The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-09-15

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1T will not be necessary. Doctor.
has any one come to you. either early
this morning or to-day, to have you
treat a bullet wound"
Nothing so startling has happened
20 me- he said. "A bullet wound!
Things must be lively at Sunnyside."
Il didn't say 1t was at S~unnyside.
But as it happens, 1t was. II n such
case comes to you, will 1t be too much
trouble for you to let me known"
Il shall be only too happy" he said.
L understand you nave had a 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 a boiler-shop,'
replied, as l turned to go.
And you are still going to stay?'
Until | am burned out" l respond
ed. And then. on my way down the
steps, I turned around suddenly.
Doctor" | 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 a moment.
"Lucien Wallace?" he repeated.
NO, | think not. There are plenty OF
| Wallaces around, but l don't know n
Lucien."
was as certain as possible that
he did. People do not lie readily to
me, and this man lied beyond a u
But there was nothing to be gained
now; his d~efenses were up, and left,
half irritated and wholly bafied.
Our reception was entirely different
at DR.. Stewards. Taken into the
bosom of the family at once, Finder
tied outside and nibbling the grass at
the roadside, Gertrude and drank
some homemade elderberry wine 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 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 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 6 a. m. The next question
required more diplomacy.
did you notice on the six O'Clock
train any person-any man-wh6
limped a little?" l asked. please
try to remember; we are trying t6
trace a man who was seen ioiterint
around S~unnyside 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 thu
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 EN- on"
"And-did you see a nan wh'
limped?" Gertrude put in, as h'
stopped for breath.
INvDt ~ tho twain MAIN he SoiI
mo such person got on here to-day
But III tell you where | did see
man that limped. ] didn't wait till thu
company left; there's a 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 cor
trol'-Gertrude looked at III AM
smiled-"so | started down the hill
: There was folk here and there goiI
home, and along by the path to tn
t Country club ! seen two men. On
was a short fellow. He vas sitting O
t a big rock, his back to me, and h
| had something white in his hand, as
he was tying up his foot. After L
gone on a piece | looked back, and h
was hobbling on and-eXcuse me, mis-
he was swearing something sickle:
ing"
Did they go toward the club?
Y Gertrude asked suddenly, leaning 70
{ ward.
t. mo, miss. I think they came int
the village. l didn't get a look
Y their faces, but | know every chic
S and child in the place, and everybOd
knows me. When they didn't shol
at me-in my uniform, o know
took it they were strangers"
SO all we had for our afternoon
e work was this: Some one had bee
y shot by the bullet that went throug
the door; he had not left the villag
and he had o called in a physical
d Also, DR.. Walker knew who Lucie
e Wallace was, and his very deni;
made me confident that, in that or
direction at least, we were on I'll
right track.
Gertrude" | said, Il have been
- very selfish old oma You are &
ing to leave this miserable house t
a ! night. Annie Morton is going to Sec