Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-07-25
His Friend,
The Enemy
BY wILLIAM WALLACE COOK
tcOYyrsh., iaol, by Tue ; 5. Mcclure Co..
Author Of Rogers of Butte The Spur Of
Necessity, Mr.. Fit, As,roloeer." etc.


] am going 10 push on so as 10 have
the doctor at our house and 10
make ready for Mr.. Herbert see
that YOU bring him as quickly and
as easily as YOU can
She darted from the captains side
at TOP speed and was quickly lost 10
sight
How is he getting along asked
Capt Blue riding close 20 the men
who were carrying Guy.
He hasn't fiezed an eyciid.' re-
piled Barney who was one of the six
and who imagined that he had been
watching Guy very closely.
you're mistaken, Barney spoke
up Guy, his eyes wide open.
How do you feel Herbert?' in
quired the captain in tones Of mex
pressible relief
AS 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 oIood-sta,ned
shirt had been bound q scarf Of silk.
Whose house is that over there
he asked, pointing.
That's Sile Whittaker's place an
swered the captain.
Take me there, please" said Guy,
dropping back on the blanket
We've got orders 20 carry You 90
Harmony, TO the squire's," returned
the captain.
1T seems TO me that l am the one
who ought TO be consulted muir
INJURED Guy, weakly.
He was in much pain but he could
probably have weathered out the
longer Journey 10 the squire's had
circumstances been different. Just
now he preferred any other haven
than Willowview.
"See here, Herbert" demurred the
captain. his brow wrinhled per
plexedly, Miss Nlandingham has
gone on 10 make things ready for
your reception at the house, She's
going to have doctor there, too.
If l don't bring YOU III be raked
over the Goals and 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-
mantle, ride on 10 the squires 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 major shook out of him
self. Relinquishing TO a companion
the horse he was leading, he ratified
his spurs and was of at speed
Only a few minutes were required
to carry Guy TO Whittaker's shack.
Whitaker was bachelor and i'm
mediately came forth to welcome the
Invincibles.
What you got there, Blue?" he
asked, nodding his head toward Guy.
"A wounded man, Whitaker
II heard shootin' off south, a spell
ago. Did he get in the way of it?'
Yes. We had orders TO take him
on TO the squire's but he doesn't feel
able TO travel any further. viii you
take him in?'
Not if he's one of your folks, -
clustered Whitaker. whose house
was just then on the Concord side
of the farm.
"Well, he's a Concord man." said
the captain, grimly.
"All rigth then. Sle Whitaker is
with the under dog every time, and il
he's from Concord he's welcome TO the
best I've got. Bring him in, bring
him right in"
Silc Nhittakcr's shack was small
and its furniture, what there was Of it.,
was very primitive. but the young man
could not have been made more Of had
the house been palace and Sile Whit
taker a graudee.
After seeing that Guy was rs com
Portable rs possible, Capt, Blue and his
Invincibles galloped away, leaving
Barney behind 10 be OF what assist
ance he could.
They had not been gone Tong before
Miss Betty came. accompanied by her
father and a sober-appearing gentle
man who carried a medicine case un-
der his arm. Miss Betty was first in
the room where Guy lay.
Are you better, Mr.. HERBERT" she
asked hating beside the bed and look.
ing down at him.