Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20

| Win wine ana Ouered ~ 10 the doctor,
saying. "You had better drink IT, Re
member what / told you in the carriage
We allow no triiling in this house; and,
besides, you have need TO nerve your
self for what you have - do"
IL don't like Dutch courager re-
piled DIR. Macbride, "and an not used
To dram-drinking TO nerve me for my
work. However, rs / have not the
slightest wish TO have my throat cut,
and you appear 10 be prepared to cut
it'-bOth gentlemen nodded their heads
signiiicantly-''ata moments notice, if
things do not 90 rs you wish them to
90. | will drink. "And now" he re-
sumed, after n very moderate potation.
"what Is IL that you desire ms to do?n
ITO perform a surgical operation"
This instant"
"Whose?"
You shall see"
As the taller of tho two masked men
made this reply, he took the doctor by
tho arm and led him forward. The
shorter person lifted heavy velvet
yelling an open portal, and the three
/ passed into a vast ed-chambcr Here
everything in the way OF furniture. and
even the ceiling aud the curtains and
tho Counterpart of huge four-post bed
In the center OF the room, had been
shrouded in white sheetiug. At the
foot OF the bed there sat, or rather there
was half-reclning in large chair COW
| cred with crimson velvet, young lady
she could not scarcely been more than
nineteen exceedingly beautiful, and
with golden hair that rippled over her
shoulders. He hands were tightly
clasped, and she was deathlv pale.
Size was clad in n long. loosely flowing
undress robe of some white, silky ma
terial; and DIR. Macbride could see that
her little feet were bare.
You see this woman-this most
| guilty and unhappy woman" said i'm n
harsh voice the taller of the two gentle
men. "She has disgraced the noble
family 20 which she belongs, and il is
necessary that she should be- depriv we'd
Of life. Here is n case of lancets. and
you will instantly proceed to bleed her
To- death"
"Sho is prepared to submit to her
fate, added the shorter gentleman in
green and silver. "and YOU will make
the greatest possible expedition. I
need scarcely say that you will be am
/ ply rccompensed for your pains"
Il will do no such horrible and I'M
| manly thing cried DIR. Eneas Mac
bride. do YOU think that /. n phv-
siciar, whose bounden duty Is to do ev-
erything that he possibly can to save
human life be il that of the newborn
infant or Of the dotard Of ninety
would consent 10 put to n cruel death n
/ poor lady who should be enjoying all
the happiness that earth can giveP Do
your butchery work yourself; I'll have
no hand in Il. II"
! " IL 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 he the skill fullest surgeon in
Rome. and you will perform the opera
ton at once by opening the veins in her
ankles II YOU refuse. / swear that and
my bro'-he checked himself before
he could wholly pronounce the word
brother'-''my 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
chair
DO | hear A;igh;P" said the doctor.
You dO"' resumed the lady. "Do
their bidding. or you will ircur a fate
rs dreadful rs ms own"
DIR. Kneas Macbride appeared TO hes.
itatc Tor moment: then he said. II
will do your will, and may Heaven for
give me for yielding toyoui 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 re-
member that DIR. Eneas NIacbride was
also tall of stature. lie bent over the
reclining lady and whispered something
To her. Q
IL have told her." he said. drawing
himself up to his full height, that I
will not hurt her much"
Presently two female attendants
each closely masked. entered the room,
carrying between them n large silver
tuO null OF warm water This vessel
they placed before the young LADY
who. without word, Immersed her
feet in the water. Then DIR. Macbride
once more bending over the victim
smoothing the hair ON her forehead
and feeling her pulse, knelt lancet IN
hand by the side Of the silver foot-batb
lie rose, looked in the victims face
chose fresh lancet, and knelt AGAIN nv
! the side OF the foot-bath. The water
was now deeply discolored. Ere lono
II was completely crimson.
bring another bath "A tuh-s
bucket what you willr' said the doc.
: tor. and more warm waterr' iTher
5 he continued. hastily holding hi.
wrists around tho ankles of the pa;ient
( while the first foot-bath was taken AVA
1 and another substituted for IL: chi.
. will finish the work"
! "How she bleedsi" said the tall man
: who. with folded arms. was watchinc
the scene. The young lady had fallef
back in her chair. her arms hanging
Z loosely.
''She is insensibler' said the shorte,
, Of the masked men.
''She Is dcadr' said DIR. Eneas Mac
= bride. solemuly.
, ''How she bled!" repeated thu
, shorter of the two masked men.
''She will bleed no more" said DIR
= Macbride. ..And now lot me ask yor
what you intend to do with the evidences
OF your. and l may almost say nv
gu lt' How do you intend to dispose
: OF the corpse?"
Put il into a sack full Of stones and
sink it in the Tiber." muttered the
taller gentleman.
AT the risk Of the sack rotting. the
weights becoming disengAged from the