The Red Cloud chief., 1910-09-08
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your patient. | wish merely to ask a
question"
Wont you sit down."
1T will not be necessary. Doctor,
has any one come to you, either early
this morning or today, 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 1t was at Sunnyside.
But as 1t happens, It was. II any such
case comes to you, will II be too much
trouble for you to let me know?"
81 shall be only too happy" he said
:" understand you have had fire up
there, too. A fire and shooting in one
night Is rather lively for a quiet place
like that"
1T Is as quiet as boilershop.' ]
replied as | turned to go.
And you are still going to stay?'
Until I am burned out" | respond
gu anu lhti, oh my N"y NO"H 49,
steps, I turned around suddenly.
Doctor" asked at a venture,
"haye you ever heard of child
named Lucien Wallace
Clever as he was, his face changed
and stiffened lie was on his guard
again in moment.
"Lucien Wallace?" he repeated.
NO, think not There are plenty of
Wallaces around, but don't know any
LuCien."
was as certain as possible that
he did People do not lie ieadily to
mo, and this man lied beyond doubt.
But there was nothing 10 be gained
now: his defenses were up, and left,
half irritated and wholly bafIled.
Our reception was entirely different
at DR.. Stewards. 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. asked him the same
question had put to DR.. Walker.
Shot" 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" said hastily.
please don't mention it; we wish to
make as little of 1t as possible"
There was one other possibility, and
we tried that. At Casanova station
saw the station master. and asked him
II any trains left Casanova between
one o'clock and daylight. There was
none until a. III. The next question
required more diplomacy.
Did you notice on the six o'clock
train any person-any man-who
limped little?' I asked please
trace man who was seen lettering
around Sunpyside last night before
the fire"
He was all attention in moment.
II was up there myself at the fire,
he said yolubly. I'm a member oi
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 II
handy. Rang that bell so hard
hadn't time scarcely to get 'em on"
"And-did you see man wh'
limped?" Gertrude put In. as HI
stopped for breath.
|, Not at the train. man," he said
mo such person got on here today
But I'll tell you where l did see
man that limped. didn't wait till tn
company left; there's fast freigh
goes through at 4:45, and | had t
get down to the station. | seen ther
wasn't much more to do anyhow a
the fire-we'd got the flames under col
I trol'--Gertrude looked at me an
. smiled-"so | started down the hill
There was folk here and there goir
home, and along by the path to TIA
) Country club | seen two men, On
0 was a short fellow. He was sitting o
+ a big rock. his back to me, and h
l. had something white in his hand, rs
l. he was tying up his foot. After L
g gone on piece | looked back. and h
J was hobbling on and-excuse me, mis-
= he was swearing something sickei
l. ing"
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