The Huttig news., 1907-08-31
CONTINUED FROM LAST wEEK)
CHAPTER xxV. A Drive in the Storm.

moment later the doctor returned hurriedly to the library for his medi- cine case and said
 q wish we could get consultation here in the country" he continued, measuring out some powders with critical air and depositing them on bits of paper which he had cut for the purpose Most of the deaths in this part of the world are from accident or old age, and man with a large city practice and extensive hospital expe- rience might possibly suggest some means of prolonging her life for time We cannot hope to save her, but I wish we could keep her till Car ney comes
 q have telegraphed my friend Mac Ardel to come and help me solve the mystery of the place" I ventured eau tiously. not wishing to hurt his pro- fessional pride You know he was with me here last summer and we had 3 number of very peculiar experiences then, so he knows a good deal about 1t already, and l thought we could h he could be of service to you at the same time"
 ''rThe very man." exclaimed the doc- tor T know him well by reputation. When will he arrive ?,'
 If my wire is delivered promptly he can get here on the midnight train" l replied 'I know he will start at once, for 1 sent for him at his own sugges- tion, in response to letter from me telling him Of the tunnel affair, and I think he has some very definite the ories on the subject
 Just the thingi" cried the doctor, picking ID the powders and hurrying toward the door. Let me know the minute he sets foot in the house. I shall be here all night"
 As he left the room I strove to col lect my scattered thoughts and deter mine the present aspect of the situa- tion. If the widow could not write, who, in heavens name, did send the notes? It did not appear probable that the doctor was wrong in what he had said, and, moreover, the statement served to explain the merriment of JeSks when I had accused her directly of being the author of the letters.
 Still she had assumed all responsi- bility for them, which was tantamount to writing them as far as their prac- tical feat1rs- Efre. .uGHnessRes(ss and i finally decided that if they AGre not her own work they must haEe been written at her dictation, which really amounted to the same thing.
 spent the afternoon in the library, hoping that I might see Miss Carney and at least offer her my sympathy in her present trouble, even if 1 said no more at this time, but she did not come down stairs during the entire day, and at dinner she sent me word would be very welcome, not only be- cause had asked him to come, but for himself as well, and in the hope that he might be of benefit to Miss Weston.
 The storm had increased steadily all day but, in spite of it's fury and the
  ing the roads at every point, 1 an nounced my determination to go with the sleigh to meet MacArdel
 You'd better not try to bring three people back through the drifts" said the doctor, who had just come in for a bite and a cup of coffee. You can't drive two horses to advantage in this weather, and if you insist upon going why don't you take my mare and cut ter and go alone? Shes been in the stable all day and she knows every inch of the road, so if you just give her her head she'll bring you through 1 all right You'd better take my storm coat and gloves, too, for you'll find the wind pretty cold after you've been in 1 it bit"
 Although I had but two miles or l whereabouts to travel from the house to the railway station I made an early start and had the horse at the door before ten o'clock. The doctor came down to see me off and gave me a few