat and ovcralls.
1t was now nearly dark, SO they
ran out marking buoy for their net,
shipped oars and pulled Justify to their
remote fishing hamlet, three miles
away from the outlet OF the river
which flowed through Scarsdale.
Arrived there, they carried Philip to
the house Of one who was the proud
owner OF spare" bed.
And now n fresh difficulty arose. A
doctor and exc II policeman should be
summoned. A messenger was dis
patched at once for the nearest medical
man. who lived mile and half
away, but the policeman, who dwelt
in the village, was "a bird Of another
color
these men were poachcrs, lawbreak-
ers. AT various times they had ali
been fined for illegal fishing The po-
llceman vas of an inquiring turn Of
mind. lie might fail to understand the
mystery of the cliff, but he would most
t,,t ,tn4a t.i1 -
their presence in that particular part
OF the sea which Tapped its base.
SO they smoked and talked and tried
rough remedies until the doctor ar
rived
To him they told the exact truth. IL"
passed no comment. examined his pa
tient, cut away the hair from the
scalp wound, shook his head over II,
bound 1t up. administered some stimu-
liant and sat down to await the return
of consciousness.
But this was long delayed and whcu
at last Philip opened his eyes he only
rallied sufficiently to sleep.
The doctor promised to come early
next day and left.
day Philip was partly del'rious, wax
ing at times to n vague consciousness
of his surroundings, but mostly asking
vacantly for Evelyn
Often he fought with n person named
"Jocky Mason" and explained that
"Sir Philip" was not In Yorkshire at
all.
The wife Of one of his rescuers was
assiduous in her attentions. Most for.
t,nately, for these fisher folk We're
very poor, that lure spread beneath the
| cliff inveigled an unprecedented num-
| Der of salmon. 50 she could afford to
buy eggs and milk in abundance, and
! the doctor brought such medicines as
were needed.
Gradually Philip recovered until at 9
o'clock on Thursday night he came in
to sudden and full use of his senses.
Then the doctor was sent for urgent
| ly. Philip insisted on getting up at
once. He was kept in bed almost by
main force.
With the doctors arrival there was q
| further change. Here was an educated
man. who listened attentively to his
patients story and did not instantly
| conclude that he was raving
He helped too, by his advice. It was
utterly impossible to send a telegra NJ
| to London that niGht. No matter what
| the sufferings of anxious friends con
corning him. they could not he as
suaged until the morning.
Yes. he would find money and
clothes. accompany him. II need be. on
the journey If he were able TO travel
| tomorrow attend to all things, in fact,
In his hehalf-for millionalrAs are
scarce birds in secluded moorland dis
tricts. But meanwhile he must take
drink of milk and beef essence. rest
little while. take this draft, in n
small bottle indicated. and sleep
Sleep was quite essential He would
awake in the morning very much bet
ter. The knock on the head was not
! Probably he would not even feel il
again If he wore a soft cap for some
! days. The broken skin was healing
nicely. and conclusion Of the brain had
| as many gradationS as fever, which
ranges from a slight cold to Yellow
Jack.
| In his case he was suffering from,
two severe shocks, but the crisis was
passed, and he was able, even now. t.
get up if it could serve any possible
I purpose.
All this save the promise of help,
the doctor said with his tongue in his
| cheek, He had not the slightest nten-
ton Of permitting Philip to travel next
day. 1t was ont of the question. Bet
ter reason with him in the morning
and If needful bring his friends IL
Yorkshire rather than send him to Lon
| don.
But the police must be Informed at
once. 1t was more than likely the
criminals had LETT the Grange House
soon after the attempted murder. Yet
If Philip did not object policeman
should be summoned, and the tale told
to him. The man should be warned to
| keep the story out Of the papers.
The arrival of the constable at a late
hour created CONSERVATION in the
household. But the doctor knew his
| people.
! Have no fear, Mrs. Nerril," he whis
| percd to TIE fisherman's wife: your
! husband caught fine fish when he
drew Mr. Arson into his not He will
not need to poach salmon any more"