Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-23
CHAPTER VI.
GREEN TURNS DETECTIVE.

GREEN TURNS DETECTIVE.
When Tom Scott opened his eyes to
an understanding OF what was paes-
ing around him he gazed curiously
around his poorly furnished room.
Then as his eyes fell upon the second
mate Of the Seabird reading by the
WtndoW he said in a faint whisper:
"Mr. Green!"
Down went the paper and the honest
sailor FASTENED TO his side, exclaiming:
Hes come to at last! You mustn't
ask any questions, Mr.. Scott! The doc
tor gave me my orders just now. You'll
be all right in a day or two"
But where ON"
"Belay!" was the firm response, as
the watcher placed his broad Ind gem
tly on Toms mouth. Il amt going
against orders. Lay right still and
dor't talk. Here take this stun. You
was to have 1t as soon as you got your
reckoning"
AS ne spoke he held n glass to TOMS
lips with one hand, raising the patient
tenderly with the other with a deft-
ness that told of considerable practice.
Tom was too weak to resist, and
swallowed the medicine as he was bid.
Then he was about TO try to speak
again, when his nurse raised his hand
warningly. Tom would have made an
other effort, but he felt an overpower-
ing sense of drowsiness, and a moment
later he was forced to yield. His head
fell back and he dropped into a restful
slumber.
When he again awoke the second
mate was doing in his chair. Toms
head was clear now and he felt strong
er. AS he watched the sleeping man
the events of the fateful night begun
to come back to him, and, as he re-
membered his loss, he could not help
muttering an exclamation OF despair.
AYE, aye, sir!"
1t was the watcher who replied, and
as he spoke he came quickly to the
bedside, saying:
81 must have dropped off a minute.
How do you feel now?"
Pretty weak" was the faint re-
Spouse, and Tn hungry"
Good! You'll do! You'll be all
right In n week. I'll soon fix that"
AS he spoke a portly man entered the
room, and the sailor added:
Here's the doctor now. I'll leave
him to see you while I run down to the
vessel and tell Cap'n Coffin you're all
right a1oft."
When the doctor left Tom he said,
briskly:
you are all right now, young man.
Eat al lyou want and you'll be able to
travel in a week or two. It's only weak
ness now, and that is soon mended."
He proved q reliable prophet, and
Tom felt his strength return each day.
In a day or two he was out, and at the
expiration of the week he felt perfectly
well, with the exception of a slight
langour which still remained.
He said nothing about the loss of the
papers at first, but when he learned
from Captain Coffin how h second
mate had offered to spend his hard
earned savings n give UP his cher
ished plan OF going to the mines, he
determined to make him his c%onidant,
and offer to share with him If they
could find the parties to whom he had
been directed.
After carefully thinking the matter
over he vas convinced that the robber
would probably place no reliance on the
rude will, even If he took the trouble
to read It. 1t vas more than probable
that he had thrown both papers away
when he rifled the belt, paying atten-
ton only to the tidy sum he had Sc
cured by his crime.
In this case it would only be neces-
sary to find the old miners friends and
tell the truth, to which the second mate
caution, too, which might be taken, AMI
that was to obtain a sworn statement
from the captain OF the Seabird as to
the identity Of both Tom and the Sec
ond officer. together with the fact that
John Avery was the formers roommate
and had died at sea.
Tom easily obtained this In writing
and ne Their told his secret to Green,