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


have suffered detention since Tuesday
night at the hands Of Jocky Mason. whose
name you will recollect, and another man,
unknown. | am now cared for by friends
and recovering rapidly from injuries re-
ceived in a struggle. I return TO London
today NY only fear Is that you must
have endured terrible uncertainty II by
any chance you imagined | was missing
| Tell Abingdon. PHILIP AESON.
And then followed his address. car,
OF the doctor.
rs that allT' said Anson's new fount
friend.
Philip smiled feebly, for he was yer,
weak
There is one matter, small in man,
ways, but important too. You nigh
add, hope you have not lost Blue
Atom by this mischance.'"
He sank back exhausted.
1t was on the tip OF the Doctors
tongue to ask
what in the world Is a blue atom -
But he forbore. The sleeping potion
was taking effect, and he would not re-
tard It. lie subsequently wrote Il tee
gram on his own account
Mr.. Arson is convacscing, but Jour.
ney today is impossible. 4 reassuriuq
message from you win save him from i'm.
/ patience and help his recovery. lie hat
! been deliriDus until last night. Now all
he needs Is rest and freedom from worry
His man waited Mt Scarsdale post
Office until reply came next day
| Then he rode with it T. the village
whore Philip was yet sleeping peace
| fully. Indeed. the ciatter Of hoofa
without aroused him. and he opened
his eyes To ind the doctor sitting as
though he had never quilted his side.
Evolyn's message must have caused
much speculation as to its true signih
canoe in the minds of those tclegraphic
officials through whose hands it passed
1t read:
| Am absolutely bewi,dcrcd. Cannot hell
| feeling sure that ucws received today
really comes from YOU. Iu that case
who is IT who has been wiring repeatedly
/ IN your name from Station hotoi, York.
( DO not know what to think. Am goina
/ Immediately to Abingdon. Please send
more information. Suspense uubearabie,
EVELYN.
If ever there was need for action IL
was needed now. Ausons strenuous
energy brought forth the full strength
of his indomitabe will. The palor
| fed from his cheeks, the dulness from
| his eyes.
"Dr. Scarth," he cried. "yon must not
/ keep me here in view of that telegram
| from the woman | love. Believe me. /
will be worse, not better. if you force
me to remain inactive. chained almos,
| helpless in this village and miles away
| from even telegraph office. Help NE
/ now. and you will never regret it.
/ ask you
The doctor cut short his excited out
burst.
VERY we'll" he said. Whatever
You do try and cease from troubling
yourself about circumstances which
few hours will put right. | must re-
turn to my dispcnsary for one hour.
Then I will come for you bring some
clothes and the necessary money. and
we will leave Scarsdale for York at
2:30 p. m. That is the best can prom
Use. 1t must satisfy you"
He gave hasty directions az TO his
| patients food and left him
Another telegram arrived. with it the
policeman. in the doGcart of the Fox
and Hounds inn.
Abingdon went 70 Devonshire vester-
! day. His wife says he suspected that
| something had gone wrong. InhaDrllv
we do not know his address, but he wires
that he IS not to be expected home today.