Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-07-26
.And now. I said as I handed tha


something to work for. You know for
q long time that we have horod to
find antidotes to all those bacilli
which destroy life. For some we
have already found them; but not yet
for the typhoid bacilli. And yet be-
yond doubt such an antidote exists.
mean one that will destroy typhoid
bacilli without injuring the life of the
victim. Now. for some time have
been experimenting with this particu-
lar matter in view. I have lately
cultivated bacillis to which I have
not yet given a name, which | believe
will kill the typhoid poison without
hurting the patient. brought a bot
tie of the prepared serum with me. I
should like, with your permission, to
experiment on the victim"
Hudson agreed eagerly. I had ap-
pealed successfully to the scientific
side of the man. He realized that it
might be the lot of Susanna Tanker
vile, even in dying, to bestow a boon
on the entire world. With his aid I
introduced the new bacilli into the
girls system. During the rest of that
night Hudson and watched by her
bedside. BY almost every known
means and stimulants we kept death
at bay. 1t would be several hours be.
fore the 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 state of
collapse. Suddenly the nurse enter
ed.
''Will you go downstairs at once,
DR.. Halifax?' she whispered. ut is
urgent"
go, Halifax; I will watch herr
said Hudson.
AS was turning to leave the room
saw streak of red on the girls
pale cheek. She opened her eyes and
looked around her.
Where am 1? What has happen
ed?" she asked feehly. :. 4ss. 4....-r.-Aa
I nodded tripmphantly to Hudson.
She mas taken & turn for the bet
ter" ! said. and went downstairs. a
WaRder met NE and led the way to
Hndson's apartment. There l found
Mrs; TankerviIle and q man, who was
standing by the window. Mrs. Tan
kerville came to meet me. =
But for the seyer my innocent
child would be out Of the world now"
she said. Look, DR.. Halifax -
In her hand she held an old-fash.
Toned Photographic album. 1t was
open. She pointed to cabinet photo
OF man of small stature and fair
face. Underneath it was written, in
the 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 I started in surprise. Fea-
ture 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 it to you
now"
The man was trembling violently.
His lips twitched convulsively, and
finally he spoke in jerky accents:
'The execution has been deferred:
otherwise should have been too late.
1t was your telegram that did for
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 it, and take
1ler place, and fought against them;
drank, / tried to find forgetfUlQess;
but ln vain; I murdered my aunt.
wanted money and she refused me. I
came to Westchester: / watched and
made myself acquainted with the way
she lived, and those with her. l knew
that my name was mentioned in her
will, and that if she were dead
would want for nothing So I deter
mined to kill her. She always left her
window open. chose night when 4
knew the servant was away, and enA
tered. / woke the old lady and spoke
to her. She still refused my request
/ -tu0Q STABBED her. determined
to do something to get the onus of
the crime on some one else's shout
ders. The girls room was at The end
of the passage. entered IT, The
room was full of moonlight To my
horror she opened her eyes and look
ed at me. At first thought was dis
| covered, but then saw that she was
looking at me in her sleep Her gar
den knife lay on a chair. / smeared
the blade with blood, left it there and
went away. / tramped to the next
station to Westchester and boarded a
train for the West. / reached Cali
fornia in safety. Nobody suspected
| me, and as I avoided reading the pa
| pers, knew nothing about the conse-
| Quences of my own action. On the
day that the telegram came, receiv-
ed a letter from Mrs. Stuart's lawyer,
saying that was entitled through my
cousins death to large fortune. But