The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-10
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Throughout Wednesday and Thurs
day Philip was partly delirious, wax
ing at times to vague consciousness
of his surroundings, but mostly asking
vacantly for Evelyn"
Often he fought with a 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
tunately, for these fisher folk were
very poor, that lure spread beneath the
cliff inyeigled an unprecedented mum
Der of salmon, SO she could afford to
buy eggs and milk in abundance, and
the doctor brought such medicines as
were needed.
Gradually Philip recovered until at
o'clock on Thursday night he came in
to sudden and full use of his senses.
Then the doctor was sent for urgent
". Philip insisted on getting up at
once. He was kept in bed almost by
main force
With the doctors arrival there was a
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. 1t was
utterly impossible to send a telegram
TO London that night No matter what
the sufferings of anxious friends con-
corning him, they could not be as
suaged until the morning.
Yes, he would find money and
clothes, accompany him, if need be, on
the journey if he We're able TO travel
tomorrow-attend to all things, in fact,
in his behalf-fcr millionaireS are
scarce birds in secluded moOrland dis
tricts But meanwhile he must take
drink of milk and beef essence, rest
| a little while. take this draft, in a
small bottle indicated, aud sleep.
Sleep was quite essential He would
awake in the morning very much bet
ter. The knock on the head was not
so serious as it looked at first sight
Probably he would not even feel it
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, tC
| get up if it could serve any possible
| purpose.
All this, save the promise of help
the doctor said with his tongue in his
cheek He had not the slightest inten
ton of permitting Philip to travel mex
day. 1t was out of the question. Bet
ter reason with him III the morning
and if needful bring his friends t.
Yorkshire rather than send him to Lon
don
But the police must be informed a
once. 1t was more than likely thu
criminals had left the Grange Hous,
soon after the attempted murder. Yet
if Philip did not object, a policeman
should be summoned, and the tale tolC
to him. The man should be warned t
keep the story out of the papers.
The arrival of the constable at a lat
hour created CONSERVATION in tn
!
people.
Have no fear. Mrs. Verril' he whis
pered to the fisherman's wife; you
husband caught fine fish when b
drew Mr. Arson into his net. He vii
not need to pOach salmon any more"
The doctor sat by Philips bed Will
the policeman made clumsy notes o
renceS.
Then in his turn he amazed his hear
ers.
He described his encounter with ar
other Philip Arson in the highroad q
an hour when the real parsonage o
that name was unquestionably bein
attended to by the doctor himself i
the fisherman's cottage.
Aye" he said in his broad York
shire dialect, ''he was as like you, sil
as twea peas, on'y, now that l see "
he wasn't sike a-Sike q gentleman q
|. you, an he talked wi queer catch i
his voice Tuther chap I'D be Jock
Mason, 'cordin' tie your description, so
ii seems TO me at this ere DR.. WI
liams, 90 druv' you frae t station
must ha' took yer clothes an twiste
his feace te luke as mich like you as h
could"
The doctor cut short further convel
sation. He insisted on his patient seel
ing rest but in response to Philip
urgent request he wrote long tel'
gram, which he promised would b
handed in when the Scarsdale tel'
graph office opened next morning.
And this was Philips message
Evelyn:
have suffered detention since Tuesde
night at the hands OF Jocky Mason, who:
name you will recollect. and another ma
unknown I am now cared for by frienC
and recovering rapidly from injuries r
oeived In Z struggle. I return TO Londc
today. My only fear is that you mu
have endured terrible uncertainty IL /
any chance you imagined I was niissin
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