Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-11

close as can come without hittin'."
The smoke had mostly cleared away
when Fallon rushed into the room. He |
wss amazed to see Mcfarland admin |
istering an injection 70 the beIligers |
eat patient. In ten minutes Jennings
Was asleep again.
1--WE had enough of this, Fallcn,"
snapped the young man. packing his |
surgical case. Il don't propose to prae.
lice medicine under mob rule"
Fallen sighed. Il don't blame you.
but II calls st the shack. Doc. your. |
advise me coneernin' them baths ano
fesdin' fer him. won't your"
-Oh, I'll do whatever can In thar
line as long as stay, but wont an ,
swer for the result"
II was In an unhappy state of MUD
that Mcfarland returned to his cab
ia. Clearly there was no use In trying
to establish practice in Bonded Spur.
He would get out as soon as he had
the stcrekeeper's child cured OF
measles Calculating that he might
get letter on by the stage. which left
that afternoon. be wrote hasty mote
pect him in Denver By the END OF the
week But this letter was not mailed
Az Mcfarland approached the postot
Zee, which stood across the road from
Fallon's. Jennings, whose cot com
handed a view of the thoroughfare
caught sight of his physician, and, IL
deIirium, seized his pistol and, more
by accident than skill. shot Mcfarland
through the leg. The sound of the
shot brought Fallon and the loafers at
the bar to the door. They picked the
wounded man up and carried him into
Jennings room. There they laid him
upon cot beside that OF the sick min
er, and dressed his wound.
Good shot-for loony man, eh.
Doc?" laughed one.
b Clipped a neat little hole right
through the calf joked another.
Never broke thing" observed Fal-
Ion. You'll be Ht to travel on
crutches in couple of days"
'I'il get good and square with Jen'
nings for this" declared Mcfarland In
a passion.
At which the assembly laughed, and
| Jennings. who had recovered his wits.
! grinned and said: In the mean time
! havin' collected your tools for you, I'D
| be obliged fer jab of dope"
| "All right, you idiot" retorted Nc
| Farland; doctor yourself to death, for
all care. Give me that blue bottle
and the needle, FaIlon."
! The Irisnman dug them out OF the
| case and examined them critically
Look here. Doc. viii this dope xii
! him." he asked.
No; but that's not the way to trea
typhoid Besides. don't think he'i
got half the pain he says he has. 1
don't go with the disease. ! belieV'
he likes the effect"
II was decided, however, that since
they were assured that the hypoder
mic injections, given in moderation
would not kill the patient, he shoult
have them whenever the pain beeam'
intense.
! In FIVE days Jennings was dead; an.
on the day after his demise a vigilanc'
committee, composed of friends Of tn
late mine foreman, waited upon DI
Bruce Mcfarland II was very clea
70 the committee that he had hypodeI
mically poisoned Jennings, in reveng
for that shot through the leg. Ha'
they not heard him declare that b
would get even?
i About a mile from the camp, and
hundred yards from the trail, stood
great blasted oak, pointing solitar
bare limb southwark In the distanc
this tree looked like a one-arne
scarecrow. The vigilance committe
found the spot to its liking. The
placed Mcfarland under the gaun
limb, threw a moose over it, and fas
ened it about his neck
If you've got anything to say, sa
It quick" enjoined Davis, chairman {
the committee ITS noon, an you
times up"
Mcfarland moistened his dry liz
with his tongue, and began: Il kno
there's nothing that / can say whic
will convince you of my innocence
but | could prove 1t II you'd give n
a chance. / propose to give myse
the same sort of an injection as gay
Jennings. What do you say?"
Without waiting to hear the commi
tees decision, Fallon started back
the camp on run. In the mean TIN
there was a heated discussion of NJ
Farland's proposition. but the MAORI
voted against its acceptance. .
. We've come to the conclusion" a
! nounced Davis, that this propositiC
OF yours is square enough. only '
A think that you'd durn sight rath
4 die with the dope than accordin'
regulations. And, not to be short wi
;. you, I'd remark that we opine as han
In is jist about good enough for you
As Davis fastened a handkeechi
q about McFarland's eyes, the rattle
4 wheels and the drum Of hoofs, comb
q from the direction OF camp, startl
: the committee for moment. Tn
. concluded, however. that 1t must