Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
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CHAPTER XII.
Pestnenoe.

PeStilence.
AS Annette's party passed along,
single file. up the narrow overgrown
shore road. Shaping and swatting
mosquitoes to their hearts content,
they heard quick step behind them.
They turned. An officer closing up
their rear, saluted.
He was the ships surgeon. He
strobe on with brisk pace. Let me
get ahead there If you please" he
said, there's something that l don't
ike about this place. want to have
a look"
Scarcely had he said it before
native woman darted out of tumble
down hut-one OF many that fronted
on the shore road.
''Madre di dos" she cried in shrill
accents. "Americanos-help -succor.
For the love of heaven"
She kneeled by the roadside and as
the surgeon swung along, she clasped
him by the knees.
MY child-my man child-my only
one," she walled, in the Spanish
tongue, 'he is at deaths door, Help,
Senior, sonora, senorita-help."
The surgeon lifted the woman to
her feet He spoke soothingly in
Spanish to her, and turned and told
the others what she said
Go on, everybody" he cried. point.
ing up the road, "let nobody follow
me. Go your way"
ceeded forthwith to the hotel-a fiimsy
affair, rejoicing in the cognomen OF
the Inn of the Spanish Don.
Hut after hut the surgeon entered,
glancing quizzically into the face of
some understanding sclemnly with
pursed-up lips-left tablets and direc-
tons, and then went on his way.
Finally he found his way to the cen
ter of the town and made an inquiry.
He was directed to a somewhat formal
looking building.
The surgeon strobe on into the
house. He found the mayor in his
pajamas, smoking a cigar.
The surgeon seated himself and ac-
cepted a palmleaf fan. Sorry" he
said, but your place reeks with vel
low fever-you've got an epidemic on
your hands"
Mayor Ramon Carol started up.
"Madre di Dios, he cried, "what-not
another one. They will impeach me
it is ruin. Say not So"
The surgeon nodded. Don't get eX.
cited. Senior Carol" he returned, for.
tunately the Albany is in the road
stead. I'll fetch over a hospital force.
Wen do what We can Have you got
a piece of paper want half a dozen
sheets. That's what 1 came here for.
He got them and went on his way.
His way lay past the Inn of the Span
ish Don. He stopped
Here, Gunner Hardin, he cried,
come out in the road and spray me
with this" Neal sprayed him. The
surgeon sat down in the hotel Office
and harangued Annettes party. He
sarrangued them from distance. You
eople," he said, are in no danger
not even Mrs Hardin-if you follow
my instructions.
The important thing" went on the
surgeon, is the mosquitoes. 1t isn't
likely the bites you've got have done
you any harm. I'll leave you tablets
anyhow, to ward the fever off. But
| III do more-I'n have mosquito net
ting fetched over from the ship and
| you can sleep under il at night. Now
want help"
He distributed the sheets of Official
paper ne had obtained from Mayor
Ramon Carol
Sit down-ai o. you-anywhere,'
he commanded, land write out what
say. tn be in Spanish-and it's got
to be plain. Iii spell the words *
you won't go wrong. Begin"
And then he dictated the warning
that was posted that afternoon in al
the public places OF the town.
ITO BE Continued