The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-06
DR.. DALcOE'S PATIENT
a Romance Of 1gyssoEy.
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B z s-E EACoAL.


We were sitting abou& Harry Blahss
hospitable board on his yacht Sea
Breeze one evening. Hawy, and the
doctor regaling us with eheir adyen-
lures during the SIX monthS cruise
they had just ended. A remark OF
Harry's suggesting that the doctor
should reveal the mystery OF .Tha
Fair Northron OF, the, Golden Locks
set us to clamoring Tor the story.
ut smacks too much OF the Anthony
Hope atogy.. laughed the doctor. "Get
Harry to spin You another yachting
yarn" ngs- sge,sS
But we were not 70 be denied. and
Harry Joined vigorously In the clamor.
1.-The thing Harry refers to-" said
only because of the singular way the
person most concerned starts up to
view at various periods OF my life and
the curious way in which am brought
into passing relations with her pro-
fessionally."
"The story has its beginning some
years ago, Just after had received
that sheepslkin that enabled me to
write M. d. after my name. had
been taken as an assistant in the Office
by an established physician OF large
practice in Brooklyn living in Henry
street. One evening near midnight
I was sitting by the Office awaiting
the return of the doctor from d late
call when the Office night bell tangled
furiously. / went to the door to find
foreigner OF considerable distinction
of manner and who wes evidently
much agitated. Inquiring for the doc
tor. without waiting for an answer
to his question he demanded that I
should Immediately accompany him to
attend patient. made him under
stand that the doctor for whom he had
inquired was not in and that was the
Doctors assistant
care you certified physicianp he
asked sharply. ~ ~
Understanding by his term that he
asked if was qualified to practice. I
answered that I was, and he demanded
that l.. should attend him at once
gathered up medicine and instrument
case and. donning my coat, followed
him into the street. where 7 found D.
carriage awaiting US. The driver Was
on the boz, but man whom. from his
demeannc toward the one who SO I'm.
peratively summoned me, I took to be O
servant held open the door OF the
coach for us to enter and when be had
given q few words Of instruction to
the driver climbed In after us. Our
way took us down Henry street at q
rapid pace. We had gone but a short
distance when the one who had called
me, prtfacing mis- remarks with the as
surancis5 that no harm. would be done
me, demanded that should submit to
be blindfolded. protested vigorously,
declaring that would leave them then
and there. Whatever else they were,
these gentlemen were prompt and Wig
orous, for before I was nware of. their.
purpose I was seized, gagged and blind
folded. Having secured and rendered
me helpless, the first foreigner grayely
and omperately again assured me that
no harm would come to me and that,
having exercised my skill where re-
quired, I should be returned home safe
y. but st vas sssss ssftfs:i III fs h!sss sAsss-
ests that should not know whittier Il
was going, NOtwithsta ding T was not
a little frightened. though not so much
that I did not realize that we were
driving down Henry street, crossing
Fulton and turning up to the right.
But here I lost my Bearings, though j.
as ftnnofs srtn s.. Asa ~ "a sss
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ment ,nto no Sa,,s sss IN : a,s.s gly
did mt aat,t -, - a, 80.
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into ram, vhssb NM .as.i
was biindfolded, aeemefl s 81 ma fn scoI,.
tain d of Deoi,Ia. : I4ere fi,es sssafs
and blindfold yyera Is yran from N. ma, s Is
cases nut mn, nv sss,s ~
tion dIrecte5 f., 4 ha5 r., sIs 3. sop
the room. ne 1 Ina m l,eai, q frinhfened
before. pInA a ffnnniied Z 40 81 ssre N
this dinsy. MI snyoratis hareJv ) farnias,ed
attic room were s nun,bar of Snao,ie
all foreigners. rnoat3 of whom. men ana
women, Vera not aIoae fashy1nai,lv