The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-05-21

They mad nn1Shed 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 she!" he exclaimed.
1T must be-"
A few moments later the door of
the apartment opened. His face showed
his disappointment. 1t was stranger.
Miss Septix is ill.," she introduced,
land sent me to take her place."
The doctor looked about. Very
we'll, them" 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-
eddy 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 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 Nary" 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 it flashed over
her that WI Fang had predicted some
thing like this.
"The threat" she exclaimed, seek.
ing her cousin. Mary, 1 must 60 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 transfixed her was
of woman whose face she remem.
bered we'll, though Kennedy and had
never seen her.
please, Miss" began Godowskis
assistant, trying to quiet Elaine, while
Godowski turned in vexation to his
work.
mo, moi" repeated Elaine. This
woman is no nurse. She is Grim
mali"
Godowski paused. 1t 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 fight that nc
one was quick enough to stop her.
The excitement, more than ever
alarmed Elaine now. Tell me" she ap.
pealed to Doctor Godowski, what is
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. II was just about to start" he
cried. Everything is ready. can't
send for another nurse. Every min
ute counts
Elaine had thrown off her coat and
hat. Her sleeves were up in mo
ment, 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. Il will 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 l was writing
| Our speaking tube sounded, and
knew that it was Elaine and Aunt 10
sephine.
How do you feel?" 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 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 it In horror.
Then he pricked his arm and let q
drop smear on another slide.
Nov 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 / could only
smile at the disguised glance. Craig
gave US, as he thrust his hands il