Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-01-20
CHAPTER XXI.
Meningitis Theory.

,orfose was staggered. The
,soD,e at the surrounding tables, after
.,orcro curiously in my direction
lacked away again.
= ont nv hat and went out in a very
,,comfwtable frame of mind. That
.,o vopId inform the police at once
:, what she knew l never doubted, un-
lace possibIv she would give day or
,uo's grace in the hope that would
change my mind.
reviewed the situation as waited
hr 2 car. Two passed me going In
bo onnosite direction and on the first
opp saw Bronson, his hat over his
ayes his arms folded, looking moodlly
ahead Was it Imagination? or was
hp small man huddled in the corner
NJ the rear seat Hotchkiss?
As the ear rolled on found myself
smiling The alert little man was for
all the wcfld like terrier, ever on the
scent ana securing about in every oil
fectOn.
| found Mcknight at the Incubator,
with his coat off, working with enthu-
sasm aud manicure file over the
horn Of his auto.
ITS the worst horn I ever ran
across" he groaned, without looking
uD. as came in. '"The blankety-
blank thing won't blow"
He punched it savagely, finally el1c-
iting faint throaty croak.
Sounds like Group" I suggested.
NY SiSter-in-laW uses camphor and
goose grease for it; or how about a
spice p0ultice?"
But Mcknight never sees any jokes
but his own. He flung the horn clat-
tering into a corner and collapsed
sukily into q chair.
Now" I said, eff you're through
nanicuring that horn, I'll tell you
about my talk with the lady in black"
What's wrong?" asked Mcknight,
hnguidly. Police watching her, too?'
Not exactly. The fact is, Rich,
there's the mischief to pay"
Stogic came in, bringing a few add1-
tons to our comfort. When he went
out told my story.
You must remember" I said, chat
had seen this woman before the
morning of the wreck. She was buy
ing her Pullman ticket when did.
4Aen the next morning, when the muir
YET was discovered, she grew hyster-
zeal ana gave her some whisky. The
alFd and last time I saw her, until
@llght, was when she crouched be-
Nae the road, after the wreck"
mcknight slid down in his chair I'M
u his weight rested on the small of
us pack and put his feet on the big
Nading table.
It's rather a facer," he said. 'It's
really too good a situation for a COM
aOapIace lawyer. 1t ought to be
"anatlzed. You can't agree, of
SuISe' and by refusing you run the
vance =" OF Jail, at least, and of having
@SOn brought into publicity, which is
~ W. VI lne question. You say she was
sere?"
les; l bought her ticket for her.
'a'e nee lower eleven"
and you took temp"
Lower ten"
Mcknight straightened up and
looked at me.
b,, 1len she thought you were in
"Ter ten"
tai" W uio' A. sue 'nousn'
,,, out listen. man." Mcknight was
M rt"1as excited. What do you figure
mo- W ulS? The Conway woman
Rtts Ss You have taken the notes to
Ia t.m The probabilities are that
g.n ,0aO"S you there, on the chance
b, D. opportunity to get them, either
DIoaSon or herself.
sW4lng doing during the trip over
hs ING the day in Pittsburg: but
Is W. nS'IS the number of your berth
ssro :. Uay 1t at the Pullman ticket
les IN ~ Fi'tsburg and she thinks she
brasa~"sS chance. No one could have
sOpIS mat that drunken fellow
'Nor nave crawled into your berth.
saote5 - "SuFe it out this way: She
an.~no nose notes desperately-does
NO' lor Bronson. but to hold over