White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11

~emanated poison as nightshade emf
mates it, the upas tree. And he must
bow when she entered and bow when
she left, Still, she had done him an
indirect favor In breaking up this
love business.
One afternoon Braine summoned
his roundabout and called upon two
physicians. When he was ushered
into the deserted Office Of the first he
sent his card in. The doctor replied
in person. His face was pale and
his hands shook.
Good afternoon" said Braine.
smiling affably.
The doctor eyed him like a man
h~ypnotized. You you
wish to see me on some particular
business?"
Very particular dryly. MY
car is outside. Will you be so good
as to accompany me?"
The doctor slowly went into the
hall for his hat and coat. He left
the house and got into the car with
never a word of protest
Thinking" said Braine.
Il am always thinking whenever
| see your evil face. What devil
ment do you require of me this
time?"
A ra ofr0kn Of tho man,
Where are we going?"
TO call on another physician of
your standing" significantly. 1t Is
a great thing to have friends like
you two. Always ready to serve US.
for the mere love of it,"
There's no need of using that
kind of talk to me. You have me in
the. hollow of your hand. Why should
| bother to deny 1t :" have broken
the law. | broke 1t because | was
starving"
1T is better to starve In freedom
than to eat fat joints up the river.
Today it is a question of sanity"
And you want me to assist in
signing away the liberty of some per-
son who is perfectly sane?"
THE nail On the head ~urbanely.
You're a fine scoundreli"
Not so loud.'' warningly.
As loud as l please. am not
forgetting that you need me: I'm
no coward. | recognize that you
hold the whip hand. But you can
send ME to the chair before I'll crawl
10 you Now. leave me alone for a
nile"
The other physician had no such
qualms of consciousness. He was
ready at all times for the generous
emoluments which accrued from his
dealings with the man Braine.
The Countess Perigoff was indis-
posed, so it was quite in the order
of things that she should summor
physicians.
There is a law In the state of New
York-just or unjust, whichever
you please-that reads that any per
son may be adjudged insane If the
signatures of two registered physi
clans are affixed to the document. II
does not a that these physicians
shall have been proved reputable.
There were besides the physicians
y motherly looking woman and a mar
of benign e~ountenanee. Their faces
were valuable assets. To gain an.
other persons confidence is. perhaps
among the greatest human achieve.
ments. A confidence man and WON
an in the real sense of the word. Ii
you minds eye you could see this
man carrying the contribution plate
down the aisle on Sunday mornings
and his wife Kate putting her mite
en- the plate for the benefit of some
poor untidy Hottentot.
On Tuesday of the following week
Florence and Susan went shopping
The chauffeur was a strong young
fellow whom Jones relied upon. II
you pay a man we'll and hold out
fine promises. o generally can
trust him. AS their car left the
corner another followed leisurly
This second automobile contained
Thomas Wendt and his wife Kate
The W young women stopped at the
great dry goods shop near the public
library, and for the time being ma.
%turally forgot everything but the
maryels which had come from al
parts of the world. 1t is as natural
for a woman to buy as it Is for a mar
to sell.
In some manner or other Florence
became separated from Susan. She
hunted through aisle after aisle, but
lconId not find her. f~- A.. .--t-