The Ely miner., 1915-10-29

/ said Mattel, 6Gd continued 10 Sepeat
his instructions until palloT over.
spread the patients face. and the
hand which Mattel raised fell Imply
back upon the table. He continued
to drip the ether, finger on the
patients pulse. Count Bercht0ld
r,oaned and began muttering. he
struggled slightly. then las perfectly
still
Then Mattel turned to ua.
There are three stabe5 Of ether
narcosis." he said softly. in tones such
as one might use in the lecture room.
They are known as the light, middle
and deep narcosis. Practically there
are but two. ligLt and deep. In deep
narcosis, such as that which our pa
tient is approaching. there is no re-
sponse to stimuli, and only the heart
and breathing centers remain unaf-
fecte1. This stage Is dangerous
one, and the skillful anesthetist en-
deavors to keep his pGtient OF the
boundary between the two
He let another drop of ether fall on
the mask, and Berchtold, who had
sighed family, became Quiescent
again.
in the stage of light narcosis."
continued Mattel. though the patient
remains unconscious, SO tar as the
cerebral functioning Is. concerned. he
is in an extremely agitated condition.
He struggles. he filings his limbs
about, he makes spasmodic efforts to
get off the operating table. 1t Is as
though the higher centers are In abey.
ance and the bodily instinct Of self.
preservation takes command. In this
stage he answers all questions freely.
he can no longer make the mind re-
tain its secrets. He"
Count Berchtold half sat up.
moaned, and began buttoning an i'm
aginary overcoat.
BE patient, sir" said Mattel to him.
There Is no hurry, is there?"
"Yes, have to get to Vienna,
muttered the unconscious man. q"
He fell back, opened his eyes. and
stared wildly about him. Mattel deft.
ly dropped some more ether upon the
mask and replaced it on the face.
why do you have to get to VI.
enna?" he asked.
The count breathed deeply. Mat
tel repeated his question. Berchtolj
mumbled something, and we drew
nearer.
why do you have to go to Vienns
with Herman Thyssen and Won Gwil
ner?" asked the DOCTOR
Because we want to be in time 10
attend my little daughters birthdsy
party" mumbled Count Berchtho! l.
relapsing into Inconsistencies as Mat
tel pressed down, the mask.
We stared at each other. Then:
rs that true?"
absolutely" replied Doctor Mattel
We'll. gentlemen, although our a.p
it Is fortunate thing that we were
able to ransack the counts brain and
bring to light the momentous secret
which is worrying all Europe"
But" began Bunsen, looking to
ward Matters coat.
Doctor Mattel accepted the cha,
lenge. He walked to where his Goa
hung on the wall, distracted the poci'
etbook and placed it in Berchtold
pocket. 1t was full Of papers, and o.
the protruding edge or one | saw tht
great seal of Austria, and, under 1t
in shaky lettering, the signature o
Franz Josef. There was no chancel
lery in Europe that would not have
paid a fortune for the possession o.
that book. But Berchtold had en-
trusted it to Mattel in honor, and So
Well / thanked God that one cal
still serve his country without becom
ing a pickpocket.
So four hours later, we aided Berch
told, shaky, but none the worse TO
his experience, into the wagon-lit o
the train at Brunn, where his friend!
awaited him.
What Count Berchtold's vain sur
mises as to the truth of the assault
upon him may have been I hav,
never, for obvious reasons, made an.
attempt to ascertain. The unbrokel
skin, when he found courage to e2
anime the wound he at first imagine,
}, fatal, must have convinced him tha
!. some trick had been played upon him
t but he never made any attempt. t
t my knowledge, to follow up his assai
ant or find the doctors who came L