Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-17

returned from profess .onaI call, ana
had not rcadjusted the contents of
the cases before leaving the sick room
he had been visiting.
DO you remember" he asked.
when YOU were little girl, how
eager you used To be to play with this
medicine satchcl of mine? / couldn't
get you to keep your hands of II.
You were forever asking which phlals
held poison and"
81 remember" she laughed, "and
still feel "A sort of morbid interest In
It, used To beg of You to give me
case like this for Christmas. II was
the only thing you ever refused me
"lt is the only thing ever could
have had the heart to refuse you he
said fondly. "My most haunting fear
in life has always been that some
harm might some time bctall YOU.
You are all have that makes life
worth while, and any mischance to
| you would break my heart and my
/ life with IT, Always remember that,
my darling.
She drew her head down to her own
and kissed him. lie put his arms 10y
inEly about her, but first he carefully
laid aside one of the tiny phials he
had taken from the case.
you handle that miserable little
bottle as if you were afraid II might
! explode" she tcased him. whats in
1t that's so precious? \ potion to
make patients pay their bills?'
Worse than that" ne returned. in
the same vein. 1T would send them
where there are no bills to pay. That
is one of the deadlicst poisons known
to the pharmacOpeia. 1t is hydro
Cyanic acid. | had the phial IN here
because ! was using the drug in an
experiment. \ very few drops of this
would mean almost instant death
That's why you handle IT 80 gin
gerfy?" she asked. Wei, yon
needn't Don't you see ii is cmpty?'
"Empty?" he echoed. looking closer
at it. why so II is ! must remem-
Der to fill it. | have "A supply bottle
of II in my laboratory"
lie put the empty flask in his pock-
ct that he might not forget to re-
plenish II.
There comes Bob Clayton" said
Florence, looking out toward the
walk "Good-by, daddy
She moved toward the door. DR..
Muntrose. following her, welcomed
lNoung Clayton courteousiy, ana
watched the two drive away together
in the new ear. Then, slowly, he
turned his steps 10 the library.
His paramount thot just then was
concerned with the success of ii GER
. { tam experiment. anu lbl IAl'lt NiAs''
an hour he sat in his big leather
chair reading "A treatise 10y Il highly
respected authority. Suddenly into
the midst of his scientific deliberations
"a disturbing thot made It's lnsld-
ious way. Something, perhaps it was
> mental telepathy whispered to nm
that all was not well with Florence
lie passed his hand across his eyes
, las if to shut out the intrudint
thot. but it persisted. lie rose t'
/ his feet and strayed uneasily INTO th'
hail and toward the Veranda.
. He came to a halt at the iront door
his gaze roaming down the street
Then a smile of pleasuer wreathe'
the grim corners of his mouth. For ~
>. automob bile was approaching. In IL IL
70 saw his adughter and Bob Clayton
7, They had evidently turned BACK, II
their ride, for something they ah'
, forgotten. For they were drawing NJ
! al the curb in front of the house.
= A little newsboy, passing along tn
. sidewalk, figured on chance To eafl
= a possible dime. Jumping forward
=. = he flung out one arm to open the ton
D.. neau door for the girl. But his Zoo
u slipped on the new washed paNemeh
and losing his balance, he rolle'
= headlong under the car.
= CLAYTON had not quite brought TN
= auto to halt, and the mud-guar'
caught the youngster full on IN
| shoulder. The impact sent nm
dazed and half-dead with fright, di
rectly under the front wheels.
The wheels, coming to stop barei
grazcd him. Florence cried out i
horror. Both she and Clayton spranl
to the ground to look after the mo
tionless little huddle of humanity ly
| ing so quiet there under the ca
| fender.
Dr. Montrose too, came out of tn
house on run.
| Clayton, pale from the shock o
having possibly killed the little fel
low. gathered the limp body in hi
| arms and, directed by the doctor
carried it into the house and laid IT a
| full length on the hall table. ID
Nontrosc knelt beside the boy, run
ming skilled fingers over him in searcl
of the injury. Presently, as the doc
tor worked over him, the patier
opened his eyes. ,,, ,
"Ain't | dead YETI" he whispered !
awe. Gee, | thot sure | was
DIR. Montrose laughed in sheer r'
lief. ,. .,,oor,,
replv: "vou are a long way IRON DC
ing dead. or even badly hurt. Thei
il a little bruise or two and scratci
That's all the damage The rest
just scare. ,,,..o,,c
Ten minutes later, after florehS
had fed the youngster all the cana
he could eat, Clayton took him nom
i'm the car and closed the incident .
making the sufferers mother accel
$40 bill for new suit of clothes
repair the damage done to her OF
springs apparel by the muddy stree
When Clayton departed on ms e
rand of mercy Florence went To M
own room to change her moto1i
costume for an afternoon dress.
DR.. Montrosc, relieved that u
urchin was not more seriously hur
reached into his pocket for ciga
A shade of annoyance swept over h
face when he found none, and, pu
ting on his hat he went out TO x
some. AS he reached the corner al
was about to cross the street a clos.
taxicab whizzed past him, and J
recognized in it's occupants Pierre !
Rue, Tanner and Kiel.
1t flashed upon him instantly tn
the arch criminal and his lieutenan
were out for no good purpose. Hal
ing a second taxi that chanced TO !
passing, Montrose gave chase. MIG
had fallen.
II In a tenement district at that TN
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