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five pounds in that way Ill come ul
with him though. See if I don't pay him
Off" So he contented himself with con
cocting scheme for vengence in secret
Three years passed away before Char
lie Horton finished his studies and re-
turned home. Meanwhile he had changed
greatly and from smooth faced stripping
with the meresta suggestion of a nous
tache, he was now bearded like the pard
and looked so different that his owl
mother did not know him. But he hac
not forgotten DR.. Johns, nor his promised
: revenge.
1t was Saturday night when the stage
coach sat Charlie Horton down at the
door of the village inn at Honeyhurst
He gave false name to the landlord, anc
smoked cigar with him after supper
and inquired about the village, without
that functiCnary once suspecting his iden
tity.
In the course of the conversation, Char
lie asked "who it was that lived ip thai
large house with front garden down the
street,"
"That's DR.. Johns-been here a good
many years; clever man. I'll introduce
you to him, if you wish. The doctor and
l are pretty good friends"
| "Well," slowly replied Charlie, as if
considering it, she ought to know his dan
ger, and it would be best so tell him. It
may not be too late YETI
And on they started down the street,
toward the doctors residence.
"What did you say was his name?"
asked Charlie, as they marched along.
"Dr. Johns" replied the host.
"Johns-Johns," said Charlie, thought
fully; "1 knew fellow in Europe-Char-
lie Horton by name-who said he had
studied with DR.. Johns, an old man, and
somewhat Of character. I wonder if
your doctor is the same man?"
"To be sure he u.s." replied the inn
keeper. "I knew Charlie Horton we'll.
He went to Europe three or four years
ago. So you know him, do you? Is he
there yet2 The doctor will be dCubtly
glad to see you if you bring news from
Charlie. He thought great deal of him."
By this time they had reached the doc
tors office, and he greeted the landlord
heartily, and looked inquiringly at the
stranger.
The landlord introduced Charlie as DR..
Holmes, and added that he brought news
from Charlie Horton.
At this DR.. Johns was overjoyed, urged
the pseudo Holmes to come in, and in
quired affectionately about his old pupil.
Conversation was carried on for an
hour, when Charlie, looking the doctor
earnestly IN the face, said:
CDR. Johns, how is your health now?"
"Ficst rate, sir-irst rate. Never felt
better in my ife!'' and he certainly
looked it.
"You don't find old age creeping on, do
you, sir!" blandly inquired Charlie, but
still looking very intently into the doc
tors face.
"Well, little stifRish in the joints now
and then; but-bless you sir-I can ride
as many miles and as many hours as I
ever could.''
''Dr. Johns" said Charlie very impress
sivelv, "do you ever meet in your prac-
tice people who look and feel the perfect
embodiment of health and yet whose
constitutions are being sapped by fatal
disease and they notconsclous of it2"
"Well, yes, have met such cases." re-.
| piled the doctor.
"And did you ever apply them to your
self, sira" again asked Charlie, in solemn
| tones. =.
"Why, DR.. Holmes, what do you mean?
Do you think my constitution is under
mined by a secret disease? Nonsense,
mani" and he laughed outright.
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 cleverely used those symp~
toms, twisting them about, showing that
it was not age, and in two hours time
the doctor was 50 thoroughly frightened
that he believed his end liable to occur
at any moment, and besougbt CDR
Holiness to do whatever lay in bis power
to give him relief. DR.. 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 advis.
| ed the doctor to take ian anodvne," as
sured him that there was no immediate
danger, and cleverely managed to slip an
| emetic into the doctors glass of rum and
water, which he always took before re-
tiring, and had done so with great re-
gularity for thirty years.
About the middle of the night the cid
housekeeper called Charlie up in great
haste and terror. DR.. Johns was very
sick, and had asked her to call Dr..
Holmes as soon as possible. Charlie
went into the bedroom and found him
tossing around and groaning at great
rate. He felt now he had an attack of
the disease mentioned by Charlie, and
besought him to do what he could speed
lily.
Charlie made an examination, looked
grave and shook his head.
"Bad, is it, DR.. Holmes?" asked Johns
family; 'tell me the worst, sir"
1T is bad case, DR.. Johns," said
Charlie, g can only do one thing, and
that is costly one. can give you a
prescription, but it will cost you twenty
pounds I am obliged to ask that for it,
as l obtained it under peculiar circum-
stances. 1t may give you relief, I have
seen it used with very good results"
"Twenty pounds?" asked the old doc
tor, eagerly: Gail right; I will give it,
sir. What is the prescriptions Here is
the money!"
Charlie wrote on a slip of paper, folded
1t up and handed it to the doctor. He
received it eagerly, opened It with trem-
bling hands, and by the light Of the bed
room lamp read:
''Don't get the wrong pig by the ear.
! DR. CHARLES HORTON"
With one bound the doctor was out of
bed, but "Dr. Holmes had vanished.
s'Charlie," said DR.. Johns next day.