The Elbert County tribune., 1915-06-18

mediately" Quickly she dcnned one
Of the numerous DISCUSSES. while wu
planned his campaign.
Here" he directed when she was
ready. handing her little vial You
must infect every instrument the doc
tor uses on Kennedy and Jameson
seer"
She nodded, and \ moment later was
on her way uptown
Meanwhile Godowski himself had
arrived at our apartment. much to the
relief of our friend Johnson, and was
unpacking his instruments.
Quickly he improvised two operat.
ing tables and placed one OF us on
| each. Then. with his assistant. he put
on his white robe, mask. gloves and
other precautions for asepsis. setting
| 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 Septix
She ought to be here now" muttered
Godowski impatiently. looking at his
watch.
Just then 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 a stranger
Miss Septix is ill.' she introduced.
"and sent me to take her place"
The doctor looked about Very
| we'll. then" he said briskiy, 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 1t up, pausing only long
enough to dip II secretly into a 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 1t 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. 1 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 transfixed her was
OF a. 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 yexation to his
work.
mo. mol" repeated Elaine This
woman is no nurse. She is Grim
mall"
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 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. Il was just about to start he
cried. Everything is ready. can't
send for another nurse. Every min
ute counts
Elaine had thrown on 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 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 L
knew that 1t was Elaine and Aunt Jo-
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