The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-20

PoSsioiy aiioW you TO 20 on. I'll 70 out
and put up your horse.
Blake entered no objections. The man
went out, put up the horse and soon re.
turned with u log of wood "The more
fire we have the more cheerful it will be"
he explained. "Out prospecting?" he
asked.
mo" Blake answered
on?' ' '''''' IVA
"No."
"How long do you expect to remain in
these parts?"
81 don't know"
The old woman mumbed something
to herself, and then, with grating croak,
said
"lle don't'pear willin to tell much about
hisset. Some folks is mighty curtis thater
way"
"Never mind, Moll," the host quickly
responded. at amt quite time for Won to
put in except in the way OF getting us n
bite to cal"
She arose, without replying, and began
her hasty preparations for supper.
1T Is dull time OF year with u.s." said
the host. at has been about two weeks
since our last boarder lett. But | reckon
business will pearten up little when the
fishing season opens. +"
Blake paid no attention, except when
some sharp and unexpected note in the
old mans voice produced tingling OF the
nerves.
Shortly after supper Blake declared his
readiness to 20 to bed. lie was shown
into sort OF a shed room, separated by
thin partition from the room which he had
just quilted.
The old man placed sputtcring candle
on the hearth, and expressing his hope
that his guest would pass quiet and
peaceable night, withdrew.
Blake lay unable to sleep. Once the
sputtering candle caused him to spring up
in bed. Suddenly his ears, extremely sen.
sitive with his nervousness, caught the
sound OF q whispered conversation.
at won't do TO shed blood" said the
old man. at won't do, for we made a
mighty narrow escape the last time. It's
impossible TO get blood stains out Of the
house. We can't resk nuthin' either"
81 bTevo them saddle-bags of his air
full NV money" the bag replied.
81 don't doubt that and we've got to
have it,"
GLOW air you goin' ter git it?"
''Poison him."
GLOW air you goin' ter pizen him? Thar
amt speck NV pizen on the place"
"Where is that morphine?"
up thar in the bottle, but will that fix
him?"
eyes"
How are you going to dor"
81 am going to make him take il"
Then there occurred whispering OF
which Blake caught the following words
Think that's ernutI2" the woman asked.
"Its nearly a spoonful. Enough TO
make five men sleep through eternity"
a moment later the host entered Blako's
room. His manner was free from en-
barrassment In one hand he held n
glass containing water.
stranger, | don't want to disturb yon,
but II occurred 10 me just now that YOU
looked rs II you might be going TO have a
spell OF sickness, so i thought ! would
bring you some medicine. am willing to
help man, but don't want him TO be
sick on my hands. am doctor, but |
don't propose TO keep n hospital"
Suppose / refuse 10 take the medicine?"
Then you'll put mo to the trouble Of
pouring II down you, that's all. / am q
mighty gentle sort OF fellow as long as
everything goes on all right, but il hitch
occurs why | am rs rough rs a swamp
oak"
care you sure the medicine will not
hurt me?'
"lIurt youl Why, II will do you good. 4"
Blake drank the contents OF tbs glass.
The host smiled, bowed aud withdrew.
Then there followed another whispered
conversation between them.
Tuck 1t all right, did he?"
Like a lamb. He'll be all right In a
half hour"
During fifteen or twenty minutes Blake
lay quietly in bed. Then he got up.
dressed himself noislessly, arranged the
bed covers to resemble the form OF man,
took his saddle-bdgs. stepped out at back
door, went 10 the stable, siddled his horse,
mounted aud rode 10 a window and looked
into tho room which he had occupied.
Cattle were tr,mping about the yard and
the noise made by the horse attracted no
attention. lie took n position 80 that he
could, unobsorvcd, sec all that passed
within the room. The doctor" aud the
old woman soon entered.
"whar is his sadde.bags?" the woman
asked.
"Undor his head, reckon. Snatch oil
the covers"
The old woman pulled of the covers and
uttered cry Of surprise. Blake tapped
on tho window glass.
"Say. Doc" lie called, "bring me the
rest OF that morphine. You sec, have
been a morphine eater for q number OF
years, but am trying 10 quit Your dose
came In pretty handy. for Twas In bad
fix. am all right now, and am much
obliged 10 you. Good night"
less than n week from that timo the
doctor" aud his vito were In jail charged
with the murder Of a traveller. They were
hanged at Grocnyille last September.
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