Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-01

THE very same Jim as ever was" says
Silver.
The doctor stopped outright, although
he did rot speak, and il was some sec,
onds before he seemed able to move on
We'll, we'll" he said ut last, duty
first and pleasure afterward, as YOU
might have said yourself, Silver. Let
us overhaul these patients of yours"
\ moment afterwnrd he had entered
the block-house. and, with one grin
nod to me, proceeded with his work
among the sick. lie seemed to me un.
der no apprehension, though he must
have known that his life among these
treacherous demons depended on hair
and he ratified on TO his patients as II
he were paying an ordinary profess
sional visit in quiet English family
His manner, | suppose, reacted on the
men, for they behaved to him as II
nothing occurred-as if he were still
ships doctor and they still faithful
hands before the mast.
You're doing well, my FRIEND" he
said 10 the fellow with the bandaged
head, land if ever any person had q
close shave. il was YOU: your head must
lie as hard as iron. Well, George, how
goes il? You're pretty color. certain.
ly; why, your liver. man, is upside
down. Did you take that medicine
Did he take that medicine. men?"
"Ay, ay. sir, he took il, sure enough, "
returned Morgan.
because, you see, since | am nrti.
neers' doctor. or prison doctor, as sse
fer TO call it," said DIR. Lvescy. in fis
tpleasantest way. IL make it point o.
George GOD bless himD and the gal
lows"
The rogues looked at each other, but
swallowed the home-thrust in silence.
"Dick don't feel well. sir" said one
Don't he?" replied the doctor. well
step up here, Dick. and let me see your
tongue. No. l should be surprised /!
he did: the mans tongue is fit 10
brighten the French. Another fever"
"Ah. there" said Morgan, that coined
Of spiling Bibles"
THAT comed-as You call it---of he
ing arrant asses" retorted the doctor,
'and not having sense enough TO know
honest air from poison, and the dry
land from a vile. pcstferous slough.
think it most probable-though, OF
course, it's only an opinion--that you'll
all have the deuce to pay before you
get that malaria out of your systems.
Camp in bog, would you? Silver, I'm
surprised ut you. You're less of fool
than many, take you all round: but you
don't appear to me to have the rudi.
ments Of a notion of the rules of health.
Well" he added, after he had dosed
them round, and they had taken his
prescriptions, with really laughable hui
mility, more like charity school chill
dren than blood-guilty mutineers and
pirates-"well, that's done for to-day.
And now l should wish to have a Talk
with that boy, please"
And he nodded his head in my direc.
ton carelessly.
George Merry was at the door. spit.
ting and spluttering over some bad
tasted medicine; but at the first word OF
the doctors proposal he swung round
with a deep flush and cried: mol" and
swore.
Silver struck the barrel with his open
hand.
"Si-lence!" he roared, and looked
about him positively like lion. DOC
tor" he went on, in his usual tones,
II was a-thinking of that. knowing as
how you had fancy for the boy. Were
all humbly grateful for your kindness,
and, rs you see, puts faith in you, and
takes the drugs down like that much
grog. And | take il I've found way
ASH suit all. Hawkins. will you give me
your word of honor as Il young gentle
man, for Young gentleman you are, al
though poor born-your word of honor
not to slip your cable?"
Ireadily gave the pledge required.
Then. doctor" said Silver. you just
step outside o that stockade. and once
you're there, I'll bring the boy down
on the inside, and reckon you can yarn
through the spars. Good-day to you.
sir. and all our dootics to the squire and
CAp'n Smollett."
The explosion of disapproval, which
nothing but Silvcr's black looks had
restrained. broke ANT Immediately the
roundly accused of playing doublc-of
trying to make a separate peace for
himself-of sacrificing the interests Of
his accomplices and victims. and. in one
word. of the identical, exact thing that
lie was doing. Ii seemed TO me so obvi-
Gus, in this case, that i could not i'm
agine how he was to turn their anger
But he was twice the man the rest were
and his last nights victory had given
him huge preponderance on thclI
minds. He called them all the fool.
and dolts you can imagine, said ii was
necessary ] should talk TO the do:tor
futtered the chart in their faces, n skec
them IL they could afford to breal the
treaty the very day they were be und
a-treasure hunting.
mo. by thunder" he cried, "stS r0
must break the treaty when the slime
comes; and till then I'll CANNON THAT
doctor, if 1 have to lie his boots with
brandy"
And then he babe them get tb. fire
lighted and stalked out upon his
crutch. with hts hand on my shoulder
leaving them in disarray, and silenrcd
by his volubility, rather than con.
WINGED.
"Slow, lad, Slow" he said. "They
might round upon us in a twinkle o,
an eye, if we were seen to hurry"
Very deliberately, then, did we al
vance across the sand TO where the
doctor waited us on the other side oI
the stockade, and as soon as we y;crs
within easy speaking distance Siiss,
stopped.
you'll make note of this here, alsc
DOCTOR" says he, land the boyll tel
you how saved his life. and We're de.
posed for it, too, and you may lay te
that. Doctor, when q mans steering
rs near the wind as me-playing chucA
farthing with the last breath in bis
body, like-you wouldn't think it To.
much, mayhap, to- give him one good
word! You'll please bear in mind it'll
not my life only now-it's that boy's
into the bargain; and you'll speak w
fair, doctor, and give me a bit o. hoos
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