Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-12

IN the morning a letter was taken
to the Shayne apartments. 1t was a
short, tear stained missiye Of graft
tude, penitence and farewell from Viz
ginia to her aunt. 1t ran:
| You have been as kind to me as any
| woman can be to a person she cannot
love. You have never loved me. Aunt
Marie, and you Will never mo again.
blush to be obliged by your unjust sus-
| picions to say one thing more am not
going to any ono. You have mis!udged
me terribly. don't even know whore he
| 49, shall never knowl
=
Craighead and Carson walked through
a stately peristyle to q low building
called the laboratory, but termed by
the patients the "shot tower" Theo-
dore was astonished at the throng as
sembled for the "shot" treatment, of
which he had as yet no conception
men Of all sorts anX1ously watching
the clock like schoolboys fearful OF
being tardy. They formed in two col
umns, resting on two aisles, across the
farther ends of which stood two desks
exactly alike. All slung their coats
over their right arms, disclosing Sits
in their shirts at the left shoulder.
| Craighead, with Carson following.
sent back ripples Of disorder along the
line by offering bets as to whether
| Carson was himself or Wylie. Two
young men easily classified as new
Matched physicians stationed 9ghem-
selves like sentinels at the desks. T;ae
clock struck. There was a iostling at
the rear caused by late Corners, at
which the serious young doctors
frowned fiercely. The lines moved for
ward, and the men as they passed the
physicians seemed to undergo some
sort of operation performed by means
Of glittering instruments. Of which
Theodore caught glimpses like light
ming playing about those slitted shirt
sleeves.
Theodore found himself In the hui
man current and drifted with it. On
closer view he saw that the doctors
pricked the patients with little glitter
ing weapons. but he reasoned that 1t
! could be nothing very severe.
Craighead passed on and Carson
took his place. The doctor looked
searchingly in his face, seemed pug
zled and reached to another region Of
the tray for syringe.
''You should have rolled up your
sleeve or cut it." said he sternly. "Roll
it up"
| Theodore rolled up his sleeve, where
upon with an expertness quite star
ting the man Of medicine pinched up
a bit of the brown flesh, showed in the
needle, pressed down the piston, and
Theodore was Shot With stinging
In his arm and wondering as to the
why Of it all. though he knew by this
time that he had dropped out Of the
night sky into full membership In q
drink cure establishment, he passed on.
DR.. Witherspoon met each patient
with standardized smile, clasped
each hand with grip of absolute uni
formity and said, Good morning, Mr..
Bascom," or whatever the name might
be. 'And how Is the appetite this
morning? And the tongue, please.
Pulse regular, observe. Have you
had your constitutional this morning?
Improving nicely, Mr.. Bascom. Good
morning"
| They returned to Theodore's room.
Soon entered Mr.. O'Grady, Mr.. Evans
!. and slender person of about Carson's
size, who at once began the coursing
Of imaginary game on the wall paper,
slapping his thigh and laughing at
every failure
'.This," said Mr.. O'Grady, introduc-
ing the indoor huntsman, lis Mr.. Wy
| lie, Mr.. Carson"
my worst fears confirmed" Kissed
Craighead. 1.-THE one man I ever loved
turns out to be-oh, We gods, both a
teller Of truth and victim Of regular
habits! The last straw and no julepr'
Carson looked at Wylie. awaiting
Mr.. O'Grady's development of his
| case.
1--WE are, of cawse," said O'Grady,
"sorry to have interfered with your
plans, MI. Carson, but
Mr.. O'Grady's grave discourse. in
| which Carson could feel himself being
placed irrevocably in the wrong, was
interrupted by Mr.. Wylie's making
swoop upon an imaginary animal on
Mr.. O'Grady's nose.
81 most caught him." he cried. "A
UuuuDleDeG. ~ DuIhDiCUSS! Suhodys
gnats; mosquitoes. Monday; Tuesday,
flies; bees, Wednesday; hornets yester-
day and bumblebees today. Big game
soon! Ha, ha, ha. ha! Whoop"
'Long lost brother evidently" re-
marked Craighead II note the Craig
head strawberry mark. Well. when he
;; gets to elephants may claim relation
ship"
"Of cawse," went on Mr.. O'Grady,
paying no attention to the Wylie incl
dent except to use and examine for
blood stains neatly folded handker-
chief, .'your being found in the green.
house has been partially explained. sir.
and we are not disposed to maKe you
trouble. In fact, with our customary
liberality we shall leave to you both
that and your boardand lodgings since
you so strangely came into our-into
our midst"
Hear, hearr calculated Craighead.
"Hooroar for the emporium"
'And If you will kindly Sign these
mutual receipts in full for all claims
on both sides we will give Mr.. Wylie
his room, and-here's the pen, Mr..
Carson. SIR"
Theodore had already made the FIRST
stroke of the '.T" when Craighead