Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-06-11
A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

Ii was several days before the young
physician who had rescued Dan Riggs
by from the waters of Drywood would
permit INN to leave the room.
You are my first patient, he said to
Dan with smile land | am too jeal-
ous of my reputation as physician TO
allow you to make yourself worse by
gong out before you are In "A condition
to do SO safely. You have had narrow
escape from an attack of brain fever.
This had been said in answer to Dams
appeal to be allowed to return to Fort
Scott.
Dan found in the young physician a
most agreeable companion, and warm
friendship sprang mp between the two.
1t filled Dan with anxiety as he thought
of how matters might be going at the
Fort. That the plotters would be buslly
at work in carrying out their evil plans
he felt sure, and the thought worried
him more than he could express.
The letter to Captain Parker given
him by the paymaster was still safe IN
his breast pocket, but.the money he had
received was missing. On paying for
morning of his abduction he had been
compelled to have the fifty dollar bill
changed He had placed the change in
his pocketbook which he carried in his
trousers pocket. but now he found that
pocketbook and all vas gone, but whether
it had been taken from MIN by his alb
ductors while he was unconscious in the
Il hls
pocket while III the stream, he could not
tell.
Its gone at any rate" thought Dan,
"and it's no use TO fret over it.
81 have not told you why | am so
anxious to get TO Fort Scott said Dan
one evening when he was able to sit up.
You have business there that needs
your attention | suppose, replied tie
young physician. 81 think You Will be
able to travel by tomorrow and I'll take
you mp to the Fort.
THANK YOU, responded Dan. "You
are right; | have got business at the
Fort, and very important at that
He then gave an account of the two
strangers stopping at the inn of his
overhearing their plot to defraud some
one of in estate. He then related his
adventure with the robbers. his capture
oy them and Imprisonment III the under
ground chamber, OF the strangers visit
to the Lpne woman at the cabin and Of
his discovery that the parties to be de-
franded were himself and mother of
his escape from the cabin and arrival ut
Fort Scott; of his abduction by the plot
ters and the accident in the Drywood
ford which came so near costing him his
life.
lyon know the rest, he said in con-
clusion The plotters are evidently in
Scott at this moment endeavorng to
carry their plans into execution. so you
eau understand why am so impatient" >"
Oliver Brown gave vent to prolonged
whistle
ut beats anything | ever heard out
side of IA book" he said in astonishment.
"Why didn't you tell me this before,
and I'D have got some one to stay with
you and would have gone to the Fort to
look after matters for youY"
"Do you think tomorrow will he too
late?" asked Dan in IN anxious tone.
I'VE cant tell, though | hardly think
So II requires time to transact business
of that kind, and it may be that they
will be afraid to proceed with their
plans, now that you have escaped them
That might be the case If they should
think ! had escaped, remarked Dan;
"but am convinced that they think me
dead else they would have made some
attempt to recap!ure me-"
That places the matter in different
light, answered the young physician.
81 think we had better start for the Fort
as soon as it is light tomorrow"
"You are right, answered Dan. Il
am anxious to be off There is no tell
ing what may happen.
1t was only IA little after eight o'clock
on the following morning when Dan and
his new found friend drove into Fort
Scott. Dan proceeded directly to the