The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-08-11


visit is. A capital opportunity for
trying my new battery, CarrutherS-
screwed up his face
I don't think | should, SIR ses he.
.'''Why not2'
g" It might kill them. sir
20. ses Sir Miles, as careless as you
please. they're lusty fellows; and, be-
sides, they broke into my house.
Poor Andy and Patsy, sir, were in a
bad way. Andy ses he was sweating
till it triekled down him, and Patsy
was taken. different, for he was SILVER
ing till his teeth chattered.. What it
was they didn't know, but il was plain
it was something awful They begged
Sir Miles again and again-PatSy was
crying-to have mercy and let EN- go.
When that did no good they fell 10
swearing awful, and Threatened Sir
Miles. but it didn't make ha-porth
of difference. He only smiled and said
it was too good an opportunity to be
lost
He and Carruthers cleared the bot.
ties and things off two tables, and
lifted Patsy on one and Andy on the
other.
I'm afraid, sir Carruthers began,
as he got out some awful-looking in
strument, but Sir Miles SEES:
40, they're strong-they' stand it.
And. anyway, | don't care
"They touched Andy with the in,
strument in the back. A terrible pain
darted through him, he said; the worst
he had ever suffered, and he couldn't
help screaming. Then they tried'it on
Patsy, and he suffered the same.
=" Acts beautifully, doesn't itT ses
Carruthers.
"'Poohr ses Sir Miles; turn ON q
stronger current. I'm deeply indebted
to these gentlemen for this oppor
tunity.'
land that fend,' went on Andy,
gave us another dose worse than the
other. The pain was something awful
"Hoyy l leHHgs Il Il lasted they eeaIdh I
saw; but at last the two torturers
whispered together and then went &c
the grooming men and examined their
backs.
"'Good heavens. sir-look' ses Car
ruthers. Wed better send, for the doc
tor. or
NO ses Sir Miles; I'll give them
note to take to one Of the hospitals
in town. They're in no danger for an
other six hours, and they can almost
walk ii in the time.
"He sat down and wrote it, and then
| 1nncp They
looked awful, they said and Sir Miles
gave them a stiff dose of brandy.
"'Now, gentlemen he ses TO EN-.
I'm very much obliged to you for com
| ing here. have been enabled TO carry
out an experiment that will make me
| famous. Hurry off to London as quick
as YOU can, and give this note to one OF
the 'ospital surgeons. The doctor you
give il TO will understand from my let
ter how to cure you; but if you dom
want to be paralyzed for life, you'd bet
ter get to London in less than six
| hours
Now, I'd been getting in funk, sir,
waiting for 'em. expected them back
inside half an hour, and they'd been
gone more than an hour. My nerves
were like a jelly, and l was just ready
| for a bolt when heard a door slam.
! knew then there was something wrong,
and started off; but before ! could get
| into the road my two chums came down
| the drive. You never saw anything
like their faces, sir!
"'We're done forl' SEES Andy. II we
can't reach the 'orspital in three hours
we're dead menH
"Bit by bit, sir, as we few along got
the story out of 'em. 1t made me feel
quite sick. sir, and thankful was that
I'd hurt my hand and wasn't there.
Il got 'em to town in about two
hours. but that didn't comfort 'em,
The pain was something awful, they
said.
II told 'em at the 'orspital that my
two mates were in a bad way and want
ed attending to immediate, and Id a
| note about them for the head doctor,
There was very little delay, for every.
body who saw their faces knew they
must be pretty bad.
They were taken into the receiving
ward. and the doctor came, and gave
him the note. He read IL more than
once. il seemed, and he pulled some OF
the wriest faces I've ever seen.
LET me see your backs he ses al
last. so you fell into Sir Miles Har.
ODDS clutches, did you? Lucky to be
aliVel'
"He examined their backs careful
and it made them breathe free when
he said: Well, you came in time. III
just put blister on you, and you'll be
all right in day or two
"He put on the blisters, and then put
Sir Miles note in an envelope and
| sealed 1t.
1T is not necessary TO come here
again. he SEES; but tomorrow you can
go TO the nearest chemist, give him this
letter, and he'll know what to do for
YOU
"we all thanked him, and then went
to Andy's place. When the whisky bot
tie was on the table we felt better. We
relieved our feelings for a good half
hour by threatening how we'd be re-
lvenged on Mr.. Miles.
"And then Patsy proposed we should
see what he said in the letter. cant
remember IL now word for word, but IL
was something TO the effect that the
| ,.-rs4ar Gle Miles Harold had caught