The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

sehtlnels before U Sleeping Guy. fDr Mfs.
iently. at the swift thought that, before waking
right. demand. could be spoken. she started
"Lor' a mercy" she muttered pettshy her
eyes Rlaring at me wild and blcarel: bus she
followed mo willingly enough when hcckoncd
her into the hail. where we might talk without
Was she took any way that you heard" shc
asked In hoqrsc whisper; her mouth worklng
flaming OF the lids an set mostly with my eyes
shut, It's more saving on en- than glusscS.
besides being more handy .,,.-,,,.......
air o. 2 edcal fanatic 'Ifa- the Young lady
she ever use opiatcs Of any kind 10 make her
Sleep, and elarcd at The, woman as STORMY
Her wits were logged with sleep and stirred
SLOWLY. but after staring duly at mo for n
moment Non nj, she hrghtcged ysiny cNid;Mily
nd Of me Yes. SIR" she answered eagerly.
she DO sometimes use n, powder, an, its often
she's that stubborn and set. you'd hardly be-
llcyc II. when sh" gets notion.
STORMY. Vi shall sift thi. matter 10 the bot.
tom
with a stcn heavy with Sleep she moved away,
returning after few moments with Il small
g .sI hGx H. her hHm! nTh"So are ,Tnm LIZ
been conyusing her since she started from her
sleep.
thing 70 brace You uG Have YOU nothing in
there That v.n can take 2 litilc wine now or
lighted Rrecdluy, aud ,hcm were ovcrcast with
i"r shr said smanY r pr "rTp 10 81 n m%' If
'he ,houchtfnl kind, and makes n" ckonInR
Of tho wear and tear Of being broke Of ones
bed regular" She added m"roso,v can iittlo
estimate the needs ~ them that must set
That is very true" I remarked auetorcly.
'But | shall hny" word 4" say about thni TO-
m ,nSt hr cap nnNe y4h W",rlNr "nt sunteng
moment amt. highly gratlned with my "levor
trick. took the boy of powder. nui buried
NEXT newt" On lie los VIZ read .s B BTH T ono
young friends name was Erandon. 'Crtil
re'i"vnl'--tha' meant. oi course. until she
v wH ia n.G'P b| tJn" u, oq% n3T'.r
least double that dose should lie allowed 'ortha
great, robust creature ! had MT lrft, ana
folded papers, | rush" back into tho hall
where my victim wa- AWAITING, mo. -...,-...
did watch her drain the glass 'o it. utter
her way 10 fall asleep. as tod myself. IN .i,I-
OF the next five minutes, aud | mine. To- g'oat
- secret over tn" eu-y victory ! had won.
Five minutes waited IN rrsti">s iuactlon aud
70
But there was 10 hurry. an taEinE n chair hy
the fire. had determined - wait patiently for
another i've, when the sound ~ shutting steps
In III" hallway outside brought me 10 my feet
IN vague alarm.
Hal my fraud bcGn discovered Had pr.
Acton come back toi,i"Rnd followed me- Nv
haul il"w 10 my pocket. wh"r" 1t grasuci II
small p"nkGf". my sole weapon; when IN"
door oprued. and az walked Mrs hO-kln- in
state ~ irv"rish excitement.
She was carving a TX n hcr hand. blue
one this time" aud -he nuns II down h,'uro mo
u Z l'=l 10y
Th"m,- the sleeping powders. she suRrprt.
laying h"r hand urpn her head with roir
motion. while stared NJ her N lively horror.
But how j. one ~ tell. with writlu' worse
than them a, don't Law claim u hc 10 scho.
SiraIch, to my h"al. .ie went on, which i
rgntiy your hand. sr'' suntchiuG vacautly
into the air beside M. You look TO have
What Ia! done2 In tho name u mercy OF
wns, maa W H%gn.T w. in To- tm l., Eo9r
rossihl" poi~ou- aud their au',ap'"s: ma. aii.
whites Of eggs all danced h''"rc me, Women.
for their compilations. Was there ~ Ice q srt-
ond CORPS" on my hands that night And yet.
Rushing at III" lettering woman ! Got hor
m n'2 81 GGS S a a" r EST c, ma 70 snn
that she took tn" alarm herself ant making
certain thar death was near. turned such n
Ere"ni-h white ,hlf thgut reasoning what |
spirits and dashed It down. hey throat with
scarcely nor. caution thnn would have used
mao Il'''l''O " l'll' INC k'fI'N tit n rear
- her imm"diai" toath that ~ TINT "uly,
was nv motive in stocking her thus heavily
w,N IN" :, eng I n ana Wna' '9noW,rd can
an numerical accident Yet | understand
Their" ar" those who DO lot take the same view
A. first the poor creature chorcd. which
VIII admit was my 'nnlt IN 'hn' ] 'or.ai the
awkward zeal AID a Dol hnr {, III, host y my
power TO regain her hrca'h, nat nc her VIC.
lset,y uGon the h3"S WI" her cqrs'ingi
passed this ',ag" saw what that second glass
had done; Nv reason leay" her ey" and riv"
uron thc nT"r to winch sh" Nhamhied and sank
sh iTTlGE very C%m'nr u, &C.,, ,H hs r,n
from tho fre: but my head amt what 4
should be. Too much setting M OF nights has
But heard no moro. Toojqc my second
victim. ] hurried across tho, hall 20 tan as
room. though. Lad my own ears teen ali
cared to reach. IA" loui humping NJ NV heart
at that moment would have cduaicd the boom.
"A though nv timld knrcklcs had touched
some hidden spring. III" door responded IN
~ dark hair waved, and the E'"am Ola ilnc eye
shon", on No, ms awh~vcrin. voice asked me
ut j. /" | 'atcrcd ilioticav forgetting that
] had ar yet no identity with my Tu"stoner
I'm the doctor. YOU know" i added i'm. XIV,
my tongue refusing mo the service % glib
lie.
oh" with n most delightful infection. and
the door swung an inch or two farther open
hut IN place, of accepting this friendly advance.
] skmlked back into III" shade Of the unl.t
hall like some shcclish ASSASSIN.
"wher" is Mrs Hnsskrqs' came in, tho sNmo
gnarled whisper Look out 'or her she
may he hiding somewhere. Sh" does TINT
lots. and then lodges out. oh, she's Iust hor-
rid"
she won't now. Shc-sh"'s asleep" I fal-
tered Igave her something some Of your
powders" but no sooner mad ! uttered tho
words. than r"pent"d my confession What
II. after all, II was not the wine which had a.
iected her: what II even then she was hroa:h.
ng her last IN some horrid death agony! The
"Oh. oh. how Nwlyiy clcverw And there
was n sound ms II soft hands bcatrm together
Gontly. But The dog" was the next dismayc4
rNclamation, They've Ter him out again
heard him champing about down there, INST a
moment ago. Oh, YOU may, depend ON il. We
can never get out II he isn't done away with"
l had forgotten the brute and must con-
fess that but for the CLEAN Of that fine eye which
had grown palmer and DEVELOPED into n pair,
should have felt much vcNrd Mt the reminder
II could only give him sleeping powders Nv
"nr htarkencd painfully forth. slightest sound
manage the dog all right" | sail lightly. whilo
80 l..s NRG H.