The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-08

self, and more than ever anxious to sue
coed and get away. when my patient
reused himself again suddenly.
This won't do he said quite anxious
~. II go to sleep how on earth shall
] know what / owe your
" You can trust that 10 me- l said.
shortly. and continued the reading again,
with what seemed like complete success,
TIL at 2 o'clock my patient jumped up
as lively as ever to present me with my
fourth fee.
1.-THE want Of success made me des-
perate, and ] was already regretting
deeply the promise which prevented me
from leaving the old gentleman to his
fate, and getting home, when another
thought suggested itself TO me.
" The sleeping draught which he had
refused was lying on the table before me.
He admitted having taken large guam
titles Of every known drug, but this was
a very strong one, and might affect him
more than he expected II I could get him
to take II. lie had refused 70 pointblank
before that did not ask his consent, but
slipped 1t quietly into a glass while was
reading.
Perhaps another glass Of whisky will
help you / said. filling 1t up; try drink
ing II straight off,.
HE obeyed me without suspicion, and
took the whole dose, which. Of course. I
should not have ventured TO give anybody
unaccustomed to drugs.
at appeared TO me 20 take effect very
quickly. but did not iatter myself on
the point until my next fee became due
when, finding that my patient did not
stir, rose softly, put on my hat and coat
and, turning down the lamp. felt my way
downstairs in the dark, and let myself
out of the house.
las / walked home told myself that I
had secured a desirable patient, and al.
la srfFr 4
in my powers. The four half-sovereigns
jingled pleasantly in my pocket. and I
had still time left to get a good sleep be-
fore II was necessary to begin the days
work
But rest was not for me yet awhile As
l opened my own door with a latchkey, a
single glance al the hall was sufficient to
put another complexion on the case, and
strobe rapidly through the house. to
hnd that II had been ransacked from top
10 bottom.
My old friend with the insomnia was
simply the accomplish Of a gang of burg
lars. who had taken this means Of keep
ing me out Of the way while his friends
removed the greater part OF my portable
property. 1t seemed to me as If they must
have taken 1t away in furniture-van.
4 hurried of at once to the neighbour
ing police station, and the Inspector Ia
charge looked serious.
II seems 10 me ike the Work OF q
gang that we have been hearing of for
some time, but that we can't get hold
Of. he said
Well, / think l can take you to a
house where you will find one of the
gang said, and told him briefly Of my
patient.
The policeman smiled a superior smile.
He Is one of the gang, without doubt,
as well as the lad who brought his mes
sage; butyo won't find him a the house
now. You will find that he has taken
the room furnished for a day or two. and
vanished the instant you left the place.
i have no doubt that was the plans
| said, but | happened to give the gem
tleman a dose which. If he isn't used
TO drugs as he pretended, will keep him
asleep for a week"
And did you find him? asked when
Macpherson had reached this point in his
story and the famous physician nodded
Yes, exactly as I left him had
some trouble bringing him round. As we
thought, he was a notorious criminal. and
his arrest led to that Of the whole gang,
and-what was Of more Importance to
me-the recovery of my furniture It has
often made me smile TO think Of my
little sleeping draught effecting what the
whole police force OF the metropolis had
been trying to do for months. l call il a
triumph of medicine