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


able Il, get along by myself. as | have
often done before and will often again
"a few days will pull me round all
right without troubling any one
TN afraid it may lie more serl-
Gus matter this time said the doctor,
s'but nave your own way for the pres
ent. I'll see that you have some milk,
and II have a spare rug or blanket I'll
send it swell to throw over you.
Nov. good-by. and see that you keep
yourself as warm and comfortable as
you car under the difficult circum-
stances 1u have chosen for yourself
Il oughtn't 20 have listened TO him,
he went on TO himself as he walked
home through the driving snow, when
had been falling thickly for some time;
f'but there's that old Ulundi rug OF
mine he can have tonight. 1t looks as
il he would need it badly
The ensuing night proved keen and
frosty and Falconer's thoughts revert
ed more than once 10 the miserable
shelter in which he had left his patient
and the still more miserable shake
down on which the fever-strlcken
wretch was lying. At a comparatively
early hour the next morning he was
again at the door, waiting in some i'm
patience until it was again unclaimed
and unlocked. and revealed the solitary
Inmate shivering and moaning IN
agonies of neuralgia. so this is the
result of leaving you to your own de-
vices,' he exclaimed as he strobe IN;
''but come there is no time to be lost
now. Get on your clothes. and any
thing you want to take with you, and
] will have a fly at the door in five
minutes. But sit down first and let
me give you a hypodermic dose of
morphia TO quiet your pain. Is there
any water in the house,
''You can get it at the tap. and here is
a cup. But / tell you plainly, I'm not
going out of this house. Do anything
you can for me without removing me,
and l will thank you and repay you
when can. do thank you hundred
times for the rug you sent me last
might. But go TO infirmary or hospital
] will not: understand that clearly.
''Well. WELL" said the doctor, wish
ing to humor him for the moment;
''lie down there and get under the rug
then. Hold out your arm. There,
you'll feel better in minute. A deal
better he muttered to himself as he
drove home a full dose: 1T will be
easier 10 get him away so. Now lie
CT "a
an hour. l have another case to see in
the next street, and | will he back here
in that time" So saying, he walked
quickly to the door, from which he
withdrew the key and put it in his
pocket IL was several minutes walk
to the nearest cab stand and nearly half
an hour had elapsed before he was
again at the door with a four wheeler
To his chagrin he found it fastened by
the chain. but with powerful push OF
his shoulder he burst it open and en-
tered.
His patient was lying on the floor OF
the front room on his face having ap-
parently succumbed to the influence OF
the mOrphia as he was returning from
putting the chain on the door What
a monomaniac," exclaimed the doctor
as he stopped 10 lift him. Halo,
What have We here? those tumor:
again. In a moment he had laid the
insensible figure on the bed and wa:
hastily undOing his clothing Under
the mans shirt, and next his skin. wa
fastened broad canvas belt, furnished
with six large leathern pouches widely
disten ding and bullying prominently
"'Hai this explains the mystery, Va
cuus cantabit indeed. What a weight
These are malignant tUmors with :
vengeance, Come, my friend. let go
this to the patient, who was feebl,
and half unconsciously clutching at tn
belt as he withdrew it must maxi
a thorough examination of these tn
mors. since | have discovered them a
last
Placing the belt on the foor-fO
there was 10 table in the roOm-he I'M
loosed the strap of one of the pouche
with fingers that trembled with excite
ment. yellow CLEAN caught his eye
and for a moment his hands shook s.
violently and uncontrollably that
small avalanche of gold coins rolled on
anon the bare boards with iingin
crash. ard spread over the floor. Hi
head m, flashes of fire seemed {
dance ore his eyes, a thunderou
reverberation filled his ears. and befor
he was able to control his own move
ments he was down on his knees Wild
clutching a. the coins with both hands
thrusting them into his pockets as fas
as he could gather them up. Recoy
ering himself with sense of sham
and amazement such as he had neve
felt before, he was conscious of shu6
dering so violently that his teeth chat
tered, and the gold dropped again an
again from his fingers. For shame
Richard Falconer!' he heard himse
saying aloud. lis this your contemI
for filthy lucre. your boosted indiffel
ence to gold? Get up at once, put bac
that money and see to your patient q
you ought. What is all this to your"
With a great effort he pulled himse
togather and began methodically