The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-08-06
A NOVEL A WEEK
Next " eek
ssAfR. PRATT
By Joseph lincoln
CHAPTER X
The Accident.

IL was two O'Clock when Evelyn
reached home i'm the car. En-
tering the dining room, she found
her uncle, Archie, and Jack at the
table finishing luncheon
You do keep the most outland-
ish hours" exclaimed Jack.
Where have you been. and what
have you done with Poole?"
Il left him in Burwick, TO come
back by train There was an ac-
cident." said Evelyn, dropping In
to a chair and taking off her hat.
mo. thank you, Grimes, | don't
believe | feel like eating any
thing" she replied in answer Go
the buffers inquiring glance.
Poole hurt2" demanded Col
onel winthrop.
"Oh, dear, no. He wasn't with
me. IL was a poor fellow ON the
road coming back from Burwick.
A big, shrieking car full of men
passed me and almost ran down a
man at that little bridge over
Cuyler's Creek. He didn't have
time to get out of the way, and
in jumping to one side he slipped
and fell down the embankment.
OF course those dreadful men
never stopped to see what had
happened. When l came up,
there he was, lying at the bottom
of the gully, with his leg broken,
and I'm awful pain. He was aw-
fully plueky, though! | managed
TO get him into the car. and took
him into the car. and took him to
the Burwick Hospital"
s"BuIIy for you, Evie!" inter
rupted her uncle.
II couldn't have done Less"
protested Evelyn. His leg was
broken-in two places. l waited
at the hospital to find out. And
who do you think 1t was? Joe
Squirting"
THE old codger that used to
live by himself up in the woods?"
asked Jack.
mo; mis- son. And, Jack, l
want you, please, to go up to the
Saddleback and find old Mr..
Squirting and tell him."
MOT on your life," said Jack,
serenely. 1--WE been playing ten
mis- all morning. and I'm dead
tired" And he got up from the
table.
"I'H CO." volunteered Archie.
but you'll have to go along to
show me the way. I'd never find
it,"
Its somewhere near the Sad
dlebaek. Well go together in the
car"
"Hullo, there comes Poole" ex-
claimed Jack, from the window.
you've missed lunch and the
81
Poole, when the latter entered the
dining-raSzn a few minutes later.
I'm sorry. l had counted on
missing lunch" said Poole, but
what else have | missed?"
why, Evelyn's back here with
the widest tale you ever heard,
about how she rescued a chap
knocked off a bridge by an auto
mobile and carried him in a dead
faint over to the Burwick Hospi-
tall"
Poole shot a surprised look at
Evelyn, whose glance fell before
his to the cup of cold consomme
that Grimes insisted on setting be-
fore her.
tales" she said, frigidly, and rose
hIOhA TIC taDiCs QuhtC AEhOfinB hAAA
"Can you come now, Archie?"
The latter nodded and followed
her from the dining-room.
Luncheon over, Poole sauntered
out into the yard, and finally be-
took himself to the laboratory I'm
the bungalow. 1t was not until
the afternoon was far spent, and
the chug-chug of the motor-car
lr4.r a
the return of Evelyn and Archie,
that Poole gave over his i'm
promptu puttering in the labora-
tory.
The latter, having proceeded to
his room, was getting into his
clothes when Grimes knocked at
his door.
"A note for you, sir" said the
butler.
Poole, recognizing the charac-
teristic feminine handwriting,
eagerly tore the missive open.
Dear Mr.. Omniscience: l did
fib to you last night. And I'm
sorry l did it. I'll tell you every
thing-that is, everything that
really happened so far as l know
whenever you say l must.
&c. W."
Poole dispatched in reply:
Then l fear you will never tell
me, for | will never say you
must II you choose to tell me,
1 am yours to command at any
time"
Which brought this, via Grimes,
five minutes later:
II go canoeing at six-thirty to-
morrow morning"
;.
CHAPTER XI. 4
In a Canoe