The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-16

SarTuInerS,1 he, SeS Wnen his man
came in again. this foolish person sug-
gests that l should let them GO. He
does not know how well timed this
visit is. A capital opportunity for
trying my new battery, Carruthers.'
"Carruthers screwed up his face.
81 don't think 1 should, SIR ses he.
"'Why not?'
est might kill them, sir
co. 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 SEES. he was sweating
till it trickled down him, and Patsy
was taken. different, for he was SILVER
ing till his teeth chartered. What it
was they didn't know, but it was plain
it was something awful. They begged
Sir Miles again. and again-Patsy was
crying-to have mercy and Let 'em go.
When that did no good they fell to
swearing awful, and Threatened Sir
Miles, but it didn't make a 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 m and Andy on the
other.
"'I'm afraid, SIR Carruthers began,
as he got out some awful-looking in
strument, but Sir Miles SEES:
$50, they're strong-they'u stand it.
And, anyway, I don't care.'
"They touched Andy with the in
strument in the back. A terrible pain
darted throughhim, 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 it?' ses
Carruthers.
"'Pooh!' ses Sir Miles; turn on a
stronger current. I'm deeply indebted
to these gentlemen for this oppor-
tunity.'
".And that iend,' went on Andy,
other. The pain was something awful
"How long it lasted they couldn't
say; but at last the two t%orturers
whispered together and then went to
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
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
HE sat down and wrote it, and then
Patsy and Andy were set loose. They
looked awful, they said, and Sir Miles
gave them a stiff dose of brandy.
"'Now, gentlemen he ses to 'em,
I'm very much obliged to you for COM
ing here. I 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'dbet-
ter get to London in less than six
hours
snow, I'd been getting in a 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 I was just ready
for a bolt when I heard a door slam. !
knew then there was something wrong,
and started off; but before I 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 we
can't reach the ~'orspital in three hours
we're dead men!'
"Bit by bit, sir, as we few along I got
the story out of 'em. 1t made me feel
quite sick, sir, and thankful 1 was that
I'd hurt my hand and wasn't there.
II got EN- 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 I'd 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 1 gave
him the note. He 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 ses at
last. so you fell into Sir Miles Har.
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 OF two
"He put on the blisters, and then put
Sir Miles note in an envelope and
sealedi it.
"1t is not necessary to come here
again. he ses; 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 u 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. I can't
remember it now word, for word, butt
was something to the effect that the
writer, Sir Miles Harold, had caught
the bearers in the act of stealing his
plate, and had determined to brighten
them.
1T was a great success, for, though
all he did was to prick their backs with
a bundle of needles, and then redden