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denly struck him. Besides. Furnival
was roaring with heartfelt laughter
MY dear Gerrish said his friend
when he had controlled his mirth suf-
fjcientIv 10 speak. I always liked you
from the first time saw you, but now
I'm beginning fairly 10 love YOU. You
are so irreprsachably innocent and in
gerious. It's a fortunate thing this
Young protege OF yours IS not aba0
doned 20 your tender mercies. for
you'd have MIN in jail before morn
ing. though be- WAS as Innocent as the
Great NIogul himself Medicine. plain
aud unadulterated materia medica, Is
your line. where the paths Of science
are straight and pure. and IN which
YOU have already covered yourself
with glory. Don't risk isnominy by
scattering your talents. Medicine
stick TO pure medicine, my boy Take
my advice"
I most certainly intend 10 do so
herea tier he returned with good
humored laugh. what / can't com
r.yehead is how YOU yourself can
stomach this kind OF thing"
"Oh. I'm a sort Of Apollo. merely
glancing at the mist rising from the
River Styx. and thereby changing II
into a beautiful rainbow" returned DR..
Furnivall. lightly
He stopped at the telegraph office
again as he spoke. ran in, and DR..
Gerrish saw through the window that
he received a large package Of mes
sages which he began TO open eagerly.
Al the seventh he stopped reading.
threw the others unopened into the
waste basket. consulted HIS watch. and
hastily re-entering the car started II
II at all speed toward the city
Another complication" suggested
DR.. Gerrish. not knowing what TO
make OF his companions manner,
which. from the signs. might have
been anything from anxiety 10 amaze
ment. or even suppressed jubilation-
you'll think so when you see IT,
was all he would answer.
In ten minutes. 10 DR. Gerrish's
surprise. they drew up at his ewn door.
DIR. Furnivall made no movement TO
aIights however. but again looked at
his watch. and threw quick glance
down the street Then he sat back in
his seat, crossed his less. lit a cigar,
and took his ease
DR.. Gerrish said nothing, for his
eyes were on a hack. the driver OF
which was flashing his team as II he
had been paid to hurry. and it seemed
a II he was about TO crash right over
the automobile. The next instant the
horses were thrown on their launches.
with their noses almost touching the
machine: the driver jumped down.
wrested the back door open. and a man
and woman emerged. making hastily
for the entrance to the young physi-
clans office. He gave them one look.
and sprang erect. as IL electrified.
Good heavens-Percyr"- he cried.
And Mrs. Percival Warner suavely
said DR.. Furnivan formerly Miss
Blanche Goodwin. Do you see the
beauty of the solution now?'' he added.
with a droll cast of the eye.
The moment I read of the affair in
the papers.' said DR.. Furnlvan to his
delighted friend that evening in the
speakers study. Il suspected accident
despite the watchman's story. My
theory was based on Warmers char
acter as you had found it to be. He
simply could not have done II. /
thought as others did. that the girl.
dazzled by those lanterns along the
road. might have missed her way and
eallen in. and that Warner. failing TO
find her at the trysting place, and
led astray for some reason known TO
himself was searching for her out of
town. which would explain his alb
sence. The Waterman, as surely as