The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-15
| let one Of the 5pangle.win9ed mosquitoes free.

other and smaller bottle. These /
chr f6ristsged S;;g on the spot Lucifer @ and
They Immediately settled at the bottom
of the bottle, They appeared to be Ian
guild, doubtless because of the lack OF
their proper food / sluped the bottle
Continental. The concierge met me and
said that Mr. Adds desired me to pay
him "A visit. and | went at once to the
sick mans room, lie was far gone. In
deed. with acute malignant malaria He
told me that he had contracted it in
New Guinea.
Il shall never go out again" he said,
until they carry me away from here.
! have declined, however. to go TO a
can manage myself
As he spoke he covered close to the
fireplace. took out nv small bottle.
and, unperceived by him. removed the
cork and let one of the spangled winged
mosquitoes free. then turned and sat
down near the patient. Presently there
sounded on my ears the wcll-known
musical hum OF the mosquito. 1t came
nearer. and passed me by. IL selected
the sick man as a victim. A moment
later and my spangled- winged beauty
atghtcd on the invalid's hand. He was
about 10 brush it off but / intcrposed
"One moment" | cried; This is most
curious. Let me secure this mosquto
one finds here
AS | spoke laid nv hand lightly on
the insect. II futtered i'm It's unwelcome
back into tho bottle. The invalid gazcd
at me i'm surprise.
The brute has bitten me" he said
II is early in the year for MOSQUITOES
in Cairo. but have been bitten before +"
''lndecd!' ! answered. with cagerness
Yes see yon have MOSQUITO curtains
round your he'd"
The season has been so warm that
they have not died off is their usual
habit" Inc replied, Il think | shall go
To bed doctor: feel a chill coming over
me-"
Fed His Mosquitoes
From that hour Frank Adds was my
patient. and ! visited him 4 couple Of
times day. / had fed my mosquitoes
one by one from the veins of the ma
larious victim, but Lucifer and Diabolis
] Sun kept in a bottle by themselves
they. were fully prmcd to do what mis-
chief lay in their power. Christmas day
wedding was due 20 take place. On
Christmas night / knew that the time
had come TO strike. | sought Marian
Fletcher and told her | needed her help
To further our Iians.
81 will help you on one condition" ;"
she said. You must marry me-
You ask the impossible" l replied.
Il want TO remove a certain man from
my path because l love the girl who is
engaged TO him. How can you expect
me 10 marry you?"
from having The girl anyway
Listen. Marian" | said softly. 1--WE
will discuss the conditions afterwards
IL you fail 10 help me tonight IL VIII be
too late.
I'm any case 7 get the fortune" she
unused softly What am l to do to-
night. DIR. Matchem?"
| took a glass bottle from my poch-
CT. I'm this ! said. lis a mosquito.
Captain Channing's room is on the same
corridor with the rest of your party
Go upstairs some time this evening when
no one is by. enter the caDtain's aparr-
ment. open the curtains OF his bed and
let the insect which rests IN this bottle
have its freedom inside the curtains
When you are certain IL is safe inside.
tuck the curtains down again and come
away"
/ thrust the bottle into her hand. Di-