The Washington times., 1936-02-29

able to write In his TDmnG
Final injection. RssultSs.An 10
cases out Of 10-completa 10
covery." And as he wrote the
10 animals friSked about him
spiritedly.
CHAPTER TX
Fate had q way, those days Of
elevating Louis PaSteur to the
heights, then casting him down to
the depths.
Halt an hour after he had halted
the carriage Of DR.. Charbonnet,
and implored him to bring into the
world the child Of his daughter
Annette, Charmonnet was in the
living room Of the Pasteur home,
adjoining the daughters bed-cham-
Der.
J And you still insist upon this
nonsense Of yours, that I must
boil my instruments, scrub my
hands and armS?" demanded Char
bonnet. MY dear Monsieur Pas
teur, I came here only as matter
Of professional courtesy-and not
to be taught my business Is a
physician"
HAS TO SUBMIT
II beg Of you, DR.. Charbonnet.
It can do you no harm. Please do
it my way-even If only this once!"
The Academy physician ponder.
ed a moment, then sat down at
Pasteur's desk and began to write.
IT will take your suggestions on
one consideration-if you'll sign
this" he said, handing the chemist
the sheet Of paper. It read:
''I hereby acknowledge that my
investigation into the cause of
hydrophobia has proven frIitlesS
and Is of no value whatsoever"
Outraged, humiliated, tricked,
Pasteur knew, nevertheless, that
he was in Charbonnet's power. He
seized a pen and put his name to
=. the statement.
A buzz and commotion sounded
outside the Pasteur home. Louis
looked through a window, heard
his name called in queer accents.
He opened the easement. Below
; stood DR.. Zaranoff, the Russian
who had been sent by his govern
ment to look into a possible cure
for hydrophabia. About Zaranoff
ranged a group Of bedraggled, un-
kempt peasants from the steppeS
Of the Cars land.
'"They are mujikS-victimS Of
rabid wolves" the Russian doctor
explained when Pasteur descended.
Their villagers have sent them
, to you. You are their only hope!"
"But Zaranoff, I am not q doc
tor; I treat only dogs, not hu-
! mans" He halted, recalling
, the little boy, Joseph MeiSter, up
> stairs, and remembering, too, how
J day by day, injection by injection,
} the lad was improving. Perhaps
these poor unfortunateS-
! Every we'll, Zaranoff, I will
! hazard my-my freedom, perhaps
] my life. but I will try to save
; them. Take them to the hospital
= on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them
see that I get full report on each
, case"
LaboriouSly, Louis Pasteur made
his way back into his home; toiled
up the stairway to the room ad-
joining Annette'S, fell into a chair.
} Physically worn, in q mental tur-
moil, he was about at the end Of
his resistance. Indeed, he was be-
: yond the end Of it.
Louis, dear-we have q grand
, Son!" cried Madame PaSteur as
+ she entered the room and put her
; arms about him. There was no
; answer. do you hear?-A grand
son." But Pasteur did not hear.
) He was unconscious.
CHAPTER x
On the fourteenth day after
|. Louis PaSteur had dragged him
!; self from his bed, he was walk
ing-slowly and with q limp, to
be sure, but nevertheless walk
ing-through the MontparnaSSe
. hospital. And he was happy. The
. RuSSians-all 19-were past the
danger point Of rabies. They
kissed his hands, called blessing
upon him, as he passed their
cots.
FAME IS ACKNOWLEDGED
At home that afternoon, Ma
dame Marie, with q curious air
Of caSualneSS about her remark,
said, "By the way, Louis, DR..
Roux Just told me that some
foreign scientist is giving lee
ture at the Sorbonne at 4 o'clock.
He claims to have diSproved your
entire germ theory"
"What? Who is he? What's
his name?" Pasteur was suffi-
GENTLY restored to health to have
regained his normal hot temper.
"Order the carriage at once.
I'm refute him-whoever he iS!'
DR.. Roux met the PaSteurs at
the Sorbonne. YOU'RE just in
time" he said. "And they've
arranged for you to have o seat
on the platform" Madame Pas.
EteIr hurriedly kissed Louis cheek.
Have courage, dear-1u be lis
|tening."
From within the hall there
came muffled sound Of applause.
The Russian ambassador to
France, . bearded giant Of q
man, stepped forward with a
bright -colored ribbon. from which