Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-05
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and, fishing in his pocket, produced
another half sovereign.

and, fishing in his pocket, produced
another half sovereign.
"I must not forget your fee,' he
said as he lay back again at full
length on the couch, please 90 on. 1t
is very soothing
"I was getting desperately sleepy
myself, and more than ever anxious to
succeed and get away, when my pa
tient reused himself again suddenly.
"'This won't do he said, quite anx-
iously. 'IfI 60 to sleep, how on earth
shall I know what I owe youP'
"'You can trust that to me- said,
shortly, and continued the reading
again, with what seemed like complete
success, till at two o'clock my patient
jumped up as lively as ever to present
me with my fourth fee.
"The want of success made me des-
perate, and was already regretting
deeply the promise which prevented
me leaving the old gentleman to his
fate, and getting home, when another
hought suggested to me.
"The sleeping draught which he had
refused was lying on the table before
me. He admitted having taken large
quantities of every known durg, but
this was very strong one, and might
affect him more than he expected, if /
could get him to take it. He had re-
fused so pointblank before that I did
not ask his consent, but slipped 1t
quietly into glass while was read
ing.
Perhaps another glass of whisky
will help you,' said, filling it up
try drinking it 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.
"It appeared to me to take effect
very quickly, but I did not fatter my
self on the point until my next fee be-
came due, when, finding that my pa
tient did not stir, I rose softly, put on
my hat and coat, and, turning down
the lamp, felt my way down stairs in
the dark, aud let myself out of the
house.
"As walked home I told myself
that had secured desirable patient,
and already given him some reason to
have faith in my powers. The four
half-sovereigns jingled pleasantly in
my pocket, and / had still time left to
get good sleep before it was necessary
to begin the days work.
"But rest was not for me yet awhile.
As opened my own door with a latch
key, single glance at the hall was
sufficient to put another complexion
on the case, and I strobe rapidly
through the house, to find that it had
been ransacked from top to bottom.
"My old friend with the insomnia
was simply the accomplice of a gang
of burglars, who had taken this means
of keeping 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.
"I hurried off at once to the neigh
boring police station, and the inspec-
tor in charge looked serious.
"'It seems to me like 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 I can take you to a
house where you will find one of the
gang I said, and told him briefly of
my patient.
"The policeman smiled superior
smile.
He is one of the gang, without
doubt, as we'll as the lad who brought
his message; but you won't find him
at 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.
"sI have no doubt that was the plan,'
I said; but happened to give the
gentleman dose which, if he isn't as
used to drugs as he pretended, will
keep him asleep for week."
"And did you find him ?" I asked,
when Macpherson had reached this
point in his story, and the famous ply
sician nodded.
ayes, exactly as I left him. I had
some trouble bringing him round. AS
we thought, he was notorious crimi-
nal, and his arrest led to that of the
whole gang, and-what was of more
Importance to me-the recovery OF my
furniture. 1t 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. I call it a triumph OF
medicine" ID.