The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-21
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BROWN DERBY
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Wells HASTINGS
s0o Author Of GEO
The Professors Mystery
(oetshtlHlby Bobbsl,ena q
CHAPTER XXI.
(Contlnues.)

thing, and then I'd Just have two
people TO get out instead OF one."
well, that's just It," said Mrs
Lathrop Most OF those poor people
, there have naturally been left without
cent OF money You aren't going TO
be that mean to me. In fact, / guess
you'd better give me about all the
money you've got. | figure II out that
any nurse or maid who Is wicked
enough TO work there at all would be
wicked enough TO make four or hye
hundred dollars, IL 1t was cash ln
hand, and she saw a way OF doing II
easy. Then, as soon as ! have bought
one of those maids, I'll fix 1t so that
she lets me out and Mrs. Ellsworth
too, and all you'll have to do Is 10
wait outside and meet us. Ill Tx IL 10
get a message 10 you somehow.
well, there's another trouble, ]
said: "a trouble don't see how we
can get around; that Doctor Morfl-
son, as he calls himself, would recos-
nize us both in a minute.
i've thought OF that Mr.. ELLSWORTH
Wen just have TO choose some tlne
when Doctor Morrison isn't there. uh-
less I'm pretty much mistaken, DOC
tor Morrison isn't connected with the
place at ALL They just let him hans
around and call himself doctor De
cause he's paid them a lot OF money
There's only one patient he takes any
interest in, or Is a doctor for | don't
see why they take the trouble to pre-
tend that much, unless it's because
they've pretended so long, they
couldn't do a thing straight II they
tried. No, sir, well just wait untll
he's away from the place and down
here in the village somewhere, and
the rest will so as slick as a gooses
neck. Well, what are you shaking
your head about now?
THE nurse, Mrs. Olsen | answered
gloomily.
See here" said Mrs. Lathrop, jump
ing up in disgust, 1T seems TO me as
il | never did see such young man
to find fault Well just have TO FISK
that woman. | don't believe that, by
the build OF her, they let her take
care of any but abe 'violents. me
trouble with you is that you want 10
do this thing all yourself.
I flushed; for although | had not
recognized 1t, my feeling had been
that was playing a rather smail
part in the. affair, that ] would nave
to eat my heart out in idleness whlle
this little woman did the dangerous
work.
"Oh. it's perfectly natural said
Mrs Lathrop. "A young man going
after the lady he loves always wants
10 run into danger and hit people ana
make a terrible time. That's the only
reason there ever were knights, !
guess. But you take my advice, Mr..
Ellsworth. You get the young lady
safely home first. and then you can
90 hack and do the hitting and knight
part of II afterwards You go to PED
now, and try to wake Up feeiing hhe
my scoundrelly nephew Or course, al
YOU can think of any better scneme
before morning, why, I'm perlecly
willing TO try 1t, but II you can t.
think we ought TO try this one. Anu
I'm sure that neither OF us can rest
easy until we get her out OF there;
And although | tossed nan the
night racking my brains. Mrs. Lath'
ron was right, could think OF no
better scheme.
"The only trouble" Mrs. Lathrop
said. as | met her at breakfast Is
that we've got to be sure when tna0
Doctor Morrison is away Wen nave
To smell each other watching at the
window for him. You watch, whiie
write 10 my sister; then Ill take
turn. while you write to that MT. oell-
nv You've a lot TO tell him, anu
vou'ye got to keep your promise 10
him. YOU know, particularly as were
inst going TO spend so much OF AIS
money I'm writing to- my sister
inst N make sure of things. I've got
to tell her something about it; but
vou naedn't be afraid; she isn't one
~ those newsy women. II tell her
not IN talk about a thing, she won l.
70 occurred 10 me last night, Mr.. ELS
worth after I'd got the light out, that
Won and | ought TO do this as care
fuIlv az we can. | don't mean that
was the least mite scared, but some
hing might happen not according 10
gehedule. and it's just as well 10 nave
Some one know where we are, In case
we should suddenly disappear. 30
I'm going 10 write her that unless she
baors from me again In a couple OF
dova she's to come on here with al
IN LtnV's horses and all the king )
MON (which is poetry for the govern
or's). and split that Humpty-dumpty'
wooden castle into hndling wood.
This was precaution the wisdom
NJ which | could not gainsay, so mat
I watched while Mrs. Lathrop wrote,
and when she relieved me, incorporat-
cd something OF the same idea In my |
letter "a Mr.. Ogilby. Then | posted |
botb our letters. and ordered the no
ters only closed carriage to be ready |
ana waiting for instant call; which |
mysterious proceeding | think the no
rai nronr,etor put down to metropoli- |
tan eccentricity, an eccentricity which |
inst,fed one of his own in making out |
our bill.
We had not very long to wait be-
fore Doctor Morrison came striding |
down the street, as gloomily trucu- |
lent az when we first saw him. We
watched him we'll out OF sight, then
hurried down and out to our carriage
and started for the sanatorium.
There was distinct disapprovai In
our drivers face as ] gave him the
order and he answered me with a
nod Of surly contempt. which almost
made me feel the rascal ! was pre-
tending 10 be. Nevertheless, he
wbipped ND his horses, and we logged
on our way to the sanatorium with