The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-12-07

wlnded haraDgue, for although he liked
the doctor, he considered him something
of an old fogy. But the offer of this
recipe excited his curiosity. What was
it? So he paid the five pounds, and
became the possessor Of the huge en-
velope and its mysterious contents.
Take good care of it, Charlie, and
don't open it until you are out of the
country
A day or two after, when at his hotel
at Folkestone waiting for the steamer,
he bethought himself of the mystic re-
cipe, and fastening to his room, he
locked the door and opened his valise.
There it was, safe and sound, in all
its glory of yellow envelope, red seal,
and blue ribbon. Charlie took it out |;
turned it over. 1t was very solemn and
ponderous; a perfect panacea for all the
evils that flesh is heir to. He turned it
over and over, and finally united the
ribbon, and breaking the seal, drew out
sheet of foolscap carefully folded. TAX
ing it to the window he read as follows:
Don't get the wrong pig by the ear.
DIR. MATTHEW JOHNS"
Dashing the paper to the floor, Charlie
burst out:
"The old swindler, to cheat me out of
five pounds in that way! I'll come up
with him though. See if / don't pay
him Off" So he contented himself with
concocting a scheme for vengeance in
secret.
Three years passed away before
Charlie Horton finished his studies and
returned home. Meanwhile he had
changed greatly, and from a smooth
faced STRIPPING, with the merest sugges-
ton of mustache, he was now bearded
like the pard, and looked 80 different
that his own mother hardly knew him.
But he had not forgotten DIR. Johns, nor
his promised revenge. ....
II was Saturday night when the stage
coach set Charles Horton down at the
door of the village inn at Honeyhurst.
He gave false name to the landlord,
and smoked cigar with him after sup
per, and inquired about the village with
out that functionary once suspecting his
identity.
In the course of the conversation
Charlie asked, who it was that lived in
that large house with front garden
down the street."
many years; clever man. I'll introduce
you to him if you wish. The doctor and
| are pretty good friends"
"Wel,," slowly replied Charlie, as if
considering it, I" he ought to know his
danger, and it would be bestto tell him.
1t may not be too late yet"
And on they started, down the street,
toward the doctors residence.
What did you say was his name ?"
asked Charlie, as they marched along.
q DR.. Johns" replied the host.
G Johns-Johns," said Charlie thought
fully; &C knew a fellow in Europe
Charles Horton by name-who said he
had studied with q DR.. Johns, an old
man, and somewhat of a character.
| wonder if your doctor is the same
man? ~ .#
TO be sure he is" replied the inn
keeper. knew Charlie Horton we'll.
He went to Europe three or four wears
ago. So you know him, do ye? Is he
there yet? The doctor will be doubly
glad to see you if you bring news from
Charlie. He thought great deal of
him."
By this time they had reached the
doctors Office, and he greeted the land
ord heartily, and looked inquiringly at
the stranger. rr-.-..
The landlord introduced Charlie as
DR.. Holmes, and added that he brought
news from Charlie Horton. 7l
AT this DR.. Johns was overjoyed,
urged the pseudo Holmes to come in,
and inquired affectionately about his
old pupil.
Conversation was carried on for an
hour, when Charlie, looking the doctor
earnestly in the face, said:
Dr. Johns, howis your health nowr
First rate, sir-first rate. Never
felt better i'll my life!" and he certainly
looked it. #r -r f..4
You don't find old age creeping on,
do you, sir?' blandly inquired Charles,
but still looking very intently into the
DOCTORS face. .t az
"Well little stiffish in the Joints
now and then; but-bless you sir-I can
ride as many miles and as many hours
as | ever could" .lt.
DR.. Johns" said Charles very i'm
pressively, do you ever meet in your
practice people who look and feel the
perfect embodiment of health, and vet
whose constitutions are being sapped by
fatal disease, and they not conscious
of itP' f--.. ..-f.-..-...
-" Well, yes, 7 have met such cases."
replied the doctor
And did you ever apply them to
yourself, sir2" again asked Charlie, in
solemn tones.
"Why, Dr. Holmes, what do YOU
mean? Do you think that my constitu-
ton is undermined by a secret disease?
Nonsense, mani" and he laughed out
right. f..- 81, iH'.i
Then Charlie began. He,told the old
doctor all that he had told the landlord,
and much more. How he had many
such cases. He knew the doctor felt his
age, and he cleyerly used those symp-
toms, twisting them about, showing that
it was not age, and in two hours time
the doctor was SO thoroughly frightened
that he believed his end liable to occur
at any moment, and besought CDR
Holmes" to do whatever lay in his
power to give him relief DIR. Holmes
promised to think it over during the
night. DR.. Johns would not hear of his
returning to the inn, but insisted upon
his taking a bed at his own house.
Charlie with grave face finally con-
sented, but before going to bed he ad-
vlsed the doctor to take an anod yne,"
assured him that there was no immedi-
ate danger, and cleverly managed to
slip an emetic into the doctors glass of !
rum-and- water, which he always took
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