Barbour County index., 1910-09-14

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your patient. l wish merely to ask a
question"
Won't you sit down."
1T will not be necessary. Doctor,
has any one come to you, either early
this morning or to-day, to have you
treat bullet wound?"
Nothing so startling has happened
to me-" he said. "a bullet wound!
Things must be lively at Sunnyside."
Il didn't say it was at Sunnyside.
But as it happens, it was. If any such
case comes to you, will it be too much
trouble for you to let me know?"
Il shall be only too happy" he said
Il understand you have had fire up
there, too. A fire and shooting in one
night is rather lively for quiet place
like that
1T is as quiet as a boiler-shop." l
| replied, as l turned to go.
And you are still going to stay?"
Until l am burned out" respond
! ed. And then, on my way down the
steps, l turned around suddenly.
Doctor" 1 asked at a venture,
have you ever heard Of a child
named Lucien Wallace?"
Clever as he was, his face changed
and stiffened. He was on his guard
again in moment.
''Lucien Wallace?" he repeated
''No, l think not There are plenty of
| Wallaces around, but don't know any
Lucien."
l was as certain a. possible that
he did. People do not lie readily to
me, and this man lied beyond doubt
But there was nothing to be gained
now; his defenses wero up, and l left,
| half irritated and wholly baffled.
Our reception was entirely different
at Dr. Stewart's Taken into the
bosom of the family at once, Flinders
tied outside and nibbling the grass at
the roadside, Gertrude and L drank
some homemade elderberry wine and
told briefly of the fire. OF the more
serious part of the nights experience,
of course, we said nothing. But when
at last we had left the family on the
porch and the good doctor was unity
ing our steed, l asked him the same
question l had put to DR.. Walker.
"Shoti" he said. "Bless my soul,
no. Why, what have you been doing
up at the big house, Miss Innes?''
Some one tried to enter the house
during the fire, and was shot and
slightly injured" I said hastily
please don't mention it; we wish tC
make as little of it as possible
There was one other possibility, and
We tried that. At Casanova station
saw the station master, and asked him
If any trains left Casanova between
one o'clock and daylight. There was
none until a. m The next question
required more diplomacy.
did you notice on the six O'Clock
train any person-any man-whC
limped a little?" I asked. please
try to remember; we are trying tC
trace a man who was seen lettering
around Sunnyside last night before
the fire."
He was all attention in a moment.
81 was up there myself at the fire,
he said volubly. I'm a member o
the volunteer company. First big fire
we've had since the summer house
burned over to the club golf links
My wife was sayin' the other day
Dave, you might as we'll "a saved the
money in that there helmet and shirt.
And here last night they came IL
handy. Rang that bell so hard
!, hadn't time scarcely to get 'em on"
!. "And-did you see a man who
limped?" Gertrude put in, as ht
stopped for breath.
|, Not at the train, MAN, he said
mo such person got on here to-day
But I'll tell you where I did see {
man that limped. l didn't wait till the
company left; there's a fast freigh
goes through at 4:45, and l had tt
get down to the station. 1 seen there
wasn't much more to do anyhow a
the fire-we'd got the flames under con
trol'-Gertrude looked at me ant
smiled-"so l started down the hill
There was folk here and there goin
home, and along by the path to tn,
Country club l seen two men. On,
} was short fellow He was sitting O,
big rock, his back to- yme, and b.
had something white in his hand, as
: he was tying up his foot After II
gone on piece looked back. and b,
was hobbling on and-excuse me, mis-
: he was swearing something sicken
: ing"
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