Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-11-15

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his new idea. He was bound to 60 to
Paris to study, and see the world, and so
one day he packed his trunk, bade his
friends goodbye, and, mounting the
stage coach, was wheeled cut of the vii
lsge world.
But before going, the old Doctor call
ed him into his office, and, shutting the
door, thus began:
Nov, Charlie you are off to foreign
parts, and | hope you will, enjoy yourself
Stick to your books and get what knowl-
edge you can out Of those fellows over
there, although l don't suppose they
know so much more than other people.
But nevertheless you may learn few
things. don ;; suppose you'll be apt to
go acting, as you have been too well
brought up for that; and now I've got
something here that | want you to take
with you. It's recipe that has taken
me Il good many years to find out. You
will find it of grea. value in your prae,
tice. 1t will cost you G5,"
And the Doctor, with a very grave
face, held out a huge yellow envelope
sealed with red wax and tied with blue
ribbon.
Charlie was rather tired of this long
winded harsngue, for although he liked
the Doctor, he considered him something
Of an old fogv. But the offer of his re-
cipe excited his curiosity. What was it2
So he paid the e5 and became the happy
possessor of the huge envelope 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 recipe,
and Fastening to his room he locked the
door and opened his valse.
There it was, sa and sound, in all its
glory Of yellow envelope, red sea and
blue ribbon. Charlie took it OUT turned
it over. 1t was very solemn and ponder
Gus; u perfect panaceo for the evils that
flesh is heir to. He turned it over. and
finally united the ribbon, and, breaking
the seal, drew out sheet Of foolscap
carefully felded. Taking it to the win
dow ne read as follows:
Don't get the wrong pig by the ear.
DR.. MATHEW JoHNs."
nashing the paper to the floor, Charlie
burst out,
1.-THE old swindler to cheat me odt OF
e5 in that way I'll come up with him =,
though. See if dan't pay him Of" So
he conlented himself with connecting II
scheme for vengeance in secret.
Three years pas ed away before Char
lie Horton finished his studies and re-
turned home. Meanwhile he had chang
ed greatly, an1 from smooth faced
strapping, with the merest suggestion 0
of mustache, he was now bearded like
the pard, and looked so different that his
own mother hardly knew him, But he
had not forgotten DR.. Johns, nor his
promised revenge.
1t was Saturday night when the stage
coach set Charlie Horton down at the
door of the illage inn at Honeyhurst
He gave false name to the landlord
and smoke cigar with him after sup
per, and inquired about the village, with
cut that tunctionary once suspected hi,
identity.
In course of the conversation Charlie
asked; "Who il was lived III that large
house with front garden, down the
street?"
That's DR.. John s. been here a good
many years; clever man. I'll introduce
you to him, if you wish. The Doctor and
are pretty good friends"
"Well," " slowly replied Charlie, as i
cons idering it, she ought to know hi'
danger. and it would be best 20 tell him
Ii may not be TO late vet"
And on they started down the street
toward the Doctors residence.
"Whst lid you say was his namep
asked Charlie, as they marched along
"Dr. Johns"
"Johns Johns, i" said Charlie, thought
fully; II knew fellow in Paris Charlie
Horton by name-who said he had stud.
led with DR.. Johns, an old man, aud
somewhat.of a character. | wonder i
your Doctor is the same man"
"To be sure he is" replied the Inn
keeper, II knew Charlie Horton well
lie went to France three or four year.
ago. So you know him, do ye7 Th'
Doctor will te doubly glad to see you /
you bring news from Charlie. lie though
great deal OF him"
BY this time they had reached thu
Doctors office, and he greeted the land
lord heartily, and looked Inquiringly a
the stranger.
The landlord introduced Charlie as DIR
} Holmes, and added that he brought new
J from Charlie Horton.
Al this Or. Johns was overjoyed, urg
ed the pseudo Holmes TO come in, and in
duired affectionalely about his old pupil
Conversation was carried on for an hour
WI on Charlie. looking the doctor earn
! estly in the face, said:
} "Dr. Johns, how is your health now2'
First rate, sir-frst rate. Never bet
ter in my life !" and he certainly looked
it.
"You don't find old age creeping on, d.
you, sir2" blandly inquired Charlie, bu
stil looking very intently into the Do c.
tors face,
"Well, little stifish in the joints nov
and then; 5ut-5ess you, sir-I can rid
! as many n, ftas and a a many h.,ura as