The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-18


whom he had heard great things.
In the meanwhile the search contin-
ued on land as we'll as under water. for
1 did not omit to inquire in the village.
and also at the railway station, for
news of the missing girl. When at last,
little after midday. Mr.. Radford
Shone appeared on the scene, he was
good enough to compliment me in
patronizing way on these inquiries,
which, he said. would save him trou-
BILE"
For from the first I could see that
Shone believed that Miss Viola had
neither been drowned by accident nor
intention, but was voluntarily absenting
herself He came to this conclusion
after his interview with Mr.. Dicken-
son, at which he had doubtless learned
what was common knowledge in the
village-that Miss Viola and DR.. Gray
had been counting in defiance OF OLD
Peters wishes.
The young doctor. q pleasant faced,
genial fellow. had set up a practice in
the place a year before, and had not
only stolen our bonny Miss Viola
heart, but by his cleverness and popu-
larity had annexed a good proportion
of the practice of old DR.. Carthew. 1t
was known that old Carthew was so
| enraged at the loss of his patients that
he DdteQ MS rlNdi DlIteTlNr anu II was
the last drop in his cup when DR.. Gray
was called in to supplant him as med
ical attendant at the Grange.
But, though Mr.. Dickenson's govt
| disappeared, and he swore by the
younger practitioner in his professional
| capacity, he would take none of him
as mate for pretty Viola, giving both
the young people TO understand that
his heiress was destined for a higher
match. Having made his money in
\ trade. the old man had hankerings
after the peerage, and had marked
down suitable husband for his daugh-
! ter in Lord Crayleigh of Crayleigh
| priory. The girl was equally firm on
| her side. continued to meet her sweet
heart, and was barely civil when the
| lordling turned up at the Grange.
After hearing this. or IS much as
Peter chose to tell him. Shone spent no
started off into the village with a sort
of hanger-on he'd brought with him.
and who is keeping record of his
cases to put in a book. When Shone
and this chap Martin came back to the
water side, they had a palaver with
| Mr.. Dickinson, and the old man called
me over.
Constable Vanstone," he said, and
he was that angry his voice shook as
he pointed to the punt, you can stop
| that farce of drag nets and graphing
iron. MY daughter has bolted with
that scoundrel Philip Gray. Mr.. Shone
has discovered that he went to town
yesterday by the $50 slow from here
and isn't back yet. She must have
walked to the junction and caught the
noon express and Joined him."
| Cant DR.. GTay's housekeeper throw
any light on IL. sr2" | asked
| man. Says she doesn't know when tC
expect him back. Mr.. Shone is off al
onca TO trace him in London" And with
my description Of their hurrying off to
get the dogcart for the station, and OF
my determination to relax our efforts
in the stream. my narrative of the days
doings came TO an end.
For quite a while after l had finished
Susan remained perfectly still, except
that she kept drumming the table with
her finger tips. Then she looked across
at me and jerked out in that snappy
way of hers:
! You re q bit of muggins. William
VanstOne. but you're not such a mug.
gins as this here ShOne. Your sticking
TO the stream after he'd gone hot foot
ed after n troiled herring shows that
But you're neither Of you right. Lei
me think a little"
away like mad, and then she raised hel
head.
What sort is this Radford Shone
anyway" she flung at me.
Very important looking-a tall, thir
chap in toffs clothes and a silk hat
and q condescending way of treating
you. as if you really weren't the dir
but ought to be-" answered her.
II thought So" shifted Sue. Hes Z
I he he &c hirl- ha4
our sweet Miss Viola would behave likt
a kitchen wench. And he'd be worse
fool if he knew her. And you've beer
and got in a tangle about her drown
ing herself, too. Old DR.. Carthew is a
the bottom of this, or I'm a Dutchwo
man. You just put on your helme
, and button your tunic, while I run VI
and look at the kids, and then you'll
, come along with me-"
| 1 knew her better than to ask where
being sure that she would tell me wher
! she was ready, and that wasn't till W,
? were out in the quiet village street un
der the stars. Then she didn't tell M
in words, bat by suddenly stopping a
D DIR. Gray's house, which was only ;
. few doors away, and pulling the nigh
! bell.
] You let me talk when we get in
: side" she whispered while we waited
IL
, Brandt, who answered the door, ant
} though the faithful old soul scenes
excited, and a trife scared at the sigh
; of my uniform, she made no bone
/ about admitting US.
Your Gerties got Group. Mrs. Van
stone, I expect" she said as We steppe'
! into the hall Yes, DR.. Gray is in
I come back from London an hour age
Walk into the surgery, please-ah
L. thu -
2 For at the sound Of voices the doc
I of the dining room opened, and oil
: Carthew's successful rival stood on tn
> threshold, peering out at us. He didn'
look like a successful man just ther
with his face all haggard and drawn
! and he that nervous he couldn't kee
7 his hands still. 1t was as good as re
! violation 10 me that whatever he'd bee
to London for it hadn't been to &c
! married No dSy-old bridegroom eve
looked such picture of misery.
\ Come in here" he said, beckonin
, US INTO the room, where the remains G
r a scarcely touched meal lay on the ia
t Die. 81 can see that you do not wan
o the surgery. You are here about thi
: terrible business. Has there been an