At last her eyes slowly fluttered open--then closed.
Would the machine succeed? Or was it just the galvanic effect of
the current? The doctor noticed it and quickly placed his ear to
her heart. His face was a study in astonishment. The minutes sped
fast.
To us outside, who had no idea what was transpiring in the other
room, the minutes were leaden-feeted. Aunt Josephine, weak but now
herself again, was sitting nervously.
Just then the door opened.
I shall never forget the look on the young ambulance surgeon's
face, as he murmured under his breath, "Come here--the age of
miracles is not passed--look!"
Raising his finger to indicate that we were to make no noise, he
led us into the other room.
Kennedy was bending over the couch.
Elaine, her eyes open, now, was gazing up at him, and a wan smile
flitted over her beautiful face.
Kennedy had taken her hand, and as he heard us enter, turned half
way to us, while we stared in blank wonder from Elaine to the
weird and complicated electrical apparatus.
"It is the life-current," he said simply, patting the Leduc
apparatus with his other hand.
CHAPTER XI
THE HOUR OF THREE
With the ominous forefinger of his Clutching Hand extended, the
master criminal emphasized his instructions to his minions.
"Perry Bennett, her lawyer, is in favor again with Elaine Dodge,"
he was saying.
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