The Huttig news., 1913-03-08

view he desired If he would cone to he house the next day at the time or his own morning visit.
 This was as much as the young detective could expect, and having ex pressed his thanks, he took his leave in anything but discontented frame of mind. In the time which must elapse between that happy hour and the present, he would circulate and learn what he could about the pros pective manager But he soon found that he could not enter the Works without q permit, and this he was hardly in position to demand: SC he strolled about the village instead, and later wandered away into the for est.
 Struck by the inviting aspect Of a narrow and little used road opening from the highway shortly above the house where his interests were just then centered, he strolled into the heart of the spring woods till he camt to depression where surprise awaited him, in the shape Of pc
 
 where it just fitted, or so nearly fit ted that one could hardly walk about 1t without brushing the surrounding tree trunks. Of an oval shape, with its door facing the approach. it nestled there, wonder to the eye and the occasion of considerable speculation to his inquiring mind. It had not been long built, as was shown very plainly by the fresh appearance of the un' painted boards of which it was con. structed; and while it boasted of door, as I've already said. there wert no evidences visible of any OtEe break in the smooth, neatly fiRieheo walls. A wooden eilipse with R roo but no windows; such it appeared an, such it proved to he. A mystery t. Sweetwater's eyes, and like all mys teries, interesting. For what purpose had it been built and why this isola tion? It was too fiimsy for reser voir and too expensive for the wilo freak of a crank.
 A nearer view increased his curios ity Tn the projection of the roof oveA the eurving sides he found fresh fool for inquiry. As he exalainad 1t in th walk he made around the whole struc ture, he came to place where some thing like hinge became visible an further on another. The roof wss no simply roof; 1t was also lid cay able of being raised for the air an light which the lack Of windows ne cessitated. This was an odd discov cry indeed. giving to the uncanB structure the appearance of hus box. the cover of which could D raised or lowered at pleasure Ar again he asked himself for what i could be intended? Nothing in hi experience supplied him with an al s%er
 A team was approaching He coul hear the heavy tread of horses wori ing their laborious way through tre, whose obstructing branches swishe before and behind them They wer bringing Tn load for this shed, whos uses ne would consequently soon LII derstand. Grateful for his good lnc for his was curiosity whie could not stand defest-he tock fe, steps into tie wood, and frcnl tn vantage point Of concea:iag cluste of bushes, fixed his eyes upon tn spot where the road opened into tn hollow.
 Something blue moved tkere. and i' another moment, to his great amaze taeat. there stepped into view tle spsi tted fern of Doris Scott. who il il had giTen the matter a thought h would have supposed to be sitting tus then by the bedside of her patient, kaif mile back oa the road.
 She was dressed for the woods in blue skirt and jacket and aoyei ik.