Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-10-10
THE DOCTORS STORY.

all the houOfs thefc l was sent TO
Paris 70 finish ms medical education
under the care Of famous French sur
geon living and practising in that gay
city.
1T was during my wildcat period
am sorry % have 20 confess, when
one night paid my first visit 10 a
gambling house-and the last for the
experience ! had taught me much
needed lesson and satisfied my curlos.
ity forever ia that line.
The house in which ( was intro.
dueed By supposed friend was gorge.
ously arrgyed and great game Of
roggs-si.uotr Was going ON and which
knew no, the first thing about
"Bni with a young mans cOneelt in
creased by the wine which flowed free
and freely found place at the table
and, instructed By my companion com.
meneed betting
With greenhorn's luck ! kept win.
Ming and doubling the. stakes IN spite
Of my guides endcayors 20 make me
quit wilh shat had before ms good
fortune charged soon the other play.
crs Ni,adrew from the game leaving
me alone against thr baak. Tho play
hal brcoHs Intensely exciting and /
was the cea,a o., an eyes Ms com.
paniou | l..a offended by refusing
bnsriiy hit advice - stop. ~ he would
speak 40 ,uage- o. friendly terms for
which ne.gGcr cared nor thought
"A great pi.e 81 gold lay before inc
on the table stacked against the banks
Tor tho las, decided throw.
~ ! wen tbs bank was broken
VIII ms !og.'s lack dil via.
The game was over and my pockets
hg.ged with ihc!s load ~ yellow French
coins swep, .aio them wlthUU, count
iHg.
Then most vine from the polite
and .mll!gg keeper and my head swan
and things danced roaiuscdiy around
nc
II rrmeH Ugr somc one offering to
help ne and saying | shouldn't risk
being murdered and robbed hy going
home and telling ne ! could have a
bed !u tia; house who're could slccp
od my wis. and excitement and be
perfectly sate :iil daylight protected
NE
4 remember, tns shaking his hand
nul yuwsre eternal sicndshlpand. arm
in arp. eoiug with him 10 room up
stairs and geliing into d bed mud hcar.
Ing him wish mo Il igH sair Monsieur.
and then softly close the door and
leave inc.
4 mist have iRllen asleep tmmc.
diate.y ana .,umheroi not long. when
] awokc lhoagh ny head icii weak
u WAS C,gar Gnd In d few minutes
came % mS.c.i = BIT and lay there try
Ing 10 iblns u ull was dream or
reality
Tile room wAs handsomely furnished
and lighted ay @ gss !et turned rather
low.
"a picture hang or The vail 1t tho
foot Of the bed. which began 20 no.
i!cs had f9ir high posts reaching 70
the ceiling and holding some sort Of
TOP canopy extending over tho whole
with short curtains ai the sides.
The piCtare which was watching
lisiicssly w0s o figure Of an old soldier
standing grimly stern and straight.
gazing too At me. After whilo
rot tired ~ the old fellow and shut
my eyes. Whom opened them after
some minn.es half doing my grim
scutincrs bat had disappeared. That
seemed strange and closed my eyes
again. When looked the old chaps
head was gone,
81 lay pulling over the affair and
wondering II my head was 10 be de-
pended on yet until. 20 make sure, |
stepped from the bed TO the floor.
The first thing that struck mo was
That the canopy top Of my bed looked
queer II seemed lower and the four
posts holding It seemed 10 have
pierced through it's corners and into
the ceiling above While was trying
70 understand saw between the can
opy and the ceiling glistening, long
thick iron rod, apparently groovcd
h6o an immense screw, and twisting
80 noiselessly and slowly as to be
scarcely pcrceptible.
AT once IL flashed on me that was
~ peril Of some kind. and though
oadly startled managed 20 avoid
making noise. while tried 10 COM
prehend what dcviltry was going on.
Soon ! saw through Il all. The
canopy was bogus--merely hiding O
SOFT mattress, or something, which was
oelng forced gradually down by the
screw worked from tho room above,
ana was intended TO catch and smother
whoever slept on tho bed, after win
ning the e0mblers' gold and being
druggcd with their wine, like myself.
Judging from tho movements the
screw was making, | calculated a hall
hour must intervene ere my murdcrers
would pay me providing
didn't bring an attack sooner by alarm.
ing thom.
without sound | got window
open and razed out in the darkness.
Inc wind was blowing and rattlinl
shutters, and might prevent the noise