Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-02-09

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the windows The heir In case Bax-
ter survived Qgilsby was Colonel
Drummond OF the British army, an old
man, who would soon turn the proper
| ty inherited over to host Of grand
nephews and nieces who had descend
| ed upon the house like vultures on a
dying horse
No sooner had Mr.. Ogllsby's case
passed into the hands OF the girl who
would inherit IN case Of his survival
beyond his rival for the property than
every movement In and about the
house was eagerly watched from
across the street. Dr. Searle wrote to
the physician In charge Of Mr.. Baxter
suggesting that person representing
the Baxter interest be admitted to the
Ogilsby residence, and vice versa.
These persons were to be called in to
certify to the death and the hour, min
ute and second of the death of the men
on whose lives depended an immense
fortune. This the English doctor
agreed to, and the representatives
were appointed and admitted.
Miss Hinchelwood continued to be
Informed of the fact that the heirs on
the opposite side Of the street were
Matching all kinds of devices to conceal
the exact time of Mr.. Baxter's death
and that living person would be plac-
ed In his bed If necessary to represent
him. Upon this DIR. Searle stipulated
with the physician In charge of the
Baxter interests that the representa-
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 II he could cause his
patient to remain alive a little longer
than Mr.. Baxter he would be fully
justified In meeting fraud by this
means
AS soon MS DR. Searle took charge of
his patient he made a careful examina-
ton of the different parts OF his body
to determine their condition. He found
the kidneys diseased to an alarming
extent. Acting on his experience in the
- institute. he substituted new kid
neys.
The patient having suddenly be-
come afflicted with bronchitis the doc
tor put ia a new throat These two
improvements made marked change
in the patients condition, though 10
was feared for time after each op-
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 pint of her blood, which
was transfused from her to him by DIR.
Searle.
A fortnight after these operations
those watching the patient opposite
were alarmed to see Mr.. Ogilsby drive
out under the care of his nurse and
Mrs Hinchelwood Miss Hinchel-
wood had not yet regained the blood
she had lost
IL must be confessed that this patch
ing up an old man with new kidneys
and new windpipe did not make a
new one of him. Besides, the opera
lions could not have been performed
successfully without the administer
ing of stimuIants. DR.. 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
died He was therefore not surprised
one morning when bis patient collapsed
and life could not be expected TO re-
main in his patched and stimulated
body for more than half a day at
most.
However, II was evident from mani
festatlons opposite that Mr.. Baxter
was In the same condition. Oxygen
tanks were seen being carried into the
house, and this was In itself a bad
sign for the life Of the patient Final
ly matters quieted down. and DIR.
Searle, believing that Baxter was dead,
started one Of the servants out into
the street with report that Mr. Oglls-
by had died early In the morning. The
announcement was Immediately made
that Mr.. Baxter had just breathed his
last, and the Ogllsby representative
was admitted to the room where he
lay, finding him stiff and stark.
As soon as DR. Senrle knew that
Baxter had passed away he summoned
the representative in the Baxter inter
ests into the room where Ogllsby lay.
Now, the deaths Of the two men,
though DR.. Searle did not know It,
occurred within half an hour Of each
other But there was no reliable evi
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 DIR. Searie made an in
cision over the dead mans heart, In
serted his hand and clasped the organ.
Then he began to squeeze It gently at
intervals, representing the heartbeats,
at FIRST some twenty, then thirty, then
sixty to the minute Presently color
began to come In tho cheeks, and the
eyes opened.
Withdrawing his hand and covering
the body to the chin, the doctor direct
ed that the Baxter representative be
admitted
"Speak to me-" said searle. Are
you still livlngT'
II am dying" was the response
The doctor held up his watch to all
present and asked them to note the
time.
When II was known TO the Baxter
heirs that there were witnesses to tho
fact that Mr. Ogilsby was alive two
hours after they had admitted that Mr..
Baxter had died they were wild with
rage. pronouncing the whole affair a
detestable Yankee trick But they lost
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