The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-04-14


But Dan had seen his chance.
Noiselessly he picked up the old chair
in the room and with it raised was ap-
preaching Kennedy to knock him out.
Before l knew 1t myself Kennedy
had heard him. With a half instinc-
tive motion he drew the revolver from
his pocket and, almost before could
see it, had shot the man. Without a
word he returned the gun to his peck
ct and again bent over Elaine, without
so much as a look at the crook, who
sank to the floor, dropping the chair
from his nerveless hands.
Already the policeman had got an
ambulance, which was now tearing
along to US.
Frantically Kennedy was working.
A moment he paused and looked at
me-hopeless.
Just then. outside. we could hear
the ambulance, and a doctor and two
attendants hurried up to the door
Without a word the doctor seemed to
appreciate the gravity of the case.
He finished his examination and
shook his head.
There is no hope-no hope" he
said slowly.
Kennedy merely stared at him. But
the rest of us instinctively removed
our hats.
Kennedy gazed at Elaine, overcome.
Was this the end?
1t was not many minutes later that
Kennedy had Elaine in the little sit
ting room off the laboratory, having
with the doctor and two attendants.
Elaine's body had been placed on a
couch. covered by a blanket, and the
shades were drawn. The light fell on
her pale face.
There was something incongTuous
| about death and the vast collection of
scientific apparatus, a CHASTITY mock
| ing of humanity. How futile was it
all in the presence of the great de-
stroyer!
| Aunt Josephine had arrived
stunned, and a moment later Perry
Bennett. AS l looked at the sorrowful
party Aunt Josephine rose slowly
from her position on her knees, where
she had been weeping silently beside
Elaine. and pressed her hands over
her eyes, with every indication of
faintness.
Before any of us could do anything.
she had staggered into the laboratory
itself Bennett and 1 followed quick
ly. There l was busy for some time
getting restoratives.
Meanwhile Kennedy, beside the
couch, with an air of desperate deter
mination. turned away and opened a
cabinet. From it he took large coil
and attached it to a storage battery,
dragging the peculiar apparatus near
Elaine's couch.
To an electric light socket Craig
attached wires. The doctor watched
him in silent wonder.
Doctor" he asked slowly as he
worked, do you know of Professor
Leduc of the Nantes School of Medi-
cine?"
"Why-yes." answered the doctor
but what of him."
Then you know of his method OF
electrical resuscitation."
"Yes-but"-he paused, looking ap
PROGRESSIVELY at Kennedy.
Craig paid no attention to his fears
but, approaching the couch on which
Elaine lay, applied the electrodes
You see." he explained, with forced
calmness, 81 apply the anode here
the cathode there"
The ambulance surgeon looked or
excitedly, as Craig turned on the cur
rent. applying it to the back of the
neck and to the spine.
For some minutes the machine
worked.
Then the young doctors eyes begaI
to bulge.
MY heavens!" he cried under hi!
breath. Look"
Elaine's chest had slowly risen an(
fallen. Kennedy, his attention riveteC
on his work, applied himself with re
doubled efforts. The young docto
looked on with increased wonder.
Look, The color in her face! Sc,
her lips!" he cried.
At last her eyes slowly flutteret
: open-then closed.
Would the machine succeed? o
was it just the galvanic effect of tn
current The doctor noticed it an,
Elaine Confronts Kennedy With thu
POISONED Kiss" Photographs.
placed his ear quickly to her heart
His face was a study in establishment
The minutes sped fast.
To us outside, who had no idea wha
was transpiring in the other room
the minutes were leaden-footed. Aun
Josephine, weak but now hersel
, again, was sitting nervously.
Just then the door opened.
l shall never forget the look on tn
young ambulance surgeons face as b
, murmured under his breath, Com
, here-the age of miracles is no
, passed-look!"
Raising his finger to indicate tina
? we were to make no noise, he led u
into the other room.
I Kennedy was bending over tn
, couch
Elaine, her eyes open now, was gaZ
: ing up at him, and a wan smile flitte
: over her beautiful face.
= Kennedy had taken her hand, an,
r as he heard US enter, turned half wa.
' to us, while we stared in blank won
r der from Elaine to the weird an,
q complicated electrical apparatus.
Its the life current" he said sim
e ply, patting the Leduc apparatus witt
his other hand.
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