The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-11-27

come SO frightened that we can do
nothing with her and are afraid she
may die on our hands. In which case
We would not get u ransom for her.
You are to give her some medicine to
quiet her: then you must carry back
with you a demand for 10000 lire
GlO.OOO'. on receipt of which she will
be suffered to return. You have also
to say that On any sign of IN attempt
on the part Of the police I o rescue her
VI capture Us she will ut once be XIII.
i'd"
As soon as these injunctions had
been delivered the doctor was conduct
ed into the house. he was glad to get
news Of Miss Townsend. whose disap.
pearance had naturally greatly moved
all persons-residents and strangers
in Sorrento. Resolving to keep his eyes
open for some IoophOIe by which to
relieve her from her position without
endangering her safety and II possible
lead to the capture Of her captors. ne
entered the house and was led to u
room, where he found the young lady.
She had worn herself out with nys-
terics. lying on a bed In a state border
Ing on collapse. Another man was IN
attendance.
Dorrauce and his patient had not met
before. When he entered the room her
eyes were closed. and every few mo
ments she gave way to q nervous
twitching. he opened his satcheI and.
taking out a little syringe. gave her a
h%ypodermic injection in the arm. In
tended to quiet her. This done. he
awaited the result Of his treatment.
Meanwhile his brain was at work In
another direction. Finally he said to
the men:
1T may be necessary to save her life
to send to Sorrento for medicine. Have
you any one to send?"
"Tony will CO." said the man who
had been the doctors conductor.
Another person should go to the
captive's father and get the ransom.
for her Life depends on her being freed
at once"
Cannot one person do both er-
randsY"
THAT is for you to say"
well. Luigi can attend to that"
will there be no other person than
you left to assist met"
mo. What more assistance do you
want than l can give your
mo matter. You will d."
These questions were intended to
discover how many persons were pres
ent. and it was evident that the num-.
Der was three. Dorrance said nothing
more. but sat looking at his 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 be had no weapon at all? Pres
emily an %expedient occurred to him.
but he gave no sign Of It.
The patient opened her eyes and
saw a stranger looking down upon her.
She said nothing. but the doctor thought
she vas sufficiently Gained to notice
that he was of a 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 moi. An
expedient occurred to him.
do you feel faint?" be asked In
Italian.
Miss Townsend did not understand
italian and did not reply. The doctor
told the men that be 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 bis satchel and began to hunt for
some drug. finally lighting on a small
bottle. Though he had refrained from
carrying arms. be had always kept in
his satcheI something that might be
used In an emergency in lieu Of arms.
The bottle he took out of the satchel
was marked Aqua Fortis." Putting
the mouth Of his syringe into it. he
drew up the piston. sucking up a cou-
pie Of unces 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 a
rescue or a capture of the bandits.
This paper he gave to her conductor.
who read It and handed it to Tony. tell.
ing him to give it to Luigi With In.
structions to set U with it at once
for Sorrento.
The doctor listened to hear the les
senger depart. but made no 20 for
half an hour after he had gone. he
was gathering bis forces for the two
remaining men. Presently he said:
Il must give her another injection"
Taking up his syringe, be asked 0ne
Of the men to hold it for a moment,
and. extending it just as the bandit
was about to take It. Dorrance gave
him half the contents in his eyes. and
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