The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-17
THE ANTlDoTE.
BY William TempIeton.

II was while young physician
now practising in the East End--was
resident" at the Allegheny General
hospital that patrol ratified into tho
court and policeman lifted out a
shaking. scared, disheveled man and
hurried, half carrying him, into the
emergency ward, followed by a wo-
man in hysteria who had crept down
White-faced from the wagon. An or
derly summoned the young physician.
Quick, oh, quick, for Colts sake.
toctor," sobbed the woman rushing
toward him down the ward, her hands
in a conyulsive clasp. Mine hus-
bant he hat took two poddles OF
poison Ach Gott, ach Colt, he will
die" and her tongue wandered away
into incoherences.
The young physician looked toward
the policeman as a rational source OF
information.
That's right, doe" spoke the cop.
Here's tn bottles" He passed over
from his hip pocket two small Walls
which the physician took and turned
to the light to examine. Both bore
flaming labels marked in big red let
tiers Poison -
White as the sheet he was lying on
the suicide stared with big-eyed fear,
all in tremble and waiting almost
without breathing for the twice deadly
dose to grip and trottle his life,
After a hurried moment during
which he suited the botMes and
tasted the corks, the young physician
turned to the woman and asked
rapidly:
Did he swallow what was in both |
these bottles?"
Eyes, toctor, yes. He said"
"Did You see him do it,
"Ach lieber Gott, toctor, before mine |
eyes he did do it. He took up de one
POODLE so, just like dis. ind he
swallow it, und den he"
Were they both full?"
"Oh toctor, ia, dey vas both full
NIT de poisons, blubbered the woman
falling back into hysterla and hand
wringing.
The young physician stood the bot (
ties on table and as he did so the
muscles of his face seemed to be sub
j"ct TO a nervous, twitching action
Sitting down on the edge OF the cot I
he crossed his legs and asked of tho Il
woman, while his eyes suppressed Il
emotion of some sort or other:
What was the matter with Looie
or Jake or whatever his name is? 4
Why did he want to shuttle off like
this? Had YOU been scrapping?"
ooh, toctor, yes. Just like oder
times We had been fighting NIT each
oder und Gottlieb he told me, he says:
4 will kill mineseif!' But this time
said: Ven, Wy don't you 90 II, den,
und not make so much talk about 1t
efery time? t1nd den Gott sci mir err.
barmhelzig' he took In his hand dot
little POODLE nit de yellow paper und
trnkt 1t up right before mine eyes.
Now | will die" he says, 'und den
maybe you are little sorry dot you
made me do IT, he says, und den be-
fore | could schream even, he reached
Dfer to my bureau und took up dot
oder POODLE vat says poison und
trinkt dot also. Now die sure ting
ho says. 1t was medicine yot der
toctor gif me for mine eyes und said
den | run down for policeman
und--"
She paused, stared at the young
physician, who was grinning at Iher,
glanced at the puzzled polieemantand
the amused nurses lowering in the
background, then came quickly back
TO the laugh in the physicians eyes.
she cried out in a shrill
voice:
But Wy don't you did something for
mine Gottlieb, Wy don't you save
aim! Don't laugh like it was a joke!"
she ragged. shaking her fists under the
young physicians nose. "Duu, du
1umme esel, my man ISIS dying! o,
ieber HmmeS, lass fhn doch NIGHT
sterben!" and she fell wailing on her
knees beside the cot, cmtehing the
2overlets.
"My dear woman, keep COOL" ad-
nonshed the young physician, strug-
cling with laughter and gently lifting
ler up. "Your Gettlieb won't die.
Ia won't even be sick. 1t was pure
Dutch luck to get hold of the only
Efficient antidote to the kind of poison
lie took and send it chasing after the
POISON before it could get busy. I'll
wash out his stomach and Gottlieb
will be himself again, same as ever,
'eady for another scrap with you
rhe young doctor laughed heartily.
what the -er--what do you know
bout that" murmered the cop.
Something white stirred in the cit.