The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-07-23


doctor asked. "How can we prevent
this thing in so short a timer"
81 don't know, Tn sure"
At that instant the Office door was
thrown open and man came breath
lessly in.
Doctor" he cried, ''come quick.
Pearson has received severe injury
and needs immediate attention. have
been all over town in search of you"
"Eh? What's that?" the doctor cried,
starting up.
The man reeounted all he knew of
Pearson's meeting with Paul and the
encounter that followed, and ended by
saying:
"Im sure his leg is broken, besides
other serious injuries"
81 wish to Heaven it had been his
neck instead of his Leg" cried Scraggs.
"Aye." said the doctor aside to
scraggs, "but y lEAbetter than
nothing, and if we cant I'VE whal we
want we must take w Can Set. /"
"Are you going 70 - .Scraggs
asked.
Eyes, indeed You wsit he, e an hour
or so and I'll see yop az /"
With that thS 80 kent out and
down the streetlto Persons room. He
found Pearson in scmi-unconscious
condition, and proceeded to make an
examination of his injuries. At first he
was inclined to treat them rather
lightly, but on second thought he
changed his mind and his face took on
grave air and he shook his head du-
bious.y.
rs he badly hurt, doctorP" some one
asked.
bad enough to keep him, in bed for
several days, sure, the doctor replied.
1--WE must splint and bandage this limb,
and he must be kept perfectly quiet for
the present"
Accordingly the limb was duly ar
ranged, the bruises about the face
dressed, and, after again repeating his
dnipnctions in regard to keeping the pa
tient qiiet the old doctor Withdrew
andreturnedI0S SeEaggs.
"Now, Scraggs, she said, as he en-
tered the office, we've got good
chance to carry ont 0ur plan. We've
got Pearson laid up with. broken leg,
and if we can get old Blatchford out
here before he gets up and about were
all right"
Great heavens, man! we can GER
A,,- Il, tI,n4 tol,F
here inside of six days, and | should
think it would take broken leg sew
eral weeks to heal"
Yes, ordinarily it does take several
weeks, but in this case it won't"
won't? Why notP"
Because" and the doctor advanced
and sunk his voice to whisper, be
cause, Scraggs, there amt any broken
leg in this case"
"What?" cried Scraggs. 'I don't
catch your meaning"
81 mean that Pearson's leg is not
broken. He has sprained it pretty Sc
verely, that is all; but as the people
up there thought it was broken de-
eided to let the impression prevail, and
so | splintered it up and left it SO.
Don't you see, if we can keep him in.
bed under the belief that his limb is
broken it gives us q chance to save the
girl until Blatchford comes"
II see, ! see," cried Scraggs, as he !.
slapped himself and fairly roared with
laughter. "By George, doctor, but that
is the best thing ever heard of, and
you deserve d medal for it. III put you
against the world when it comes to
scheming," and again Scraggs' feelings
got the better of him and he burst out
into another roar of laughter.
Now, if l can keep Pearson in bed
for week." said the doctor, you
think you can accomplish your work,
do your"
"Yes, like top. You just hold Pear
son down on his back for six days, and
I'm sure we'll come through all right"
"Well, I'll try to do it, Scraggs, and
think can succeed. So long"
Dr. Bascom was assiduous in his at
tentions to Pearson, and every day
called to see him. He made it a point
to speak of the case most seriously, and
his face was always grave and thought
full when he was in his patients pres
ence.
"Do you think am in serious con-
ditionP" Pearson asked one day.
s.Oh, not particularly so," the doctor
replied. "Eou will be up and about in
few weeks"
"a few weeks?y Pearson repeated
with groan. Cant | get about soon
er than that?"
"Well, that,depends, young man. II
you keep perfectly quiet and lay nat