Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-11
In love and confidence,
LEATHER"

was Dur1ed In MS hands as he knelt
beside the little white berth. He
presently arose, dashed some water
over his eyes and brows, then shot
back the bolt and took his sister in
his arms.
CHAPTER X.
Not until the tenth. day out from
Honolulu was Mr.. Stuyvesant so far
recovered as to warrant the surgeons
in permitting his being lifted from
the hot and narrow bed to steamer
chair on the starboard side. Even
then it was with the caution to
everybody that he must not be dis
turbed. The heat below and in many
of the staterooms was overpowering,
and officers and soldiers in numbers
slept upon the deck, and not a few
of the Red Cross nurses spent night
after night in the bamboo and wicker
reclining chairs under the canvas
awnings.
Except for the tropic temperature,
the weather had been fine and the
voyage smooth and uneventful. The
Sacramento rolled easily, lazily along.
The men had morning shower baths
and, a few at time, salt water
plunges in big canvas tanks set fore
and aft on the main deck. On the
port or southern side of the promen-
ade deck the officers sported their
pajamas both day and night, and
were expected to appear in khaki or
serge, and consequent discomfort,
only at table, on drill or duty, and
when visiting the starboard side,
which, abaft the captains room, was
by common consent given up to the
women.
They were all on hand the morning
that the invalid officer was carefully
aided from his stateroom to a broad
reclining.chair, which was then borne
to a shaded nook beneath the stair.
way leading to the bridge and there
securely dashed. The doctor and Mr.
Ray remained some minutes with
him, and the steward came with a
cooling drink. Mrs. Wells, doctor by
courtesy and diploma, arose and
asked the surgeon if there were real.
ly nothing the ladies could do-"Mr
Stuyvesant looks so very pale and
weak''-and the sisterhood strained
their ears for the reply, which, as
the surgeon regarded the lady's re.
mark as rejecting upon the results
of his treatment, might we'll be ex.
pected to be somewhat tart.
Nothing to-day, Mrs.-er-Dr
Wells" said the army man, hall
vexed, also, at being detained on way
to hospital. ''The fever has gone and
he will soon recuperate now, pro-
vided he can rest and sleep. It is
much cooler on deck and-if it's only
quiet
'sOh, he shan't be bothered, if that's
what you mean," interposed DR.
Wells, with proper spirit. "I'm sure
nobody desires to intrude in the least
I asked for my associates from q
sense of duty. Most of them are
capable of tanning or even reading
aloud to a patient without danger Of
overexciting him."
"Unquestionably, madam" respond
ed the surgeon, affably, land wher
such ministrations are needed I'll lei
you know. Good morning. And
lifting his stiff helmet, the docto,
darted down the companionway.
"Brute!" said the lady doctor. "N<
wonder that poor boy doesn't &c,
well. Miss Ray, I marvel that you,
brother can stand him.
Miss Ray glanced quietly up from
her book and smiled. eve hav.
known DR.. sturgis many years." sht
said. He is brusque, yet very mucf
thought of in the army" ,
But at this stage of the colloqo,
there came interruption most merci
ful-for. the surgeon. The deer
whistle of the steamer sounded three
quick blasts. There was instant rusl
and scurry on the lower deck. Tn.
cavalry trumpets fore and aft rams
out the assembly,
!. It was the signal for boat drill, ant
while the, men OF, certain companie.
sprang to ranks and stood in silenc<
at attention awaiting orders. othe1
detachments rushed to their sta
tons at the life-rafts.. and othe r.
swarmed up the stairways or clam
bered over the rails, and in less thar
q minute every man was at his post
Quickly the staff officers made TIL
rounds, received the reports of Thu
detachmenf commanders and tho hno,
crews, and returning, with soldierly
salute, gave the result to the com
manding officer, who had taken po
sition with the captain on the brid ge
For five or ten minutes the. upper
deck was dotted by squads of blue
shirted soldiers, grouped in disci
plined silence about the boats. Their
the recall was sounded, and slowly
and quietly the commands dispersed
and went below. 81
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