Step by step the process was described.
The proof was positive and overwhelming. But most important of all
was the setting down of the antidote that would neutralize the
effect of the germs.
The doctor's face during the reading of the papers was a study in
emotions. Rage, disappointment, hate succeeded one another. Upon
the faces of his judges the prevalent expression was one of
horror, tempered somewhat by the relief afforded by the knowledge
that the antidote was within their reach.
Being asked if he had anything to say, the doctor at last broke
his stubborn silence. Denial was impossible. The game was up.
There was nothing to gain by repressing his feelings, and he broke
out in a wild tirade.
Yes, he said, it was true that he had discovered and isolated this
deadly germ and had made numberless cultures of it to be spread
broadcast. He boasted of it. He gloried in it. He had already
killed many of the hated Americans, and if he had been given time
he would have swept the whole American Army of Occupation off the
face of the earth. It was true that he had not confined his
operations to the Americans alone.
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