Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-09

There Is a woman here who Is
sick. but she doesn't need a doctor"
she said.
whether she does or she doesn't Is
her affair. When I'm called out TO see
a patient I don't permit any one to put
me off. l might be held for criminal
neglect"
| aggressively Stalked into the hall.
The woman asked me to wait minute
and went away. She had no sooner
gone than | heard a tap at the front
door, and l admitted James. told
him to stand by the door and If were
called to see a patient to search for
what he could find. The woman kept
me waiting so long that | called out
gruffly:
Hi, you. there! DO you expect me
to stay here all night?"
heard voices. and the woman came
back with a man. The latter looked
ugly, but, seeing that | had been re-
enforced by James. said quietly:
"All right, doctor. My wife is suf-
fering with a bad pain in her side.
Come this way"
followed him, keeping a hand on
my revolver in my overCoat outside
pocket. l was conducted TO a room
where a woman lay In bed grooming.
Her hair and eyes We're black. and l
knew at once that she was not the per-
son who had called me. Besides. It
didn't require a physician 10 see that
she was shamming pain. To give
James time to make discoveries, l ask
ed her a great many questions as to
her symptoms, felt her pulse and her
side. where she said she suffered the
| pain: called for hot water. and when
! they said there was no water heated |
| told them to heat 1t at once.
i asked if there were enough persons
in the house to assist in an operation,
and they said there were but the two
! women and the man. Hearing James
! cough in the hall. ! wrote a prescrlp-
ton and told the man to go out to q
drug store and get the medicine it
called for. l thought for a time he
would refuse. l looked up at him with
stern surprise. and this decided him.
and he went out doggedly. | followed
him into the hall and signed to James
to turn the key after him. which was
done without making perceptible
sound. Then James and | approached
each other, and James whispered In
my ear:
There's a door locked upstairs and
some one moaning inside"
wait here" was my reply. and l
went back to my patient.
The woman who had admitted me
! a., III
ing TO heat the water leaving me alone
with the one in bed. Taking some
ether from my medicine case. | poured
it on a towel and held 1t over her face.
She struggled. but / held my ground,
and she was soon unconscious. | call
ed James, and. handing him my re-
volver, | told him to go into the kitch-
en- and not let the woman there come
out. Then | went upstairs and after
trying couple of doors found the one
that was locked. | called out: I'm
the man You got on the telephone!
What's the troubleg
The reply came. i've been kidnapped
and am held here till can be removed
to-
There's no time to hear the story
now" / interrupted. and in twinkling
, j made up my mind between calling
the police and taking the woman away
on my own responsibility. Choosing
the latter course | gave the door q
vigorous kick; the lock or the wood
work about it was old and rotten, II
; flew open and woman stepped out
. into the hall. There was no light on
the floor and | could not see her fea-
lures; but, having hurried her down
: stairs, l saw that she was young and
comely | called to James to lock the
door leading to the kitchen and come
quick. He did so and In another mo-
ment the three of us were in the auto
spinning away.
Where shall take your I asked
, the lady.
Anywhere except where am
known" was the reply.
Why"
II have escaped from a retreat. IL
, is a matter of property. They are try
ing to prove me insane. " they dis
cover where | am the matter will be
referred to the courts and they will
send me back"
and resolved to take the lady to my
house. where | lived with my mother
and sister. II occurred to me that my
decision not to call the police was for
tunate. carried my capture home
u and. arousing my sister. turned the
: prize over TO her. Then went to bed.
; In an hour had been summoned and
had found the person who had called
for me and had rescued her.
The next morning she asked me to
send for a lawyer, who came and took
o care Of her case g, skillfuOy that with
a In year she obtained full possession
e Of an estate Of which others were try
ing to deprive her and at the same
I time to keep her IN an asylum. | was
y called upon to testify before the court
The only thing | knew against her
/ sanity was that she had accepted a
e proposition Of marriage from 80 IN
worthy a person az myself.
Nov. 9 In American