Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-09-09

and I could hear the alteration in his
voice as he said:
Not Jim?'
''The very same Jim as ever was" says
Silver.
The doctor stopped outright, although
he did not speak, and it was some sec
onds before he seemed able to move on.
'Well, WE'LL" he said at last, duty
first and pleasure afterward, as you
might have said yourself, Silver. Let
us overhaul these patients of yours"
A moment afterward he had entered
the block-house, and, with one grim
nod to me, proceeded with his work
among the sick. He seemed to me I'M
der no apprehension, though he must
have known that his life among these
treacherous demons depended on a hair,
and he ratified on to his patients as if
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 If
| nothing occurred--as if he were still
ships doctor and they still faithful
uuuCS De1Ore the mast.
you're doing well, my friend" he
said to the fellow with the bandaged
head, ''and if ever any person had
close shave, it was you; your head must
tie as hard as iron. Well. George, how
goes it? You're a pretty color, certain
ly; why. your liver, man, is upside
down. Did you take that medicine?
Did he take that medicine, men?"
GAY, ay, sir, he took it, sure enough"
returned Morgan.
Because, you see, since I am mutt
neers' doctor, or prison doctor, as pre-
fer to call it," said DR.. Livesey, in his
pleasantest way, 81 make it point OF
honor not to lose man for King
George God bless himD and the gall
| lows
The rogues looked at each other. but
swallowed the home-thrust in silence.
"Dicll don't feel well, SIR said one.
Don't hc?" replied the doctor. "Wel
step up here, Dick, and let me see your
tongue. No, I should be surprised If
he did; the mans tongue is fit to
brighten the French. Another fever"
"Ah, there" said Morgan, "thatcomed
Of sp'iling Bibles"
''That comed-as you call it-of be-
ing arrant asses" retorted the doctor,
land not having sense enough to know
honest air from poison, and the dry
land from vile, pestiferous 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 at 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 doscd
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 I should wish to have 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 deep flush and cried: "No" 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,
81 was a-thinlling of that, knowing as
how you had a fancy for the boy. We're
all humbly grateful for your kindness,
and, as you see, puts faith in you, and
takes the drugs down like that much
grog. And I take it I've found way
ASH suit all. Hawkins, will you give me
your word of honor as a young gentle
man, for a young gentleman you are, al
though poor born-your word of honor
not to slip your cabe?"
readily 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 dooties to the squire and
| Cap'n Smollett."
The explosion of disapproval, which
nothing but Silvers black looks had
restrained. broke out Immediately the
doctor had left the house. Silver was
roundly accused of playing double--of
| trying to make separate peace for
himself-of sacrificing the interests of
his accomplices and victims, and, in one
word of the identical, exact thing that
| he was doing. It seemed to me so obvi-
Gus, in this case, that l 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 a huge preponderance on their
minds. He called them all the fools
and dolts you can imagine, said it was
| necessary l should talk to the DOCTOR
| Euttered the chart in their faces, asked
them if they could afford to break the
treaty the very day they were bound
a-treasure hunting.
"No, by thunder" he cried, cts us
must break the treaty when the time
comes; and till then I'll CANNON that
doctor, if have to lie his boots with
brandy"
And then he babe them get the fire
lighted and stalked out upon his
crutch, with his hand on my shoulder,
leaving them in disarray, and silenred
by his volubility, rather than con-
WINGED.
"Slow, lad, Slow he said. '"They
might round upon us in a twinkle of
an eve, if we were seen to hurry"