Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-08-09

losi.''
lie and, Carruthers cleared the bot
ties and things off TWO tables. and
lifted Patsy on one and AnGy on the
other.
~ m afraid, sir Carruthers began,
as he got out some awful-looking in
strument, but Sir Miles ses:
80. they're strong-they Il stand it.
And. anyway l don't care
They touched Andy with the i'm
struEent 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 trieGit ON
Patsy, and he suffered the same.
"'Pooh.' ses Sir Miles; turn on a
stronger current. I'm deeply indebted
to these gentlemen for this oppor-
tunity.'
"'And that fiend,' went on Andy,
gave us another dose worse than this
other. The pain was something awful
"How long it lasted they couldn't
say; but at last the two torturcrs
whispered together and then went, to
the groaning men and examined their
backs.
"GooG heavens. sir-look.' ses Car
rllthers. Wed better send, for the doc
tor, or
Ono SEES Sir Miles; I'll give them
a 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 it in the time
tsIJ< C<,x.,, n x.-rp3a II and hen
Patsy and Andy were set loose. They
looked awful, they, said. and Sir Miles
gave them Il stiff dose of brandy.
Nov. gentlemen he ses TO 'em,
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 it to will understand from my let
ter how to cure You; but if you don't
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 EN-. 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 IL bolt when ] heard Il door slam. l
| knew then there was something wrong.
| and started off; but before l could get
into the road my two chums came down
the drive. You never saw anything
like their faces, sir:
"'We're done for!' ses Andy. If W..
can't reach the 'orspital in three hours
| we re dead men,.
"Bit by bit. sir, as we few along got
quite sick. sir. and thankful | was tb 1t
I'd hurt my hand and wasn't there.
II got 'em to town in about t,yo
|! hours. but that didn't comfort 'tm.
The pain was something awful, tltey
| said.
II told EN- at the 'orspital that my
two mates We're in bad way and won't
ed attending to immediate, and I'd Il
note about them for the head do, tor.
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. lie read it more than
once. it seemed. and he pulled some of
the wriest faces I've ever seen.
LET me see your backs he SEES at
last. so you fell into Sir Miles Ilar-
ODDS clutches, did you? Lucky to be
alive!
He examined their backs careful.
and it made them breathe free when
he said: Well, YOU came in time. I'll
just put a blister on YOU, and you'll be
all right in a day or two
He put on the blsters, and then put
Sir Miles note in an envelope and
sealed it.
"'it is not necessary tn 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
1--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 cur feelings for a good half
hour by threatening how we'd be re-
venged on Mr. Miles.
And then Patsy proposed we should
see what he said in The letter. ! can't
remember it now word for word. but it
was something to the effect that th,
writer. Sir Miles Harold. had caught
the bearers in the act of stealing his
plate. and had determined to brighten
them.
ut was a great success, for. though
all he did was to prick their backs with
Il bundle of needles. and then redGer
the skin With some carbolic acid. they
believed their life was in jeopardy I'M
less they FASTENED to q 'osspitaL Would
the doctor who read it carry the Joke
a little farther and blister them?
II wanted to laugh but | was afraid
At last Andy jumped up suddenly
cnssng something awful. and pulled
off that blister: and Patsy did the
same. And then laughed till l nearl,
killed myself, and at last they laughed
too.
I've never heard anything to equa
it, sir: but l know to this day Andyant
Patsy couldn't see the humor of it