The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-23

er reason with HIM In the morning
md II needful bring his friends to
Yorkshire rather than send him to Lon
lon.
But the police must be Informed at
once. 1t was more than likely the
criminals he'd left the Grange House
,ooh after the attempted murder. Yet,
4 Philip did not object policeman
should be summoned, and the tale told
TO him. The man should be warned to
keep the story out Of the papers.
The arrival Of the constable at late
| hour created CONSERVATION in the
household. But the doctor knew his
| people.
| Have no fear, Mrs. Verril," he whis-
| pered to the fishermans wife; your
! husband caught Il fine fish when he
| drew Mr.. Arson into his net. He will
not need tolpoach salmon any more"
The doctor sat by Philips bed while
| the policeman made clumsy notes of
that eventful Tuesday nights occur
rences.
| Then in his turn he amazed his hear
| erA
| He described his encounter with an
other Philip Arson in the highroad at
an hour when the real parsonage of
that name was unquestionably being
attended to by the doctor himself in
the fisherman's cottage.
| "Aye," he said in his broad York
shire dialect, "he was as like you, sir,
as twea peas, on'y, now that l see ye,
he wasn't sike a-sike a gentleman as
you, an he talked wi queer catch in
his voice. Tuther chap I'D be Jocky
Mason, 'cordin' tie your description, soa
1t seems to me at this ERE Dr. Will
liams, 90 druv' you frae t. station,
must ha' took yer clothes an twisted
his feace tie luke as mich like you as he
could"
The doctor cut short further CONVEX
sation. He insisted on his patient seek
ing rest but in response to Philips
urgent request he wrote long tele-
gram, which he promised would be
handed in when the Scarsdale tele-
graph Office opened next morning.
And this was Philips message to
Evelyn:
I have suffered detention since Tuesday
night at the hands of Jocky Mason, whose
name you will recolect, and another man,
unknown. l am now cared for by friends
and recovering rapidly from injuries re-
ceived in a struggle. I return to London
today. My only fear is that you must
have endured terrible uncertainty If by
any chance you imagined I was missing.
Tell Abingdon. PHILIP ANSON.
And then followed his address, care
Of the doctor.
us that all?" said Anson's new found
friend.
Philip smiled feebly, for he was very
weak.
"There is one matter, small in many
ways, but important too. You might
add, 4 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 me world is blue atom"
But he forbore. The sleeping potion
was taking effect, and he would not re-
tard it. He subsequently wrote a tele-
gram on his own account:
Mr.. Arson is convalescing. but jour-
ney today is impossible. A reassuring
message from you will save him from i'm
patience and help his recovery. He has
been delrious until last night. Now all
|
His man waited at Scarsdale post.
Office until q reply came next day.
Then he rode with it to the village
where Philip was yet sleeping peace
fully. Indeed, the clatter of hoofs
without aroused him, and he opened
his eyes to find the doctor sitting as
though he had never quilted his side.
Evelyn's message must have caused
much speculation as to its true signih-
{ canoe in the minds of those telegraphic
/ officials through whose hands it passed.
1t read:
J Am absolutely bewildered. Cannot help
feeling sure that news received today
, really comes from you. In that case,
who is it who has been wiring repeatedly
IN your name from Station hotel. York
Do not know what to think. Am going
, Immediately to Abingdon. Please send
more information. Suspense unbearable.
EVELYN.
If ever there was need for action it
was needed now. Anson's strenuous
energy brought forth the full strength
of his indomitable will. The pallor
fled from his cheeks, the dullness from
his eyes.
"Dr. Scarth," he cried, '.you must not
keep me here in view of that telegram
from the woman love. Believe me, l
, will be worse, not better if you force
me to remain inactive, chained almost
helpless in this village and miles away
from even telegraph office. Help me
now, and you will never regret it. l
ask you
The doctor cut short his excited out
burst.
Every WELL" he said. whatever
you do try and cease from troubling
, yourself about circumstances which a
few hours will put right. l must re-
turn to my dispensary for one hour.
Then / 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 l can prom
Use. 1t must satisfy you"
He gave hasty directions as 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 to Devonshire yester-
day. His wife says he suspected that
something had gene wrong. Unhappily
we do not know his address. but he wirea
that he Is not to be expected home today
Do ask DR.. scarth to send further new.