Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-15
DOCTOR NIACBRIDE.

upstairs, in his library, and alone that 81
Sc0ZZesen carried out his choicest manip-
ulatiOns. and made the more delicate OF
his preparations Of human muscles,
arteries, veins and nerves, which, when
completed. were displayed under glass
shades on a large table in the centre Of
the apartment. II was at this table, hay-
ing inst finished the dissection Of a very
small hand-never mind to what kind Of
creature the hand. while il was a living
one. had belOuged-that he was sitting
one evening in july. 1870. when il suddenly
occurred 10 him that be had exhausted his
supply Of cOchineal with which to tinge the
melted wax which be proposed TO inject
on the morrow morning into the VenOus
system Of his preparation"
DR.. Eneas Macbride proceeded 10 the
weil-knOwn druggists shop kept by Sig.
PanciarOttO, at the corner Of the Via de
COud0tti. II was one Of the largest and
handsOmest shops in Rome. He made his
purchase and placed the packet Of cOchi-
neal in a side pocket.
stay he suddenly exclaimed. pausing
on the threshold; II had forgotten some
thing. You must make me up, if YOU
please, that admirably eflicaciOus sleeping
draught with the secret Of the formula Of
which only you and / are cOgniZant, and
which has given ease TO so many Of my
patients. VIII you prepare it for me at
once: 1 must take it with me-"
"With pleasure, ulBStFiSSimO cd efcel-
leHtSSiaO DOttGre," said the apOthecary.
as he hustled from jar 10 jar and bottle to
bottle, pouring various ingredients into
glass vial. ''''FIs a wonderful sleeping
draught, to be sure. 1 have tried il on
my wife, who, poor soul, endures agOnies
from the tOOthache, and il never fails in
producing slumber. To be sure, had YOU
not positively told me that the potion was
quite harmless, I should have been afraid
% use it; for the sleep which il brings
about is so deep and so long as 90 be really
like the sleep of DEATH"
He had soon completed his task; and
DIR. Macbride, placing the vial in his side
pocket with the cOchineal, left the fdrmd-
eiH. He crossed the Piazza di Spagua, in
the direction of the College Of the PrOpa-
gauda; when, just as he had reached the
spot where now Is the monument, his path
was crossed by a tall man, who was
wrapped in a long, brown cleak. aud who
wore his brOud-dapped hat slOUcEed over
his eyes.
..Its all very well for you to SLOUGH your
hat over your eyes, my friend said Dr..
Mac5ride TO himself; "but I know that
hat and cloak very well, or am grievously
mistaken. They belong TO the nameless
man who lodges in one of the garrets at
the PalaZZi Carminali. IOnce nursed YOU
through a fever, my friend, and gave YOU
money to get your cloak out Of pawn.
don't think that you would do me any
harm. although folks do say that YOU are
a SD0daciHO-a hired assassin"
Scarcely had he thus mentally expressed
himself wher he heard, in low voice be-
hind him, the single word, "EccOlor'
'.Here he is" And Immediately he was
seized from behind by strong arms, a heavy
cloak was thrown over his head and he
was lifted from the ground and carried
some Yards. Then he was thrust forward
on to what seemed to be some kind of
bench or seat; the arms which had seized
him had relaxed their grasp. door was
slammed and he became aware that he
wus i'm a rapidly moving wheeled vehicle.
DIR. Fneas Macbride had in verify been
kidnapped by two men, fOrcibiy carried
By them to a coach, one Of the doors OF
which was standing wide, hUddled into
the vehicle and rapidly driven away. The
whole proceeding, indeed, had been
watched with the liyeliest interest by an
individual who was clad in a long brown
cloak, and who wore his hat slOuched over
his ewes and WhO-there is now no indis-
erection in saving twas the nameless
man who lived in one Of the garrets Of the
PalazzO Carminali, and whose profession
was cOnicctured to be that Of an assassin
for hire And as he watched the carriage
rapidly retreOting into the shadows the
uameess man was juggling some golden
coins in his pocket and chuckling mer-
rily.
Ten ducats," he refected-''t ducats
only for pointing out the SignOr DOttOre
to them. And they have sworn not to do
him any harm. OF course if they had
wanted to harm him they would have
come 20 me; but / would not have stabbed
the SignOr DOttOre: no, not for hundred
q Faf rrsr Irffa a nd ri
Chianti."
While the nameless man was thus con-
graduating himself on the successful re-
suit Of his exceptionally blOOdless nights
work. unseen hands had relieved DR..
-Eneas Macbride of the heavy cloak in
which he had been mutfied. and in which
he had been all but sUfiOcated. He sat
up. 20 fiud himself indeed in the interior
OF what was evidently a carriage belong
Ing % some person of rank. The blinds
We're closely drawn down. but a small
lamp hanging from the roof gave Suf-
ficieat light for him 20 see that the OppO-
site seat was occupied by two gentlemen
very richly dressed, but whose cOunte-
nances were wholly concealed by masks
of black silk, having deep fringes of the
same material. One Of the gentlemen
FASTENED to inform hIm that he must sub
NIT to have his eyes bandaged, as the per-
son into whose presence they were about
TO conduct him was a lady Of rank, whose
name aud place of abode il was impera-
lively necessary TO conceal. As he pulled
the bandage out of his pocket and pro-
ceeded very adrOitlytc adjust il to the doc
tors eyes his companion took occasion to
remark { lat he and the other gentleman
were fully armed, and should the doctor,
at this or any other stage of the proceed
ings, offer the slightest resistance 10 any
request which was pro1ered TO him, he
would be Immediately stabbed TO death.
Upon this admOnitiOn DR.. Eneas Mae
bride determined, like the canny scot he
was, to hold his tongue and see-when he
was permitted TO use his eyesight again
what came of it.
1t seemed to him that the carriage was
continually farming and zyas being driven
through a great variety CT streets, posi-
bly, with the view TO prevent his forming
any accurate idea as TO the part of the
city To which he was being conducted.
The coach at length stopped and the door
was opened for him. His two companions
took him each under one arHl, assisted him
TO alight and conducted him mp a narrow
staircase into room, where after mo-
ment's pause, the bandage vas removed
from his ewes. He found himself in a
small drawing room or bOUdOir, dimly
lighted by wax tapers and richly furn-
ished, although sheets and pieces Of
tapestry nttlL NEEE LlLuRf ON Ter sumo Oh TIE
chairs or placed in front of tae picture
frames as though for the purpose Of pre-
venting a stranger from too closely identi-
fving the contents a the room. There was
a flask Of wine on the table and one of the
gentlemen hlled a large bumper CT Nene-
nan glass and offered it to Dr. Mac
bride.
i want no wine,'' he said. coolly, sit
NAV be poison for augbt 1 know"
The gentleman who had offered him the
wine. and who was Yerytall and clad in
suit Of dark BIKE paduasoy, richly laced
with gold, for all reply pat the goblet 10
his lips and tossed of the contents at
draught. Then his comparison, who was
shorter and stOuter-nelther had removed
his mask-and who wore a green dOublet
and coat laced with silver, flied another
glass with wine and offered it 50 the doc
tor, saying:
You had better drink it. Remember
what ! told you in the carriage. Ne al
low no trifiing in this house; and, besides,
yOu have need TO nerve yOUrself'tor what
YOU have 20 dOn
Il don't like Dutch cOurager replied
DR.. MacbrIde, land am not used to DRAM
drinking to nerve me for my work. How
ever, as l have not the slightest wish to
have my throat cut, and you appear to be
prepared 10 cut itr'-bOth gentlemen nOdd-
ed their heads signifcantly-''at a mo-
ment's notice, if things do not 90 as you
wish them to go, will drink. And now"