The evening world., 1912-03-22
CHAPTER Xxx.
(Cuntinued.)
The Lope Medicine OF the
Ei0llx.

-aJsIE looked at the unoccupisd
chairs at the table - b and
Dora seated themselves. Rails
H. tons, Tubbs's. Smithe and
~ McArthur's chairs we're Va.
cant.
Looks like you're iosin' your board.
ers fast. Ling" she remarked.
Good thing" Lang answered oan.
didiy.
The Indian woman guipsd her coffee.
but refused the food which was parsed
to her. A strange ~faintness. accompa-
med by nausea. was creeping upon her.
Her vision VAS blurred. and she saw
Meeteetse Ed at the opposite a O.
the table ~ through . fog. She pushed
back her chair and went Into the living
room. swaying . little - she walked.
A faint moan caught 8usis's sar. and
she FASTENED to her mother.
The woman was lying on the door ~
the bench whore she sewsd. her head
pillowed on her RAJ rus.
Mother. why. what's tire matter
with your handf IT'S swelied!"
Il heap sick. susie!" Ahe moaned.
MY arm aches me-"
Look" cried Susie. who had turned
tack her sleeve. Her arm 10 blacks
purple black. and It's swelnn' up"
"Oh. ! heap sick!"
what did o DO to your arm.
mother? DID you have the bandass
ony"
Eyes. 1t come OF. and 7 pin him up"
said Ling. who was standing by.
A roxys of pain selxed the woman.
and she writhed.
1T looks exactly like . rattiesnake
bite! I saw n fellow once that was bit
In the ankle and II sweiled up and
turned a color like that" declared Susie
IN horror. Mother. you haven't been
foolln' with snakes or been bitr'
The woman shook her head.
Il no been BIZ" she groansd. a her
eyes had In them the appealing look Of
q sick spaniel.
Dora and Susie helped her to her
room. and though they tried every sim
pie remedy OF which they had ever heard.
TO reduce tho rapidly swelling arm. all
seemed equally u~navailinS. The wo-
mans convulsions became hourly more
! violent and frequent while her arm was
, frlghtful to be~hold-black. A. II was.
from hand to shoulder with coaGulsted
blood.
III we only had an idea Of the cause"
| cried Dora. distracted.
mother, can't you IMAGINE anything
that would make your arm bad like
thisy Try to think"
Hut though drops Of p~erspiration
| stood on the woman's forehead. and her
grip tore the pillow. she obstinateiy
shook her head.
II be better pretty soon.' was all she
would say, and tried to smile at Susie.
'If only some one would comet
| Dora went to the open window often
and listened for Ralston's voice or Nc
~Arthurs-the latter having gone for his
mall.
The strain Of watching the voman's
| suffering old on both girls. and the
night by her bedside seemed centuries
long. Toward morning tho paroxysms
appeared to reaoh Q climax and then TO
subside. They were OF shorter dura-
ton and the intervals between were
longer.
.she's better. I'm sure Dora said
hopefuiiy. but Susie shook her head.
Il don't think so; she's worse. There's
hat look behind. back Of her eyes
that dead iook-can't you see Il? And
| MS In her face. too. I don't know how
TO say what I mean. but rs there. and
il makes me SILVER like cold" Tn girl
| looked In mingled awe ana horror at
the first human being she ever had seen
die.
Unable to endure the strain any
longer, Dora went into the fresh air
and Susie dropped on her knees by the
bedside and took her mothers limp
hand In both Of hers.
"Oh. mother" she bsgged pitifully.
Say something. Don't 90 away with
out sayin' something to Susie"
With an effort Of will. the woman
slowly opened her duh eyes and liked
them upon the chlid's face.