Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-15

Evelyn:
l have suffered detention since Tuesday
night at the hands of Jocliy Mason, whose |
name you will recollect, and another man, |
unknown. 1 am now cared for by friends |
and recovering rapidly from injuries re-
ceived in a struggle. l return to London
today. My only fear IL that you must
have enduAd terrible uncertainty If by
any chance you imagined 1 was missing.
Tell Abingdon. PHILIP ANSON.
And then followed his address, care
of the doctor.
Is 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, Il hope You have not lost Blue
Atom by this mischance.
He sank back exhausted.
1t was on the tip of the doctors
tongue to-asll:
What in the world is a blue atom?'
But he forbore. The sleeping potion
was taking effect, and he would net re-
tard it. He subsequently wrote a tcle-
grain Gu his own account:
Mr. Anson is convalescing, but jour-
ney today is impossible. A reassurin;
message from you win save him from I'M
patience and help his recovery. He has
l'een delirl5us until last night. Now all
he needs is rest and freedom from VERY
His man waited at Scarsdale post
Office until reply came next day.
| Then lie 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.
| Evciyn's message must have caused
much speculation us to its true signii-
| canoe in the minds OF those teleglaphic
officials through whose lands it passed.
| thread:
Am absolutely hewildercd. Cannot help
i 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 10 Abingdon. Please send
more information. Suspense unbearable.
EVELYN.
II ever there was need for action it
was needed now. Ansom's strenuous
energy brought forth the full strength
of his indomitable will. The pallor
fed from his cheeks, the dullness from
his eyes.
"Dr. Scarth," he cried, you must not
keep me here in view of that telegram
from tie woman love. Believe me, l
will be worse, not better if you force
lne to remain inactive, chained almost
helpless in this village and miles away
| from even Il telegraph Office. Help Inc
now, and you will never regret it,
ask YOU
| The doctor cut short his excited out
burst
very WE'LL he said. "Whateveg
! you do try and cease from troubling
| yourself about circumstances which {;
| few hours will put right must re
turn to my dispensary for one hour.
Then l will come for you, bring some
| clothes and the necessary money. and
we will leave Scarsdale for York at
230 p. IN. That is the hest can prom
fse. 1t must satisfy you"
lIe gave hasty directions as to his
patients food and left him.
Another telegram arrived. with 1t the
| l2sircman, in the dogcart of the Fox
an! Hounds inn.
Abingdon went TO Devonshire yester-
DIV. Ills wife says he suspected that
so,,i.th!ng had gone wrong. Unhaprily
we - Dot know his address. but he wires
thu h Is not TO be expected home today.
Do ask DR.. scarth to send further news
| II unable. yourself. EVELYN
Philip hesitated to be explicit as to.
the real nature of the outrage inflicted
| on him by Jocky Mason and his TN.
| known accomplicc. He hastily deter
| mined that the best assurance he could
| give 10 the distracted girl was one of
his immediate departure from the vii
| lage
| TIE policeman helped him as to local
| information, and lie wrote the follow
| ing:
Leaving scarsdale at 2:sO p. M Pass
| ing through Nation at o'clock and reach
York $40. DR.. Scarth permits journey
| ana accompanies me. Send any further
| messages care of respective station mas
| tiers prior 10 hours named. Accept state
] ment implicitly that / will reach London
tonight. Will wire you from York GER
| tain earlier IL necessary As for identity.
i IA,
Stanhope gate. o'clock.
Evelyn and he alone knew that at
that spot on the day and hour named
they became engaged.
The policeman vaiantly lent the few
shillings soacessary. and the sturdy
horse from the Fox and Hounds tore
back TO Scarsdae
| But the constable was of additional
value. His researches in Scarsdale
provided \ fairly accurate history AMI
description of the two denizans of the
Grange House.
Philip himself had. of course, seen
"Dr. Williams" in broad daylight and
undisguised- vet could lie remem-
Der where he heard that smooth
tongued voice Jocly Mason he only
pictured haziiy after the lapse of years.
but the poiceman's details of his per
sonal appearance conceded exactly
with Philips recollection, allowing for
age ana the hardships of convict life.
At last came the doctor with Il va
lisp.
| 81 am sorry" he laughed, but all the
money l can muster at such short no.
| tlce is El2.'
Il began life once before with three
halfpence," WAS The CHEEKY reply.
The few inhabitants OF the hamlet
gathered to see them off, and the fish
erman's Wife was moved to screw her
apron into her eyes when Philip shook
hands with her, saying that she would
see him again in 4 few days.
"Eh, but he's a bonny lad" was her
verdict. TWAS fair sham' tie treat
him soa.'
At Scarsdale and at Nation again
came loving words from Evelyn. Now
she knew who it was VINO telegraphed
to her
And the mysterious Philip Arson at
York remained dumb.
"Thc wretch.' she said to her moth
or. "To dare to open my letter and