The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1902-01-30

YOU remember too much. If TiIling
catches me letting you gabble lika
taat he will order me shot. Now lie
still, Tom, old men, and get strong.
Then we can talk"
"iNhere is Uncle To.n?" I asked
"Why does he not come to see me?'
There, now, please be quiet" ha
pleaded. "Cncls Notwithstanding.
lou Try and sleep some more. 1t is.
what YOU need most"
Il know-but that horrible sight.
Gordon. Is she anywhere? Did any
oao sec her? Who found me, Gordon?
Fell me, or T can't sleep any more"
81 found you," he said. "Never
mind how. That will keep. Get
strong first and wise afterward."
"But the priestess-Kaumai2"
4 puzzled look came in Gordon's
lace.
"Yon spoke Of q priestess, you
called Kaumai, but T didn't see any.
link you were dreaming it ALL"
Dreaming! If you saw it you
couldn't say I dreamed it. That Xau-
mai is toe horribly real. am going
to kill her, Gordon"
eyes, yes, I know" said Gordon,
now looking worried. I think he was
afraid was losing my senses again.
"Now so to sleep and keep quiet till
Tilling comes. He will be here soon.
1t is time for your medicine now. II
will give it to you"
He gave me spoonful of stuff and
fixed the pillow under my head.
"But, Gordon, how did you find me?"
I asked.
"Never mind. I found you. Now
so to sleep" he scolded. "I am going
10 leave you alone so you cannot talk"
I lay there in solitude, puzzling my
weakened brain over the mysteries OF
my temperance at The Corals. How
did I get away from the volcano? How
did I leave the island of Lanai? Did
the priests escape as we'll as Kaumai,
the murderess of my sister? Where
was Uncle Tom? What did his strange
absence from my sick-room mean? All
these things were hard for me to un.
derstand, and I was pondering over
them when Doctor Tilling entered.
"Ah, better, eh?" he said cheerily.
"Gordon is a good nurse. But he
says you insist on talking and falling
out of bed and other incongruous
:hings. You must quit it. + am go.
nc to send Gordon away now. He is
nearly down himself. And T am going
10 put nurse in here that you don't
know and who won't listen to you or
talk to you. There will be nothing
eft for You but to remain perfectly
Iuiet and get we'll"
"But there are some things I am
anxious to find out, DOCTOR" I whis'
pered
Nonsense. All you want is to get
we'll.
"But-"
"Neyer mind the butts. You do
ust what I tell ycu, and in few days
We will have the talk,
Gordon came in and shook hands
With me- f.;
- "Orders are orders, Tom," he said.
a good soldier never asks questions.
Filling orders meaway, and I am 60
ng. But he assures me you are out
# danger, and in few days will be
bile to handle yourself. Dc as he
ellis you, and get well as fast as you
an"
4 new nurse was installed. He
vas little man, as quiet as q mouse
md not more talkative. But he was
10 familiar with the place and took hold
10 readily that I surmised that he
lad been with me oil the time but
to be a new conner that I
night more easily be kept quiet.
"Two days passed, during which
Filling visited me; and became CON-
iderably stronger. So much so that,
IN the second, the doctor promised me
hat if the next day showed like de-
ree of improvement in my condition
le would allow me to sit on the porch,
{ it was fine, in the afternoon, and
Gordon might come to see me.
But he said nothing about Uncle
Tom, and learned better not to ask
lin questions.