Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-06-27


pro ability they. d eseryezF i II he pun,
ishment they received u. ~
GranthamE wa S too wis to carry the
argument any further. He knew that
when .Ha ndiman was in. his present
#humor the best thing to- do was to
leave him alone in it. He accordingly
returned to the hut where the two
men were domiciled, and attended tor
their. comfort, as far a $ lay in3 hispow-:s
Fer.sy His heart had been touched by
their misery. He did not give ASA rea-s
son for the trouble he took the fact
that the face OF the elder ma remind
ed him of his own venera bic father,
the worthy old Some shire picar;
it was a fact, nevertheless For a
week the unfortunate couple were
domiciled at the ford, and during that
time Grantham attended to their
wants with the assiduity OF a
blood relation. Meanwhile Handiman
scoffed and bade him take heed for the
valua bles, lest his new-found friends
should appropriate them. He did not
believe in honest gratitude he. de-
clared, particularly where: homeless
wanderers in the, Burmese jungleswere3
concerned. q At last, however, they
were so far recovered as to be able to
proceed on their way once more. y
s., I'VE have to thank you for our lives,
SIR" said Kitwater to Grantham,
when the time came for them to say
good-by to the ford. .'Had it not been
for you we would probably be- dead
men, now. Il don't know whether we
shall ever be able to repay your8kind-
ness, that is with Allah, butif the OPP
portunity should ever arise youzmay
be sure we will not neglect it. What
ever we may be now, you may take it
that we were gentlemen once. There's
just one favor should ike to ask OF
you,- sir, before we part!' q 49,
"What is it % Grantham inquired. 81
"1want you, sir, to give me a letter
of introduction to the gentleman in
your regiment who looked after the:
stranger you told me OF, when became
here out of China. I've got q sort Of
notion in my head that even If Ehe is
not our friend, that is to say theEman
we are searching for, he may happen
to. know something Of him. =
, , 81 will give You the letter with pleas
sure," Grantham replied. II am5fsure
Gregory win be only too pleased to.
help you as far as lies in his power"
The letter was accordingly written
and handed to Kitwater, who slowed it
away in his pocket asst it were q price
less possession. Then, when they had
babe their protector farewell, the in
their turn set off along the tracksthat
Hayle had .followed two months be-.
fore, and in due course arrived at.
Bhamo. Here they presented the let
ter they had obtained to Capt. Charles
Pauncefort Gregory, who, as may be
supposed, received it with manifest
establishment. ~ ~ =E -. ="
"Well," said he, f"of all the stories I
have. heard since I have been in the
east, this is the most extraordinary.
I thought that other chap was about
as unfortunate a beggar as could well
be, but you beat him hollow at every
turn. Now, look here, before 60 any.
further, I must have my friend with
me-. He is the man Who discovered the
other chap, and I'm sure he would like:
to hear your story #
Dempsey was accordingly sum
moned, and his wonderment was az
great as his friends had been. s., Il:
'Now," said Gregory, when Demp-
sey had been made familiar with the
others story, what is it you want to
know about the man we picked up?
Ask your questions, and wen do the
best we canNto answer them
In reply to Kitwater's questions,
Gregory and Dempsey described, as
far as they were able, the appearance
Of the man whom they had helped.
The schedule was in great measure
satisfactory, but not altogether. There
were SO many English in Burmah who
were tall, and who had dark eyes and
broad shoulders. Little Codd leant
towards his companion. and, taking
his hand, made SOME signs upon it. !
That's so, my little man.: said
Kirtwater, nodding his head, approx
ingF. you've hit the nail on the
heud." Then, turning to Gregory, he
continued: Perhaps, sir, you don't
| happen to remember whether he had
any particular mark upon either Of his
wrists?' Tvs r. }ts ~ h.. :y,]:.s "' I'll
Gregory replied that he had not no
tieea i anything extra ordinary, but
Dempsey was by no means 50 forget
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