Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-09-12

| 1T is of no consolation whatever. ="
Possibly not; possibly not, In fact,
should say, certainly not II we
dance, however, we must pay the fd-
dler."
Il am ready to pay"
| That's proper frame of mind. In
the meantime | may tell you that you
| Will be kept in bed for two weeks, at
least and you will not be disturbed in
that time, Divest your mind of worry
get Well aud then yea VIII De better
able to face the things ahead Of YOU
| never saw 4 stronger fellow and this
fever Will be gone in few days. | can
state that you are likely 10 set price
less nursing"
lie finished his task and rose 20 with
draw. Lois had been watching his skill
with semi-envious eyes and. accom-
panied by Mrs, Glynn. followed him
from the room. The prisoner appar.
| emily was asleep, He had not answered
the surgeons latter observations with
as much as the quiyer Of an eyelash
In the hallway Thompson paused and
| looked about him Then his glance
| tell on the girl and he said:
The man is hurt badly enough. but
! =
leave bandages with you Change them
| only when it Is absolutely necessary
| Here are the few simple medicines he
will require aud you will know how TO
| give them from the directions written
on them. Quirno. who is with him
know TO be a faithful fellow and he
will follow instructions. It may in
terest you TO know that the man In
there was born a gentleman. don't
know this from his language. because
| good grammar Is not confined to a
class. | don't know it even from his
| face, for | have seen some splendid
faces OF common stock | know il ply
| siologically from his skin and build
| There is nothing singular in his pres
ent plight A great many gentlemen
| go wrong along the Rio Grande be-
tween El paso and Brownsville"
HE seems young to be a criminal, :"
Mrs Glynn ventured
| Not at all " was the brusque reply
He's nearly thirty and IL he isn't A
man now he never will be a man They
begin early for the most part and out
| here they quit early. Wholesalers and
strong drink and the summer sun are
responsible for their removals They go
! to make room for others. Moreover
certain men reach a stage where crimes
of daring or violence are necessary to
them. They must have sensation Cen
tlemanly criminals Of the border are
mostly OF this kind. Their lives are
short, but they move quickly" The
surgeon paused, then smiled genially
and continued in lighter tone.
However this is not young lady
| talk. snail not return unit, dusk
| Mrs. Glynn, may be permitted to say
I that have driven far and am hungry?
know your dinner hour and 1t is miles
away Bob Harding Is daft about
your singing, Miss English. May |
hear you before | go?"
! Lois had listened to the talk with
bent head and retrospective eyes. 1t
seemed to her that something new and
/ strange was coming into her life. There
| fingered in her ears the sound OF the
words No country" and she half
| whispered to herself the protest. But
/ | know that he is an American She
shivered half slightly as IL cold. but
reused herself as the surgeon closed
and said quietly:
| ''Of course ! shall sing to you willing.
1 ly And while You lunch you can tell
me more fully how to treat the CAP
| tive"
ITO he continued