The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-03-30
CHAPTER XXI

NHAI En- AAAI
A venerable white-haired man ac-
Icompanied Harry Marvin from his mot
or to the library, where Pauline was
reading.
oh Dr. Laroux; This is indeed an
honor!" she cried brightly, rising and
extending to him both her hands
ITO me, yes" he answered in a deep
gentle voice And a delight to see
| the little girl who used to break into
my medicine case and spill all my
| pills"
| Pauline laughed. DR.. Laroux had
been not only the family physician,
but the dear friend of her father and,
before the death of old Mr.. Marvin,
a frequent guest
But of late years he had given up
the practice of medicine for the study
of it. He had become a world-figure
| through his remarkable discoveries in
germ life
DIR. Laroux is going up to the lodge
with me-" said Harry. THAT is, he's
going to his place up there and I'm
going to mine
And leave me all alone?"
mo. | met Lucille today and COM
manded her to come out here and see
that you did nothing foolish in my ABB
sence. She said she would come, but
that she couldn't do the rest"
Does Miss Polly still spill all the
pills." inquired DR.. Laroux, smiling.
She DOES" said Harry with deer
meaning.
Luncheon is served, Miss Marvin,
announced Bemis.
And what fearful new germs have
you discovered, Doctor?" asked Pau
line as they seated themselves at the
table. ~
The scientists fine face frightened
with enthusiasm. Il have discoveries
not only new germ but a new malad.
--one from which people have suffered
probably since the beginning of thu
world, but which was never diagnos
ed"
He paused and arose briefly t
greet Raymond Owen, who had just en-
tered.
"a new disease. were you saying
doctor?" inquired the secretary will
interest
Yes the disease of drowning.
have given it the name of hydropha
sia.'
You always made fun of me; | thin
you are joking now said Pauline in
credulously
Il assure you, Miss Polly, | am deep
ly serious | have found the cause 0
nearly all the deaths by drowning tina
we have been ignorant enough to cal
suicidal Persons who, moved by
seeming impulse, leap into lakes o
ponds or the sea are afflicted not wit
melanehola, but with a subtle sick
ness They do not seek death, the
seek relief from agony. And the sick
ness is caused by a germ that | hav
found. / have also found the anti
dote. and ] am to present the entir
subject before the Medical Societ
within a few weeks he added with
gentle touch of pride.
but, doctor, how could you BEGll
to discover such thing? What mad
you suspect that such a disease exist
ed?' inquired Harry.
..The peculiarly increasing humble
of drownings here in New York h
said II mean of apparently suicids
drownings ! have always, as 20
know, been student of psychology,
the brain-not only the individual brai
but the brain en- masse, so to speak
the mental condition Of the eommunit,
Of the face. There was no cause
explicable why there should be an IL
crease in the number of deaths by OIL
er means"
But the germ; how could you 81
the germ?' asked Pauline leaning fol
ward with eager interest.
That is hardly matter for tab
talk answered the doctor smiling
"Oh, yes it is, dear doctor | haven
any nerves"
only crazy nerve" interpolate
Harry.
Owen make him be still. Docto
please tell me-.
II found the germs by examinir
the brains of three persons who hs
drowned themselves"
II How perfectly wonderful
| NO; merely logical. 1t was the
| my task, after discovering what kille
! the people. to find out what would XII
| the germ And have done So
you are just splendid, she erie
| extending her hand in impetuOus col
graduation.
II He arose and bowed to the compl
ment.
And may come to your laborato
! and and-spill the germs?" she as
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