The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-06-22
CHAPTER VI.
GREEN TURNS DETECTIVE.

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around his poorly furnished room.
Then as his eyes fell upon the second
mate Of the Seabird reading by the win
dow he said in faint whisper:
"Mr. Green!" s
Down went the paper and the hon.
est sailor FASTENED to his side, ,ex-
claiming: %%
"He's come to at last! You mustn t
ask any questions, Mr.. scottl The doc
tor gave me my orders just now. You'll
be all right in a day or two"
But where am" l.. )
"Belay!" was the firm response, as
the watcher placed his broad hand
gently on Toms mouth. II amt 60.
ing against orders. Lay right still and
don't talk. Here, take. this stuff You
, vas to bays it as soon as you got ybur
reckoning." .e.-% ~
AS he spoke he held a glass to Toms
lips with one hand, raising the patient
tenderly with the other with a deft-
ness that told of considerable practice.
Tom was too weak to resist and swal-
| lowed the medicine as he was bid. Then
he was about to try to speak again,
when his nurse raised his hand warn
ingly. Tom would have made another
effort, but he felt an overpowering
sense of drowsiness, and a moment
later he was forced to- yield. His
head fell back and he dropped into a
restful slumber.
When he again awoke the second
mate was doing in his chair. Tom S
head was clear now and he felt
stronger. AS he watched the sleeping
began to come back to him, and, as he
remembered his loss, he could not help
muttering an exclamation of despair.
AYE, aye, sir!"
It was the watcher who replied, and
as he spoke he came quickly to the
1 bedside, saying:
II must have dropped off minute
How do you feel now?"
"Pretty weak" was the faint re-
Spouse, land I'm hungry
"Good! You'll do! You'll be all
right in a week. I'll soon fix that!"
AS he spoke portly man entered the
room, and the sailor added:
Here's the doctor now. I'll leave
him TO see you while run down to1the
vessel and tell Cap'n Coffin you're all
right aloft.''
When the doctor left Tom he said
briskly:
"You are all right now, young man.
Eat all you want and you'll be able to
travel in week or two. It's only weak
ness now, and that is soon mended."
He proved reliable prophet, and
Tom felt his strength return each day.
In day or two he was out, and at the
expiration of the week he felt perfectly
well, with the exception of a slight
languor which still remained. :.2
He said nothing about the loss of the
papers at first, but when he learned
from Capt. Coffin how the second mate
had offered to spend his hard-earned
savings and give up his cherished plan
of going to the mines, he determined to
make him his confdant, and offer to
share with him if they could find sthe
parties to whom he had been directed.
After carefully thinking the matter
over he was convinced that the robber
would probably place no reliance on the
rude will, even if he took the trouble
to read it. It was more than probable
that he had thrown both papers away
when he riaed the belt, paying atten-
ton only to the tidy sum he had Sc
cured by his crime. -"
In this case it would only be neces-
sary to find the old miners friends and
tell the truth, to which the second mate
could certify. There was another pre-
caution, too, which might be taken, and
that was to obtain a sworn statement
from the captain of the Seabird as to
the identity of both Tom and the Sec
ond officer, together with the fact that
John Avery was the formers roommate
and had died at sea. @.t&[5,4
Tom easily obtained this in writing
and he then told his secret to Green,
who listened in open-mouthed amaze
ment, but with a kindling face that
showed he had no doubt of the absolute
truth of what he heard. ~,r.ss
Now" concluded Tom, that's the
whole story. It may be wild goose
chase, but there it is. Will you 60 in
with me and share and share alike?
know the papers by heart, and they are
probably lost, so we will be all right
What do you say?" ....a
Say? Why, what would any mar
say? I'm with you as long as have 6
drop Of blood left! OF course I'll 90
but have hanged little mon FL,
Don't talk money to mel" interrupt
2 ed Tom, quickly. II know what you die
for me before you knew had cent.
have $4,000 left, and the first thing is TO,
you to take half of it. I'll feel safe,
then" 40
Don't you think anyone knew yor
had them papers?" asked his new com
rade after awhile. Sure you never
mentioned them or showed them?"
Sure" replied Tom. IT did not men
ton them to single person, and they
were never out Of the belt except whe1
I was looking at them alone by my
self"
WAS the money you lost in the belt
too?''