The Indianapolis times., 1924-03-10

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BOTH WERE DRESSED IN
BLACK.
the palHd outline of his face. which
the broad brim- Of his steeple-hat had
hitherto kept almost entirely in
shadow. Il am an examiner of in
fected houses"
1t IS as I hoped" painted Holes
that yours nighN be some such
office. I 1eed doctor man. quick
y. for one who IS taken with the
plague"
The examiners manner became
brisk at once
-'Where?" he demanded.
Close at hand here in Knight Ryder
Street"
Why. then. DR. Beandsh. there at
the corner, is your man. Come"
And thus it happened that from
the sleep which had succeeded the
swoon that so mercifully whelmed her
senses. Nancy was aroused by sound
of steps and voices Where she lay
faced the door Of the rom And as
through biiiows of mist that now rolled
before her eyes. she saw the tall figure
of Colonel Holes enter followed by two
strangers. One Of these was a little
birdlike man of middle age; the other
was young and Of a broad frame and
a fun countenance. Both were dressed
in black and each carried the red
wand which the law prescribed.
The younger man, who was the ex-
aminer met by Holes in Sermon Lane.
came no farther than the threshold.
He was holding close to his nostrils a
cloth that gave ont a pungent, vine
gary sell, and his Jaws worked vigor-
ousIy the while. for he was chewing a
stick Of snakeroot as a further meas
uTe of prevention. Meanwhile. his
companion, who was that same DR..
Beamish ne had recommended. ap-
preached the patient and made swift.
practiced, and silent examination.
The physician held her wrist for 4
moment in his bony fingers. the mid
die one upon her pulse. Next he care.
fully examined the blotch upon her
throat. Finally he raised first one of
her arms and then The other. whilst
Holes at his bidding held the candle
branch so as to cast the light into
the armpit. A gTunt escaped him m.
on theh discovery of a swelling in the
right oDa
This Is unusually soon," he said
1T is seldom before the third day that
there is such a manifestation.
+ At his elbow HOLES spoke in a tone
less voice:
/ Does IL does it mean
that her. case is beyond hope?"
/ The physician looked at him.
Dunn vivinus, speremus," said he
Her case need not be hopeless any
more than another's. Much depends
upon the energy with which the dis
ease is fought"
He saw the flash of HOLES eyes a
that, as through the Coloners minC
sped the VOW that If it was a matter
of r fight he was there to wage 1t.
Much depends upon that Bu
more-indeed aI-upon God, m,
friend" He spoke to Holes as to
| husband for that, indeed, was the re
lationship in which he conceived hin
to stand to the afflicted lady. IF sup
puration of that swelling can be in
duced. recovery is possible. More
| cannot say. To induce that suppura
ton infinite pains and tireless laboa
may be necessary"
She may depend on that" ssi<
Holes.
The physician nodded. Nurses" ht
added slowly, are scarce and difficult
to procure. l will do my best TO finC
you one as soon as possible Unit
then you viii have to depend entirely
upon yourself"
Il am ready"
so much the better, then. AnC
now. my friend. there is no time tC
lose. Speed in applying remedies il
often all, She must be brought a.
| quickly as may be into a free ant
full perspiration and for that she
must be got to bed without delay. L
her life is TO be saved, you must ge
TO work at once"
Tell me but what to do. sir
Not only that; I come prepared
to leave you all that you will re-
quire.'
He produced bulky package from
his pocket, and, beokoning Holes to
the table, there opened it. and enum-
Grated the lesser packages it con-
tanned and the purposes of each.
Here Is a stimulating ointment
with which you viii rub the swelling
in the armpit every two hours. There
after YOU will apply to it a poulttce
of mallows, linseed and palm oil. Here
is mithridate. of which YOU will ad-
minister a dose as an alexipharmic,
andstwo hours later yo1 will give her
posset drink of Canary and spirits