The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-31
DOCTOR MACBRIDE.

DOCTOR MAcBRIDE.
 Dr. Eaeas Macbride was strong in comparative anatomy. and dissected ey- erything that came in his way. Ills dis- seeting-room was m the cour, yard Of the Palazza Carminali. Rome. But i, was upstairs in his library. and alone that :" Il Scazzese carried ou, his choicest manipulations, and made the more deli cate of his preparations of human muscles, arteries, veins and nerves. which. when completed, were displayed under glass shades on large table IF the cen- ire of the apartment. ltwas a, this Ia bic having JUS, finished the dissection of d very small hand-neyer mlnd 10 wh Il kind of creature the hand, while it was living one, had belonged that he was II suddenly occurred to him that le had exhausted his supply of coehineal with which to tinge the melted wax which ne proposed 10 inject on the morrow morn ing into the venous system of his" prepa- ratIon."
 Df. Eneas Maebride proceeded to the Eeii-known druggists shop kept by f4nciarotio, al the oerner Of the h'ia de Condotu. It was one of the largest and handsomest shops Tn Rome. He made his purchase and placed the packet of eechineal in a siae pocket.
 Say he suddenly exclaimed. paus. ing on the threshold T had forgotten something. You mus, make me up, If you please, that admirably efficacious sleeping draught with the secret of the formula of which only you and l are oognizant, and which has given ease to so many of my patients. Will you pre- pare Il tor me al once: l must take 1t with me-
 With pleasure, illustrissimo ed excel iennssimo dot,ore,' sad the apothecary as he hustled from Jar to Jar and bottle 10 bottle, pouring various ingredients into a glass vial. :. TIs a wonderful sleeping draught, to be sure have tried it on my wife. who, poor soul. en- dures agonies from the too,hache, and it never faIis in producing slumber. To be sure, had you not positively told me that the potion was quite harmless, 1 should have been afraid to use il: for the sleep which It brings about IS so deep and so long as to be really like the sleep of death.
 He had soon completed his task: and Dr. Mccbr,de, placing the vial Tn his side pocket with the cochineal, lett the fArmacia. He crossed the P.azzi di Spagna, in the dire c,lon of the college oi the Propaganda when. just as he reach- ed the spot where now IS ihe monument his path was crossed by tail man, who was wrapped in long broxn cloak. and ~ho wore his broad-happed hat slouched over his eyes.
 Its all very well for you to slouch your hat over your eyes. my friend,' said Dr. Macbride 10 himself; bu, l know tha, hat and cloak very well, or am grievously mistaken. They belong to the nameless man who lodges m one of the garrets at the PAlsxzi C4rminali. once nursed you through 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 tn at you are spadicino-a hired assassin.r
 Scarcely had be thus mentally express cd himself, when he heard, in a low voice behind him, the single word "Ee- colo :" "Here he is.7 And immediately he was seized from behind by strong arms, heavy cloak was thrown over hls head and he was lifted from the ground and carried some yards. Then he was thrust forward on wha, seemed to be some kind of bench or seat: the arms which had se'xed him had relaxed their grasp, door was slammed and he be- came aware that he was in rapidly mov- ing wheeled vehicle.
 Dr .Eaeas Macsride had in veri,y been kidnapped by two men, forcibly carried by them to 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 ivelies, interest by an individual who was clad in long brown cloak and who wore his hat sicuched over his eyes and who-there is now no indisoetion in saying it-was the name less man who lived in one of the garrets of the Palazzi Carminali and whose pro fessiou was conjectured to be that of an assassin fnr hire. And as he watched the carriage rapidly retreating into the shadows the nameless man was inRling some golden coins in his pocket and chuckling merrily.
 STen ducats," he ue6ected-" ten ducats only for pointing out the Signor Dostoge to them. And they have sworn not to do him any harm. Of course if they had wanted to harm him they would hare come to me; but would not have stabbed the Signos Dottore; no, not for hundEed ducatx. Let us go and drink bottle of Chianti.s
 While the nameiess man vas thus con- gratulasing himself on the successful re-