The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-22

down q side street toward his own 2
comfortable house.
Vane idolized his wife and child. u
was their only one. and there was nos {
likely to be another. His birth had
almost cost his wife her life. The lit
tie boy, seven years old. always ran
to meet his father on his return 70
be taken up In hfs arms and Kissed
and petted.
Today the boy was nowhere about.
He was won't to watch for his rather
from the steps of the house. But ne
was not on the steps. nor playing IN
the hall when Vane let himself In with
his key. Instead, a troubled woman
came toward him.
"Cyrus, you must come to see pncky
at once" she said. Il put him TO oeo'
he has been feverish all day, and-on.
CYRUS. he can't move his right arm
Frantically Vane bounded up the
stairs. He rushed into the bedroom IN
which the little boy was lying. one
! glance at his face. and he flung nim'
self down beside the bed in an agony
of grief
He rose to face his wife, who had
q followed him. She read the verdict IN
bis ewes. She screamed and caught
= at his arm lust as the woman in the
a street had done.
"Cyrus, What is it? 1t ISN'T? /
Yes he said, bowling his head. |
: But it isn't the worst thing that coulu
:, befall him." he added. Many chill
dren make a complete recovery from
!, it. some. of course, are crippled
IA but"
- Cyrus! What are you talking about!
w Only last night you were telihg me
-. that you have discovered an absolute
~ cure. You said there was not the
n. slightest doubt about it..
nv Dorothy"
~ "Then how can you speak OF Grip
&c pies in connection with Dicky! have
=; YOU got the antitoxin with you or must
.. Won 90 back to the laboratory. On
or there must be no DELAY.
~ The man looked into her face De-
"a wildered. Had he never told ner!
~ Hadn't she understood?
. 1e, II can't use it, Dorothy" he moaned'
sinking into a chair.
:, You mean it isn't for user
- Yes. But it has to be proved. !!
has to justify its use in Thousand
A.. cases. Humanity l am sure, but NOR
M M allv am not justified until am scien
.ov. tifically sure
Nv, ~. She was shaking him by the arm
as ha stammered out his explanation
Cyrus! What are you talking about
- Don't you see that Dicky has lniantii
~ paralysis. and don't you know that tnl
~. Is not the time to argue? Get IN
serum"
Listen, Dorothy said Cyrus Vah'
|, III rising and going up to her. TRY I
MIN understand me. doctor may ne
NM think of persons. He works only &c
| I'M the race. Today poor woman asAe
INN me for some of the serum FOR nj
II child. I refused 1t was dying. ana
N died later. She caught me by the ar
N Mn in the street and asked me to save n
VI HI other child | refused
MNV you refused? My God, are you
MN ing to let Dicky die?'
UlYN They were face to face with the
VllJ sue now, and he saw that there W
'Nlnel no relenting upon her own. heleh
|JtI He might as we'll have argued Win
stone. From the bed came q reef
wou vane started and turned iowa
~. It. a..
''s=''': Pm so hot!" walled the boy. "A
I can't raise my right arm, DADDY
The mans face was working cow
siyely. His wife caught him by
hands; she sank to her knees .
pleaded wildly with him.
You're going to murder DlcRy
- science them" she asked. mo,
81 rus YOU can't. Don't you see how
~ tai It is? II science demands that
ia a devil You must save him
At that moment there came
Se" sounds of alteration outside. Astr
h.o+ gle. the door was burst open.
white the woman VINO nau r hroo /
vane in the street appeared oreas
Of the away from the ou''e'' "Ao
le ma hold her.
Doctor Vane!" she cried, mini
horao herself upon her knees also ana
tending her hands, my boy Is dy
~ o. You can save him. You are goin
'Ao save him-you must Otherwise
will carry the brand of Cain on
at his forenead lor Tue ~u -. .ha
-, ~ III, women. then at the child on the
,;sa.so III do this my professional III
ootoro" ia sacrificed" he said Il am o'
.do,n" the ranks Of the experimenters.
body will have faith In me. 1t
ID con. breach Of duty. IL"
Daddy, won't you please make
en-, doc wei! pieaueu INC . ana,. ,or
ying. ! Vane hes,.a'eu ns hmr,,od
to give then po~eo MS ne"u 1 ~. ~. -,
forget the room. ne hne" 80 -
~ aon,a his blood had proved more p
than duty. He knew that his
hoorted was ended. He had played false
mv and science.
for his But ne hhe" 'na' q. -,
en- would bless his name as iol
ho aa;d they were alive.
must be Use for Coeoanut "a'e''