The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-11-09
concluded he said:

COuCIuuel ne Sdlu'
How you secured your information
l do not know, but | will frankly admit
that it is partly correct. ! have little
fear that the police would NEEDLE with
me at this late date, but do not care
to have the affair stirred up. | am will
ing to make fair financial arrange
ment with Saunders widow"
That was matter to be talked over
at another meeting. l was a bit sur
priSed that SmallWood should give in
SO quickly. but concluded that the Liv-
erpool affair was rather serious and
thai like man Of sense he preferred
to part with a couple of thoIsand soon
er than have it rcsurrected. He had
rooms over his office, and was 70 sup
with him on the next evening bur ONE
at o'clock. and the matte! Of rcstitu-
ton would be arranged. ! went to the
pace appointed by Duff to meet him.
but ne was not there. | had given him
my address. but he did not call on me
As a matter of fact, | never saw him
again. After he had played his part
he vanished.
When made my third call on Small
wood, / was cordially received, ana
while waiting for supper to be served
we came to an understanding. He was
to give me $4,000 for Saunders wild
ow. and was to give him Il receipt in
fun. lie grew Sociahle and jolly as
the affair was concluded. and my glass
me to drinks again OF sudden things
began to whirl and then came Il blank.
When recovered consciousness, it was
morning. and | was lying on Il cot bed
in strange room. My head huZZcd
and raclled, my throat was rs d'y as
paper ana as rolled ont of ed and
attempted to stand my knees gave way
and let me down. \ strange man came
to me and talked. and | was given
something to drink but it was late in
the afternoon before my brain was
clear enough to understand things. As
I sat IN on the edge "f the bed and
wondered what lad happened and
whcr" | was Il quiet spoken man who
had the look of doctor ertcred and
sat down beside me and felt my pulse
and said:
"You will do now if Won keen quiet.
Let me saw for your announcement
that cases Just rs had rs yours have
been cured in three months. The great
point is to avoid excitement"
an the first place. where am ~ I
asked.
"In DR.. Colwclrs private lunatic
ASYLUM" he replied
"W'ho brought me horp?"
"Your friends. The loss Of your mon
CIV in that Peruvian speculation unbal-
anccd your mind. You will he well
cared for here. ana if Won aid me as
Won should your detention will not last
Il see how It is" | said as | looked
him straight III the eve. 81 nm indrht-
ed to Smallwood for this. He druggcd
me ana had me brought here that he
might have time to fix up his affairs
end skin. | demand nv liberty this in
stantr'
"Comc, come" he replied in a coax
ing way as he pattcd me on the Shout
der. II know no one named SmaIl-
wood. Your friends in Beacon street
brought YOU here. and DIR. Henry made
out the papers. All was perfectly reg
ular. Let us have no excitement. Din
ner will be ready in half an hour.
Meanwhile think it over"
In that half hour | figured it OUT
Smallwood had druggcd and abducted
me. 1t might or might not be private
insane asylum. but the man had surely
been bribcd to hold me fast for a time.
If raised a row. it would he the worse
for me. If | remained passive. would
be set at liberty as soon as the money
lender left the country. decided to
make the best of things. and when the
doctor returned | was very quiet. The
two OF us ate supncr together in a
small room ana were waited unOn by
an old woman. He called me Mr. Per-
rinc. ard. according to his talk, | was
a member of mercantile firm in Len
den. Next morning was taken 10 walk
in narrow garden surrounded bv high
walls. | got sight of no other person.
nor could | make out what sort of
place ! was in. During the dav had
the use of sitting room off NV bed
room. 1t looked out ON the rear ward
ana the windows were barred was
given pIcntv of reading matter. and the
doctor pIavcd chess with me. and TAX
on altogether the time did not pass I'M
nlnasantlr In the thren wcrks w,s
in the house saw only the doctor and
the old woman. At O o'clock one evnn-