Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-12
Experiences IN the
of q Doctor.
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman.)
By A. T.. E

"Se4A q LIE "ANA AZ
certainly a love affair, for they are
both very devoted. Forgive mel
have sometimes fancied that you had
a tender place in your heart for the
lovely Miss DenZa. Do you, too, lose
by this marriage? If so, we ought to
sympathize with each other, for if you
lose the woman, l lose the fortune. Be-
fore concluding / nay mention that
Col. Denza has not been we'll, and his
doctor has ordered him to winter in
Cairo. The entire party go to Egypt
about the middle of November, where
they will remain until after the we'd
ding. Capt. Charming, of course, &C
companies them, and so also does your
humble servant. l wonder if the con-
CALCULATIONS you sent Rachel were
really from your heart.
Yours sincerely. Marian Fletcher"
Marian's letter was the beginning Of
a correspondence between us, the re-
suit Of which was that one day l pack
ed up my traps and started for Egypt
a week after the DenZas had gone
there. I had made up my mind to
winter also in Cairo. The Denzas
and their party put up at the Cont
mental hotel, but l took rooms at
Shepherds. For various reasons l
preferred not to be under the same
roof as Rachel. But l had not been
six hours in Cairo before we met. 1
troduced me to her fiancee, Capt.
Claiming. Col. Denza and Marian
were present, and the latter called to
see me at my hotel on the following
day.
I'VE need not mince matters,
George" said she. 81 know you Of
old, and I alone noticed your agitation
when you met Rachel and the man
she loves. The wedding takes place in
three weeks. You are content, of
course"
1T shall never take place." 1 IN
swered fiercely. 81 have vowed and l
mean to keep my VOW"
We'll said, George" she respond
ed. Il, too, lave good reason to COM
plain If this marriage takes place. A
big fortune comes to me If Claiming
fails to marry before the first Of Janu-
ary- | do not care SO very much for
that, though; something else influences
met is my love for you You have
vowed to marry n woman, while an
other woman has vowed to marry you.
We shall see how it all works out.
Meanwhile, l am ready to help you all
l can"
She laughed and glided away with
out waiting for a reply, and l proceed
ed to arrange the primary details of a
! plan which 1 had already outlined in
my mind. The spangled-winged
mosquito, small, light as air, almost
transparent, scarcely visible to the
naked eye, carried within it's tiny body
a weapon of death almost as certain
as the assassin's knife. Before leav-
ing the Campagna l had secured sew
eral of these osquitoes in a bottle.
The bottle was provided with a breath
ing apparatus, and in order to keep
the insects alive 1 fed them on "a.
mana; but l knew to insure the truth
of Manson's theory l must give the
mosquitoes a malarial victim to feed
upon. How could l find such a vic
tim?
l examined my treasures and found
them in good condition. On the fol
io"AAS u AAh6 1 WI q oIAoi Iniou5h
the far-famed bazars of Cairo, and
when leaving a booth noticed a man
standing by the counter, intent of
making a purchase. A spasm of min
gled delight and pity crossed my heart.
He was a s~ad-looking object; his face
was so thin that the bones protruded
under the sallow, sickly skin. He was
a European, perhaps an Englfshman,
beyond all doubt he was suffering
from malignant malaria; l recognized
the symptoms of the dread disease at
once. AS he left the bazaar, he grew
suddenly weak, staggered and would
have fallen had not I caught his arm.
He spoke to me in English, and l as
sisted him to a carriage outside. He
thanked me gratefully and babe the
Jehu drive him to the Continental no
/ tel. He was the very subject l need
ed as a tool to execute h deadly
work l had in hand, and that evening
l had a private conversation with
| Marion.
There Is a man in this hotel very
ILL.," 1 said. do you happen to know
him."
Are you abiding to Mr.. Aldis?" she
asked.
Perhaps So" replied. Il met him
today at the Silver bazar; he is suf-
fering from malignant malaria"
1T is the same; l suppose you
would like to see him?" she queried,
significantly.
L looked at her and nodded. 81 know
the manager" she said. Il will go
and speak to him.
She jumped up and left me. In a
few minutes she returned.
II believe Mr.. Adds will see you"
she said. "A message a been sent
to his apartments. He Is very Ill.
but has refused to see any Of the
doctors of the place. I managed to
have the information conveyed to him
that you are a specialist in malaria, a
celebrated American scientist, and it
is possible that you may be allowed to
prescribe for him."
In that case," I said, Il will leave
the hotel for a few minutes. II a mes
sage comes in my absence, keep 1t
for me, Will you?"
I went straight to Shepherds. 1
reached my own OOH and secured he
bottle containing my pet mosquitoes.
Opening this with extreme care, 1