Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-14

you counted wrong" said the keep.
er.
mo, I'm sure I'm right, but Ill count
them again." said DR.. Blank, and he
aid -. with the result that his first hg.
uring was correct.
One man was missing. There could
be no doubt about that. The car had
only yielded forty.nine men.
search the car" called out the doc.
tor, and the keeper proceeded to do 20.
The nrst man he encountered was Mr..
Inch, who. having made up his mind
that sufncient time had elapsed to rem.
der II safe for him to leave the car. had
risen and was making for the door.
"Hello," exclaimed the keeper, show
did you get herer'
II Just walked in from the other
car" replied Mr.. Inch. with dignity.
didn't see . man hide himself
around this car anywhere, did your"
Now It happened that some minutes
before the train reached Parlor City
the red-headcd man who sat next to
Mr.. inch had cid to the floor. and cud-
died himself up under the seat. Mr..
Inch had seen him do It, and had mar.
veled at the man's ability to stay In one
position 20 long. TO tell Of this Incl.
dent, however. was to admit that he had
been In the car for some time, which
would scarcely do. 90 he simply said In
o tone Of mild astonslhment:
"Sce man hide himself? How ridic.
ulous," and the keeper. impressed by
his tone, passed By and started search.
Ing ct the upper end Of the car.
Mr.. Inch continued toward the door.
reached the platform. and stepped
slowly down. Mr.. Inch's personal ap.
pearancs was not what II usually was.
A night In country hotel, with neither
hair brush nor comb In the morning,
showed on him. Contact with the
elbow Of Q lunatic behind him had put
. most disrsputable locking dent In his
derby. His appearance was altogether
bad enough TO Justify DR.. Blanks ex.
clamation Of:
"Ah. here hs L. This way, my
friend" which he made when hs saw
Mr.. Inch descending to the platform.
Mr.. Inch heard the remark, but paid
no attention to Il Instead Of obeying,
hs quicksned bic pace toward the other
end Of the platform, but before he had
gone . dossn yards DR.. Blank was
alongside.
'.rhis way. ny friend" said DR.,
Blank, swinging Mr.. Inch around by
he arm.
"what do you mean. sirr said Mr.
Inch.
keep quiet now. keep very quiet. u
said the doctor. soothingly. "It'll b
al right II you keep quiet"
why should I keep quiet when q
loafsr grabs me By the arm and swing
me around - though ! were log Of
woodf' cried Mr.. Inch. Indignantly.
"0st back into llne." said DR.. Blank
"Gst back Into line. and lets cnd THU
nonsense" and hs grabbed Mr.. Incl
BY the collar and proceeded to dral
him down the platform.
Mr.. Inch lost his temper then, and
swung bio right around toward bill
captors Jaw with vicious violence
The blow landed. and 20 did secont
and third. sent In with equal precision
DR.. Blank hung on, though slightly
dased. He couldn't hit the man back
There 10 State rule forbidding keep
erU or doctors to strike an insane Der
son, NO matter what the provocation
The doctors have but one mode Of de
fenss. Il 10 the hypodernic injection
and each doctor carries syringe load
| "a 18th q ~nAn0a0 nuoOn So Zion ,,hlr
win take all the life out Of a man Il
ave minutes. cause him to sleep 70
several hours, and bring him aroun,
after bis slumber In q decidedly veal
mental condition.
While DR.. Inch was banging Dr
Blank on the nose and Jaw, the doc
tor was maneuvering with his fire.
hand for his syringe. While the strua
sls went on the keepers kept their eye
on the other insane men. They couldn'
, leave them to 20 to the Doctors assist
ance. The struggle was apt to excit
them. and general outbreak was to b
prevented above all things.
) DR.. Blank was was getting played on
when hs managed to reach his syringe
haul II out and jab It Into Mr.. Inch
, neck. The effect Of the injection wa
instantaneous.
"I'm stabbsdr yelled Mr.. Inch. slar
, ping both hands to his neck and droy
/ ping.
"I'm d--n glad Of It," remarked d
|, Blank. "You'rs the toughest one eve
tackled" and hs mouoned to keeper
|. who was coming toward him on ru
|. to come faster.
"Wsvs found the other man." sal
a the keeper. when he came up.
! "Of course We have" said the do
|. |.tor. with sarcastic emphasis on th
I'VE"
!. He vas under q seat In the car
h went on the keeper. you've made
4 bad break here" he went on In To-
9 tone. "Coms up here. and lets g
Q away"
a 'Grsat Scottw roared the docto
n "isn't this one Of our men!"
{ NO." said the keeper. Hes q cit
d zen who wandered Into the car"
LETS cut this quick" said the do
/" tor. Tell the boys to march around
the north OF the depot aud Ill Join va
o there" and away went tho doctor
ono direction, while the keeper wei
. down the platform.
% 10 much Interest had been nantes
o "a IN the crowd OF insane men that 10
j. people on the platform had noticed Il
struggle between DR.. Blank and NJ
Il