The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-07

eneu py iouu KNOCK at my front Office door,
/ asked what was wanted. The answer
came that man had been badly hurt, and
required my presence at once. After light
ing candle the door was opened, and in
stepped two gentlemen, both well dressed,
and both indicating by their faces that their
education had been in nowise neglected.
In fact they were eastern born and eastern
bred
The spokesman, who was the taller of the
two, aud who, by the way, was a splendid
type of manhood, urged upon me the neces
sty of being somewhat in hurry about
my preparation; for said he, you must 90
with us. for we have long ride to take be-
fore morn:ng.'n The doctor demarred at
going at all, and said 1t was certainly very
strange proceeding to ask man so years OF
age TO so out on such night, and especially
with two men of whom he knew nothing
whatever.
SIT doesn't make particle of difference
who we are, what we are, or whore we are
FROM remarked the tall stranger. You
have got to go with us, and the quicker you
make up your mind the pleasanter 1t will be
for all concerned
'sHow was the man hurt?" inquired the
doctor.
HE was shot," was the answer.
Arguments based on the age and health of
physicians were of no avail, and so it came
that hurried preparations were made, and
the party were out in the cool, damp air of
the night. 1t took but few moments for
the strangers to find their horses, aud to
point out splendid big chestnut, whose
every motion and form proved him TO be
thoroughbred, as the animal upon which
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known journey.
"That is your horse, DOCTOR" said the
stranger. He is a good one and as sure
footed as any man in Arizona. You need
never be afraid of him for a moment; he's
as gentle as a ktten.'
Into the saddle went the now thoroughly
mystified man of medicine, and the two
strangers mounted two horses nearly, ii not
quite, the equals of the chestnut stallion.
The party bad ha -dly got clear of the few
midnight lamps at Williams when g halt was
called, and our NJ, ID. was informed that it
would he necessary to blndfoid him, as his
companions had no idea Of allowing him the
fantest conception of the direction in which
the trio were travelling.
The doctor, of course, objected to this
kind of treatment, but he was quickly voted
down aud compelled to submit himself so
the inevitable A sack which one of the
party carried was quickly drawn over his
head, and then they were again ready to adj
vance.
The horses were given the spur with the
admonition to the doctor to ''giye him a free
rein,' and away the band dashed On they
rode, hour after hour, up hill and down hill,
now crossing narrow stream, now a broad
er one, into and across arroyas, through
what seemed to be dense forests, and out
again on the sandy plains, never once stop
ping, not even speaking loud word, the
whole idea being bent on the early arrival
at some specified point. Night began to
break into morning and morning into broad
er day; the sun came up in all its western
splendor, and yet our travellers never ouce
spoke of stopping. II must have been s
O'Clock, when all at once the rein of the
chestnut stallion was grasped and halt
called. Aud now for the first time since
midnight DR.. Bishop was allowed to look
around him, his forced blindness having
been removed by his guides
They had halted immediately in front Of
stnali, but nea' appearing, log honse, the
door Of which stood o,ep. Only three pAs-
SOFAS wtr- in sight, tiie Twa strangers, con-
panicns in the uishts ride, ard another
maII whom tts deetuF had aot seen btfars.
tfo down to the bio4k doctor, take i drink
OF water aud refreshing bath, aud 5y that
time breakfast will be ready
Il did as Directed said the doctor, "and
don't be ieve there is another such stream
of water in Arizona / can assure you 1t
was to me the grandest bath ever took
As yet the surgeon had not seen his pa
tient, but breakfast was soon disposed Of,
the bacon and beans being deyoured with a
relish, and then the patient vas disclosed
lying upon pile Of Navajo blankets in one
corner of the log blilding.
He must have been man so years of
aye, black hair, black eyes, and fully six feet
tall, and heavy set in proportion, but every
pound of weight seemed To be muscle,' said
DR.. Bishop. II knelt down beside him and
found that the wound was Immediately over
the heart and that it had been made by q
large-sized revolver
The preliminary examination and few
questions elected the fact that although As
calibre ball was still Inside, yet it was by no
means dangerous. The ball was probed for
aud extracted, the patient never uttering
complaint The wound was bandaged up,
and application prepared for its dressing,
and the surgeons mission was ended. All
day and the first part of the evening was
spent at the camp, and then the horses were
again saddled, and the ride homeward was
only repetition OF the night before, includ-
ing the blindfolding of the doctor.
'sWe arrived in Williams at a. M, before
anybody was moving" said DIR. Bishop,
''and I was landed in my little. home here
none the worse for my thirty-six hours ex-
perience The tall stranger, without asking
me as to nv charges, Immediately counted
out $50, and, handing it TO me, remarked
that they were little hard up just now, but
would pay Inc fully in a short iime.'
The doctor went on to state that the
strangest part of the whole affair happened
only few days ago. 'sThe wounded man
came over TO my Office just before the train
pulled out, and laying 800 on my desk, re-
marked that / ought to consider myself
paid. Rushing out he just caught the train,
and that is the last l nave ever heard Of any
of the trior