The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-05
Returned From
the Dead
BY E. D. LEONARD

dying patient. The son covered hi.
face with his hands us II to shut out 4
realization of his bereavement. Then
suddenly taking them away. he said:
why could he not have lived two
hours longer?"
What purpose would his Twins
those two hours have served?" asked
DIR. Pulsifer.
II cannot explain to you without en-
tering into long series Of legal tech
nicalities. But can say briefly that
my fathers estate will pass into the
hands of guardian for me, which will
involve endless litigation. Tomorrow
will be my birthday. At IL midnight
will be legally Of age and could en-
ter upon the administration OF my In
heritance myself"
The doctor made no reply. He SEEM
ed lost in thought. Then he drew the
other physicians into consultation in
low tones and in few minutes return
ed to the young man and suid
Send for your notary
HE is waiting below
Every well. You have heard Of the
recent discoveries suppose, in refer
ence to what we call death-that when
a man is pronounced dead and is what
we have always supposed to be dead
he is not dead. He Is like man un-
conscious under water. If he Is per-
mitted to remain there he eventually
rots. If he is drawn above the surface
he may be resuscitated. Your father
may bc brought back to life and posi-
bly, held there till after midnight"
do you mean it?"
II do. At any rate, and my col
leagues are willing to make the expert
ment. But to take advantage of our
efforts IL we succeed you should have
witnesses here to testify that the pa
tient lived the day you became of age"
Doctor" exclaimed the young man.
grasping the physicians hand, IF you
do this you will make friend Of me
so long as l live There is a reason
why am so anxious in the matter
that have not yet given you. A mar
rage was arranged by my father and
the parents OF girl love that by the
terms of his will Is indirectly depend /
ent upon my coming of age and inner
iting as a man instead of minor. BY |
prolonging my fathers life two hours
you will not only save my estate from
being decimated under an expensive
lawsuit. but you will unite a pair OF
lovers"
While this dialogue was going on Il
the assistant doctors were administer
Ing hypodermic injection. DR.. Pull
sifer while waiting for the effect oc-
cupied the attention of young Hunting
ton, commenting upon the discoveries
On which the expected result was ,
based.
1T has been shown" he said, that 4
every function of life except conscious q
hess may be kept up after death We
hope to show that your father per-
forms those functions. II his heart
beats and he breathes he is, in the eye !,
If the law, alive. Experimenters have
lot yet reached point where con- /.
'ciousness may be restored. but it Is
lot unlikely that result may be at
ained.'
One OF the assistant physicians, who
lad his ear on the dead mans chest.
to DIR. Pulsifer that the
leart beat family and asked II he /
hould administer another injection. 3
Dr.. Pulsifer looked at his watch and I
aw that there still remained an hour t
nd ten minutes to midnight. wait a
wenty minutes" he said, unless the r
eart beats cease" )
Doctor" said young Huntington.
may l announce what you are doing
o those waiting belowg' \
81 would advise you to say nothing" y
II may at least give hope to the girl a
vhom love and who loves me, may ] "
ot"' a
Yes. but / would only give hope. a
vould not explain the matter to hcr" s.
Huntington ran downstairs, and n
,hen he returned second hypodermic =
,jection was being given to the dead !,
ian. In ten minutes the physician a,
tho had administered it and who sat s
eside the bed holding the wrist, an Il
ounced that he could feel slight in
ulsation and. placing his ear on the &c
1t breast. found quite q strong beat te
If. Pusifer took up a hand mirror, u
ED it over the nostrils. examined II, '"
'uching IL here and there with a cam.
nc handkerchief. and announced that
lere was a slight moisture on It. This M
cant that breathing had recon-
enced.
Huntington ran downstairs again and 80
Id his fiancee that his father was bet. II,
r, kissed her and ran back into the ia
ON where his father lay pI
At 11:40 by the clock the patients la
art was beating with considerable OF
rength. and his chest was rising and r..
Hing peceptibly. At SO last hy- "
'dermic was administered. and at -
s05 ii was announced to those below h.
at the patient had not long to live. eis
ID they were asked to go to the cham fit
r where he lay. DIR. Pulsifer stood pa
til his watch in his hand and point fri
TO the patient. Several persons ex- soi
lined his heart and took note of his 'h'
eathing. The lovers stood together.
: girls arm within that OF her
nee. looking on with awe At 1915
Pulsifer made an examination OF -
; patient and pronounced him dead. a,
rhe notary looked at his watch and