Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-10-25
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 a fellow Bohemian came to him
and said:
"Old man, there's a chap up at st.
Luke's hospital that's been raying about
you during his fever, and now that he's
well, or at least convalescing rapidly, he
speaks about YOU I was up there to-
day, and one of the nurses, who knew
that knew you, told me to go IN ana
see the sick man.
sAnd his names Paul Nevillew cried
Lem, capering about with delight.
.Why. do you know about it!''
"No, but Paul Neville has been miss
ing"
"Well, he has called himself by dozen
names, but that was when the fever was
on him.. Now he says his name is Paul
Neville saw him, and mighty hand
some, innocent looking fellow he is, but
he has had close call and rough time
Of it. Briefly he told me to communicate
with you and tell you he wanted to see
YOU"
Hailing a passing car, Dodd jumped
| on the front platform. On reaching the
hospital he had no difficulty in being con-
| Quoted into Paul Neville's presence.
| At first he could not believe that this
| thin, white-faced young man, with the
yellow hair close cropped, was his old
friend. But the musical, manly voice
and the tender, affectionate greeting soon
assured him that he had made no mis-
take. Both were so overcome with JOY
full emotion at the meeting that it was
some time before they could speak.
Then Paul 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 "The Sailors Welcome" left
him, as she thought, asleep.
II saw Carpenter and Smugg looking
at me through the door, but they did not
think l could see them. When they clos
ed the panel new strength came to me,
and I got up. | found a suit of common
| sailors clothes in the closet, and in my
| stocking feet-they had carried off my
boots-I crept out, and could hear Car
| penter and Smugg bartering away my
| life. I had still reason enough left to
examine the back window, and the build
| ings on which it looked out am good
| climber, and I 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 l feigned sleep. The in
| slant it was dark | got up, dressed, and
| put my plan into execution. l can re-
member getting safely down, and then
| flying along the streets-that is all can
| recall 1t seems [ fell exhausted be-
fore a gentleman's door just as he was
! coming out He was doctor-Dr. Math-
| ison-and he had me taken to this COM
| Portable and beautiful place."
| OF course, Lem knew everything about
| Miriam and Mrs Hope; and when it had
come his turn to enact the roll of mar
| rator he did it with such a professional
| relsh-it was increased by the good news
he had to tell-that Paul Neville laugh
ed like boy with JOY, and the color
came back to his cheeks.
| ''Did she-did Miss Hermann ask after
me?' inquired the innocent fellow.
"Ask after you." said Lem. WELL
| she did that; and thought the poor girl
| would faint away when [ told her you
were missing She's a brave, noble girl;
| but she thinks I cannot see into her
heart"
"And do you think you can, Lem"
| asked Paul. eagerly.
I'm sure l can. III bet there amt
reporter on the New York press that has
given the subject of women's hearts
profounder consideration than myself"
"And what do you think of Miss Her
mannw
''Think-why, know she loves you."
ooh, if I were only sure of it!'
''Well, you can be. | know whereof
speak. Now, old boy you must go home
with me- Mrs. Munroe and Mary will be
crazed with delight when you put in an
appearance"
ITO he continued1