The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-27
Tales of a Doctor

Piled; with a laugh. 4 think he s"s Is de- 5e-
'igntful Wait TIN show him to YOU"
ments with the Brahrnin, wearing a gop-
geous turban and elaborateIy attjred in
inc rich oo'ors of his country He gave
syceG ,o% Sins Sa,eam as the young girl intro
turned from her face to mine: fben 7
saw them light upon the stone itself
,s,ar mi,n IA peculiar oppression, A moment
approached and engaged Captain Main
warlng In conversation. AT the Same in
s.aht ! saw tall man. with pale face
and nervous expression, come hastily
Forward, ! knew him at once-he was was
Pamela's former lover, Iaurence CarrolI
sie went straight TO her side and greeted
coversd er nH1e1% bsr pamels turned pale but re-
TOUCHED the captain OH the arm
Let me introduce YOU To my friend,
Laurence Carroll she said. MIR Car
roL-,Captaip Meinwaring."
The captain. bowed and favored Carroll
wlth,a brief glance. The nervousness left
Carrolls eyes and they grew bright and
steady He began 10 talk eagerly TO
Pamela, the captain having again turned
10 the lady with whom he had been CON
versing., Soon afterward took my leave,
returned homo and went straight 10 my
laboratory. ] was engaged In several ex-
perfments OF an interesting nature. and
In particular was anxiously developing
some photographs which / had recently
l
had just retired into my dark room
when ! heard a ring at the hall door.
NV servant then raped and informed me
mat MI; Carroll had called. and was
waiting in my laboratory
on entering the apartment i'll ques-
ton ] found Carroll standing where the
full rays OF the electric light fell on his
face. He looked cadaverous. his cheeks
were hollow. his eyes had disturbed
and CLASSY expression. I noticed that
ne had taken Up some proofs of mine
sent 10 me for correction from the medi-
cal paper for which I constantly wrote.
When he heard my step he threw down
the sheets and came forward to meet
Thai is an interesting article. Hall
fax, he said, 'It appears TO relate TO
a strange poison"
''1t does. I returned ''one of the most
dangerous posons known, AS you have
read some Of II, ] will tell you how !
came 10 write the paper ] am much In
tcrested Just now In the Rontgen rays
and make many experiments with the
new light A few days ago, while OK
perimentfng with ferro-cyanide Of potas-
sium. accidentally found that | had
evolved as by-product that most dam
gerous drug, anhydrous hydrocyanic acid.
The article is written with View TO
show the danger which any one uncon-
scious Of this fact might unlnowingly
run. The poison causes instant death by
inhalation, and The process of making.
without certain precautions is fatal"
IL Is an interesting study. observed
Carroll, as he sank into a chair And
now. doctor. | have taken advantage Of
your friendship To pay you rather late
visit. which the Importance OF my busi
ness must excuse. You know all about
Pamela and myself, Well. I have deter
mined tha; she shall not marry Captain
Mainwarjne. ! gave her letter tonight
which will make her think deeply. She
loves me. Halifax, she does not love
Mainwaring!
You are not actngNjn a manly way"
said, severely. Il know Pamela vas
al one timo attached 10 YOU. but
My mind is made up interrupted
Carroll Either tho marriage VIII be
prevented, or | shall commit suicide"
You profess TO love the girl ! said
sternly, and yet you would cast such
terrible shadow over her life?''
NO. I would draw the line AT that"
he answered. IF she msrries Manwar-
ing she need never know OF my fate.
have gfven her people 10 understand that
am going abroad. II | cannot effect
the object for which I visited you To-