The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11

without speaking.
DR. Felix discovered that the Indian
was suffering from a violent attack of
fever No doubt the poor fellow, as
well as his friends. believed it was
smallpox. rs it was accompanied 10y
an eruption. but the experienced ply
stefan saw ut once that the case was
of an ordinary character, though the
fever was n blazing one, and there
was no necessity for his dying.
The warrior. who was n splendid
athlete. believing he was to die the
painful and loathsouc death which
has carried off such multitudes of his
race, placed himself Ivy the side of
the stream. where he could get all
the cold water he wanted. and with
the stoicism of his people. calmly
awaited the last agony.
Doctor Felix brought forth the nee
essary drugs from his scanty supply
and gave the Indian II heroic" dose
enough tn kill or cure couple of ordi-
nary men. The patient believed that
the medicine of TIN" white man was
capable of miraculous cures, ana he
would have swallowed il unhesitating
ly had he known il was the oil of
Vitriol CT The spirits of anthony.
McArthm and IIurd were fearful
for 81 time that their professional
BROTHER had displayed too much en-
thusia@m. and that the medicine
would Only hurry and finish the work
o. the fever. They assured him, how
ever, that they would keep the mat
ter quiet. - that it might not he used
against ldm should he ever put up
a sign and seek to establish himself
in the Yellowstone region.
But Dr. Felix understood what he
was doing ard though the poor In
dian was sick nigh unto death, all
t, rough the night Il decided and IA
voTahlc change came at daylight.
When IN" broke into free pcrspiration
and fell into sound, refreshing slum-
Der.
Such strong organizations rally
quickly, ana it was about the middle
of the forenoon when the savage rose
to the sitting position. and sat for Il
moment lohin% intchtly at the doctor,
who smilingly returned his gaze.
Now. if understood his tongue,
or he mine" said the physician, ''or
we coull unite OH Spanish or German,
| would like To question him little
Just then the savage seemed 10 set
his bearings. and with one bound lie
landed OH his feet, emitting a terrific
shout, ana dartcd away. vanishing on
the instant in the wood.
IhatS mean dodge to get lid OF
paying his fee said Macarthur. He
ought to he ashamed of himselr.'
not at All, th" 'octor FASTENED TO
reply. lie has left his rifle behind
MIN. and that VIII certainly pay me
well.
such was the fact indeed. for the
weapon was a fine one. and by com
mon consent 10 was taken possession
of by the physician. who had been
TIC means of working such q radical
cure i'm tho sick warrior.
The incident was regarded as an
amusing one. as it certainly was. but
the three hunters thought no more
about il. They avoided All reference
to the thorough reconnaissance they
had made of the place. for they could
call 10 mind nothing Of which 10 feel
proud.
Tho location. however was so pleas
amt mat they stayed two weeks instead
OF one. pending the time iu fishing
hunting. or l"liing about reading the
row books they had brought with
lh'm' smoking their pipes or doing
thc hours away
ON the da} preceding the ono hN'd