Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01
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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-"
TT does look bad, Cheney said
Layton, ''but We'll do what we can for
the boy. A light sentence may be
secured"
Sentence be damnedt" burst out
Cheney. I'm not convinced yet.
want time to think it 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-
ton 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 it up, and was about to deposit
it on the table when something caught
OF or q
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 a powerful magnify
ing glass. In the glaring sunlight he
studied every phase, every word and
characteristic of the written prescrip-
ton. His breath almost stopped.
well, by the eternal!'' he muttered
''He 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 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.
60 out and find out ali you can
about the movements of DR.. FurnisS
on the til of this month (naming the
date of Laura Haviland's DEATH; get
it quick as you can. Pick up Lonergan
and tell him | want Furniss here at
four this afternoon"
The sleep was gone from Guthrie's
eyes and he did as he was told.
At three he reported. Cheney
listened to what he had to say and
muttered, thought So"
At four o'clock Layton and DIR.
| Stuyvesant came in wondering what
was up. Cheney never said word
about what was on his mind. A little
while later DR.. Furniss came in
| dressed like fashion plate: long coat.
gray trousers and gloves, red scarf.
silk hat, walking stick and patent
leather shoes. He looked the part of
a fashionable DOCTOR Cheney had
met him once and said:
Good afternoon, doctor. OF course
you know DR.. Stuyvesant and Mr.. Lay
TONI
DR.. Furniss bowed slightly and said:
"GeOd evening, gentlemen and then
to Col. Cheney: You wished to see
me about something, 1 believe-pro-
fessionally?"
We'll, no and yes. I'm not person.
{ ally ill.," replied the colonel, smiling.
Il have been interested in the Simp
son case. You remember it doubt
less?"
THE young man who compounded
the prescription for Laura Haviland
and by mistake put in a virulent
: poison? Oh, yes, l remember it"
MIR. Layton is Simpsons lawyer
and DR.. Stuyvesant has been called as
a medical expert for the defense"
ct certainly is in competent hands
then" said Furniss, bowling to
Stuyvesant. Thank YOU" quietly re-
! piled Stuyvesant, and Cheney contin-
ued
You attended Laura Haviland,
believer"
yes"
Anu WiOCS ILLS pISSCIlDClOu WHICH
was sent to RhOdus' drug store to be
filIed?" DIR. Furniss looked at the
paper in Cheney's hand, and said:
Eyes, that's the prescription
1.-TWO doses, l believe, were given
the child, one at six and the other at
nine o'clock. Coma set in and at II
o'clock that night the child died"
"You seem to be pretty well in.
formed" said the doctor, smiling
What you say is correct
THANK you. You are sure this pre-