"In Paris, where I got this," continued Garrick, "they call these
people who use it, 'endormeurs'--sleepmakers. That must have been
what the Chief meant when he used that word. I knew it."
"Sleepmakers," I repeated in horror at the very idea of such a
thing being attempted on a young girl like Violet Winslow.
"Yes. The standard equipment of such a criminal consists of these
little thin glass globes, a tiny glass hypodermic syringe with a
sharp steel point, doped cigars and cigarettes. They use various
derivatives of opium, like morphine and heroin, also codeine,
dionin, narcein, ethyl chloride and bromide, nitrite of amyl,
amylin,--and the skill that they have acquired in the manipulation
of these powerful drugs stamps them as the most dangerous coterie
of criminals in existence. Now," he concluded, "doubt it or not,
we have to deal with a man who is a proficient student of these
sleepmakers. Who is he, where is he, and when will he strike?"
Garrick was now pacing excitedly up and down the room.
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