Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-07-12

WHICH l CalleQ by the name Oh SplTleeu.
It was a mixture of more than n
strong disinfectant and could be intro
duced by incubation into a healthy or
infected subject at will. Up to the
present l had found no definite results,
but l believed in the potency Of the
cure n was determined to try to in
oculate Rachel. | went to my rooms.
shut myself in, worked up my subject
carefully n then returned to the Con
tinental. The manager met me in the
hall.
II trust this sickness is not going to
assume the form of an epidemic, doc
tor" he said ~anxiously. My guests
are beginning to get frightened, and
several of them have left. Mr.. Adds
IS worse, and Miss Fletcher, one of the
colonels party, has already started for
Alexandria, en- route for America
1t was a relief, at all events, to know
that Marian was out Of the way. |
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.
IL i otNNSo IL pIio otlSAJ IA SUM- a
case any experiment was justifable,
then Rachel at a much earlier stage o:
the complaint could be delivered. l
went straight up to the patient and
ben yer him.
Il have something here that will
either kill or cure you," | said. May
| try it?"
He nodded vaguely. l doubt If he
really understood me. l had my syr-
inge ready and %inoculated him at once.
l then sat down and awaited results. l
knew when his fever would begin to
return; the temperature ought to rise
within an hour. | sat II watched the
clock as a man who is drowning
watches to see whether the saving
rope will reach him. When he hour
struck l TOOK Adds temperature. 1t
was normal; there was no rise. l took
it again in half an hour; still no rise.
IAN excellent sign" l said. Your
attack is not coming back"
His Eyes were a shade brighter, and
l gave him a stimulant. l sat there
another hour; still no rise of tempera-
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. l went straight to RacheIs room.
She was in a paroxysm Of extreme
misery. The nurse who Denza had
summoned a seated by the bedside.
Rachel was d%elirious; she did not
know anyOne.
1T is a very sharp attack, DOCTOR"
said the nurse in French.
1T is" l answered. l took the girls
white hand, pushed up her sleeve and
introduced the spirleen.
My faith in my discovery was justi-
fed. AS though by a miracle, Rachel.
Adds. crept back from the gates of
death. Step by step l watched them
as health and strength returned to
them. They all spoke Of me as their
savior and | dare not disillusionize
them. There came a day when Chan
ming and Rachel drove to the church
and were married. l crept back to
Shepherds hotel after l had been
present at the wedding. I was Ill, for
l myself had zee bitten by the lead
ly mosquitoes, needing little what they
did to me during those hours when l
fought for Rachel's life. Should l ad-
minister the spirleen and save my
self? No, it seemed useless. The de-
sire for life had left me, n l well
coined the penance which l was
doomed to undergo. l resolved to re-
turn to New York while l was yet
able to travel, and die at home. l
have written the formula for making
the spirleen on a separate sheet OF pa
per, enclosed with this manuscript.
Test 1t, Halifax, when l an gone; 1T
will work wonders in your hands.
Thus ended Matcham's confession OF
crime and repentance. Regarding his
discovery, l used the spirleen with
good effect in several cases, and there
&c M doubt that however the dead