The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-26

There, my friend" he said com
placcntly, that will quiet you little.
When you wake up I'll have some
thing else for you" Under the per
suasive influence of the drug the luck.
less Chubb dropped into a heavy Stun.
Der and the conspirators against his
peace OF mind Joined Ben Paisley at
his station on the bridge.
It's working like charm" said
Somers glecfully: but never
thought he'd 90 under so easily"
Nothing singular about that" re.
marked the doctor ITS no trick at
all TO persuade man that he's sick.
There seems to be sort of hypnotic
suggestion contained In the mere hint
to the average citizen that he doesn't
look quite we'll And your vcntrilo'
dual performances were Quit" SUM-
Client to throw any unsusprc,lug indi'
ydual of his mental balance
"Ho was sure scared stin When he
was talkn' to me- chuckled Paisley.
Serves him right SEES !; he wants
lesson Of some kind. Mcbbo hell re-
form now
VERY likely" agreed the doctor,
At all events he'll enjoy mild,
harmless existence for the next few
days. I'm going to put him on very
mcager liquid diet and take some OF
the supernuous flesh of his bones
Hes got lots to spare grinnod
Paisley. He's regular hog to eat
and in the last year he's fattcd up Ike
prize porker"
TN thin him down" returned the
doctor venomously, and Somrrs
Chortlcd aloud.
The Grcnyllle thrashed her way
steadily eastward, while her skipper
lying PROSTATE in his bunk. swallowed
thankfully the many harmless but
ovillasting potions administered TO
him, and led simple blamclcss He
on a thin diet Of water and biscuits
His capacious stomach ycarned hun
rrily for the flesh pots of Egypt but
resistcss fate in the person OF Dr.
| Corbus controlled his appetite with an
| iron hand.
Rapidly his all too solid flesh
melted away. and by the time Buf.
falo appeared in sight the once corpu.
lent skipper had become nero
/ mocking shadow Of his former self At
| this stage the doctor relented suiii
/ cicntly to allow him roast beef
| sandwich, which he devoured raven.
ously; and n few hours later he par
| took OF the first square meal h" had
eaten since his collapse,
When the Granville at last tied up
at her destination Capt. Chubb, thin
and pale but overlooking with graft.
tudr to his prescrver, stood on the
bridge with Ben Paisley, who, with
the assistance Of one Of the crew, had
stood double watches for over four
days, during his supcrior's absence
from duty.
I'm off the drink for good. Ben"
said the captain grayely. This here
has bin a awful solemn warnin to me-
Suppose you'll be sportin' blue
ribbon next" growled the mate.
Never yuu mind" retorted the
skipper with n touch Of his old pug.
nacty. 1T I'D he better for everyone
II they'd steer clear Of the rrog. |
wish you'd have a touch Of them de-
lrum trcmenscs, Ben, ! do. 1t I'D
make new man Of you, my lad
Thanks" returned the mate acidly.
but ! amt hankern' for no such a
change. Not but what some folks
might he all the better for bein' made
over" he added, with meaning
glance. Of which the captain affected
to take no notice.
Miss Nancy Chubb, welcoming her
fond parent home, was stricken almost
dumb with establishment when she
perceived that he had n companion.
and that the said companion was none
other than her Quondam sutton. She
was still more astonlshed to learn that
gratitude for having saved his life
during a severe attack of fever had
wrought n wondrous change in her
fathers sentiments toward the here.
toforc despised doctor
The true facts of the case she was
never destined to know, but, for the
matter OF that, neither was Capt
Chubb whose course In after life was
marked by a rigid and uncompromls
Ing adherence to the principles advo
Gated by the enthusiastic disciples OF
the prohibition cause
(CopvrIght by w G., Chapmnn)