New Britain herald., 1923-10-09

"A touch of my old enemy neu,
 ralgia." Kelsey answered. T slept ir
 adraft last night"
 ''why don't you lay offg" urged
 the secretary. 'i'll explain to Dr.
 Drlstow."
 No" said Kelsey drearily; 'I'li
 stick. It's rather important 10 get
 these notes on this afternoon. had
 n pretty had twlnge just now. but it
 may pass away"
 Hut again and again during the af-
 ternoon. he writhed In unmistakable
 rain. After the secretary left at s o'clock. he made hardly any pretensc at writing but sat with his head in his hands. twisting about In his chair as each fresh paroxysm seized him.
 At about ten minutes of six Brs- tow came in. wearing cap and a motor coat over his evening clothes. ready 10 start for town: and he as once noticed the condition of his col laborator.
 Whats wrong. man." he asked quickly. You look done np."
 One of my ghastly neuralgia at tacks." Kelsey tried to suppress an- other groan. I'm afraid haven't been able to accomplish much this afternoon. The darned thing has been growing worse all day, and al- though I've tried all my usual reme- dies, don't seem to get on top of 1t. I'm wondering if you will give me a shot of morphne-a good stiff one?"
 "Surely." Bristow laid down his gloves, and passing into q lavatory just off the office, prepared his hypo- dermic.
 At last. the Doctor was back. Kel- sey had already taken off his coat and rolled up his shirt sleeve, and now he alphabetically extended his left | arm.
 But as Bristow bent over to apply | the needle. Kelsey's right shot up in a quick, wicked smash to the Doctors jaw. A good boxer in his college days, he had never driven to the but ton with better aim.
 Bristow's head snapped back, and lifted fairly off his feet, he went'back- ward to land across leather douch several feet away, where he fay dead o the world.
 Kelsey snatched the hypodermic rom the floor, and jerking open the ,uff of Bristow's shirt, pushed it back md drove the needle into his arm.
 "There, I guess that will hold you or while!"
 As he strengthened up, the clock vas on the stroke of six. This was he hour when the nurses and attend- nts would be shepherding in the pa tents, and the veranda would be de- erted, With one vindictive glance at he unconscious Bristow, Kelsey ,alked out of the office and locked he door behind him.
 There was no one about. Even the bauffeur was not in sight, having left he big. gray car in the roadway, nile he strolled around to the side f the house to engage in bandinage ,ith out of the attendants.
 Kelsey's eyes swept the lawn. Hope as nowhere to be seen. For one ,rrible second, he thought the game as up-and then he saw her. She as clinging to one of the porch pll- IFS. obstinately resisting all the forts of the nurse to disengage her. Kelsey took step toward them, Id the nurse saw him.
 DO help me, Dr. Kelsey" she ,gged. T don't know what's got to her. She's usually so amenable, 1t now she refuses to go in. I've mt for her sister; but maybe, II . ,uIl speak to her, she'll listen." Kelsey waved the woman to stand idle, and laid his hand on Hopes m. As if yielding to a superior will, @ let go of the pillar; and with the amer of soothing her, he led her ong the veranda.
 'Now!" he said when they reached P steps leading down to the drive; d catching her hand, he rushed her wn, and swung her up into Brls- y's big car. As he leaped in after r. she grasped the starting lever, .ew in the gears, and they were off. cross the lawn she drove, over the and low shrubbery. head , straight for the gap in the wall.
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