Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-24

case abstractedfy into his pochse
A moment later DR.. K1Ikad6y came
into the room.
"well. SIR he said . iittle pom
pousiy to to Mr.. Beck. what can l 90
Il have come to consult you rfoeSs-
sionally. DOCTOR" he answered blandly.
MY dear sir, I'm very sorry indeed.
but have practically given up BUSH
ooh. this is q special case. in your
own line. doctor. I'm afraid I'm threat
ened with hydrophobia, and I under
stand you have made q special STUDY
of tho disease
He had struck the right note. The
doctor grew interested at once- SIT
down, SIR" he said. "As you say. this
is indeed most urgent; trust most
sincerely yeu are mistaken "hen
about two months ag3
What did you do at tho ffms-eau-
mo. Just tied It up IN my band :
That's bad" said the doctor. Let
me see it"
Mr.. Beck barred a forearm brawny
as a blacsmfth's. On the deshey part
bow, was the white cicatrice of dou-
BILE row of strong teeth. The marks
were made by the teeth OF the notori-
Gus burglar. Bulstrode, whom Mr.
Beck had caught and handcuned single
handed, but Mr.. Beck did not mention
this fact
The doctor examined the marks with
a powerful magnifying glass. but they
kept their own secret
"Mad?" he asked
Very" said MI. Beck.
when did 1t begin to trouble you!
"A couple of days ago. had forgot-
ten all about 1t till q couple OF days
ago There Is no danger. is there, doc
tor?"
IT cannot be euro OF that The dis
ease takes time to develop Have you
felt the scar itch and tingle?
Yes MIR. Beck answered promptly.
Then a certain numbness set In, ex-
tending up the arm?'
Just so, doctor" promptly as before
Can you stop 1t going any fartherT
Il can try at any rate, though you
have come to me very iate-very late
teur treatment, Of course. It is your
only chance"
Then I'll have to go to Parish"
mo, no. Time is too precious. I have
studied the treatment carefully in the
got a supply Of the lymph. Your chance
is as good under my care as under Pas
teur himself"
mo danger Of an overdose OF the
stuff. doctor.
You might as well ask me is there
danger of an overdose Of the poisons
which we use every day in medicine.
Too strong an injection OF the lymph.
even to a healthy subject. would un-
doubtedly mean hydrophobia and Ger
danger Ii the best guarantee for the
doctors caution"
Must drink the stun?
The doctor laughed outrigAt-<he
Not at all, my dear sir. I perform the
incubation with a hypodermie syr-
ings."
"Or with a lancet. as you say" little
that's the clumsier method"
ITS very effective though, sometimes
isn't it, doctorr
Come. come. nay dear SIR" said the
doctor, a little hastily, you must leave
What day exactly did you experience
the first revival of uneasiness in the
scars?"/
The day before yesterday. when ]
terrible death of the old man Feely
in the very rooms where I'm lodging.
He died OF hydrophobia. didn't he?
why. yes; certainly he died of by
drophobia." said the doctor slowly.
You did not try the Pasteur treat
ment on him?''
MY colleague. DR.. Molloy. objected
to the experiment But I really don't
see what that has to do with your case"
wait bit, doctor. wait a bit; you
will see directly. AS I waa saying, 1
heard the ins-and-outs Of the old mans
death from the Widow Muldoon. A
talkative woman. doctor. is the Widow
Muldoon; with a very remarkable mem
DRY. She told me some curious things
about the little dog Jack. for example.
You remember the little dog Jock, doc
tori"
The doctor cast one sudden keen
glance at Mr.. Beek's face in the vain
attempt to read his meaning there. His
own face had grown yellow.
IT don't understand you, sir" he said
sharply. This is mere foolery. My
time is of value. and I must wish you
a very good
Not for a moment or two more, doc
tor. If you please. OF course you re-
member the little dog Jack, that was
the beginning OF the whole bad BUSH