Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-12-29

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IL may b necessary 10 save her iife
b ssnd 70 Sorrento for medicine. Have
you any one to sendT
sTony viii Co." said the man who
had been the doctors conductor.
.Another person should 60 to the
captivss father and get the ransom,
for her life depends on her being freed
1t once"
'-Cannot one person do both er-
randsT
THAT Is for you to say"
well, Luigi can attend to that"
"Wir there be no other person than
you left to assist meT'
mo. What more assistance do you
want than I can give you"
mo matter. You will do"
These questions were intended to
discover how many persons were pres.
emit, and It was evident that the num-
Der was three. Dorranee said nothing
more, but sat looking at bis patient,
who was gradually getting more calm.
He would have liked to attack these
men and rescue the girl. but what
could he do with three armed men,
while he had no weapon at alla Pres
emily an expedient occurred to him.
but he gave no sign Of It.
The patient opened her eyes and
saw q stranger looking down upon her.
She said nothing, but the doctor thought
she was sufficiently Gained to notice
that he was Of different class from
her captors. he would have been glad
to say something to her by way Of en-.
enlargement, also something to assist
him in carrying out an embryo plan.
but there were two men In the room
watching him. and he dared not An
expedient occurred to him.
'Do you feel faint" he asked In
Italian.
Miss Townsend did not understand
Italian and did not reply. The doctor
told the men that he must speak to his
patient In English. They consulted
and finally permitted him to do 80.
II am going to try to rescue you"
said the doctor. BE on your guard
and ready to take advantage of what
I may do"
Hope sprang into the girls eyes. and.
fearing to betray herself. she closed
them and groaned The doctor turned
to his satchel and began to hunt for
some drug. finally lighting on q small
bottle. Though he had refrained from
carrying arms. he had always kept In
his satchel something that might be
used In an emergency In lieu Of arms.
The bottle he took out Of the satchel
was marked Aqua Forts" Putting
the mouth of his syringe into 1t. he
drew up the piston, sucking up a cou-
pie Of ounces Of the liquid. Then. lay
ing It down beside him, he asked for
pencil and paper and wrote a request
to send whatever ransom was demand
ed and on no account to attempt q
rescue or a capture Of the bandits.
This paper he gave to her conductor.
who read 1t and handed 1t to Tony. tell.
ing him to give it to Luigi with in
structions to set out with 1t ut once
for Sorrento.
The doctor listened to hear the mes
senger depart but made no move for
half an hour after he had gone. He
was gathering his forces for the two
remaining men. Presently be said:
Il must give her another injection"
Taking up bis syringe. he asked one
Of the men to hold 1t for moment.
and. extending 1t just as the bandit
was about to take It, Dorrance gave
him half the contents in his eyes. and
before the other had realized what had
been done he received the balance in
the same place.
Nothing beyond the yells Of the two
villains was needed to tell the cap
tive what had been done. With mar
velous recuperative strength she
sprang from the bed. and both she and
the doctor made dash for the door,
leaving the two men blinded. bowling.
cropping. The doctors calash stood at
the door. and, entering 1t. the couple
lashed the horse to the road. then down
the declivity.
When soon after midnight the cou-
pie drove up to the hotel where the
Townsends were stopping and her par
ents were Informed that their daugh-
ter had arrived there followed happy
meeting. the young doctor coming In
for encOmiums innumerable.
Whlt recompense DR.. DOrrance
received for the rescue has not yet
been decided. but rumor has 1t that It
will b. Miss Townsend.