Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-18


the party iroNe up to the Ogilsby resi-
deurE il Was evident that n Commotion
had heVO yHu>rd III the Baxter house
opposite hy ,hr heads that appeared Mt
the windows The heir In case RaX-
ter survived oSuShy was Colouol
nrummoud Of the British army. IN old
man, who would soon turu the proper
~ Inherited over to host Of grand
ncphcWS aud uieCeS. who had descend
ed upon the house like vultures on
dy ing horse
No sooner had Nh OgilShy's case
passed into the hands OF the girl who
would Inherit in case of his survival
beyond his rival for the property than
every movement in and about the
house was eagerly watched from
across the street, DR.. Scarle wrote to
the physician in charge Of MIR. Baxter
suggesting that q person representing
the Baxter interest I've Admitted to tho
Ogilshy residence. and vice versa.
These persons were to be vailed in to
certify IL the death ana the hour. min.
ute and second OF the death of the mon
On whose lives depended an immense
fortune This the English doctor
agreed to, and the representatives
We're appointed and admitted.
Miss lItu,hrtwood continued to he
informed of the fact that the heirs ON
the opposite side Of the street were
hatching all kinds Of devices tn conceal
the exact time of Mr., Raxters death
and that n living person would he plaT-
cd in his bed If necessary to represent
him. Upon this Nr, Scarlc stipulated
with the physician In charge Of the
Baxter Interests that the representa-
tivcs should not only see the patient,
but hear him speak.
The ease had rcsol, ed itself to one
between Nsealtty and science, DIR.
Scarlc trlt that IL he could cause his
patient to remain alive II little longer
than MIR. Baxter he would be fully
justified in meeting fraud by this
means.
I AS soon as nr. Scarle took charge OF
his patient he made n careful examina-
ton OF the different parts OF his body
. to determine their condition. He found
the Kidneys diseased to nm alarming
extent Acting on his experience In the
----- institute. he substituted new kid
neys
The patient having suddenly be-
come afflicted with bronchitis. the doc
tor put In II new throat. These two
: improvements made marked change
In the PATIENTS condition, though II
was feared for II time after each OPP
GRAFTON that the patient would sue
cumb In order to give him strength
to bear up under the effects of the
second operation Miss Hinchelwood
gave him pint OF her blood, which
was transfused from her to him by DR.
Searle,
A fortnight after these operations
those watching the patient opposite
were alarmed to see Mr.. Ogilsby drive
out under the care OF his nurse and
Mrs ulnchelwood. Miss Hinchel-
wood had not ye, regained the blood
she had lost,
IL must be confessed that this patch
ing up nm old man with new kidneys
and new windplpe did not make
new one OF him. Besides. the opera
tions could not have been performed
successfully without the administer
ing of stimulnnts Dr. Senrle did not
expect to prolong Mr., Ogilsby's Ire
for any great length Of time. lie sim
ply expected to tide him along until
after his rival In the race for life had
died lie was therefore not surprised
one morning when his patient collapsed
and life could not be expected to re-
main IN his patched aud stimulated
body for more than half dny ne
most.
However, II was evident from mani
festatlons opposite that Mr.. Baxter
was In the same condition. oxygen
tanks were seen being carried into the
house. and this was In Itself "A Dhd
sign for the life OF the patient FINAL
ly matters quoted down, ana Dr.
Searle. believing Tint Baxter was dead,
started one of the servants out INTO
the street with report that Mr.. ogi's-
by had died early In the morning. The
announcement was Immediately made
that Mr., Baxter had just breathed HIS
last, and the Ogilsby representative
was admitted to the room where he
lay, finding him stiff and stark.
AS soon ns Or Searle knew that
Baxter had passed away he summoned
the representative In the Baxter inter
ests into the room where OeilSby lay.
Now, the deaths OF the two men.
though Dr. ScarIe did not know II,
occurred within half m hour of each
other But there WAS no reliable evil
dence which had died first. When the
Baxter representative was called into
the sick chamber, or, rather, the death
chamber, Mr.. Ogilsby had expired for
ty minutes before. Just before he en-.
tered the room III. Scarie ...aae an in.
cision over the dead mans heart. In
serted his hand aud clasped the organ.
Then he began to squeeze II gently ut
intervals. representing the heartbeats,
at first some twenty, then thirty, then