The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-01-26

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companion to the driver as the lat.
ter was about TO descend from his
seat sl'll open the door,
"nc did SO quickly, and in CON-
pliance with a quick and hasty ges
ture of bis hsnd \ sprang in, aud
after a word to the driver he fol.
lowed me and closed the door. The
coupe then whirled away at speed
that threatened to demollsh il, for
the streets in that locality were
anything but smooth. Sorapid WAS
the drive, that, in the imperfect
light, | soon lost ms reckoning, and
had no idea OF the direction in
which We were going. Au occa.
siona. treet.lamp flew by like a
streak oI tire, aud in a few moments
found We were getting Into a bet
ter lighted portion OF the city. /
had not thus far had distinct
view OF my companions face, aud
when he came to where the lights
were more frequent, he suddenly
pulled down both curtains, so that
We were ia almost perfect darkness,
and | could no, look out.
"'Excuse me DOCTOR be said in
u loud key, 50 rs To Ire heard above
the rum6Iing and ratllh,g OF the
coupe, sbut / have neuralgia, an,l
the light sends u pain iuto my
eyes,
"Then without giving ME time to
reply, he quickly added:
"'By-the-way, doctor, can n per.
sons be shot through the head aud
liver
"'Such eases frequently occur,
! replied. Are surgical services re
quired to.pightr
wYes.'
"'What is the nature of the in.
juryr
Bullet near the temple. 1t is
not necessarily fatalf
"'No; although | cannot say
anything with certainty till see
the patient. Is he consciousf
"'Yes, and suffering very much,
he replied, in lremnlous voice.
~ could see dim light upon the
curtaiu, but no ray penetrated TO
the interior OF the coupe, nor could
| catch the slightest glimpse OF any
object without. AS | pon,lered
upon The Case began to feel sus.
picious and appreheusive. ltbought
the man had acted strangely in
shutting out the light. Might moi
the story Of the neuralgia be fab
rication And might not the true
r. aSon Tor his action be that he did
not want me to sre where We were
going tot If no, might NOT some
harm be- intended mef There was
something my ysterious in the bear
lug OF the man, aud ! gradually ar
rived at the conviction that some
thing was wrong.
"TeD minutes had passed, when
the dim light shining upon The eur
tains withour suddenly vanished, as
rhongli rile street lamps had all been
extinguished in the twinkling Of
an eye. Soou alterwarl our speed
s'ackened, and finally the coupe
stopped. My companion imnedi.
ately opened the door on his side
of the vehicle and stepped out, say
ing:
".'Here we are, doctor. Please
follow me-
81 stepped ont and found that we
were In very lonely dark alley, in
what part'of the city had not the
faintest conception.
"This way, doctor. There may
not be moment to lose"
He opened u gate, and | could
hardly see the outline of his figure
as he led the way inlo an incl0sure
apparently at the rear of a barge
dwelling house. Around me were
dark objects like shrubbery, and the
air was laden with the perfume of
flowers could see nothing dis
tiuctly, but felt that my feet were
upon a gravel walk, aud | Inferred
that | was upon the grounds be-
longing to the residence OF soule
rich person.
"The gate closed behind me, and
! heard footsteps coming after us
Oh the gravel path. naturally
paused TO look round, when m,
companion gently taking my arm,
said:
"Come, doctor, you have no cause
for apprehension
"Sonewhat reassured, | accom-
panied him without further hesita.
tiop. On reaching the buildius, h,
pushed a door open and led me iu
perfect darkness through several
rooms, up a short flight OF stairs,
aud into hall that was softly carp.
eted. The hall was not lighted, but
a door that opened into u parlor
that stood sjar, aud dim light
sh0ne out.
"ln here,n he said in a low tone,
as we reached the door.
lie pushed 1t open, aud ushcred
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