The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-13


steamer was well down the chan
mel, that / made my first ap-
| pearance on the deck, where / at
once saw the boy sitting at the stern
in chair. Beside him was a lean.
niddle-aged man wearing a pair OF
| pince-neZ. He looked every inch for
eignerr with his pointed beard, waxed
mustache and deep-set beady eyes. AS
l sauntered across the deck TO where
they were sitting, Lord karin looked
up and Immediately recognized me.
Mr.. Head" he exclaimed, jumping
from his chair; you here? am very
glad to see you
Il am on my way to Cairo on bus
iness." said. shaking the boy warmly
by the hand.
ITO Cairo? Why, that is where we
are going; but you never told mother
you were coming, and she saw you the
day before yesterday. 1t was such a
pity that mother had to rush off to
Scotland so suddenly; but last night.
just before we sailed, there came a tel
egram telling us that Ethel was bet
ter. As mother had to go away, / went
to Nine. Koluchy's for the night.
love going there. She has a lovely
house and she is so delightful herself
And this is DR.. Fietta, who has come
with me-"
AS the boy added these words, DR..
me through his pince-nez. I bowed
and he returned my salutation.
This is an extraordinary coincidence
DR.. F'ietta!" i exclaimed. Cecil Ken
yon happens to be the son of one of my
greatest friends. / am glad to see him
looking so well. Whatever Nine Ko-
luchy's treatment has been, IL has had
marvellous effect am told that you
are fortunate enough TO be the -partic-
ipator in her wonderful secrets and
cures"
II have the honor of assisting Nine.
koluchy," he replied with a strong for
eign accent but may I take the lib
erty of fnnuiring who gave you tho in
formation about MYSELF"
ut was Mrs. Kenyon / answered.
She. told me all about you the other
day"
She knew, then. that you we're going
10 be a fellow-passenger of her som %
No, for I did not know myself. An
urgent telegram ealing me to Egypt ar
rived that evening. 1 only booked my
passage yesterday. l am fortunate IN
having the honor Of meeting so distin-
guished savant as yourself I have
heard much about Nine. Koluchy's
A
pose the secrets Of Ter success are very
jealously guarded. The. profession. of
course, pooh-pooh her, I know. but if
one may credit all one hears she DOS
sesses remedies undreamed of in their
philosophy"
1T is quite true. Mr.. Head. AS med
ical man myself, / can vouch for her
capacity, and, unfettered by English
professional scruples. 1 appreciate it,
Nine. Koluchy and I are prou1 of our
young friend here. and hope that the
voyage win complete his cure and fit
him for the high position he is destined
to occupy"
The voyage flew by. FieJta was an
intelligent man, and his scientific at
tainments were considerable. But for
my knowledge Of the terrible past my
fears might have Siumbered, but as it
was they were always with me- and tire
moment all too quickly arrived when
suspicion was to be plunged into GER
tainty.
On the day before we were due at
Malta, the wind sprang up and we got
into a choDDy sea. When / had fin
ished breakfast 1 went to Cecirs cabin
TO see how he was. He was just get
ting up and looked pale and unwelI
There is nasty sea on ] said, but
the captain says we shall be out of it
In an hour or So"
Il hope We SHALL he answered. "for
it makes me feel sQueamish. but l dare
say l shall be all right when / set on
deck. DIR. Fietta has given me some
thing to stop the sickness, but it has
not had much effect"
Il do not know anything that really
stops seasickness," l answered, but
what has he done?"
oh, curious thing, Mr.. Head. He
pricked my arm with needle on a
syringe and squirted something in He
says 1t is certain cure for seasick-
ness. Look" said the child. barring his
arm, that is where he did it."
j examined the mark closely. II had
evidently been made with q hypoder-
mic injection needle.
did Or. Fietta tell you what he out
into your arm?" asked
Yes; he said it was mOrohia''
where does he keep his needlt?"
In his trunk there, under the bunk
shall be dressed directly. and will
come or deck"
left the cabin and went up the COM
panion. The doctor was pacing to and
fro on the hurricane deck. L approached
him.
Your charge has not been we'll" I
said. II have jusc seen him. He tells
.hN sVN hoNN 6iNNil u Aiy pDQcIIUlC
of morphia.'
He turned round and gave me quick
glance OF uneasy fear,
Did Lord karin tell you so?''
"Yes" Sp-At
We'll, Mr.. Head, 4. is the very best
cure for seasickness. have found IL
most efficacious."
do you think il wise TO give a child
morphia?" I asked.
II do not discuss my treatment with
an unqualified man." he replied
brusquely, turning away as he spoke
l looked after him, and as he disap-
peared down the deck my fears he
came certainties. I determined. come
what would TO find out what no had
given the boy. I know only too well
the infinite possibilities of that danger
Gus little instrument. a hypodormic sy-
ringe.
AS the day wore on the sea moder-
ated, and at O'Clock it was quite calm
again. a welcome change to the pas
sengers, who, with the permission Of
the captain, had arranged to give q
dance that evening on deck. The occa-
sion was enc when ordinary scruples
must fade out of sight. Honor in such
n mission as 1 had set myself must
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