Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
The Argus Daily Story
Science Versus Fraud-By F.A Mitchell
Copyrighted 1911 by Associated Literary Bureau

beyond his rival for the property
every movement in and aboutR
house was eagerly watchedl
across the street. DR.. Searle 4
the physician in charge Of Nd
suggesting that person rep1
the Baxter interest be admitted
ogilsby residence, and vid
These persons were to be cat
certify to the death and the hi
ute and second Of the death ol
on whose lives depended an imIa
fortune. This the English d m
agreed to. and the representaA
were appointed and admitted. ~
Miss Hinchelwood continued
informed of the fact that the he'll
the opposite side OF the street
Matching all kinds Of devices to COZ 1T
the exact time of Mr.. Bakers deal i
and that living person would be plac-
ed in his bed If necessary to represent
him. Upon this DR.. Searle stipulated
with the physician In charge OF the
Baxter interests that the represents
tives should not only see the patient.
but hear him speak
The case had resolved itself to one
between rascality and science. DR..
Searle felt that If he could cause his
patient to remain alive little longer
than Mr.. Baxter he would be fully
justified in meeting fraud By this
means.
As soon as Dr. Searie took charge of
his patient he made q careful examine
ton Of the different parts Of his boz y
to determine their condition. He fouf
the kidneys diseased to an alarni
extent Acting on his experience In =
- institute. he substituted new :
neys.
The patient having suddenly
come afflicted with bronchitis, the { |.
tor put in a new throat These
improvements made marked cha
in the patients condition. though
was feared for tine after each
Grafton that the patient would sue
cumb. In order to give him strength
to bear up under the effects Of the
second operation Miss Hinchelwood
gave him a pint OF her blood, which
was transfused from. her b him by DR..
! Seerle.
! A fortnight after these operations:
those watching the patient oppozite'
were alarmed to see Mr.. Ogilsby drive.
out under the care Of bis nurse anos
Mrs Hinchelwood. Miss Hinchel j
wood had not yet regained the blood,
she had lost.
1t must be confessed that this patch
/ ing I'D an old man with new kidneys
and new windpipe did not make q
new one of him. Besides, the opera
tons could not have been performed
successfully without the administer
ing of stimulants. DIR. Searle did not
expect to prolong Mr.. Ogilsby's life
for any great length Of time. He sim
ply expected to tide him along until
after his rival in. the race for life had
i died He was therefore not surprise,
one morning when his patient collapse,
and life could not be expected to IL
main in his patched and stimulated
! body for more than half day al
! most. !,
However, it was evident from man <
festations opposite that Mr.. Baxt
was in the same condition. OxygE
tanks We're seen being carried into q
house, and this was In itself b8
sign for the life OF the patient Finss
ly matters quieted down, and II
Searle, believing that Baxter was dea
started one of the servants out I'M
the street with report that MI. o.
by had died early In the morning.
announcement was Immediately n
that Mr.. Baxter had just breathed
last, and the 0gilsby representsM
was admitted to the room whert%
lay, finding him stiff and stark.
AS soon as DIR. Searle knew Il
Baxter had passed away he summoN
the representative In the Baxter In
ests into the room where Ogilsby la
Now, the deaths of the two r
though DR.. Searle did not know.
occurred within half an hour of u
other. But there was no reliable -.
dence which had died first. When the
Baxter representative was called into
the sick chamber, or, rather, the death
chamber, Mr.. Ogilsby had expired for
ty minutes before. Just before he en-
tered the room Or. Searle made an In
cision over the dead mans heart. Ia.
serted his hand and clasped the organ
Then he began to squeeze 1t gently al
intervals, representing the heartbeats
at first some twenty, then thirty, then
sixty to the minute. Presently color
began to come III the cheeks, and the
eyes opened.
Withdrawing his hand and covering
the body to the chin, the doctor direct
ed that the Baxter represenfatis,e bk
admitted.
Speak to me-" said Searle kAf<
you still livingT'
II am dying" was the response
The doctor held up his watch 70 ~
present and asked them to note thu
time.
When IL was known to the Baxter
heirs that there were witnesses 10 this
fact that Mr. Ogilsby was alive twS
hours after they had admitted that Mr.
Baxter had died they were wild Will
rage. pronoUncing the whole affair /
detestable Yankee trick. But they los
the Hinchelwood estate.
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