Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-07-27


other precautions for asepsis, setting
out the apparatus for the intrayenous
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 a cab drove up outside.
"Perhaps that is shei" he exclaimed.
"It must be-"
A few moments later the door OF
the apartment opened His face showed
his disappointment. 1t was a stranger
Miss Septix is ILL.," she introduced
land 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 immaculateS white
uniform.
The specialist plunged whole-heart-
edly into his work of saving us now.
Hand me that needle, please" be
directed the false nurse.
She moved over to the table near
by and took it up. pausing only long
enough to dip it secretly into a vial
she carried with her.
please hurry" repeated the doctor.
She turned from the table and hand
ed it to him. He adjusted it and al
ready held it poised for the thrust
which was not to cure but to poison
us further
"Weepy Mary" cried frightened
voice at our door.
Elaine had been deeply alarmed by
the sudden illness of Kennedy and the
message from Jameson. No sooner
had Kennedy gone than it flashed over
her that WI Fang had predicted some
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 improvised hes
pital was enough to alarm her. But
the sight that had transfixed her was
of woman whose face she remem'
bered well, though Kennedy and had
never seen her.
please, Miss" began Godowski's
assistant, trying to quiet Elaine, while
Godowski turned in vexation to his
work
mo, mol" repeated Elaine. This
woman is no nurse. She Is a Grim.
inal!"
Godowski paused. It was true he
did not know the woman. He gazed
from Elaine to Weepy Mary in doubt.
The game was up. Weepy Mary
dropped 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 APP
pealed to Doctor Godowski, what is
the matter?"
I'm 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. / can't
send for another nurse. Every min
ute counts"
Elaine had thrown of her coat and
hat. Her sleeves were up in a mo-
ment, and before the doctor knew what
she was about she was scrubbing her
hands In the antiseptic wash.
"Only-show me-what to do" she
cried. Il will be the nursel"
Several days later, when he had re-
covered sufficiently from the diaboli-
cal attack that had been made upon
us. Kennedy was again at work in
the laboratory, while | was writing.
Our speaking tube sounded, and
knew that it was Elaine and Aunt Jo-
sephine.
How do you feel?" inquired Elaine
the laboratory to Craig
"Ffne!" he exaggerated, brightly.
"Really?" she repeated anxiously.
Look" he said. turning to his mi
croscope.
He turned some blood from a test
tube in our electric incubator and
placed a drop on a slide 1t was some
OF the blood infected by the germs car.
ried by the tick
That is how our blood looked-be-
fore the new nurse arrived" he smiled
while Elaine looked at 1t in horror.
Then he pricked his arm and let
drop smear on another slide.
Now look at Unexpectedly nor
NAL" he added
"Oh, I'm SO glad" she exclaimed ra.
dainty.
"Normal-thanks to you. You saved
US. You were just in time." cried Craig,
taking both her hands In his.
He was about to kiss her, when she
broke away. Craig" she whispered
blushing and looking hastily at US.
Aunt Josephine and l could only
smile at the disguised glance Craig
gave US, as he thrust his hands in
mis- pockets and wished US a thousand
miles away at that moment.
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