Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-11-30

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probably disputing his bill. SO |
coughed. The voices ceased at once
a door closed somewhere. and the ,do,.
tor entered from the han or the house.
He looked sufficiently surprised at see.
ing me. ~eSttf' 20.
Good afternoon, DOCTOR, said
formally Il shall not keep yon from
your patient. wish merely TO ask
question"
Won't you sit down."
at will not be necessary. Doctor.
has any one como TO you. either early
this morning or today. TO have Won
treat a bullet wounde" ts.
Nothing so startling has happened
/ TO me, n, $3.50 81 ,st O., V4J..
! Things must D. l.~-y ~. sum,
Il didn't say il VAS at sun ysILc.
But as it happens. II was II any sue,
case comes to you viii IL be too much
trouble for YOU 70 let me know"
| Il shall be only too happy" he said
! Il understand you have had IRE up
/ there, too. A fire and shooting in one
night is rather lively for a quiet place
| like that"
1t is as quiet as a boiier.sLop," |
replied as turned to go
And you are still going TO stav?"
Until | am burned out" respond
ed. And then. on my way. down the
steps, turned around suddenlXA
Doctor" | asked at venture.
have you ever beard of q child
named Lucien Wallacegv5{ yla siFs
Clever as he was mis- face g. tpged
and stiffened. He was on his guard
again in a moment.
"Lucien WallaceH" ME reIaated
mo. think not. Therehre pic ity of
Wallaces around, but don't know any
| Lucien" m r. OF
was as certain as possible that
he did. People do not lie readily to
me, and this man lied heyonrb doubt
But there was nothing to be igaincd
now; his defenses were up, and | left
half irritated and wholly bahied
Our reception was entirely different
at DIR. Stewards Taken into the
bosom of the family at once FLINDERS
tied outside and nibblins the glass; at
the roadside, Gertrude and ME drank
some homemade elderberry wise and
| told briefly of the FIRE or the more
serious part OF the nights experience.
! of course, we said nothing. But when
at last we had left tho family ON the
| porch and the good doGtur .wao cunty-
ing our steed. ] asked him thp same
question had put to DIR. Walker.
Shot" he said. Bless nv soul,
| no. Why. what have you ,heep doing
up at the big house, Miss Ipnes2,i
Some one tried to enter ithG house
during the FIRE, and was shotr and
slightly injured" said ,.hsstIly.
| Please don't mention lit; we, ,Gsh TO
make as little of it as possible
There was one other possibil' ty,and
we tried that At Casanova st alton |
saw the station master. and asked him
| If any trains left Casanova b tween
one o'clock and daylight Thee was
none until a. m. the next question
required more diplomacy" '',I
Did you notice on the six. O'Clock
train any person-aDy man--who
limped a lttle?" | asked. PLEASE
try to remember; we are trljng to
trace man who was seen lettering
around Sunnyside last night before
| the fire" .E.Ef+ - ~
He was all attention in n moment.
! he said volubly. I'm a men.heE of
the volunteer company. First big fire
we've had since the SUMMER house
burned over to the club golf links
My wife was sayinH ihe othtY day.
| Dave you might as wen a saved the
money in that there helmet and shirt
And here last night they 81 me IN
handy Rang that ben so 'Hard !
hadn't time scarcely to get EN- on
"And-did you sec a man who
! limped?' Gertrude put in, as be
! stopped for breath
'NOt at the train. nam" bh said.
NO such person got on here today
! But III tell you where ! did see q
man that limped didn't wait tll the
! company left; there's faft freight
| goes through at 4:45, and | SAD 20
get down to the station secr NJ -
| wasn't much more TO do anyhow AT
/ the fre-we'd got the flames under con.
troll Gertrude looked at mo aud
| smiled-"so ] started down tie hul
| There was folk here and there goin'
! home, and along by the path % the
| Country club ] seen two men One
! was a short fellow He was sitting on
| big rock. his back 10 me- md ~
! had something white in his hand, ae 40
! he was tyiag up his foot. '&rtcr ia
| gone on piece I looked back and ht
| was hobbling on and-eNcdsS hts. miss
Inc was swearing something @loson.
/ ing ..,,..,,.... va,
DID they 20 toward tho club
! Gertrude asked suddenly. leaning for
ward IN
no. miss. think ded cstSt!R, ID
| the village. : didn't get look 81,
/ their faces but know every tcbicl
and child in the place. and " lk<i9
| knows me- When they didlt shou,
| at me-in my Uniform. y6t pntfRE-
( took 10 they were strangrrs{ ....
| So a.l we had for our AFTERNOON. f..
Z work was this. Some one E.d hae,.
I shot by the bullet that went through