The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-25

mtulhteiy. QUICKLY sue uoHhtu oH'
OF the numerous DISCUSSES, while WI
planned his campaign.
Here" he directed when she wal
ready, handing her a little vial. "You
must infect every instrument the doc
tor uses on Kennedy and jameson
seer"
She nodded, and q moment later wal
on her way uptown.
Meanwhile GoGowski himself had
arrived at our apartment, much 10 the
relief Of our friend Johnson, and was
unpacking his instruments.
Quickly he lmproyised 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 Bsepsis, setting
out the apparatus for the intrayenous
administration OF the drug that would
kill the spirillun.
They had fiuished their preparations
and were waiting for Miss Septlx
"She ought to be here now" muttered
Godowsld impatiently, looking at his
watch.
Just then a cab drove up outside.
perhaps that is sheI" 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 briskly, seeing his
preparations. Are you ready to go
aheady
she nodded and threw off the coat
thst 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 it up, pausing only long
enough to dip it secretly into a vial
she carried with her.
please hurry" repeated the doctor.
She turned from the table and hand
ed It to him. He adjusted it and al
ready held it poised for the thrust
which was not to cure but to poison
us further
"Weepy Mary" cried a frightened
voice at our door.
Elaine had been deeply alarmed by
the sudden illness of Kennedy and the
message from Jameson. No sooner
mad Kennedy gone than it flashed over
her that WI Fang mad predicted some
thing like this.
The threat.' she exclaimed, seek
ing her cousin Mary, I 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 q 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 vexation to his
work.
NO. no." repeated Elaine. This
woman is no nurse. She is Grim
inal!"
Godowsh paused 1t was true he
did not know the woman. He gazed
from Elaine to Weepy Mary in doubt
The game was up. Weepy Mary
dropped a piece of gauze which
had soaked in the solution from the
vial which WI had given her and ooit-
ed for the door
So sudden was her flight that no
one was quick enough to stop her.
The excitement, more than ever,
Elaine now. Tell me- she ap-
pealed to Doctor Godowski what is
the matter?"
I'm some way" he replied quickly
they have become infected with the
bite of an African tick which carries
spirillum fever"
Godowsk raised his hands in de-
spair. 81 was just about to start" he
cried. Everything is ready ! can't
send for another nurse Every min
ute counts
Elaine had thrown off her coat and
hat. Her sleeves were up in mo-
ment, and before the doctor knew what
she was about she vas scrubbing her
hands in the antiseptic wash,
"Only-show me--what to do" she
cried. 81 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 it was Elaine and Aunt Jo-
sephine.
"How do you fesl?" inquired Elaine
anXiously, as she almost ran across
the laboratory to Craig.
"Fine!" he exaggerated, brightly.
Really" she repeated anxiously.
Look" he said, turning to his mi
croscope
He turned some blood from a test
tube in our electric incubator and
placed a drop on slide. 1t was some
of the blood infected by the germs car
ried by the tick.
That is how our blood looked-be-
fore the new nurse arrived" he smiled
while Elaine looked at it in horror.
Then he pricked his arm and let
drop smear on another slide.
"Now look at that-perfectly nor
NAL" he added.
"Oh, I'm so glad she exclaimed ra