The Return of Doctor X Page #3

when I saw her as a corpse.

Clammy.

- Yes?

- Dr. Flegg has arrived, sir.

Thank you, I'll be right there.

I'll tell you what I'll do, Walt.

I'll speak to Dr. Flegg about it.

He's usually in a pretty

decent mood before an operation.

And if anybody can give you an answer,

when it comes to hematology, it's Flegg.

- Hematology?

- Yeah, the science of the blood.

Stick around awhile, will you?

I ain't got any place to

go except back to Wichita.

- Don't forget to ask Flegg, now, will you?

- Right.

Thanks, Mike, I'll give you a full

column write-up for this someday.

- Rodgers get here all right?

- No, Doctor, he still hasn't shown up.

What's the matter with him?

It's time for the operation.

Call his apartment again.

You won't forget to

ask Dr. Flegg about it?

Yeah, yeah, I'll remember. Now go

ahead and get a magazine and relax.

Walnut 43701.

I can't understand what's

the matter with Rodgers.

He's never disappointed us before.

- Well?

- No.

I can try and get

another donor for you.

Can't find another number one

blood type as easily as that.

There are only seven people

in a hundred in group one.

Notify the superintendent.

- Dr. Rhodes?

- Yes?

I was tested last week when

I first came to the hospital.

- I'm in group one.

- You're sure, Nurse?

She's right, Doctor.

Dr. Baum made the test.

I'd be willing to help if I could.

Hey, Mike, you better hurry

up, Flegg's liable to walk out.

- You know him.

- Right, coming.

Take Nurse Vance to surgery and prepare

for transfusion. I'll see you there.

All right, Nurse, come with me.

- Frightened?

- No.

- Ever done this before?

- No.

You'll probably be a

little weak when we finish.

I won't mind.

- Everything ready?

- Yes, Dr. Flegg.

- Took you long enough.

- Sorry to have kept you waiting.

Very well.

I thought you were

going to have Rodgers.

We weren't able to reach him, sir.

- Start the transfusion.

- Right.

- Fine job, Dr. Flegg.

- Yes, worked out rather neatly.

Saved that patient's life.

You're the only man

that could have done it.

Interesting stuff, blood.

Make a thorough study of it, Rhodes.

It's important enough for you

to devote your whole life to it.

I've been doing some research,

not nearly as much as I'd like to.

Good. Stick to it.

It's going to transform the

entire future of surgery.

The day is coming when man

will be able to control blood.

And when that time does arrive,

he'll be able to control his destiny.

Blood is the source of life.

Remember the Bible.

"And the life, which

is the blood thereof. "

Hadn't you better take

a look at your donor?

Oh, yes, yes sir.

- By the way, who is she?

- Girl by the name of Vance,

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