The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-07-22

OF the nuHltTOub ulSbuiStb, "hiic WI
planned his campaign.
Here" he directed when she was
ready. handing her n little vial. you
mus, infect every instrument the doc
tor uses on Kennedy and Jameson
see?"
She nodded. and a moment later was
on her way uptown.
Meanwhile Godowski himself had
arrived nj our apartment, much TO the
relief Of our friend Johnson, and was
unpacking his instruments.
Quickly he improvised two operat.
Ing tables and placed one OF us IN
each. Then, with his assistant, he put
on his white robe. mask, gloves and
other precautions for asepsis. setting
out the apparatus for the i%ntravenous
| administration OF the drug that would
| kill the spirillum.
They had finished their preparations
and were waiting for Miss Septix.
she ought to be here now" muttered
Godowski impatiently. looking at his
watch.
Just then n cab drove up outside.
perhaps that Is she!" he exclaimed.
1T must be"
A few moments later the door OF
the apartment opened. His face showed
his disappointment. II was a stranger.
Miss Septix is ILL.," she introduced.
"and sent me to take her place"
The doctor looked about. Very
well. then" he said briskly. seeing his
preparations. Are you ready to go
ahead?"
She nodded and threw OF the coat
that covered her immaculate white
uniform.
The specialist plunged whole-heart.
edly into his work OF saving us now.
Hand me that needle, please" he
directed the false nurse.
She moved over to the table neal
by and took II up. pausing only long
enough to dip It secretly into a vial
she carried with her.
Please hurry" repeated the doctor.
She turned rom the table and hand.
ed IL to him. lie adjusted II and al
ready held IL poised for the thrust
which was not to cure but to poison
us further.
"Weepy Mary" cried a frightened
voice at our door.
Elaine had been deeply alarmed by
the sudden illness of Kennedy and the
message from Jameson. 40 sooner
had Kennedy gone than 1t flashed Owe
her that WI Fang had prediC ed IN
thing like this.
The threat" she exclaimed, seek
ing her cousin. Mary, | must go TO
the city-right away"
On the next train. then. she had
been speeding back to New York.
One glance at the improyised hos
rital was enough TO alarm her. But
the sight that had transiixed her was
OF a woman whose face she remem-
bered we'll, though Kennedy and | had
never seer her.
Please. Miss" began Godowski's
assistant, trying to quiet Elaine, while
Godowski turned in vexation to his
work.
W. IOH lfHtdltu Lldlllts MS
woman is no nurse. She is a Grim
inal,"
Godowski paused. II was true he
did not know the woman. He gazed
from Elaine to Weepy Mary in doubt.
The game was up. Weepy Mary
dropped n piece Of gauze which she
had soaked in the solution from the
vial which WI had given her and bolt
ed for the door.
So sudden was her flight that no
one was quick enough to stop her.
The excitement, more than ever.
alarmed Elaine now. Tell me-" she ap.
pealed TO Doctor Godowski, what "
the natter"
In some way" he replied quickly,
they have become infected with the
bite Of an African tick which carries
spirillum fever
Godowski raised his hands In de.
spair Il was just about TO start" he
cried Everything is ready. cant
serd for another nurse. Every min
ute counts.
Elaine had thrown on her coat ar I
""" il'l SlttNeS were up IN a mo
ment and before the doctor knew what
she was about she was s~crubbing her
hands In IN" antiseptic wash.
'~Only-show me-what TO do" she
cried. = will be the nurse"
Several days later, when he had re.
covered sufficiently from the diaboll.
cal attack that had been made upon
us, Kennedy was again at work in
'Ae laboratory, while | was writing.
Our speaking tube sounded. and 7
Knew that ii was Elaine and Aunt Jo-
sephinc.
ITO" do YOU feel?" inquired Elaine
~NnAiously, rs she almost ran across
The laboratory to Craig.
Fine he exaggerated, brightly.
Really" she repeated a~nxiously.
Look he said. turning to his mi
croscope.
lie turned some blood from a test
'uDe IN our electric incubator and
paced a drop on a slide. II was some
OF Tho hlAnI taE...Ll