The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-08-02

o long time that we have hoped [
Ind antidotes TO all those bacill
which destroy life. For some w.
have already found them; but not We
Tor the typhoid bacilli. And yet be
yond a doubt such an antidote exists
mean one that will destroy typhoid
bacilt without injuring the life of ths
victim. Now, for some time I have
been experimenting with this particu
lar matter In view. I have latel,
cultivated a bacillis to which I have
not yet given a name. which I believe
Will Kill the typhoid poison withou,
hurting the patient. I brought a bot
tie OF the prepared serum with me. !
should like, with your permission. te
experiment on the victim"
Hudson agreed eagerly. I had an
pealed successfully to the scientific
side of the a He realized that 1,
might be the lot of Susanna Tanker
vile, even In dying. to bestow a boor
on the entire world. With his aid !
introduced the new bacilli into the
girls system. During the rest of thai
INC IA II WatCucu ny mel
bedside. BY almost every known
means and stimulants we kept death
at bay. II would be several hours be
fore b injection would take effect
Our object was to keep the patient
In the land of the living during those
hours. The night gave place to dawn.
and dawn to broader daylight. Eight
o'clock doomed from the prison bell
The poor girl was still In a state OF
collapse. Suddenly the nurse enter
ed.
will you go downstairs at once
DR.. Halifax" she whispered. 1T IL
urgent"
Go, Halifax; I will watch her."
said Hudson.
AS / was turning to leave the room
/ saw a streak Of red on the girls
pale cheek. She opened her eyes and
looked around her.
Where am I? What has happen
ed?' she asked feebly.
I nodded triumphantly to Hudson
she has taken a turn for the bet,
ter" ! said, and went downstairs. A
warder met me and led the way &c
Hudson's apartment. There l found
Mrs. Tankerville and a man, who was
standing by the window. Mrs. Tan.
kerville came to meet me.
But for the fever my innocent
child would be out of the world now
she said. Look, DR.. Halifax"
In har hand che L1tl -
Toned Photographic album. Ii was
open. She pointed to a cabinet photo
OF a man OF small stature and fair
face. Underneath it was written, in
h neat handwriting Of Miss Stuart:
MY nephew. Robert Stuart, Of
California"
At the same moment the man by
the window came forward into the
light, and started in surprise. Fea.
trre for feature. his was the same
face as that in the photograph.
This was the photograph to which
Susanna alluded last night" said the
mother. And here is the man-Rob.
ert Stuart, OF California. He has told
me his story. Let him tell IL TO you
now"
The mar was trembling violently
His lips twitched convulsively, and
finally he spoke in ierky accents:
The execution has been deferred
otherwise l should have been too late
1t was your telegram that did FOL
me. My conscience didn't trouble me
much until that came. Then the dew,
lis OF remorse began to whisper In my
ears. They nearly drove me mad
They said I'd have to face 1t, and take
her place. and / fought against them
drank, ! tried to find forgetfulness
but In vain. l murdered my aunt.
wanted money and she refused me.
came to W~estchester; l watched and
made myself acquainted with the way
she lived. and those with her. / knew
that my nam was mentioned In her
will. and that II she were dead !
would want for nothing. So / deter.
mined to kill her. She always left her
window open. / chose a night when !
knew the v was away. and en-
tered. ! woke the old lady and spoke
to her. She still refused my request
then l stabbed her. l determined
to do something to get the onus OF
the chine on some one else's shout
ders. The girls room was at the end
OF the passage. I entered II. The
room was full Of moonlight. To my
horror she opened her eyes and look.
ed at ne. At first l thought l was dis.
covered. but then / saw hat she was
looking at me in her sleep. Her gar.
den knife lay on a chair. I smeared
the blade with blood, left II there and
went away. / tramped to the next
station to Westchester and boarded a
train for the West. I reached Cali.
fornia in safety. Nobody suspected
me. and as I avoided reading the pa.
pers. I knew nothing about the conse.
quences Of my W action. On the
day that the telegram came, I receiv-
ed a letter from Mrs. Stuart's lawyer,
saying that I was entitled through my
cousins death to q large fortune. But
that telegram finished me. I have
known no rest from the mocking dew
lis since. and I have come to give my
self up"
I caught Mrs. Tankerville's out