Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-08-02
CHAPTER y.

CHAPTER Y.
Despite Surgeon Thompsons optimistic
prediction, the patient did not advance
directly to recovery On the contrary,
during the succeeding night the fever
rose to perilous height and in the morn
ing, visiting the ward" as she called it,
Lois found him delirious and babbling of
strange things. She was too used to this
febrile manifestation to be disturbed by
it, though Quirino seemed half out of
his few wits, but left some directions for
the application of cooling lotions, went to
breakfast with undisturbed appetite and
thence 10 her work in the schoolroom
Getting through the lessons was more of
a task than usual because childish curl
0sity had to be satisfied twenty times
over, and it needed exertion Of all of her
authority to prevent Teddy" and
"Miggs" rushing away to listen to the
rawlings of the ''robber." Now and then
the strong voice of the sick man rose
high and a faint sound of it came to them
through the massive adobe walls. AT
such times "Palomita" chung the more
closely TO her
That afternoon the smuggler's mental
muttered occasionally, but was otherwise
quiet in stupor. Quirino, exhausted, slept
heavily in a chair and Lois was near the
bed reclining in rocker and ready to
battle the hot forehead. Weston had
been lying without motion for a half
hour, when he opened his eyes suddenly
and she found him looking at her intent
". He half raised his head from the
damp pillow, and said in matter-of- fact
voice:
at was q straight shot at two hun
dred yards. The man must have eyes like
a cats"
YES" she said, stopping forward to
change a cloth upon his forehead and
speaking soothingly, thinking that reason
had returned. Doubtless it was acct
dental
He threw up large muscular, but
finely shaped, hand, and caught her wrist
with clasp of steel 1t seemed to her
that the bone would shiver. She bit her
lips to restrain an outcry and looked
into his flushed face steadily.
Il say" he repeated loudly, at was Il
straight shot at two hundred yards. The
man must have eyes like a cats"
He droppe her wrist and turned upon
his side with MS face to the wall Where
his fingers had pressed were long white
marks. She had grown pale and her arm
was numb, but she adjusted the cloth wet
in ice water. then rising, went from the
room. Eyes like cats" she murmur-
ed as she went toward the front of the
house, eyes lie cat's." Where have l
-
wakes some memory. What is it?'
Like a fash came her remembrance of
her night stroll with Maude, the enlarge
ment Of his black pupils and his state
ment of his inherited ability to see well
in dim light. 80" she murmured, the
shot was fired by him. l suppose he had
the right bat it seems cruel"
Sitting outside, ON an understood dust
covered bay pony, was Allyn. He had
a polo club in his hand and scratch on
his cheek from fall. He was in high
good humor, and had ridden up after the
game to dress for dinner. He threw the
reins to a Mexican as his feet touched
the ground. and called ont with laugh;
Beat 'em badly this time. Miss Lois.
Secretary Bill here" pointing to the
draggled pony, ''is a wonder-a child
phenom"
'Yes?' was the reply. You know
always like you to win, Allyn. l want to
ask you a question.
Ask a dozen if you like" he respond
ed, seating himself on the step and
whacking his dusty boot with his club.
I'm your encyclopedia, you know"
How was the man inside hurt an |
who hurt himY'
Allyn's pleasant face became grave.
It's not good to talk about" he said.
why do you want TO know"
He is delirious and has been saying
queer things about it"
well" said Allyn, settling himself re
signedly, you know that you always get
whatever you want from me. | s'pose il :
because I'm your brother. though my sis
tiers back in England didn't have any
such fortune. You see it was this way;
We chased the beggars to the river AMI
they splashed over ahead Of us. OF
course, we couldn't follow them because
Of the law, so we stopped on this bank.
The fellow in the room yonder-he's n
well plucked one I must say-was in the
rear of the smugglers, and checked his
fight us if we came over. We could Just
see the black blur of him against the
opposite bank. A man in our front slip
ped to the ground and fred l saw only
the fash of the powder The smugg.er
fellow fell into the river, and two Of the
nigge-s jumped in, chased him down
stream and hauled him out 10 keep him
from drowning. The man who fred was
Maude. 1t seemed rather cowardly and
cruel thing to DO don't you know, see
ing that the poor fellow was in the line
Of his duty, as he saw it, and was de-
fenseless. Harding didn't like it. and
told Maude SO; didn't like it and told
him So
The hazel eyes Of the girl had grown
luminous and tender. Unconsciously her
hand wandered in sisterly fashion TO the
cloSe-cropped hair OF the young English
man. 1t seemed to her that she was ages
older than he. as, indeed-in all save
years-she was.
You're a good boy, Mr.. Allyn" she
said, "and I love you more aud more
every day"
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