The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-08-17

"She ought to be here now" muttered
Godowski impatiently, looking at his
watch.
Just then cab drove up outside.
Perhaps that is shell" he exclaimed.
'Tt must be-
A few moments later the door of
the apartment opened His face showed
his disappointment 1t was a stranger.
Miss Septix is LII" she introduced,
and sent me to take her place"
The doctor looked about. Very
well, them" he said hriskly, seeing his
preparations. 4Are you ready to go
ahead7"
She nodded and threw of the coat
that covered her immaculate white
uniform.
The specialist plunged whole-heart-
eddy into his work OF saving us new
Hand me that needle. please" he
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 vial
she carried with her.
Please hurry" repeated the doctor.
She turned from the table and hand
ed 1t 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.
AThe 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 hos
| pital was enough to alarm her. But
the sight that had transfxed her was
of woman whose face she remem;
bered well, though Kennedy and had
never seen her.
Please, Miss" began Godowskia
assistant, trying tosquiet Elaine, while
Godowski turned in yexation to his
work.
mo. not" repeated Elaine This
woman Is no nurse. She is a Grim
mall"
Godowski paused. It was true HI
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 nc
one was quick enough to stop her.
The excitement, more than ever
alarmed Elaine now. Tell me- she ap
pealed to Doctor Godowsh. what ID
the matter?"
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. CAM
send for another nurse. Every min
ute counts"
Elaine had thrown OF her coat and
hat. Her sleeves were up in a mo
mont, and before the doctor knew what
she was about she was scrubbing hel
hands in the antiseptic wash.
"Only-show me-what to do" she
cried. Twill be the nurse!"
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 10
/ sephine
How do you feel?'s inquired Elaine
anxiously, as she almost ran across
the laboratory to Craig.
'Fine!" he exaggerated, brightly.
"Really?" she repeated anxiously.
Look!" he said. turning to his mi
croscope.
He turned some blood from test
tube in our electric incubator and
placed drop on slide. It 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 a
drop smear on another slide.
Nov look at that perfectly 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
his pockets and wished us a thousand
miles away at that moment
cTo BE CoNTINuED)
Motion pictures of the Exploits Of
Elaine are shown at the Mount Holly
Theatre every Monday night.
L Z.