The Monticellonian., 1915-07-22

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 noust infect every instrument the ooc- ta. l., .7, vses m Kennedy and Jameson see? later was
 She nodded, and moment later was on her way uptown.
 Meanwhile Godowsh himself ha1 arrived at our apartment, much to the relief of our friend Johnson ana Was unpacking his instruments.
 Quickly he improyised two operae, ing tables and placed one Of us on each. Then. with his assistant, he pu. on his white robe, mask, gloves ana other precautions for asepsls' set'ihe out the apparatus for the intraVenous administration of the drug that would kill the spirillum.
 They had finished their preparations and were waiting for Miss SeptlH. "Sbe ought to be here now" muttered Godowski impatiently, looking at ms watch.
 Just then a cab drove up outside.
 ePerhaps that is she!" he exclaimed. "It must be" A few moments later the door or the apartment opened. His face showed his disappointment It was stranger.
 Miss Septix is i'll" 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 off 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 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 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 Maryis cried a 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 1t flashed over her that Wu Fang had predicted some thing like this.
 The threat!" she exclaimed. seek. ing her cousin. Mary, must go to the eity-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 I had never seen her
 Please. Miss, began Godowski's assistant, trying to quiet Elaine, while GodoWski turned III yexation to his work.
 No, nol9 repeated Elaine. This woman is no nurse. She is a erim. inali@
 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 a piece of gauge which she had soaked in the solution from the vial which Wu 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. Elaine now Tell me" she ap- pealed to Doctor Godowski, what is the matter?"
 Tn 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. "l was just about to start" he cried. Everything is ready. I can't send for another nurse. Every min ute counts.
 Elaine had thrown off her coat and hat. Her sleeves were up in a mo- nent, and before the doctor knew what she was about she was scrubbing her lands in the antiseptic wash.
 "Only-show me-what to do," she 'ried. T will be the nurse!"
 Several days later, when he had re- covered sufficiently from the diaboli- 'al attack that had been made upon IS, Kennedy was again at work in he laboratory, while I was writing. Our speaking tube sounded. and I new that it was Elaine and Aunt Jo- ephine
 How do you feel?" inquired Elaine nXiously, as she almost ran across he laboratory to Craig
 "Fine!" he exaggerated, brightly. "Really?" she repeated anxiously "Look!' he said, turning to his mi. 
 lie turned some blood from a test be in our electric incubator and laced a drop on slide It was some the blood infected by the germs car. ed by the tick.
 mat is how our blood leoked-be- re the new nurse arrived" he smiled. | nile Elaine looked at it in horror Then he pricked his arm and let a 'op smear on another slide. Now look at that-perfectly nor al, he added.
 Oh, I'm so glad," she exclaimed ra- antly
 "Normal-thanks to you You saved ,. You were just in time," cried Craig,