The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-06

crept into the room, at would not
suit me just at the moment to di.
vulge the fact. Have you your car
outsider"
"Of course"
IT should like to drive back with
you and have a look at your
patient. should be perfectly
within my province as chief magis-
trate for the district in asking him
a few questions"
The doctor removed his pipe
from his mouth. He was frankly
astonished.
do you mean to come down
with me tonight to the surgery
just to interrogate this felloW?"
why not? It is only a few
minutes drive and the night 10
young. We all have our foibles,
you know. I dislike strangers
hanging about the place"
The doctor rose to his feet.
AT YOUR SERVICE
IF you feel that it is worth your
while, am at your service. I will
fetch my coat and hat"
you don't need to-" his host re-
piled, knocking out the ashes from
his pipe. You will find them in
your car outside the private en-
trance here.
st made up my mind soon after
dinner that I should ask you to
take me for this little spin. We
don't want to wake UP anyone at
the front"
What an organizer" the doctor
observed. II forgot that you had
a private entrance here"
Eve need one" was the care
less explanation. 1.-TWO Of the
keepers are up here every morn.
ing to get out the guns and fill
the cartridge bags when there's
much doing. This way!"
It was about mile and a half
to the doctors house along an
almost typical Norfolk lane.
They had logged along about
half of the distance with only
the side lights burning, when An
drews broke off in the middle
of thrilling account of the misde-
meanors of a certain magistrate
and, with a startled exclamation.
damned down his brakes, swung
almost into the hedge on the side
and blew his horn furiouSly.
What on earth was that?" he
asked.
CRAZY DRIVER
"a car driven by lunatic," An.
drews exclaimed furiously. Curse
the fellow! Not a single light
showing.
Not a thing to be heard with
this accursed wind blowing and he
must have been travelling at 40
miles an hour. If I had not just
managed that slight swing away
we should have had him on top
of u.s."
Matresser stood looking for q
moment earnestly into the pool
of blcakness and beyond on the
right hand side to the family
shining harbor lamp.
THE fellow might go into hid
ing anywhere If he thinks he has
done any damage" he pointed out.
There are two lanes into the
woods, you know. When you drive
me back we could have look for
him"
They started off again with
headlights blazing. There was
no sign Of any other traffic on
the road, however, and the lights
in the struggling village of Upper
MatreSser we're all eXtinguiShed
as the doctor brought his car to a
standstill before a long house Of
ancient red brick fronting the
street.
PATIENT ASLEEP
THE surgery enhance, if you
don't mind" Andrews proposed.
Il see my housekeeper has gone
to bed so that means the patient
is asleep.
He is in the room I call my
clinic just above the surgery. I'll
take you up there and you can
have word or two with him while
I wake the constable and tell him
about that car"
He led the way after a few min.
utes fulnbling for the key through
the surgery across small oak
paneled hall of irregular shape
and dimensions to a flight Of
crazy stairs.
Arrived on the first floor. he
paused to listen for a moment
outside one of the rooms.
quite all right" he whispered,
opening the door. Not a sound.
The fellows asleep. I gave him
mild dose of bromidia before I
went out-just enough to keep
him quiet"
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