Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
that man Sullivan caIred me over the
telephone yesterday morning"

IIOUdDly uduu yet uiSCoNciSu th0
Bronson notes--providing you hold to
your theory that the theft was in
cidental to the murder. May have
wanted his own clothes again, or to
thank you for yours. Search me; l
can't think of anything else" The
doctor came in just then.
Pretty good shape" he said. How
did you sleep?'
"Oh, occasionally" I replied. Il
would like to sit up, doctor"
Nonsense. Take a rest while you
have an excuse for it. / wish to thun-
der j could stay in bed for a day or
so. l was up all night"
'Have drink" Mcknight said,
pushing over the bottle.
"Twins" The doctor grinned.
"Have two drinks"
But the medical man refused
-'I wouldn't even wear champagne
colored necktie during business
hours" he explained "By the way,
/ had another case from your acci-
dent, Mr.. Blakeley, last yesterday aft
ernoon. Under the tongue, please"
He stuck thermometer in my mouth.
i had sudden terrible vision of the
amateur detective coming TO light,
! notebook, cheerful impertinence and
incriminating data. "A small MANI"
/ demanded, gray hair"
Keep your mouth closed" the doc-
! tor said peremptorily. mo. A wom-
an, with fractured skull. Beautiful
case Van Kirk was up to his eyes
and sent for me. Hemorrhage, right
sided paralysis, irregular pupils-all
the trimmings. Worked for two
hours
Did she recover" Mcknight put In.
He was examining the doctor with a
new awe.
"She lifted her right arm before l
left the doctor finished cheerily, 80
the operation was success, even II
she should die
in, "and l thought you were just an
ordinary mortal, like the rest of us!
Let me touch you for luck. Was she
pretty?"
"Yes, and young Had n wealth Of
bronze-colored hair. Upon my soul.
! hated to cut it.
Mcknight and / exchanged glances.
DO you know her name, doctor?" |
asked
NO. The nurses said her clothes
came from Pittsburg tailor"
"She is not conscious, | suppose?"
"No: she may be to-morrow-or In
week"
He looked at the thermometer,
murmured something about liquid diet,
avoiding my eye-Mrs. Klopton was
broiling a chop at the time-and took
his departure, humming cheerfully as
he went downstairs. Mcknight looked
after him wistfully.
"Jove, I wish had his constitu-
tion," he exclaimed. Neither nerves
nor heart! What chauffeur he would
make"
But | was serious.
81, have an idea," I said grimly
that this small matter of the murder
is going to come up again, and that
your uncle will be in the deuce Of a
fix If it does. If that woman is going
to die, somebody ought to be around
to take her deposition. She knows
lot, if she didn't do it herself. | wish
you would go down to the telephone
and get the hospital Find out hel
name. and if she is conscious
Mcknight went under protest. 81
haven't much time," he said, looking
at his watch. I'm to meet Mrs. West
and Alison at one. | want you &c
know them, Lollie. You would like
the mother"
"Why not the daughter?" | in
quired / touched the little gold bag
under the pillow.
We'll" he said judicially you've
always declared against the immaturi
young women"
Il never said anything of the sort,
I retorted furiously.
There is more satisfaction to be
had out of good saddle horse!' he
quoted me. more excitement out
of polo pony and as for the eternal
matrimonial chase, give me instead
good stubble, fox, some decent dogs
and q hunter, and I'll show you the
real joys of the chase!"
"For heavens sake, go down to the
telephone, you make my head ache,
said savagely.
/ hardly know what prompted me
to take out the gold purse and iool
, at it. It was an imbecile thing to dc
call it impulse, sentimentality
what you wish. ! brought it out, one
eye on the door, for Mrs. Klopton has
ready eye and noiseless shoe. But
the house was quiet. Downstairs Nc
Knight was flirting with the telephone
central and there was an odor ol
boneset tea in the air. / think Mrs
Klopton was, fascinated out of hel
thee ories by the "boneset" in connec
| tion with the fractured arm.
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