The daily Alaskan., 1914-06-10

Mothers, keep 1t handy in your home. A little given today saves Q sick child tomorrow, buJ get the genuiue-5Oc per bottle at Kel- Ter Bros. Drug Go.
 to conceal his or her identity. The chief desired to investigate a few aD- plicaH6ns, and I gave them to him. ] was not interested in the criminal side of the matter and never took the trou- ble to ask him for results. l confined myself to the Investigation Of those from persons who seemed intent on de stroying themselves, for in such cases l might save some one whose mind had become disordered either by mental or physical suffering.
 ] received one advertisement that ] puzzled over a great deal. The writer was q woman, and from certain cE- presslOns she used I judged that sSe was young. The chirogr1phy, the lau- guaCe used. a certain refinement in her methods Of expressing herself, indicat- ed that she was a lady. Even the Da- per on which she wrote bore a crest There were but three possible reasons why any one should want my powder murder suicide and for the cN-ew- nation of vermin The writer of this note could not keep out of il a ttuge O. melancholy: therefore ] argued that she wished it for the purpose of suicide.
 l did not get aIl this Information from her reply to my advertisement I drew the applicant into a corrcsDon1- ence on the subject by telling her that could not supply ike powder wi-a- out assuring myself tHa, .hc person re- celving it had DO intention of lutu.ilE any one with it. She wrote me in r. ply to this that she had mor an enemy In the world, adding that she was ".H CT to be piticd than hatod This "a mission indicated her object
 Pretending to be satisfied that she did not wish the powder for any t..e glHmate purpose, wrote hnr ,a1. lf she would let me know where could find her ] would take it to her. She made an appointment for a cor tain day at a certain hour ] was mo. to leave a message or anything els. with one who should admit me unless 1t was my correspondent and l would know her by a rose she would carry in her hand.
 If had needed anything to couyiHr. me of the refinement of the lady this method by which l might identify hn. would have served. Besides, it WIS e~i dent that, while she had no intention of using the poison on any other than herself, she did not wish iL to fall int other hands, lest it might do damage. I called at the exact time specified I found a domiciIc that could be .h home of one of the higher class only I rang the bell, and in a few moments the door was opened.
 I often revert to the moment ] frs. looked on the face and figure wh.a. then were before me-G girl not oEer seventeen, a wi'l0wv figure. a face ov cry feature of which was as perfect i seemed to me, as it could be mad" but withal tingcd with a distressing melancholy. She held a rose in o-. hand and extended the other for what l was supposed to have brought her And yet on seeing a young man of tn. | appearance of one of her own class sh0 seemed surprised.
 May I not come in for a few mo ments?" I asked. q need to give you some directions as to the use of tn. powder"
 She closed the door and led mo to little reception room beside it. She dI. not ask me to be seated, evidently da string to secure what l had agreed {. bring and have it over with Never theless I looked at a chair and sal. nothing till she indicated that ] mjga use It. and she sank into one herself ! Then l said:
 Perhaps you inferred from my al | vertising that l am qUack, but 1 as sure you l am a recent graduate of 1 first class medical college. After grad uating I went to India, where pro cured the drug of which l have bcel writing you. Its effect depends on th quantity taken, just as cup of coIe will make a person nervous, while very small quantity will induce sleep
 She looked at me in a melancholy dream, and l saw that she had no taken in what I said. had brou-h a small box of a harmless powder witt i me and drew it from the bag of mcdi cines I carried with mo.
 "This powder" I said, If taken il 1 large quantity will kill; if taken il small doses it is a very rcmarkabt remedy, a remedy that is not general.
 known in this country, got it il India; could get only a limited guan titv, and so decided is its effect that never give it without knowing al about the requirements of the Dersoi who uses it.
 q do not require a remedy. ] Tg quire"-
 Pardon me; you do require rem edy."
 'T have taken remedies til l an
 tired of them. They do me no good,
 Perhaps this one will But as |
 tboA cannot fell without kuOwiu