The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-11-14
me look at YOU" SAID Doctor Warren

me look at yuu," said Doctor Warren.
abruptly.
Stepping ont from the shade OF :.
ralm under which we were standing,
[ stood stip for inspection. Warren
:urned and twisted me IN every way.
He closely examined ny face. head
and neck.
"There are no marks, save the
scales," he said.
no." I replied, nothing distigus-
ing"
Come inside" he said. "Show me
how you live"
They followed me into my cottage.
Both Warren and Gordon carried a
bag. These they pu. down in my lit
tie sitting-room.
''This is my parlor, drawing-room,
rcception-room, and so FORTH" [ said.
"Quite tidy s,nd comfortable, is it
cot, doctor?" asked Gordon.
"Saow me where you bathe," said
Warren, ignoring Gordon's question.
I showed him my bedroom, in which
vas large wooden bath.
Glow do you fill it?" asked Warren.
by getting the water yourself or hay-
ing some one else do it?'
'I do everything myself" I re
Piled. ST carry the water from q
spring not far from the lower enl Of
my garden. 1t is clear, sweet water.
I use it for drinking, cooking anl
bathing"
"Sea water would be better"
"But farther away"
"True. Now get to work and fill
wondered what the old man was
going to do; but as he did not seem
to want to be questioned, I could do
nothing but obey. / knew whatever
he did would be for my own good.
His calmness, his authority and the
order he had given me aroused hope
within me. Perhaps his life's Object
had been attained.
I took two water jars and started for
the spring.
"Here!" said Gordon. 'Let me take
hand. Have you anything else that
will hold water?"
eyes, take this, if you want to 60,
I said, giving him o large, wooden
pail.
We carried the water into the house
and poured it into the tub, Warren,
standing by, watching us.
"Any more" I asked. The tub was
nearly third full.
"Fill it. 7 said" was the stern
reply.
So we went again and once again.
The tub was nearly full.
Doctor Warren picked up..the bag he
had carried.
"Get me that green package ont Of
your bag, Gordon" he said. 'Tom,
is there fire in your kitchen?"
"No, but I can soon make one."
'sDo it,"
lighted q fire. Doctor Warren
heated some water in an earthen cup,
and then poured some of the contents
of the green package into it. This
he stirred until it was thick greenish
mass.
Then, taking package and bottle
from his own satchel. he ordered me
into my bath.
"Stripl" he said.
He poured the contents of the bottle
into my bath. The fumes OF sulphur
filed the room, almost choking me.
He then put the green mass in the
water and stirred it. A thin vapor
came from the bath.
"Get in," he said.
stepped into the bath.
''Duck," he said. "Cet undec'; it
won't hurt you"
I completely immersed myself.
GLOW does it feel?" asked Gordon
when I put my nose ont to breathe.
sLike thousand darts being driven
into me on all Sides" replied; and so
it felt.
At first there had been sensation
of numbness, then pricking scnsa-
tion; gradually this changed to actual
pain. The stuff I was IN seemed to be
eating It's way into my very system:
Ny muscles swelled and burned as ii
was on fire. My bones seemed to be
coming apart.
"I am disintegrating" said.
$50 you are, said Warren. "You
will be a new man from to-day"
When I had been IN the bath per-
haps hall an hour, Warren told me to
come out. was SO weak and exhaust
ed could hardly stand.
Gordon seized towel and began to