The evening world., 1915-02-04
This one smiled.

This one smiled.
II don't wonder at It."
Yet It wasn't Mostyn gcarth who
gave Doctor AT away"
Edenboroush shook his head - they
was the chemist here. q chap called
Schickel; but for him Jack LAvertck
would be q dead man: and but for
him again. nobody need ever have
heard OF his narrow shave. He spotted
the mistake. and then started all the
gossip"
II know" said the doctor. nodding.
But Il was a terrible mistaken
Decigrams instead Of milligrama. %
l heard. Just . hundred Hines too
much strychnine in each pill.
Dollar quietly. Il have the prescrip-
ton In my pocket"
You have, doctorf"
"Don't be angry with me, my dear
fellowi told you I had heard ono
version OF the whole thing. II was
Ats. He's an old friend-but you
wouldn't have said = word about him
II had told you that nrst--and
still don't want It generally known"
you can trust me, doctor. after all
you've done for mo-"
"Weil, Alt once did more for me. I
want to do something for him. that's
all"
And his knuckles still ached from
tho young mans grip a. they raped
smartly at tho door Of No. la.
1t was opened . fow inches by
Mostyn Scarth. His raiment was still
at concert pitch. but his face even
darker than II had been - tho crime
doctor saw II last.
MAY I ask who you are and what
you want7" he demandsd--not at all
In the manner Of Mr.. Jingls-rathsr
In the voice that most people would
have raised.
"My names Dollar and I'm . doo-
tor"
The seif-announcsmsnt. pat a. Q
polysyllable. had q foroseen effect
only minimixed by the precautionary
confidence OF Doctor Dollars manner.
''rhanks very much. I've had about
enough OF doctors"
And the door was shutting when
the intruder got In q word like q
wedge.
"Exactly!"
scarth frowned through . chink
Just wide enough to show both his
held his hand.
What does that meant" no de-
manded with moro control.
THAT l want to see you about the
other doctor-this German fellow" re-
turned Dollar. against the grain. But
the studious phrase admitted him.
We'll. don't raise your voice." said
Bcarth. lowering his own a. he shut
the door softly behind them. Il be-
lleve ! saw you downstairs outside
the bar. So need only explain that
fsss hv iu1.t n(v
to sleep. on the other side Of those
folding DOORS"
Dollar could not help wondering
whether the other room was a. good
as Scarth's. which was much bigger
and better equipped than his own
But he sat down at the oval table un-
der tho electrolier and came abruptly
to his point.
About that prescription" he bs.
gan. and straightway produced II
from his pocket.
well. what about nY" the other
queried. but only keenly. as he sal
down at the table. too.
"Dr. Ait In q very old friend OF
mine. Mr.. Scarth."
Mostyn Scarth exhibited the Sigh,
but immediate change of front due
from gentleman TO gentleman on the
strength OF such a statement. hii
grim eyes softened with q certain
sympathy: but tho accession left hii
gravity the moro pronounced.
He Is not only q friend" continued
Dollar. but the cleverest and bss'
man know In my profession. ! dom
speak from mere loyalty: he was my
own doctor before he was my friend
Mr.. Scarth. he saved more than m,
life when ev.ry head In Harley STREE
had been shaken over my case. Al
the baronets gave me up; but chanc'
J or fate brought mo here, and thu
little unknown man performed tn
miracle they shiYked, and made Q nov