The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-08-16
written for the ADvkArE
The Fatal Prescription
RECALLED TO LIFE!"
BY WELDON J. COBB. I
CHAPTER XIV.
At NAV

long chase would become at oncepn the
alert, and alive to the exigencies Of The oc-
casion, should Unexpectedly meet til Grim
inal face to face, 50 Mr.. Leroy, BIT the
mention of the name Of Sidney livian,
stepped I, Iickly forward, and bent lis ear
to catch the words which fell frdn the
lips Of well-dressed young man, vho was
eli gagged in evident ordinary CONVERSATION
himself.
Arrested, you say n
Yes. The detective brought him here
last night.
''On what charge ("
Murder manslaug hter poisoning 1t
is all the same. The arrest will mortify
DR.. Rodney very much. And Bella"
Il pity her. presently calculated the
young man 1--we known the family since
was boy. 1t must be sad thing for
Miss Rodney"
The doctor is very much depressed,
they say. And no wonder To be drag
ged before the public, man with his re-
tiring disposition, it will certainly 90 hard
with him"
Here the young man stepped forward to
meet somebody, and Mr. Leroy lost the
remain der Of he conversation.
He proceeded to the village inn, and
having procured room, and devoted some
little time to res, he strolled out towards
the business stree of Denslow, intent up
on ferretIng out tie information he was so
sollcituus to obtain
The little town VS. considerably excited
over the arrest of L. Rodney, who had
but few hours previously been brought
back to Denslow a prloner. The widest
and most unfOunded rmurs existed as to
the cause of and consequent circumstances
surrounding the doctor arrest. None in
the village were there Who did mt sympa-
thize in the doctors neS trouble and
affection. He was man universally re-
spected, and quiet and unotrusive though
he was, ne numbered many -riends among
villagers, the rougher elemht Of whom,
as a young man, elegantly ahsreled, and
possessed of a manner and beaing well ac-
cording with the conventional Yea of the
aristocrstic young gentleman OF he period
passed on the other side Of tl street,
coolly sauntering along, with cotenptu-
Gus snAr at some disorderly demoLtration
Of the crowd, putting his cigar, daitily.
Mr.. Leroy turned to observe the object
Of these vociferous demonstration, as
q stone, hurled by some juvenile eLhusi-
ast in DR.. Rodney's behalf, whizxed L the
ear of the young man on the opposite ride
Of the road; Mr. Leroy was unable d
catch sight of the stigmatized individuals
face, however, and queried of a hanger OIL
on the outside Of the crowd -
"Who is that person
The stranger turned and serutinized hin
closely for moment, and then replied
"Mr Sidney Vivian.
A low murmur issued from Mr.. Leroy
lips. Here, at once, was his theory 0
the existence Of second Sidney NIviaI
verified. He CONTROL, d his surprise, how
ever, as best he could, and said:
Public opinion seems against him.
Against him" cried his companion
''And why should it not be sol Has h
not involved one of our most estimabl
citizens in q difficulty which will entai
ruin. disaster and disgrsce upon his fam
lily f.
~ am a stranger, and therefore lgnoran
Of the circumstances Of the affair to Whicl
YOU allude, said Mr. Leroy.
was the reply Ii happens that some feV
months past old Reuben Vincent, DR. Rod
news father IN Law, died Nov comes for
ward this man Vivian, who bOldly assert
thai the cause Of Mr.. VIncents death wa
through the premeditated administering 0
poison, by Dr. Rodney himself, who At
tended on him during his sicknsA- Pub
| lac indignation 10 aroused, becaue this DIR
| Vincent 30 maliciOusly prosecueA his Al
6rmAtions, averring strongly shat he
| fully able to support his declaration. VIII
/ he has not exposed the doctor before, an
why he has so dogRsd the footsteps Of hir
| and his daughter u only 10 be answered b
one reply, and bp one inference.
And that inference y querlsd Mr.. lie
roy.
| tsIa an evident desire on tina man, Viy
ian's part, to we'd Miss Rodnsy. Old MI
Vipcent's former hOusekeepsr says this
Mr.. Sidney Vivian openly aVcwed his II
tention before her OF seeking Miss Rod
news presence and demanding her hand
marriage, a. the price to be paid for he
fathers liberty. In the event of arefusa
promut measures were threatened to be Il
Ken TO cause DR.. Rodney's arrest. 70
can, therefore, readily surmse that tn
doctor, we believe, in simply being sui
iected to an extortionAte system of blacl
mail. The preliminary trial occurs to-mo
row morning, with full statene of Il
case in all its various bearings.'
Mr.. Leroy having thanked IN informa,
for the intelligence he had impaired, wall
ed thoughtfully On. In his Percepti,
mind. as plain a. day, stood revealed Il
truth. The whole mysterious connectlt
between the two Sidney Viviausglimmer.
into his mind. Should he act upon Il
sparse foundation of . belief, and bold
confront this man, or, should ne ava
further Developments Of the easel In y
one and former event he might b met WI
the premature wreck Of al his plans, al
. should he adopt the latter course he mig
enable the object Of his thoughts TO ena
an injury to DR.. and Miss Rodney.
IL In maa4 Of speculative wondeEmsr
/ Mr.. Leroy anconsciously wandered elo'
the rstirsd thorOushfarss OF the town. q