The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-05-08
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vas not equal to the test My muscles
refused 20 obey my will and lay su
pine inert p0worloss. would have
learned tho time, but to seek my
/ watch, which ! fondly fanciod was
stu in my pocket, seemed such al
| enormous c&crtiou that | reluctantly
. gave over tho idea To breathe, 10
draw air into my lungs and cxpol H.
/ was prodiglous labor. wcarylng me, Il
. appeared, 10 exhaustion though with
/ every Inhalation ucIdlty Of thought
/ and, ] suppose. physical force as well
. "oro being imporcepthly augmented
After 4 time ! found myself listen.
/ Ing lHtcntly for sounds that might
prove informntory. while with head
| slightly turned ! made scrupulous IN.
vcntory Of tho room In which | was
rribbed. II was a crampcd confined
place, upholstered. and furnished with
four rough board hunks, one Of which
! occupied The other three were
empty; but IN the scant passageway
between my resting place and that op.
posIte was stool and upon the stool
tho pipe aud other pNraph -rnalIn pc
culiar to opium smoking
Then, very slowly, there came TO me
a realization Of the vulpine cunning OF
these oricntals into whose hands had
fallen. ! was TO be found here, dead.
not from inhalation OF foul mir in an
ill-yentilated cellar, which might ex-
cite suspicion and provoke inquiry,
but from oyerIndulgenco In opium. to
which ! had probably been addicted
for years, unknown even to my closest
friends. For the hop frnd" there is
small sympathy. no matter what his
position, and my family would hest.
tate, therefore, to prosecute, prefer.
ring 20 avoid unpleasant publicity.
Yes; It was very clear they had
thought me dead. and so had left me
here unmatched and unattended with
the evidence of my mode OF passing
Electrically displayed beside me. II
only remained now for some employe
or visitor to discover me and give the
alarm.
had about reached this conclusion,
after long and desperately trying
effort at logical reasoning, when my
straining ears detected the sound of
footsteps In the passage The door
Of the den was slightly aJar and lay
well In sight OF any passcrby who
should glance through tho narrow
opening
Whether to feign death, or boldly
make known my recovered conscious.
ness, was for just A moment n ques. |
ton. But before my sluggish brain !
could decide choice was snatched |
from ME. The footsteps paused. and
simultaneously. 1t seemed, the door
swung farther inward. disclosing, not
he pigtailed, greasy.bloused MUngol-
an had expected, but u white won.
m, tall and shapely. with hair OF iron
gray and the very kIndlcst eyes that
'ycr looked into
] made as II to speak, but my swol
on tongue refused to perform its
,flice, and something that may best
30 described as gurgle was the re.
iult, with that she came to my side,
md for a little regarded me silently.
felt that seeing the pipe and the
little peanutoIl lamp, she must draw
he natural Inference. and, though
here was no roproaCh IN her look,
Wished, II possible. to correct that
alse impression therefore made
Mort to gesture denial. employing
lance to indicate the objects and
'cry feeble side movement OF the
ead TO express Reputation.
1t is possible that she understood.
mt question that she believed.
ave no recollection that she spoke n
inEle word to me, and yet. when she
;us gone, felt that she would sure
Y return TO my rescue. And | was
ot misled. | suppose this partial re- I
ef to my anxiety resulted In slack.
ming OF mental effort on my part, for
must confess that what followed is
cry vague In my memory. know F.;
My that she was accompanied by
wo men. one white and one yellow,
'ho carried me down Il narrow flight
( stairs. out onto the street and into {
waiting cab ! cannot recall that !
poke. but ! learned afterward that I
had mumbled the word 'Loyalton." I
nd thitner she accompanied me-
There a physician came, one whom
had never seen before; and | was I
osed with aromatic spirits OF am.
,onia and made to breathe oxygen ,
trough funnel. by Whitehead e
urse who also, at intervals, painted +
" ankle with iodine. and, whenever
attempted to speak, domineered me G
, n gentle and perfectly ladylike
tanner TO silence. "
with regard to sending word to t
yelyn Grayson. however, was In. (
stent: and though she had refused S
bsolutely to crafty my curiosity in q
Their respects. she set my mind at S
est on this point by informing me c
int Miss Grayson had called up the [
oyalton by telephone several times v
nd had been informed Of my condl. v
on FIVE minutes after my arrival at I
~ chambers. 4
There were times during the week {
hich followed when ! was nigh unto I