The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-24

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gulp, but made no change In the pro-
found Inconsistencies in which the
patient lay,
.It's no use,, he said at last He's
too far gone to awake. And yet his
pulse is very good, and IL had him az
home there are one or two other th tngs
that might try So just tell the driver
to come in and help me carry him 70
the fly"
He wrapped around him the rug ne
had sent the evening before, which Was f
the only thing about him not ~ ia "a 3 ss, J,
and with the drivers assist stance carried 1il
him out and propped him up ~ the iiy. !.
Before quitting the place Hlcnarl 8 clfl II Il
turned the bed over with his 1901 to
be sure nothing of value was left !g' be-
hind. A heavy revolver, which 1ltsl proyeus
to be loaded, ratified upon tne slloofss
and as he stopped to pick it up q yeliioW
gleam caught his eye among Inc the rass' ls : y
what! more money! he .exclai1ned am
but ON looking closer he found ca lat Az
was only the gilt case OF an oid-iasil-'
ioned, faded daguerreotype porlfaie.. sll.
Nothing else was to be found, and slip-3
ping 1T into his pocket with the re-
volver, he returned TO the cab iocklhs ~
the door behind him as he left.
few minutes, driving brought Inc Inc
marty back to Richards house, asid@ 7 4
with the assistance OF the cabIfaasl s ths Liis
still unconscious pa tient was carried
up to one Of the eniptg rooms, " v here 9
bed had been prepared to receiVe 's Y illlii'
Mary! was ready with hot soup ana col
fee. ana felt u little disapp pointed Wnen8 y
Richard turned her from the g oor. p
sNo, no, Mary, It's no use frylng -
Give iii tos him that way. Make q little
very strong heef-tea; will find q way
to administer that Send me up the
bottle of Condy's fluid, and glass ass aat's ant
a jug OF water.
Left to himself, he proceeded with a
fierce anxiety, very different from MS
usual professional coolness. 70 tilsfs take g
such measures as his knowledge die.
tated to awaken his patient from his
stupor, and these not proving imnle-
diately successful, to sustain Ire, u
possible, until the effect Of the drug
should pass Oh. 1t was late when, after
having exhausted nearly every means
known to him, he left him still lying
unconscious, and went downstairs.
Mary had prepared a little supper for
him, and was anxiously awaiting his
appearance.
"a good, strong cup Of tea for me,
Mary, q
s.Why, Richard, you know tea at
night always keeps you awake. You.
would not sleep d wink after it. Z
That's what want. I am going to
sit up with my patient tonight, and
before Alice goes to bed You had better
tell her to light a fire in his room.
"Oh, Richard, mayn't I sit up along
with you? am sure l shall not close.
my eyes the whole time for thinking OF
you. 1 never can sleep when you aSe
away from me at nights.
"All the more reason for You to be
resting quietly in bed. then" said
Richard, who had his own reasons for
wishing to be alone with his patient IN
| the event Of his recovering conscious
ness. 5
When the household 4 had RETIRED
| Richard sat down in an easy-chaiT be-.
side the fire. having first made a care
| full examination of his patient, who
| moaned and muttered in his sleep as.
he turned him over to sound his heart.
l - ~ ~ yt,yi,
consciousness, he opened the latest
1 works ON 'poisons," on which he had
recently expended guinea which he
could very i'll spare, turned to the
section on "Morphia. and settled him
4 self In his chair to study 1t attentiYely.
i About four hours later he was awak-
4 ened from deep sleep by a loud cry.
/ uttered near him. The book had fallen
! TO the floor beside the chair; the fire
4 had gone out, but the lamp was burn
4 ing brightly. The sick man was sitting
I'D in bed, from which he had thrown
off the covering, and was wildly CROP
/ Ing among the bed-clothes In search OF
something.
Lost, lostn he shrieked. Help!
thievesl Policelp
Richard was at his side in moment
4 and caught him by the shoulder.
4 THANK God, you are better" he ex-
/ claimed. aBut what are you looking
! for?a
/ what, doctor, is it you? Where am
III? What has been the matter with me
i I feel as il had slept for a hundred
years,n
sYou are in my house." said Rich
1 ard "and everything you have is safe.
Now pull yourself together and let me
! have a look at you. Pupils normal,
1 heart all right. Why, you are a mira
Gle! Just swallow this cup of cof-
fee; it's cold, but your throat must be
4 like a chimney. Down with it!
More, more; I could drink UP Esil!'
he cried, holding out the empty cup to
be refilied.
i You must be magician, doctor to
!. have brought me round SO quickly.
I'm accustomed to these attacks, as |
told you. and the worst is always over
in three days. But there Is always
! sickness and prostTation afterwards,
J. Il i !.