Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-11-23
CHAPTER XXI.

Paul Neville had been absent three
weeks. Lem still kept up the search.
but he was beginning to lose heart when
one day IL fcllow-isolcmian came to him
and said:
odd man. there's II chap up ut st.
I.uie's hospital that's bccn raving about
you during his fever, and now that he's
well. or at least co~nvalescing rapidly, he
speaks about you. l was up there to-
day. and IL of the nurses. who knew
that l knew YOU, told me to go in and
SEE the sick man--"
And his names Paul Neville..' cried
Lem. capcring about with delight.
why do You know about it,"
mo, but Paul Neville has been MISS
ing
well. he has called himself by a dozen
names. but that was when the fever was
on him. Now he says his name is Paul
Neville. 1 saw him, and Il mighty hand
some. innocent looking fellow he is, but
he has had II close call and Il rough time
of it. Briefly he told mo to communicate
with YOU and tell you he wanted 10 see
you"
Hailing IL passing car. Dodd jumped
on the front platform. On reaching the
hospital he had no difficulty in hcing con
Quoted into Paul Nevilic's presence.
AT first he could not believe that this
thin. whitc-faccd youn:. man. with the
yellow hair close cropped, WAS his old
TREND. But the musical. manly voice
and the tender. affcctionate greeting soon
assured hin. that he had made no mis-
take. Both were so overcome with joy
full emotion mt the meeting that it was
some time before they could speak.
Then PAIL told of his visit to the pier,
of the shot. of his falling into the water.
and everything up to the time when the
landlady of 1.-The Sailors Welcome" left
him. as she thought, asleep.
II saw Carpenter and Smngs looking
mt me through the door, but they did not
think could SEQ them. When they clos
cd tho panel Il new strength came to me,
and / got up. | found Il suit of common
sailors clothes i'm the closet. and in my
stocking fcct-thcy had carried off my
boots-I crcpt out. and could hear Car
pcntcr and Smngs bartering away my
life. had still reason enough left to
examine the back window. and the build
inss on which it looked ont 1 am IL good
climber, and l saw how ! could make
my way to the street running at right
angles with the river. / took off my
things again. and when visited by that
horrible woman fcigncd sleep. The in
slant it was dark l got up. dressed. and
phi my plan into execution. | can re-
member getting safely down. and then
flying along the strccts-that is all l can
recall. lit seems l fell exhausted bc-
fore Il gcntlcman's door just as lie was
coming out. He was Il doctor-Dr. Matl-
ison-and he had me taken to this CONF
Portable and beautiful place.
or course. Lem knew everything about
Miriam and Mrs. Hope: and when it had
come his urn to enact the roll of mar
rator he did it with such IL professional
rclisll-it was increased by the good news
cd like Il hoy with JOY. and the color
came back to his cheeks.
Ibid Shc-did Miss Hermann ask after
mcy' inquired the innocent follow.
ASK after you.." said Lem. We'll.
she did that; and l thought the poor girl
would faint away when l told her you
were missing. She's a brave. noble girl:
but she thinks L cannot soc into her
heart"
".And do yon think you can. Lcm:"
asked Paul. eagerly.
I'm sure l can. III bct there amt IL
reporter on tho New York press that has
given the subject of womcn's hearts
profoundcr consideration than myself"
And what do you think of Miss Her.
mann?"
"ThinE-why. l know she loves you"
"Oh. il l We're only sure of it,
We'll. you can be. l know whereof I
speak. Now. old hoy. you must go home
with me-. Mrs. Munroc and Mary will be
crazed with delight when you put in an
appearance"
Cro be %continucd.)