The Irish standard., 1902-07-05
His Friend,
The Enemy
BY WILLIAM WALLACE CoOK
Author Of Rogers Of Butte. THE Spur Of
Necessity Mr.. Fit, Astroloser," etc.
Copyright, 1901, by the S. S. Mcclure Coz
CHAPTER NVI.-CoNT1NUED.

Capt. Blue riding close to the men
who were carrying Guy.
'He hasn't tliezed an eyelid," re-
piled Barney, who was one of the six
and who imagined that he lad been
watching Guy very closely.
"'You're mistaken, Barney" spoke
np Guy, his eyes wide open.
"How do you feel, Herbert?" in
.quired the captain in tones of mex
pressible relief.
Gas we'll as can be expected, cap
tain Guy lifted himself slightly and
saw that his coat and vest were un-
bottoned and that. tight across his
wound and over his blood-stained
shirt had been bound scarf of silk.
"Whose house is that over there?"
he asked, pointing.
'That's Sie Whittakers place." an
swered the captain.
-'Take me there, please" said Guy,
dropping back on the blanket.
''We've got orders to carry you to
Harmony, to the squires," returned
the captain.
''lt seems to me that l am the one
who ought to be consulted," mur-
INJURED Guy, weakly.
He was in much pain but he could
probably have weathered out the
longer journey to the squirc's had
circumstances been different Just
now he preferred any other haven
than Willowview.
''See here, HERBERT" demurred the
captain, his brow wrinkled per-
plexedly, Miss Nlandngham has
gone on to make things ready for
your reception at the house. She's
going to have doctor there, too.
If / don't bring you I'll be raked
over the Goals and l think I've had
more than my share of that already.
Put yourself in my place, can't you?"
"Put yourself in mine, captain"
said Guy, his eyes closed and his
face twitching with pain.
The captain felt that he under
stood then. Herbert was not able
to be carried farther than Whitta-
ker's.
major" said the captain to a man
who reared above the saddle like
Don Quixote over the back of Rozi-
nante, "ride on to the squire's and
tell Miss Betty that Herbert gave
out and we couldn't get him past
Whittaker's. Bring the doctor post
haste.'
"Correct, cap'n," was the response
(which the ma, ,or shook out of him
self. Relinquishing to companion
the horse he was leading, he ratified
his spurs and was off AT speed.
Only a few minutes were required
to carry Guy to Whittaller's shack
Whitaker was Il bachelor and inn
-mediately came forth to welcome the
Invincibles.
"What you got there, Blue?" he
asked, nodding his head toward Guy
y "a wounded man, Whitaker
81 heard shootin' off south, Il spell
ago. Did he get in the way of it"
eyes We had orders to take him
on to the squire's but he doesn't fee
able to travel any further. Will yor
take him n?''
"Not if he's one of your folks
clustered Whitaker, whose house
was lust then on the Concord sid,
of the farm.
"Wc!l. les IL Concord man." SAT
the captain, grimly.
"All rigth. then. Sile Whitaker j:
with the under do. every tin,r. and
he's from Concord he's wr'com" to ,h'
best I've got. liring Him in, brin:
him right in
Sile Wh;ttahcr's "hnck was snal
and its furniture. what there was of it
was very primitive, bat 'hr young MAJ
could not !,vr bern Race more OF hat
the house hrena palace and Silc Whit
tnker Il grn',.H".
After seems. that Guy was as com
Portable as pnssil IL. Capt Euc and hi
lnvnciblrs mni.or@tl away. leavin!
Barney behind TO Gr of what assist
ancc he could.
They had no, been gone long hefor
Miss Betty camr. accompanied by he
father an. y soEer-appcnring gentle
man who carried medicine case III
der his arm. Miss Betty was first i
the room where Guy lay.
care you better, M,. llcrbcrt?" sh
asked, hating beside the bed and lool
ing down at him.
81 shall do we'll enough, Miss VlanC
ingham, thank Sou." answered Guy.
81 hope so, she said, formally, aftc
bending her blue eyes on him for
space. Then she turned to her fathe
and his companion, who were just Ell
tering. "Nr. Herbert says he thinl,
he will get along all right, father" sh
added.
"Glad to hear that" responded M
Vlandingham, heartily. Stepping II
to the bed he reached down an
pressed Guys hand. Pm sorry, col
foundedly sorry, this has happene
u Herbert" he went on. sour peop
were getting carried away but que:
this little incident will bring them ,
with round turn. Too bad, thoug
Vlandingham addressed himself
the man who had entered the roo
with him. "Dr. Larkin, this is NJ
Herbert. Please tell us what yc
think of his wound"
If one might judge from the way
X his business thoroughly.
YOU'RE worth dozen dead men, NJ
n Herbert" smiled the doctor, turni1
AWAY to open his medicine case al
,e draw out some lint and bundages al
polished probe. You'll have to
43f still for few days and take life quie
S ly for some time after you get up al