Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-04

Eastern coins, at whose value he could
only guess He estimated, however,
that the contents of the first bag must
be worth at least two hundred pounds;
q second and a third were opened with
a similar result; but the last three con-
tanned not coins, but jewels, mostly I'M
set and many uncut; rubies. emeraids
and diamonds. some of them of great
size and evidently of enormous value.
He was still engaged in counting and
examining these last, ObliviOus OF the
lapse of time when he was startled by
hearing the outer door and footsteps
cross the floor towards the door OF the
inner room. Almost before he Was
conscious of moving he found himself
at the door and in the act OF turn
ing the key in the lock. Good Heav-
ens," he muttered. Il must be under
the spell of the gold fend myself This
will never do" Nevertheless he
opened the door only wide enough to
let himself through, and at once closed
and locked it behind him. Then he
found himself face TO face with the
the door
Beg your pardon. sir" said the
man, touching his hat; Il thought you
had forgotten me. Is there anything
you want carried out to the cab?"
I'm afraid l did forget you." said
the doctor. THE fact is, | have seen
reason to change my mind about re-
moving the patient. You need not wait
any longer. Here is shilling for the
time you have lost.
Not quite a case for the Union In
Urinary" he said to himself after the
cab had departed. Il must get nurse
for him and order some proper food.
He will be able to pay for Them" he
added with laugh. "And now think
of it. l had better take charge of his
money myself
So saying he returned the jewels to
their respective pouches, fastened them
securely. and again locking the door,
took off his coat and waistcoat and
buckled the heavy belt around his own
waist It's weight surprised him, but
and rearranged his clothes over it, he
was astOnished to find how easily it
| fitted and how little external evidence
| there was of its presence. Then he
kneeled down beside his patient and
examined him infinitely. The man lay
in a death-like stupOr, with eyes half
open, and the doctor, raising the lids
successfully with his thumb, noted
with keen professional glance that the
pupils were contracted to less than half
their natural size. Good heavens!"
was his first thought; can | have
given him an OVERDOSE"
The next ten minutes were spent in
efforts to awake and arouse the sleep
| ing man. He shouted in his ears,
dipped the corner of his handkerchief
in water and slapped his face, raised
| him to his feet only to find his legs
collapse helplessly under him. Then
! he put his hand TO the hip-pocket in
which he carried his hypOdermic case.
The bulky pouches of the belt DELAYED
him for a moment. but it was enough to
change the current of his thoughts.
The thought of the wealth now within
his grasp rushed over him like an ir-
resistible flood. sweeping everything
before it. Don't be a QuixOtic fool
Richard Falconer, You have done all
you can for him; let him 80 now, and
take the good that has fallen into your
hands Here is what will pay all your
debts, solve all your difficulties. launch
YOU on a new and full career, brighten
your wife's lot, and give your boy a
proper chance in the world Think
how much more good it will do in your
hands than in those of this useless
miser. Now you will have some chance
of pursuing your scientific studies to
advantage and doing some service tC
case to nature Go back 10 your house
make your evening visit in due course
find him dead and certify the real
cause-malarial fever. And if there be
an inquest. there are the contracted
liver and enlarged spleen ready to your
hand as a sufficient explanation, and
what is better, perfectly true one"
lie StfOde up ana uOWn the room III
a fever of excitement, his lips mutter-
ing. his head whirling. How it ended
he could never clearly recollect; he haC
confused remembrance of rushing
from the house, of passing through the
streets, even of stopping to speak Will
some acquaintance. He found after
wards that he had made more than one
parish visit, through which habit anI
the automatic force of perfect trainin:
had carried him without any blunder
After a time he seemed to himself Il
wake as il from a dream. His wife,
voice, sounding at first as if comm:
from a great distance. recalled him Il
himself Richard, Richard, what i
the matter? What has happened y
you?" He was seated in his own chat
in his consultin2-room. his wife kneel
ing on the floor holding his hands
ooh, you are ill., you ate nothing a
7 breakfast this morning. saw you
though you thought / didn't notice
Oh Richard, you mustn't go on Xix
, | that. if Won were IN break down Wha