Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-02


Manned his campaign.
Here he directed when she was
.eady, handing her a little vial "Tou
must infect every instrument the loo.
or uses on Kennedy and james o. -
,eeg"
She nodded. and a moment later was
N her way uptown.
Meanwhile Codowski himself had
arrived AZ our apartment. much 20 the
-elief Of our friend Johnson. and was
iuracking bis instruments
Quickly be improvised two oporat.
nE tables aud placed one Of Us on
ZACH. Then. with his assistant he put
N his white robe mask gloves and
other precautions for asepsis, setting
Jut the apparatus for the intr4yenous
administration % the drug that would
sill the spirillum.
They had Finished their preparations
and were waiting for Miss Septix
She ought 20 b. here now muttered
3odowski impatiently, looking at his
watch.
Juatthon a cab drove up outside.
perhaps that Ia shel" he exclaimed
II must be
A few moments later the door Of
he apartment opened His face showed
ais disappointment u was stronger
Miss sepilx is ~ % she introduced.
and sent me TO take her place
The doctor looked about Very
we'll them be said briskly. seeing bis
preparations Are you ready TO 90
ihead2"
She nodded and threw OF the coat
that covered her immaculate white
Uniform
The specialist plunged wholc.heart
adly into bis work OF saving ue now.
Hand me that needle. please" he
directed the false nurse
She moved over 60 the table near
by and took II up. pausing only long
enough 20 dip 1t secretly into vial
she carried with her
Please hurry" repeated the doctor
She turned from tho table and hand
I'd IL to him He adjusted Il and al.
ready held q poised for the thrust
which was not 20 cure but 90 poison
as further
"Weepy Mary" cried a frightened
voice NJ our door
Elaine had been deeply alarmed by
he sudden illness of Kennedy and the
message from Jameson So sooner
had Kennedy gone than 10 flashed over
her that Wa Fnng had predicted some.
thing like this
The thrcat" she exclaimed. seek
Ing her cousin Mary. 1 must 90 20
tho city right away
ON the next train. then. she had
been speeding back to New York
ono glance at the improvsod hos.
pital was enough 90 alarm her hut
the sight that had tanshxod her was
of a woman whose face she rcmcm.
berod well. though Kennedy and ] had
never seen her
Please. Miss began Godowskla
assistant trying To quiet Elaine. while
iodowsk turned 90 voXatiou 10 his
work
NO no." repeated Flanc This
woman is no nurse. She is Grim
lnei'"
GodowsN paused II was true he
did not know the woman. tie gazed
from Elaine 20 Wocpy Mary In doubt
Tho game was up. Woepy Mary
dropped piece 81 gauzc which she
had soaked in the solution from tho
vial which WI had given her aud bolt.
ga Cor the door
SO sudden was her flight that no
one WAS quick enough TO stop her
The excitement. moro than ever.
alarmed Elaine now Tell me sho APP
, pealed 20 Doctor Godowsld. what is
tho matter9"
In some way" he replied quickly.
they have become infected with tho
bite Of an African tick which carries
spiHilum fever
Godowak raised his hands In Dc
spair - WAS Just about 20 start be-
, cried Everything is ready can't
send for another nurse Every min
ute counts
I Elainc had thrown on her coat and
hat Her sleeves were up Boa q mo.
mont and before the doctor know what
. she was about she was scnbbnE her
hands Ia The antisepiic wash
oniy-show mc-vi.at Oh DO she
, cried ] viii Dee the plrse'"
Several days later whom ho had re-
covered sufficiently from the diabo..
cal attack that had bcon made upon
us. Kennedy wac again no work in
thc laboratory while was writing
our speaking tube sounded and
knew that it was Elaine and Aunt Io
sephlno
How DO you fccl, inquired Elaine
anNiously as she almost ran across
lhc laboratory Co Craig
FNnc'" he exaggeratod. brightly
Really she repeated anviousiy
Look," he said. turning 20 his ni.
croscono
he turned some blood from tea,
ilbo IN our electric incubator and
placed "a draH eH q slide Il was some