The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-03-23

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Nothing. You = have = been So
good-God will bless you sister
| He caught her hands in her feeble
ones and carried it slowly to Ills lips,
Then, with little sigh, his head fell
back, and Kennedy knew, from. pro-
fessional experience, that all was over.
| He came forward quietly then, and
drew the blanket over the dead mans
face. you must let me help you as
much as can," he said. #:
Their eyes met. ii W. i
Hubert"
"Hesper!'' =
II thought you were III London said
the girl.
/ II came because I wanted practical
Experience" he answered, not daring
to tell her. as yet, that the mere fact
Iof seeing her name in the list of nurses
sent out had induced him to abandon
his London prospects, and come over,
on the bare chance of putting matters
on their old footing, if only he could
persuade her to forgive his hastiness
in the past.
| An awkward silence fell on the two
so strangely brought together by the
bedside of death.
| Then Kennedy remembered the other
occupants of the tent, and bore the
dead man outside. Hardly had he
done SO, than wild yell sounded from
below, the sharp crack of musketry
Irang out from the station, and black
Figures attempting to scale the wagons
Ifell back into the arms of their COM
rades, who all the While kept up "a
Isteady fire to cover their advance.
Standing at the tent door, Kennedy
raised his revolver, fired, and then ran
towards the front. But ere he had TAX
en- many steps he staggered backwards
wounded in the shoulder.
Hesper was at his side in a moment.
Its nothing; our fellows are making a
Isplendid stand" he said. "Just stop
the bleeding, please; then I can go and
help
She lead him back to the tent he had
with practised skill, and then our rifles
kept the invaders from forcing and en-
TRANCE. Would that the supply OF am
Imunition had been inexhaustible!
One Of the sick men dragged himself
up in the bed. IF you help me to the
front, SIR he said Il think I could
make shift to hold rifle; it'd be ten
times better to die like that than to lie
here and be shot like dog
Its no use man." Kennedy answ-
lered abruptly, for he knew that spare
Ammunition there was none, and he
rushed out to take his part in the fray
| The affair was practically over even
ithen. Propped up against a rock lay
by some twenty PROSTATE men, and
still blazing away, with all those who
could hold gun, at the dusky faces
lpeering above the wagons.
| The boy beckoned to Kennedy as the
revolver fell from his nerveless hand
IT'S all up he said, indistinctly. I've
saved two charges in that for sister
You have got to do it. She mustn't
fall alive into those beggars clutches.
Give 'em another VOlley, boys!'' d.
| It was the last, and Kennedy, plac-
ing all his spare cartridges in the near
z est mans hands, caught up Wears
: Irevolver, and made the best of his way
back to the tent. Till then he had not
realized that there would be so little
time at his disposal. Even as he enter
led it, the enemy stOrmed the wagons
land, meeting with no effectual check
from the defenders, swarmed over in
!. Ito the camp.
Hesper was still busy with her duties
The girls quiet courage lent an air OF
false security to the scene. He coulC
, scarcely believe, had it not been for the
wild yells of the Jaguras, that they
were standing face to face with death
; lat that moment.
u Still time pressed. He caught he1
in his arms and covered her face with
, passionate kisses. "They're here" he
, said, huskily. "There's no hope fol
5 lany ont of us now. Say you've for
given me, sweetheart. I came over tc
ask you that"
1T was my fault as well-the quar-.
, |rel I mean," she smiled, unwilling now
: to let him take the whole blame upon
himself But since you're here thai
, matters nothing. Only, Hubert" as
, two arms stole round his neck, ant
l the yells Of the Jaguras increased mo.
l mently in volume, I'm not afraid O.
death, but you won't let them take me
lalive?"
''That was-why-I Comeback"
She glanced at the revolver in hi:
: hand and drew a little farther, from
him. 1T will be quite easy, dear,
' she said, holding up her hands. "Quicl
before they comet
, "Quick, SIR cried the WOuld-be vol
unteer from the bed. Its no kind
t mess to sister to withhold that shot,
He drew her to him once again
''Forgive me for this too, dear"
I 81 am grateful to you rather,' she
answered, those violet eyes meeting
his untiinchingly. 1T won't be fol
long, Hubert. You are coming, anG
we won't" trif1e unsteadily, eve
2 won't quarrel any more"
) He could not trust himself to speak
7 but, raising a hand that would tremble
in spite of his efforts to keep it steady
I fired. When the smoke before him
= had cleared away, Hesper still stood
!. before him with a panied expression or
her face.
r TRY again, DEAR" she said, lit mus