Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-04
Good afternoon. doctor. Or course
you know DR.. Stuyvesant and Mr.. Lay

ION.
DR.. Furniss bowed slightly and said:
Good evening. gentlemen" and then
to Colonel Cheney: You wished tn see
me about something, l believe-profes-
sionally?"
Well. no and yes. I'm not person.
ally ill.," replied the colonel. smiling.
Il have been Interested in the Simpson
case. You remember it doubtless"
The young man who compounded
and by mistake put in a viruient poi
SOM Oh, yes. l remember it,"
Mr.. Layton is Simpsons lawyer and
DIR. ~Stuyvesant has been called as a
medical expert for the defense"
1T certainly is in competent hands
then" said Furniss. bowling to Stuyve-
SAINT. Thank you" quietly replied
S%tuyvesant. and Cheney continued:
You attended Laura Haviland. 1 be-
lieve?"
Yes"
And wrote this prescription which
was sent to Rhodus' drug store to be-
filed? DIR. III looked at the pa.
per in Cheney's hand and said:
Yes. that's the prescription"
Two doses. 1 believe. were given the
child, n at s and the other at s
o'cloc Coma set i'm and at IL O'Clock
that night the child died"
You seem to be pretty we'll in
formed" said the doctor. smiling.
What you say ia correct"
Thank you. You are sure this pre-
scription here is exactly as i: was when
you gave 1t to Jorkins. the butler, to
have filed"
Precisely. Why all this question:
ing. Colonel Cheney? The prescription
speaks for itself. DIR. %Stuyvesant. here.
can doubtless identify my handwrit-
ing"
Quite true: the doctor has already
done so. ! admit it is all your hand
writing. But l also know" and here
Colonel cheney arose. pointed his fn-
ger at DR.. Furniss and In a voice tense
with Indignation continues: Il know
when you gave the butler the prasrtip-
ton 1t read: 'Tfncture of opii.' The
word 'Calnphorated' was not there"
Furniss urned as pale as a ghost.
but gazed at Cheney u~nfiinchingly. The
latter continues:
When the child died your profess
s!onsl. instinct and knowledge told Won
II was a drug. not disease. that killed
her. You began to wonder what was
in the compound. Haviland, though
torn with grief. had sense enough to
destroy thai evidence, n eyI-
dence there was. At 10 the next morn
ing You Went into Rhodus' drug store.
doubtless purposely going in at "A time
when you knew Simpson was alone.
You SAW the prescription: 'Tincture OF
opii' stood out in glazing letters. ac-
cusing you of criminal carelessness
But you ave a fertile mind. DR.. Fur
Mss; you realized your mistake. and
old the young man you wanted NOR
phine tablets for your hypodermic case.
He went to a small room where pOi-
sons are kept. and while he was gone
you quickly wrote 'C-A-M-P-H' after
'Opii.' Clever. my dear doctor, damned
clever. u you overstepped once" The
doctor started to interrupt, but Cheney
Wait. I'm not through yet,
The afternoon you We're called to Hav-
Hands you We're attending a reception
at the Orrins'. 1t was "A pretty gay
reception. because in two hours YOU
drank several highballs. besides nu-
ton was decidedly uncertain. though
you had good control of your physical
actions. Now. doctor, what about ito'
Layton and Or. Stuyvesant looked on
with wondering eyes. Furnlss had paled,
but later regained his equilibrium. After
Cheney was through he said:
We'll. what about it? You have con-
cocted Il clever story. but it's all a series
of damned lies-what can you prove?
Nothing. Your trap is we'll laid. but
don't walk into it," Here the doctor got
very sarcastic and continues: '.Of what
avail will your improbable story be against
my word? BAH"
The doctor was fine. but Cheney wasn't
through yet. Damn YOU" he said moving
towards the doctor. II expected that. You
would fort.fy yourself with the high stand.
ing of your family and the exalted posi-.
ton you hold among the profession; you
would sacrifice young Simpson,, kill his
poor mother with grief: you would do al.
TINS to save your own worthless self from.
the punishment you richly deserve. and
which YOU are going to get. Listen "A min.
ute while | play the trump card. The even.
ing you wrote the prescription at I!avi.
lands house you used a plain black pencil
inc next day In the drug store you got
mold of the wrong pencil, and used one
with inde!ibie lead to write Camp though
the same color as the other one. There
are TWO in your pocket now" pointing a.
the doctors upper waistcoat pocket
Look at this" and Col. Cheney moistenet
the end of his finger and touched the word
'Opii.' and then ''camph." On the frs,
word no impression was made, but thu
word Carlph became a lark purpl.st
blue. Now. DR.. Furniss. do you deny m,
story?"
Layton murmured Good Cod. uude.
MS breath. Stuyvesant stood perfectlx
still watching the drama unfold E,,rn,ss
eyes almost seemed to jump from his heae
He looked at Chency's ~telltale work fas
cinated. like a rabbit does into the ewes n
a cobra.
Well he stainmered, what are yo,
going to do about it:"
DO! From here we three gentlemen ar,
going to the prosecuting attorneys offtc.
and have the charge against Simpson dis.
missed. To do this We shall tell the story.