The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-01-11
'IlllIlllilIIiIlllll ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Creean's Way for
Revenge

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BY JOHN PALMER
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"a. is22. Western Newspaper union)

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Lancaster, the famous surgeon. sat
In his room, dreaming of Emily Gre
gan.
He did not Know that his relations
with beautiful Mrs. Cregan were the
principal item of gossip in the com
munity. The principals are the last
to hear Of these things. He was
dreaming of the beautiful woman
whom he had kissed at her house the
night before
How nearly they had been discov-
cred, tool If only Cregan were not
such a blind, confiding ass. he ought
TO have suspected something, when he
saw them standing SO close together,
looking so guilty. Still, Cregan was
an ass, and then he would never have
any suspicious OF Emily. He was
madly in love with her. SO were
many other men in the town.
Emily Cregan was the type of wom-
an one sees once in years. Stately,
tall with large. dark eyes and
auth that artists raved over, she
"a b2en famous for her beauty
throughout the state before she me..
ried Cregan- And Lancaster Ind
won her away from Cregan and all
her troops of admirers
Il love you and only you," she had
whispered to Lancaster the night be-
fore. While Cregan, poor ass. was
muddlng in his laboratory upstairs;
poor devil, how could he expect a
woman like Emily to be interested In
his chemical Investigations?
But Cregan and Lancaster were
very old friends. They had been at
college together. That bothered Lam
| caster a little as he sat in his room.
"Oh. well, if the fool can't look after
his own let him sufferl" Lancaster
muttered.
There came a ring at the patients
bell. Lancaster scowled. He did not
want to see patients at that hour of
night when he was dreaming of Emily
Cregan. The maid tapped at the
door.
ITS one Of them Indians from the
circus, sir. With an Indian woman"
she said. "He says he's got to see
you at once. She's taken poison"
well. bring them in, them" said
Lancaster
The door opened. A jet-black,
bearded Indian came in, with a heav-
| lily yelled woman, whom he was sup
porting on his arm Her forehead,
which alone was visible above her
veil was as black as her ebony hair.
He put her in chair, dropped on his
Lancaster's legs
my wiyes-she kiss just now the
serpent r he bahbled.
He pointed to the yelled figure,
which remained perfectly motionless
In the chair
whats that you say?'
"ThIs evening tell her take an
other wives, and she is Jealous. She
kiss the cobra. 1t bite her lip. just
now. See, already. the poison is in
her You must cut out the place."
LET me see,' said Lancaster. step
ping toward the woman. But the In
dian interviewed.
NO. no, you shall not see my wives
face. Behold ~
He lifted the lower corner of the
veil, disclosing the woman's underlip,
frightfully swollen. In the center
was a small incised puncture
"You must cut or she shall die"
"You say cobra did this?'
Eyes, yes; she kiss the cobra an
Asur ago. 1t is death, sure death, I'M
,ees you cut.
Lancaster did not hesitate. He
tnew that the poison Of the cobra
was certain death unless the wound
we're excised. And already the venom
aas circulating in the system.
TIN almost afraid It's too late, but
~ try said Lancaster. Here!
ho)d this under her nose"
Ne uncorked a bottle of chloroform
~ gave it to the man. Yhere was
- time for nicely. Quickly he took
- Of his operating instruments from
~ cabinet, pulled on pair of rub
~ gloves, and holding the keen
edged little knife in his hand, plunged
l1DaD and gloves into solution Of
1lUnfsctant.
You must cut WIDE" cried the man.
~Yeu get on with your business" an
severed Lancaster.
The woman, who had seemed to be
Under the influence of the narcotic
g0ison, slowly relaxed as the fumes
Of the chloroform reached her brain.
Her head lolled back. Lancaster ex-
cised liberal portion of the vermllion
border He sewed the edges of the
wound together.
"She won't look beautiful" he re-
marked, "but guess it's better than
dying. Now I'll have her taken to
the hospital. Where are you goIng?"
But the Indian, as If overcome with
terror. was running into the hall. The
front door slammed behind him.
Overcome with sudden, awful sus-
picion, Lancaster raised the veil. He
started back with a loud cry Of fury
and horror.
Under the black he recognized the
features Of beautiful Mrs. Cregan.
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