Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-27


toon saw. by the rays from a dim street
lamp aud the HIGHT from the drug storc
Window. q man dash across the street,
rlrht through the mud, and plnnga ma,iiy
into the drug store.
When saw ihi. folt Satisfied that u
was oil explained quite or we'll ~ II was
20 return aud ak puo ions
'anmr pcIs9n In the nclghborhopd Is Ger.
taihif sick aud thls man u after mcf.clne
or after q doctor
With snch a thought ! tiled 20 throw
inside the intiiiont Suoh occurrences aru
N frequent ~ The tiiy that one comes 70
give them yefy liiile motr than passing
nuticr.
! ihcrefoW continued On 20 my house.
aud bstDok myself at ones 10 my nom. yet
somehow an Irresistible iares seemed 10 h.
holding me. ] moved alouly and Win at
apparent spirit of ifraoluti.u
I threw 81 ms wet coat, and then fonlik.
Ink considerable disiress in my stomach I
roncludel 10 take some medicine forth.
With
Turning q little water into a glass and
taking cot ~ M, pocket the small vial
had received from the drug clerk counted
out iusi ma even i've drops.
rpmrmlsr this disiln1ly, Tor some
thing prompted me 10 u,tiion, and cuuud
al the drops three timts from bottle TO
Rlas-.
And yet. notwithstanding this careful.
no., and that never before in my lie de- 4
believe myself 10 have icen guilty Of
taking a dose ~ inedicine without lrst,
aud ihoughtfully. looking NJ tho Label.
silil nn this ocslision ! clearly have u In
mind that did not take this prccantion.
We'll ! snud beside my table slowly
stirring the noil mixture with lead pencil
preparatos ~ taking u ,lown." whom 1
heard rapid foutfaiis approaching tho
street door, and q secnni later the bell WIS
violently and continuously mng.
Ny flfsi impulse was 10 quietly swallow
the drnught and then ~ down 60 the door.
but the slino unseen hand that bad. 70.
stuiucd mo since the a1rishtcl cries iu.fze
street still held u, power. and the glas,
was not ralsed 10 my lips
Ding ling Hug ling ling ling echo,si the
hell without interruption, and When
Opened The door Wild eyed. mad bsspai.
tered, aud generally dlshcvcled man gasped
outi
"Iave-havc you taken It's For
Gods-sake -wh--what- hnvc-you done
-with--that- that-m mc,licinein
II then flashed upon my mind who tho
person was, though ! at int took him 60
BE- ,n escaped luuatic.
'ls that YOU, Charlloi WHAT the mat.
terri I'askcd, silll not quite understanding
what he moant-ior | did not think OF tue
medicine
''Tcll me, quick he answered. clutch.
Ing me hy the arm aad looking Wildly into
my eyes. "liayr-yo takun-th ni-me,li.
oinr-l gnyc-y op-whrn you were at
---the -tofew
No" said 7, now cunprchending fully
~ was Just going to take Il when you
pulled my hell"
THANK God'' he aid, aud then collapsed
IN heap at my feei.
Ipickod the poorfellow up and was about
o. call for some u The peoplo IN the housa
Shcn he recovered himself. aud with my
nssistancu he Cawlad slowly up To- my
warm aud comfortable room.
After a n.st ffom the terrible strain he
had undergone be- gave mo bis experience
something like This
you had hot loft the store very long b.,
foru commenced 10 fs.el ngltatr1 aud ncr.
yOls over something. fur some little I.s.
fiud ! could not lhink what II wns that 10
annoyed me, until finally my thoughts
dflnsd toward you and the madeleine had
Put up AZ your roqur-l. h.norr lpondur,
cl this over ~ my uiiihl iutt ihat much
morr did len consinsed thnt ii.si made
a mistake. than rvmcmb.rcd of hearing
you any that few drops " the acid hrlpI
you morn thnh anything else. aud II q,
once came upon uie that You had callcdfor
hydfDchlnfie hcld lnstchi u hJtlnoyanle
neid.-ilie medicine gave you.
II knew that hytlrocyanic acid was a
deadly poison In the do.c you spoke Of tax.
Ing. and l almost lo~t my acii.ss when the
full reality of my eTror lsrcame evident. !
cannot irgin 10 tel you how felt or how
] have felt all through tho matter until
now.
II knew that tho moment you took THAI
melicine yun were heyoni all help. Tor Il
acts nlmust Instantly aud very certainly.
Yet how was to prevent ~
u lint rang up the iirni. but could gct
no rcsronse' ! wHhtrl To learn 81 your
residence. ~ that could go there At once.
II then rang al the next drug store,
you might have stoppei there.
"Evory moment 1 was getting wilder, a.
a realisation grew upon mo that iu} mis-.
take certainly meant your death, uulc.s
mesurss' were very quickly intsrposcd to
prevent.
"l'unning back 10 the store lmmell
uioly called up the chief Of lollce, gave him
your name, and quickly detailed the events
to him.
II s0on had word over thu line that your
former rcsidenon was found. but that YOU
had moved lately. and Il seemed that no
one knrw exactly whcnc.
"-lttcr ringing about all the phones In
HE oiiy-so u appeared tomr-it was finnl
" nsccrtaiuod tiat you lived On Williams
'neet though the exact number was still
unknown.
"We rang mp all the drug stores on or
near Williams strcct, hut they did not
know your number and Ind not seen you.
III sccins that a fearful long time wns
Ia trying 10 obtain some inkling
N your place Of residence, aud In the mean.
hnr the agony was suffering was some
hing terrible. Every few minutes would
fing up the chief VI police, until l,iiess he
.houRht certainly was crazy Hut your
No dei'on'icd upon everything aud could
not b. calm,
FINALLY word was sent ne that squad
u police had been sent In William. street
u intessept any cab, and at the same tino
~ make dillgent search Tor your quarter.
1T dashed upon me At that momrnt that
you might Yet lie In some drug store on
his side Of the city. ! sent this theory "a
Ihc chief, aud he NJ once tclephone.i ~
',cry storu he could reach
TN few minutra-l was hanging trcm.
bling onto the 'phono-l was callcd aud
noiined that RESPONSES had COME la from
several places saying that you had beon
.hefe, but had lclt a short tluie bufurc.
Ihis Intelligence gave me some ease, for
BY u kncw TINT you were SIN alive, aud .
= tho police patrol u Williams street only .
sepi their eyes open--nsldu from rcaohins
Tao loint IN tune yon would undoubtedly
Jet rscnpe she polsnuous dose.
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