The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-10

a. ever 10 present mt win u! i""''t
fee.
The wApi ot ,uocoss made me desrcta'
sbd | ws slreA1y resrrtttpg deeply 'l'
promise which prevented me leaving 'h'
old gentleman to bis fate SID ee'uns
home, vbcu another thought suggested
itself to me.
The sleeplng drausb which be had II
fused v. ly ~ on the table before me
He admitted having taken large quantities
OF every knosn drug, but this was : very
.troBs one aud might slect him ore 1hst
be expected II could get bin 10 take 1t
He had refused 80 point blank before
that did not ask bis consent, but shp
ped 1t quietly into a glass while l "a'
reading.
Perhsps smother glass Of whisky viii
help you, said filing It up Try drinking
1t straight of
He obeyed without suspicion, and took
the whole dose, which OF course ! should
not have ventured to give TO anybody nn
accustomed TO drugs.
appeared to me to take elect very
quickly, but did not f'ttet myself 90
the point until my next fee becsme due,
when finding that my patient did not silf
rose softly. put on my hat and coat and
turning down the lamp. felt my way down
stairs 10 the dark and let myself ont Of
the house,
AsIvslked home told myself that |
had secured desirable patient and al
ready given him some reason to have faith
10 my powers. The four half soyerelgnS
jiugled pleasantly in my pocket, and | had
still time left to get q good sleep before
it was necessary to begin the days work,
But re.t WAS not for me yet awhile, Az
opened my own door with a latch key a
single glance Of the ball was sufficient to
put another complexion on the case, and
| strobe rapidly through the house,t to find
thst il had been rsnsscked from top to
bottom.
Nv old friend with the insomuii was
simply the socomplioe OF a gang of burg
lars, who bad taken this means to keep the
out Of the way while bis friends removed
the greater part Of my portable property.
1t seemed to me as il they must have TAX
en- If away 10 furniture van.
hurried of at once to the neigh boring
police station and the inspector in charge
looked serlou',
1t seems like the work Of gang that
we have been hearing Of for some time,
but that We cant get hold Of, be said.
Well, | think | can take you to house
where you can find one OF the gang, !
said, and told him briefly OF my patient.
The policeman smiled superior smile,
He is one OF the gang without doubt,
as well as the lad who brought bis mesI
sage, but you won't find him at the house
now. You will find that he has taken the
room furnished for day or two, aud van
shed the instant you left the house
have no doubt that was the plan, ]
said, but happened to give the gentle
man dose which, if he ISM as used to
drugs as he pretended, will keep him a
sleep for week
And did you find him2 | asked, when
Mcpherson had reached. this point in bis
story, and the famous physician nodded
Yes, exactly IS left him. Az we thought,
be was q notorious criminal, and bis arrest
led to that # the whole gang, and, what
was Of more importance to me, the recoy
cry OF my furniture,
1t has often made me smile to think Of
the little sleeping draught ehecting what
the whole police force Of the metropolis
had been trying TO do for months. | call
it the triumph OF medicine.