The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-07-19


die and Rachel live, beautiful and nee
I think you call your favorite mos
quitoes Diabolis and Lucifer. Wen
Diabolis poisoned Claiming ON the
night Of the 25th; Lucifer poisoned
Rachel last night"
What do you meant" I cried.
| "Just what I say. They are both III
now. and 1t ID your doing and mine
Cure them II you can"
| was incapable Of speech and made
no answer. Turning away from Marian
went upstairs to where the Denzas
room were located. Rachel's door was
slightly ajar and heard voices within
Her father was standing by the bed on
which the girl lay. She had not trou.
bled to undress, but from where stood
l noticed the frightful rigor which
caused her to shiver violently. The
colonel saw me and asked me to
enter.
What can you make OF Rachers
symptoms. doctor?" he asked.
went UP to the bed and took hold OF
the girls small, hot hand. The pulse
was salloping; 1t did not need me to
lay my finger upon 1t to know that
her temperature was very high.
You must get into bed, Rachel" I
said. gently. You are more I'll than
/ thought you were; I will procure a
nurse from the hospital to see after
you. Tell me. were you bitten by q
mosquito last night?"
Why. yes" she responded. "one
got inside my curtain; it bit my little
hnger and my wrist. See how in
famed they are. My head aches
frightfully and am very giddy."
l motioned to the colonel and we
both left the room. Your daughter
Is infected with the same maiady from
which Claiming SUFFERS" said hur-
! riedly. Il will do all l can TO cure
them, but you must follow my instruc-
tons implicitly. l must have profess
sional assistance. so nurses must be
brought from the hospital. Do not al
low Miss Fletcher near the patients;
We cannot risk amateur bungiing. the
cases are far too serious. AS to the
marriage. it must be postponed: you
may thank heaven IL / am able to save
your daughters life."
l rushed from the hotel. I was like
mailman, and yet was not as guilty
as when | awoke that morning IL
was given TO me to repent at the
eleventh hour. l cared not IL Rachel
married the man she loved. All 1 want
ed To do was to save her life.
While studying the malaria question
on the Campagna had thought much
OF the blood. i had made extensive ex-
periments in this direction, and gained
great faith In a certain disinfectant
which | called by the name of spirleen.
IL was a mixture of more than one
strong disinfectant and could he intro
duced b. incubation into . healthy or
infected subject at will. Up to the
present | had found no definite results.
but | believed in the potency OF the
cure and was determined TO try TO in
oculate Rachel. | went TO my rooms.
shut myself in. worked up my subject
carefully and then returned 10 the Con.
tinental. The manager met me in the
hall.
Il trust this sickness is not going to
assume the form OF an epidemic, doc
tor" he said anxiously. My guests
are beginning 10 set frightened. and
several OF them have lett. Mr.. Adds
is worse. and Miss Fletcher, one of the
colonels party, has already started for
Alexandria, en- route for America"
1t was relief, at all events, TO know
that Marian was out OF the way. l
went to Adds door and knocked. A
feeble voice responded and entered.
The man was lying on his bed, his face
cadaverous: the signs OF approaching
death were manifest.
II saved him, and surely in such a
case any experiment was justifiable,
| then Rachel at a much earlier stage of
the complaint could be delivered.
went straight up to the patient and
bent over him.
Il have something here that will
either kill or cure you," l said. May
| try it,
He nodded vaguely. I doubt II he
really understood me. | had my syr-
inge ready and inoculated him at onoe.
then sat down and awaited results. I
knew when his fever would begin to
return; the temperature ought to rise
within an hour. l sat and watched the
clock as man who Is drowning
watches 10 see whether the saving
rope will reach him. When the hour
struck l took Adds temperature. IL
was normal; there was no rise. took
it again in half an hour; still no rise.
AN excellent sign" said. Your
attack is not coming back"
His eyes were a shade brighter, and
I gave him stimulant. I sat there
another hour; still no rise OF temporal
ture. no sign OF the recurrence OF the
terrible fever. Already the man
looked better; he was able to turn in
his bed and watch me. I gave him a
second dose of the disinfectant and left
him. went straight to Rachel's room.
She was In a paroxysm OF extreme
misery. The nurse who Denza had
summoned was seated by the bedside.
Rachel was delirious; she did not
know anyone.
1T Is very sharp attack, DOCTOR"