Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-30

had better drink it. Remember what
| told YOU in the carriage. We allow
no trifing in this house; and, besides,
you have need TO nerve yourself for
what you have TO do"
Il don't like Dutch cOuraget' re-
piled DR.. Macbride, land am not used
to dram drinking to nerve me for my
work. However, as | have not the
| slightest wish to have my throat cut,
and YOU appear to be prepared to cut
it"-both gentlemen nodded their heads
signifcantly-''at moments notice,
if things do not 60 as you wish them
to go, | will drink. And now" he
resumed, after a very moderate pota-
ton, what is it that you desire me
to dor
ITO perform = surgical operation"
"Wheng
This instant"
"Where2'
You shall See"
AS the taller of the two masked men
made this reply, he took the Doctor
by the arm and led him forward The
shorter person lifted a heavy velvet
curtain yelling an open portal, and
the three passed into vast bed-chan-
Der Here everything in the way of
furniture, and even the ceiling and
the curtains and the Counterpart of a
huge four-post bed in the center of the
room. had been shrOuded i'll white
s!eeting. At the foot of the bed there
sat, or rather there was half -reclining
in large chair covered with crimson
velvet, a young lady-she could be
scarcely more than 19-exceedingly
beautiful, and with golden hair that
ripped over her shoulders Her hands
were tightly clasped, and she was
deathly pale. She was clad in n long,
loosely flowing undress robe of some
white, silky material; and DIR. Mac
bride could see that her LITTLE feet were
bare.
"You sec this woman-this most
guilty and unhappy woman?' said in
a harsh Voice tho taller of the two gen
tlemen. "She has disgraced the noble
family to which she belongs, and IL is
necessary that she should be deprived
of life. Here is case of lancets, and
you will Instantly proceed to bleed
her to death "
che is prepared to submit to her
fate, added the shorter gentleman in
green and silver, land you will make
the greatest possible expedition. |
need scarcely say that you will be
amply recompensed for your pains"
Il will do no such horrible and I'M
manly thing" cried Dr. Aneas Mac
bride do you think that |, a physi-
clan, whose bounded duty is to do
everything that he possibly can to
save human life-be it that of the
new born infant or of the dotard of 80
would consent to put to cruel death
poor lady who should be enjoying
all the happiness that earth can give2
Do your butchery work yourself; I'll
have no hand in it.
ut is precisely" replied the latter
| gentleman, because we are DESTROYS
that this Indispensable work should
not be done in butcherly manner
that we have brought you here. You
are known TO be the skillfulest sur
geOn in Rome, and you will perform
the operation at once by opening the
veins in her ankles; if YOU refuse, |
swear that | and my bro"-he check
ed himself before he could wholly pro
lI'uhiI blc WIN bIoIlI'N NY
companion will fall on you with our
poniards and hack you to death.
DO their bidding" said, in a low,
faint voice the young lady in the arm
char
"Do hear aright2" said the doc
tor.
You do" resumed the lady. "Do
their bidding, or you will incur a
fate as dreadful as nay own"
DR.. Eneas Macbridge appeared to
hesitate for moment; then he said,
Il will do your will, and may heaven
forgive me for yielulng to you! But
| must have vessel, a large vessel of
warm water"
That shall be at once procured"
replied the taller of the masked men,
leaving the room You will reme.l-
Der that DR. -Eneas Macbride was
also tall Of stature. He bent over the
reclining lady and whispered some
thing TO her.
Il have told her." lie said, drawing
himself up to his full heigth that |
will not hurt her much
Presently two fenale attendants,
each closely masked, entered the room,
carrying between them Il large silver
tub full of warm water This vessel
they placed before the young lady,
who, without a word, immerged her
feet in the water. Then DR. Mac
bridge, once more bending over the
victim, smoothed the hair on her fore
head, and feeling her pulse, knelt
lancet in hand, by the side of the sill
yer foot bath. He rose, looked in the
vlctl as face, choose fresh lancet,
and knelt again by the size of the foot
bath. The water was nov deeply
diScolored. Ere long it was complete
ly CRIMSON.
Bring another bath---a tuba
bucket = what will you W said the
Doctor, land more warm water "
Then he continued, hastily holding
his wrists around the ankels of the
patient while the first foot bath was
taken away and another substituted
for it. This will finish the work"
How she hleeds - SAID the tall man,
who, with folded arms. WAS watching
the scene. The young lady had fallen
back In her chair, her arms hanging
loosely by her side.
cue is iilSSuSlOle. Salu the shorter
of the masked men.
''She is deadn said Dr. Eueas Mac
bride, solemnly.
How she bled y repeated the short
err of the two masked men.
She will bleed no more" said DR..
Macbride. And now let ME ask you
| what you intend to do with the evil
deuce of your, aud may almost say
my guiltf How do you intend to DIS
pose of the corpse9"
Put it into sack full of stones
and sink it in the Tber, muttered the
taller gentleman.
At the risk of the sack rotting, the
weights becoming disengaged from
the body. ana of the corpse floating,
or of being washed on shore aud the
featur recognized"
Bury 1t in the garden" suggested
the shorter man.
1T is still dangerous" resumed the
doctor THE hOdies Of huria6 Dannla