Gunnison news-champion., 1921-05-06
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ScArle, Death

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Scarlet Death
Yet In those few minutes I -
mainst with the dyiaE woman In CIV
classroom. The alarm had spread over
the university. and the students. BY
thousand III 0F them. had deserted
the lectUT- rooms aad Laboratories
When ! emerged. on my Nay TO make
report 10 the grosiIsal of the faculty.
] 'g1nd the university deserted Across
the campus Eere several stra.giers
hurrying for their homes Two Of them
Were running
President HOag / found in his Of
fee. alone. looking very old aud.very
gTay. Uith a multitude OF wrinkles in
his face that had never seen sefors
At the sight of me. he pulled himself
10 his Zee, and toitsred away TO the
inner o-ace. banging the door after
him and locking IL You see. he knew
had been exposed. and be ~as afraid
He shouted 10 me through the door to
20 away. shall never forget ny feel
ings as ! walked down the silent cor
rtt1rs and out across that deserted
campus vas not afraid. had been
exposed. and ! looked upon myself as
already dead !; vas not that. but a
feeling Of awful depression that i'm
pressed me Everything had stopped.
II vas Ike the end OF the world TO
me-my world had been born with
In sight and sound OF the university.
II had been my predestIned career.
Ny father had been 4 professor there
before me. and bis father before him
For century and half had this uni
versiiy, like a splendid machine. been
running steadily on And nov. In an
instant II had stopped Il was like
seeing the sacred fame die down on
some thrice sacred altar. | was
shocked. unutterabIy shocked.
When ! arrived home. my house
keeper screamed as entered and fed
away And when rang. found the
housemaId had likewise fed iuyes-
tsated In the kitchen ] found the
cook on the point Of departure. But
she screamed, too. and In her haste
dropped suitcase o, her personal be
longings and ran out OF the house and
across the grounds. stin screaming.
] can hear her scream 10 this day. You
see. Ve did not act In this way when
ordinary diseases smote US We were
always calm over such things. and
sent for the doctors and nurses. who
knew Just what to do. But this was
different II struck so suddenly. and
killed so swiftly. and never missed =
stroke When the scarlet rash ap-
peared on 4 persoh's face, that person
was marked by death There wa
never a known case OF recovery.
! vas alone in my big house As
have told you often before, In thosc
days We could talk with one anothcr
over the wires or through the air. The
telephone bell rang. and I found M
brother talking TO rnc He told me
that he was not coming home for fear
OF catching the plague from me. and
that he had taken out two sisters TO
stop at Professor Bacon's home He
advised me to remain where | was.
and waIt to End out whether or not |
had caught the plague
TO all OF this I agreed. staying in
my house and for the FIRST time In my
lie attempting to cook And the
plague did not come out on me. by
means OF the telephone could talk
with whomsoeyer pleased and get the
news. Also, there were the ware
houses. Murder and robbery and
drunkenness were at every door, so
that could know what was happening
with the rest of the world"