The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-30

CHAPIER ANl-CONTINuED,
"How is he getting along?" asked
Capt. Blue riding close to the men
who were carrying Guy.
He hasn't fiezed an eyelid," 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
CURED the captain in tones of mex
pressible relief.
AS well as can be expected, cap
tain" Guy lifted himself slightly and
saw that his coat and vest were I'M
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 Sile Whittaker's 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 squire's," returned
the captain.
1T seems to me that 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 to the squire's had
circumstances been different. Just
now he preferred any other haven
than Willowview.
"See here, Herbert" demurred the
captain, his brow wrinkled per-
Z plexedly, Miss Vlandingham has
gone on to make things ready for
your reception at the house. She's
going to have doctor there, too.
If l don't bring you I'll 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-
Rer's.
who reared above the saddle like
Don Quixote over the back of Rozi
mantle, ''ride on to the squire's and
tell Miss Betty that Herbert gave
put and we couldn't get him past
7Whittaker's. Bring the doctor post
haste"
Correct, cap'n," was the response
which the major shook out of him
self. Relinquishing to companion
the horse he was leading, he ratified
his spurs and was off at speed.
Only few minutes were required
to carry Guy to Whittaker's shack
Whitaker was bachelor and i'm
mediately came forth to welcome thu
lnvincibles.
What you got there, Blue?" h
asked, nodding his head toward Guy
"a wounded man, Whitaker"
81 heard shootin' off south, spcl
ago. Did he get in the way of it?
Eyes. We had orders to take hin
on to the squire's but he doesn't fee
able to travel any further. Will yo
take him in?"
NOG IL he O-lc VI WV AcAIAs',
clustered Whitaker, whose hous
was Just then on the Concord sid
of the farm.
"Well, he's Concord man." sal
the captain, grimly.
"All rigth, then. Sile Whitaker
with the under dog every time, and
he's from Concord he's welcome to tn
best I've got. Bring him in, brin
him right in"
Sile Whittaler's shack was sma
and it's furniture, what there was of i
was very primitive, but the young ma
could not have been made more of ha
the house been palace and Sile Viii
taker grandee.
After seeing that Guy was as con
Portable as possible, Capt. Blue and HI
Invincibles galloped away, leavn
Barney behind to be of what assis
ance he could.
They had not been gone long befor
Miss Betty came, accompanied by he
father and a sober-appearing gentle
man who carried medicine case III
der his arm. Miss Betty was first i
Ahe room where Guy lay.
"Are ycu better, Mr.. Herbert?" sh