The Washington times., 1921-09-04

VII hO uditcu, anu ICu ydTuS away
he stopped and looked back at me
as though wanting me to follow.
Then he began to dig iuriously.
Ann, full of curiosity, was after
him instantly; and I was not far
behind.
And there we found Tony Bull.
ingdon!
He was practically hidden from
sight In short, deep gully be-
tween two big trees, half covered
with last years leaves. which the
winds of the Winter had swirled
and collected into this small hole,
little bigger than himself, into
which he had fallen.
What between the dead leaves,
dank with rain. and the color of
his great motor coat, he was prac-
tically invisible a few feet away;
and that is, suppose, how 1t had
happened that he had been over
looked in the search, which had, OF
course, been veSy difficult in the
thickest part of the woods.
He was lying on his right side,
and only the left portion of his face
was visible, white and bloodless,
and his left arm lay unnaturaHy
limp, half behind him. His coat
was torn on the shoulder. which
was badly lacerated, with the blood
.congealed.
His forehead, too, was badly cut,
and upon closer examination he ap-
peared to have been roughly
handled or dragged along the
ground and abandoned; but II was
impossible to say how much was
due to having been thrown from
the car, though, as has often been
proved, the steering wheel, which
had unmistakably marked mis-
chest, had probably broken the fall
His heavy coat, which had also
probably protected him consider.
ably, was all torn and filthy, and
he proved to be a mass OF bruises
from head to foot when we got him
home.
Ann gave a little involuntary
scream; and Wh;skers continued
digging at the leaves furiously un-
til I called him on
bent down and examined him.
He was icy cold and absolutely un-
conscious, but his hear, was beat
ing family, and thanked God that
l had slipped my flask into my
pocket. tried to raise him gently
and forced little whiskey between
his clenched teeth; but he moaned
painfully, and ! realized that his
collar-bone was broken, II not his
whole shoulder-blade shattered.
However. I managed to get my arm
underneath to lift him a little.
Then I ran my hands gently over
him, opening his motor coat. and
found to my satisfaction that, ow-
Ing to the leather lining, he was
not so saturated underneath as one
would have expected.
Bar his left shoulder and collar
bone, / don't think there is any
thing broken, though I am not sure
OF couple OF ribs on his right side,
as l daren't turn him over alone"
I said to Ann, who was standing
by. pale but selfpossessed. "His
right ankle is badly sprained, too.
can't move him bv myself in case
I do any damage"
"I'n wait here while you go for
help" she said calmly; and, ner-
vous and unhappy as I felt at the
idea OF leaving her alone, I saw at
once that there was no other way
out Of Il.
"The nearest policeman keeping
people on Is only just over half
mile away" ! said, asserting. 81
won't be more than q few minutes.
I'll send him on to Mutton for a
bearer-party and the doctor and
come straight back to you. Rub his
hands gently with some whiskey
from my flask" added, loosening
the laces Of his brogues and pour.
ing some spirit into them as
spoke. "I will leave Whiskers to
guard you"
Then, without another word
made off as fast as the trees per-
mitted n the direction of the
bri..e-path.
found the man without difficulty
and dispatched him hotfoot to In
spector Mutton; and It was not
much more than a quarter Of an
hour before I was back again.
To my surprise found that Ann
was not alone, and recognized
through the trees, as I drew near,
the strange figure Of the professor
In his gray fur cap and coat.
Ann was seated on the ground
with young Bullipgdon's head in
her lap, and the professor was busy
doing his best to bind up the shout.
der and collarb bone with strips Of
what ] recognized as AIMS petit
coat. His large sharp pocketknife