The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-04-24

Syr. Simplicis qs. ad........5 iii.
m ct sig ) |. every hours.
FURNISS.
44s7Ss
4-1O-S2
well, DOCTOR finally said Cheney,
what about it?"
There's nothing to it. The prescrip-
ton is regular and professionally cor
rect. It's in Furniss handwriting;
I'd know it any place, The young man
Simpson evidently forgot himself and
put in tincture of opium instead Of the
camphorated. It's an awful blunder to
make. I'm sorry for him because he
appeared honest to me"
1T does look bad, Cheney" said
Layton. "but we'll do what we can for
the boy. A light sentence may be
secured"
Sentence be damned" burst out
Cheney I'm not convinced yet.
want time to think 1t over. I'll phone
| you gentlemen later"
After they had gone the colonel
paced up and down the room denying
himself to all. He went carefully over
the whole case Mrs. Simpsons posi-
tion appealed to him, as did the boys
honesty; but there was that damnable
telltale prescription, there was the
chemists analysis; the chain appeared
complete.
A gentle breeze from the window
came into the room; it caught up the
original prescription and blew it on
the floor at Cheney's feet. He stopped,
picked 1t up, and was about to deposit
1t on the table when something caught
his eye. He stopped, looked at the
paper in his hand for moment. Three
steps took him to the window, up went
the curtain, and from his pocket Col.
Cheney took out powerful magnify.
ing glass. In the glaring sunlight he
studied every phase, every word and
characteristic of the written prescrip-
tion. His breath almost stopped.
well, by the eterna!' he muttered
eHe is clever but he's overstepped
himself this time" Back to his desk
he went and 'phoned Layton and
Stuyvesant to come to his Office at four
o'clock--there was going to be some
thing doing" in the Simpson case-No
he wouldn't tell now, but they could
come prepared for a good time; that
was ALL
! Guthrie was routed out; Cheney
wouldn't trust any other of his force
} to do what he wanted done that day
go out and find out ali you car
about the movements Of DR.. Furnis'
on the --th Of this month manning ths
/ date of Laura Haviland's death); ge
J it quick as you can. Pick up Lonergal
j and tell him | want Furniss here a
four this afternoon"
The sleep was gone from Guthrie
eyes and he did as he was told.
: At three he reported Chene.
t listened to what he had to say am
muttered. thought so"
At four O'Clock Layton and DR.
| Stuyvesant came in wondering wha
was up. Cheney never said worI
4 about what was on hts mind. A it'll
while later Dr. Furniss came il
4 dressed like fashion plate: long coat
E gray trousers and-gloyes, red scarf
silk hat. walking stick and paten
/ leather shoes. He looked the part 0
a fashionable doctor" Cheney hal
4 met him once and said:
: "Good afternoon, doctor. OF cours
you know DR.. Stuyvesant and Mr.. Lay
ton?"
Dr. Furniss bowed slightly and said
I Good evening, gentlemen" and the
to Col. Cheney: you wished to Sc
me about something, believe-prt
i fessionally?''
! well. no and yes. I'm not person
4 ally i'll" replied the colonel, smiling
d Il have been interested in the SIM
4 son case. You remember it doub
less?"
! THE young man who compounde
!. the prescription for Laura HaviIan
! and by mistake put in virulen
: poison? oh. yes, | remember it."
!. mir. Layton is Simpsons lawye
and DR.. Stayvesant has been called a
! a medical expert for the defense
/. 1T certainly is in Competent hand
!. then" said Furniss. bowlng /
y stuyvesant. THANK YOU, quietly r.
piled Stuyyesant, and Cheney contil
! ued:
: You attended Laura Haviland.
! believer
yes
!. "And wrote this prescription whio
/, was sent to Rhodus drug store to b
!, flledg" Dr.. Furniss looked at th
I. paper in Cheneys hand, and said:
sYes, that's the prescription
! "Two doses, believe. were give
i the child. one at six ana the other
Il nine o'clock. Coma set in and at j
: O'Clock thak night the child died.
It "You seem To be pretty we'll i
d formed said the doctor, smilinl
u what you say Is correct
Thank you. You are sure this pr