The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12

saw me at once and knew evidently that /
was up to the level of the situation Get
the boat right" he called to me. We were
only few yards away from the "Saucy
Arethusa." We got the boat right in mo-
ment and Marshman scrambled in.
Help me with this fellow he cried, and
he caught the floating body of Randie
Grimes by the hair and the collar Grimes
was bleeding from the shoulder. helped
Colin and we contrived somehow to tumble
the body of Grimes into the bottom of the
boat, and I got in the best way could and
we made for the "Saucy Arethusa.
us he badly hurt?p I asked breathlessly
"No 1 don't think so. Lift up his head"
/ lifted up his head and put a cushion
under it. and then we made for the yacht
Now we had the help Of Gregory, who had
thrown away his rifle and swum out to It's
and he was indeed even a better swimmer
than Narshman, and far better than 1 could
pretend to be. He was in fact the first to
climb on to the yacht and he helped us to
drag up the still senseless body of the
fortunate Grimes, and to lay him on the
deck of the 'HSaucy Arethusa." Grimes
was now breathing notwithstanding and
snorting in fact.
Il think my charge of shot came just in
stern voice but with certain exultation
of tone.
Just in time," MarsEman replied "a
moment more and 1 should have been food
for the fishes. What determined ruffian
he isl But l hope he isn't going to die, all
the same"
Il shouldn't much care" Gregory said.
But who ever heard of fellow dying be-
cause he was peppered in the shoulder by a
dose of small shot from such a distance"
, We always kept a good store of rough
jackets and trousers on board the yacht
we were we'll used to little accidents and
surprises and the sudden washing of waves
over the decks. So we soon got rid of our
sea-steeped garments and put ourselves in
dry clothing, and we did the same as we'll
as we could for unfortunate Grimes. We
also spread rug over him, and it was
agreed that Gregory should go ashore with
the boat and bring out the local doctor and
surgeon to see after the wretched mans
condition.
How did it all happen, Colin?" asked,
in a purposely subdued tone of voice.
I'VE were getting into the boat to go
ashore" Marshman said, very composedly.
II was first in the boat. Then he jumped
from the yacht and stumbled, or made be-
That wouldn't matter three straws-he could
swim and I could swim, and the boats a
wretched little cookie shell and turns over
on the smallest proyocation. SO it was moth
ing to me until I found him mounting on
my shoulders and heard him crying into my
ear: Down you go! Down you go! Down.
Then 1 understood-hes terribly strong
fellow, and anyhow a fellow sitting on your
shoulders will get any of us down--and then
came Gregory's shot, and then came you
and so it's all right, so far as 1 am con-
cerned."
DO you mean to prosecute the scoun-
drel?"
Prosecute? Oh, no-not I. He'll get
punishment enough from the public opinion
of the brave good fellows, the fishermen
and boatmen of this place. He'll have to run
out of Shepperton as if he were on wheels
and he will never dare to show his face here
again."
ARD Dolly?"
Dolly? Oh, wish I could keep the
whole ugly story from Dolly
''And let her marry him?
mot likely He is too ungrateful a scoun-
drel,'
How ungrateful?"
"Well, don't much like talking about
things, even limiting at them, even to
you, my boy. But I was telling him to-day
quite frankly what / was determined to do
in order to help Dolly and him to get mar
ried, and do you know 1 was making my
self quite reconciled to the idea! Look here
1 once had quarrel with my father-he was
right and I was wrong-and ran away and
never saw him again, for he died while I
was far out of sight, and l made up my
mind and my soul that 1 would every year
for the rest of my life do something to try
to make some human creatures happy as
atonement for my wrongdoing, and in the
hope that when we next meet, don't you
know, my father and mother may receive
me with open arms. Well there it all is
don't you see?"
The narrative was not perhaps quite CO.
herent circumstantial, but 1 do believe
1 saw.
Meanwhile Grimes turned over on the
deck and gave deep sigh
Get little more brandy and pour it
down his throat" Marshman said, touching
my arm gently-we had already tried Grimes
with teaspoonful of brandy. l sprang up
and got some more, and we poured it down
his throat, and he swallowed it, and then,
after gasping a moment or two, he opened
his eyes and looked up at us and shuddered
and turned his face away.
Keep perfectly quiet, Crimes" I admon-
ished him, don't try to speak. The boat
has left the beach and the doctor is coming
to look after you, and he'll soon put every
thing right
Nothing will ever be right in life again
with me-" the unfortunate Randie groaned.
81 can never look Dolly in the face again."
must confess that l felt deeply for the
wretched creature, all the more because of
this frank acknowledgment of bis utter
wrong-doing. Then, as we heard the boat
coming alongside Randie suddenly leaped UP
and tossed the covering from him and made
a furious effort to fling himself into the sea.
Marshman and I chung round him and
dragged him back.
Mr. Marshman,' he said, with the wild
grimace of a smile, 'if you were a generous
enemy you would let me go down in the
sea-"
II am not such an enemy but that / hope
to see you do mans work in the world
yet, Randie," was Marshmsn's answer. Then
Randie flung himself down again, and be-
fore the doctor and Gregory could get
aboard he had tainted away
Dolly came out in the boat. I sent the
doctor and Gregory 70 look after Randie