The Washington times., 1936-02-29

ouU IL A4bOAo N0AA PAy1 WAY AOS
the others?" demanded President
Theirs.
For some reason, they haven't
been affected by the plague-by
the cattle disease, anthrax"
Then I suggest that you, DR..
RadiSSe, head Of the Agricultural
Board go to ArboiS and find out
why. Perhaps they have found Q
preventive. Remember, every ami
NAL you can save for slaughter
will buy back some Frenchman's
liberty-and self-reSpect."
GO TO ARBOIS
Thus, a week later, Radisse, old
school Academican, and q young
assistant alighted from o coach ct
ArboiS.
your pardon, Madomoiselle: I
am DR.. Jean Martel, from Paris.
My companion is DR.. RadisSe, Of
the Agricultural Board of the New
Republic. We are here in Arbois
to discover, If possible, why your
sheep have escaped the plague.
you are very welcome here,
Monsieur" said the girl, extend
ing her hand. MY name is
Annette-Annette Pasteur. am
sure my father will be delighted
to see you"
"Your father is Pasteur-Louis
Pasteur-that chemiSt?"
Annette needed make no an
swer. From around the corner Of
the house came Louis PaSteur him.
self. RadisSe stared in amaze
ment at him.
$50! You are now the savior
Of the sheep, Monsieur PasteurI
Very interesting. Remember him,
Martel? He was responsible for
DR.. Frederic'S death. He was vir-
tually run out Of Paris. And now
you are bamboozling these good
farmers with your trumped-up
discoveries"
GUEST WELCOMED
Roux, PaSteur'S assistant, inter
jected, "We're convinced, doctor,
after eight years OF experiments
ton, that this vaccine, when in
jected into a healthy animal, sets
up an immunity"
Bah! Ridiculous! These fields
are immune, that's ALL" growled
RadiSSe. "11l hear no more! Are
you coming along, Martel?"
The young assistants eyes were
upon Annette Pasteur. mo" he
said. I'm going to stay here. I
believe in this man and his work. I"
Louis PaSteur caught the tab
leau. His mind ran back to the
night at Napoleon'S palace, when,
almost elected from the court, it
was young DR.. Jean Martel who
offered him the only friendly
word.
Annette, run inside and ask
your mother if she has room for
q guest" he directed.
"Oh-I'm sure-I mean, I think
she has," said the girl.
CHAPTER w
There was an air Of tension
among the physicians who filled
the auditorium Of the Academy
Of Medicine. DR.. Jean Martel
was on the roStrum. "I've seen
with my own eyes what Pasteur
can do-what he has done for the
sheep Of Arbois. We Of the
Academy, on the other hand, have
contributed nothing to the fight
against anthrax. In heavens
name why don't we listen to O
man who haS?"
Charbonnet, Pasteur's old foe
man, arose. "Pasteur was dis
covered to be q charlatan ten
years ago." he declared. HE
made ludicrous claims concerning
the cause Of childbed fever. There
is no reason to humor him fur
ther.
"And as for our young colleague,
Martel-iS he here to further the
cause Of science or the cause Of
love? Having met Monsieur
PaSteurS amiahle young daughter,
I can hardly blame young DR..
Jean for wanting to become his
Son-in-law."
Following the laughter, which
greeted that sally, DR.. RoSsignol,
another ancient enemy Of Pas
teur'S, had this to say: "Col-
leagues, in my laboratories I have
found I can produce anthrax in
healthy sheep by injecting into
their veins the dark, poisonous
blood Of an animal already af-
fected. This treatment invariably
results In death.
SHEEP INOCULATED
II should like therefore, to pro
pose an experiment that would
rid us, once and for all, Of this
medical mountebank, Louis Pas
teur. Here it is: let us take so
normal, healthy animals, IS Of
which will be vaccinated by Mon
sieur Pasteur, the other IS to re-
main as they are.
II shall then infect all so sheep
with anthrax-and I defy any
man or any vaccine to save any
Of them!"
There was a moment Of silence
as DR.. RoSSignol paused for dra-
matte effect. Then from the bal.
cony came o voice in ringing tones:
IT accept" Louis Pasteur stood
facing his tormentors. %.
A week later RosSignol and Pas
teur met face to face again at
ArboiS. Farmers, scientists, Jour-
! nAliStS. and curious coIIntrYSide