The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-02-19
The TWICE AMERICAN
By ELEANOR Nj. INGRAM

when his exhausted horse STUN
blcd to halt before the Casa
/ Noel. Covered with dust that
grayed hair and skin, Bruce
slipped to his feet. waved aside
| the servant who met him, and ran
into the villa. Reckoning to
Pedro, the steward, TO follow
him, he sped upstairs. In his room
he sat down at his desk. His
hand shaking with WEAKNESS and
excitement, he scrawled a letter
, 20 DIR. Valdez, telling him Of
| Meyer S trap and the man S re-
solve to get at Noel S papers. Adj
dressing and sealing the note, he
turned to Pedro, who stood silent
and attentive.
A man must take that to the
! capital, to the Paiacio. at once.
he explained. Perhaps it would
| be best to send one of the cars
and a chauffeur. The messenger
must not permit himself TO be
| stopped. 10 any question on the
way, lei him say he is going for a
prescription ordered by the doc
tor And, he must make haste.
Pedro vanished, the letter in
his hand. Without wasting time
on self congratulatlon over this
result attained, Bruce hulaier TO
Granados bcdrhamber.
The physician was just leaving
the bedside, a slender case in his
hand.
My thermometer, he ex-
planned supcrfluously. His fat
face was disturbed us he bowed.
You have iourneyaa Gar, SEN
hor Bruce. ("
Yes Bruce absently assent
ed, peering at the sick man.
Grarados showed no change.
But his bandaged arm was moved
higher on his broad chest. Bruce
bent over him, wondering that
the injured arm alone had stirred
of that inanimate body.
Did-you rebandage his
arm?" he asked.
No, mol the doctor ex-
claimed, halting in his progress
toward the door. 1t was my
thermometer, Senior! I told you,
my thermometer!
A suspicion knife keen pierced
through the Americans conf
dence in the physician.
'.Of counsel" he nodded, care
lessly Strengthening his long
body. "No fever? Nos ! am
glad
With bound he flung him
self upon the doctor, pinioning
his arms. The fat man staggered
against the wall under the as
sault gurgiing, round eyed.
"Senhor9 Senhor9
II want to see your thermome-
ter" signified Bruce, looking in
to the rounded eyes.
AZ lily
"Your thermometer
As Bruce reached for the case,
the physician made desperate
effort to throw it toward the
open window. be was not quick
enough to evade the younger
man. Bruce wrenched the case
from him and opened it. A hypo-
dcrmic syringe fell out into the
victor's hand.
Bruce walked to the bed and
drew back the bandage from
Granados arm. Underneath the
linen were number of tiny
puncture sears. No other injury
was visible. While he looked, he
heard the fat man snatch the
door open and go waddIing down
the hall and stairs.
Bruce made no pursuit. He
knew, now, the explanation Of
Granados' continued stupor. The
story of concussion of the brain
was a lie. Obviously the broken
arm was another lie. No wonder
Jacinto Meyer had not feared to
leave his victim free access to the
soldier who might have saved
him. The doctor had been web
paid, no doubt, for keeping Gran
ADDS helpless. And he had earned
his money; for this last injec-
ton Of the drug would bind
Granados until the fate Of Corey
Bruce was concluded.
He rang for Pedro.
DR.. Santos is leaving he
told the steward. See that he
is sent off in the closed car at
once. The nurse he looked
doubtfully at the nun, whose
genuine sisterhood he more than
suspected the nurse goes with
him And get another doctor, the
best In the capital, out here as
soon as possible, Put one Of our,
n It'll tiI6 6eHnUr
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