Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-15
Docroh MAcBkIDE.
George Augustus sala in Bow Bells


parative anatomy, and desicated everything
that came in his way. His dissecting room
was in the courtyard Of the Palazzo Garmin.
ali, Rome But it was up stairs IN his library
and alone that III Scpzzetr carried out his
choicest manipuhtions, and made the more
delicate of his preparations" of human
muscles, arteries, veins and nerves. which,
when completed. were displayed under glass
shades on large table in the center of the
apartment 1t was at this table, having just
finished the dessicatiOn Of a very small hand
never mind to what kind Of a creature the
hand, while it was living one, had belonged
that he WAS sitting one evening in July,
1715, when it suddenly occurred TO him that
he had exhausted his supply Of cochineal with
which to tinge the melted wax which be pro-
possd to inject on the moY1vv morning into
the venous system of his preparation
| DR. 4Fneas Macbride proceeded to the
well known druggists shop kept by Sig. Pan
ciaroto, at the corner Of the Via de Condotti
1t was one of the largest and handsomest
sho;s i'm Rome. He made his pnrchase and
placed the packet Of cochineal in side
pocket L-1-
STAY" he suddenly exclaimed, pausing ON
the threshold; Il had forgotten something.
admirably efiicacious sleeping draught with
the secret Of the formula Of which only you
and are cognizant, and which has given
ease 10 so many Of my patients. Will you
prepare it fof ,ne at onceg l must take it
with me-
with pleasure, illustrissimo ed excellent
issimo dottore, said the apothecary, as he
hustled from jar to jar and bottle to bottle,
"'Tis a wonderful sleeping draught to he
sure. have tried it ON my wife, who, poor
soul, endures agonis from the tootlRclse, and
it never fails in producing slumber To be
sure, had you not positively told me that the
potion was quite harmless / should have been
afraid TO use it; for the sleep which it brings
about liz 80 deep and 20. long as to be really
like the sleep of death"
He had soon completed his task and DIR.
Macbride, placing the vial in his side-rr,cket
with the cochineal, left the faI1nacia. He
crossed the Piazza de Spagna, in the direc-
ton Of the college Of the Propaganda; when,
just as he reached the spot where now is the
monument, his path was crossed by tall
man, who WIS wrapped in a long black cloak,
and wore his broad tapped hat slouched over
his eyes.
4Its all very well for-you to SLOUGH youi
hat over your eyes, my friend" said Dr.
Macbridc to himself; "but / know that hat
and cloak very well or am grievously mis-
taken. They lelong to the harmless man
who lodges in one of the garTets of the
Palazzo Carminali. l once nursed you
through fever, my friend, and saSse you
money TO get your cloakout OF pawn.
don't think that you would do me any harm,
although folks say that you are spadacino
"a hired assassin"
Scarcely had he thus mentally expressed
himself when he heard, in q low voice behind
him, the single word. "Eccolo." Here he is,1
And Immediately he was seized from behind
by strong arms, heavy cloak was thrown
over his head, and he was lifted from the
ground and carried some yards. Then be
was thrust forward on to what seemed to he
some kind II bench or seat; the arms which
had seized him had relaxed their grasp, a
door was slammed and he became aware that
he was in a rapidly moving wheeled vehicle.
DIR. -Eneas Macbride had in verify been
kidnapped by two men, forcibly carried by
them 10 coach one of the doors of which
was standing wide, huddled into the vehicle
and rapidly driven away. The whole pro-
ceeding. indeed. bad been watched with in
tercst by an individual who wns clad in a
long, brown cloak, and who-there is now no
indiscretion in saying it-was the nameless |
man who lived in one Of the gairets of the
Palazzo Carminali and whose profession was
onjectured to be that Of an assassin for |
hire. As he watched the carriage rapidly re- |
treating into the shadows, the nameless man |
was jingling some golden coins in his pocket |
and chuckling merrily.
Ten ducats," he reflected-"ten 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 70
harm him they would have come to me but |
would not have stabbed the Signor Dottore;
no. not for 100 ducats. Let us go and drink
bottle of Chanti"
While the nameless man was thus congratu-
ating himself ON the successful result of his
bloodless nights work, unseen
lands had relieved DR. Fneas Macbride of
he heavy cloak in which ne had been mutiied,
md in which he had been all but suffocated
lie set up to find himself indeed i'm the in
erior OF what was evidently a carriage be
onging to some person of rank. The blinds
we're closely drawn down, but small
amp hanging from the roof gave suf
icient light for him 10 see that the
opposite seat was occupied by two gentle
men very richly dressed. but whose cointe-
lancss were wholly concealed by masks Of
lack silk, having deep fringes OF the same
Material. One OF the gcntlemen hastened to
nform him that he must submit to have his
yes bandaged, as the person into whose pres
nee they were about 10 conduct him was a
ady Of rank whose name and place of abode
I was imperatively necessary to conceal As
re pulled the bandage out Of his poke, and
,rcceeded very adroitly to adjust it to the
octor's eyes his companion took occasion to
emark that be and the other gentleman were
ully armed and should the doctor at this or
my other stage of the proceedings, offer the
he slightest resistance TO any request which
vas proffered 10 him, he would lie inmedi-
tely stabbed to death. Upon this admoni-
ion DR. 1Eneas ridsdetermined Ike the
amy Scotch le was, to1pld = tongue and
ee-when he was permitted TO use his eye
ight again-what came Of it,
IL seemed to him that the carriage was
turning and was being driven
trough great variety Of streets, possibly
nth tho view b prevent his forming any &C
urnte idta as to the part Of the city to which
e was being conducted The coach at
myth stopped and the door was opened for
i'm. His two companions took him each I'M
er one arm, assisted him to alight and con-
,icted him up a marrow staircase into a | .
nom, where. after a moments pause, the 1
andage was removed from his eyes He |
and himself in a small drawing room or
oudoir. dinsly lighted 10y wax tapers
nd richly furnished, although sheets
nd pieces of tapestry had been
irown over some Of the chairs or