The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-11-07

Mr. Smiley disgustedl swallowed the
ol, and then the cap tain. after ssa-
tiQning q burly Seams 81 tie state
reom to give the elal IA ii case az a
crisis, went on deck.
He had just reached he bridge when
Mr. Hogg excitedly rus he'd UP to him.
They're coming. 4 gasped.
"Who?" inquired thd captain.
Ehe young lady; an d she's fetching
a doctor with her"
You nave botched lho whole thing,
Hogg, gr0aned the captain. Nov We
are in q devil Of a mes 2
Told her your ideBt heal words, eli. /"
explained Mr.. Hogg. n said II might.
be catching, and she avs. gIl come
and nurse him, and brl ne q doctor"
"You didn't come on strong enough
on it's being catching said the can-
tain, in despair.
Indeed, I did, sir. said Mr.. Hoeg.
wringing his hands, eaIL Id she a IHI
nurse my poor Henry If he has all the
plaques OF Egypt
At that moment a tai /, reddish-haired.
young woman and a S |ender man with
spectacles on bis nose walked on deck
and asked for the capt ain.
The two officers shes pishly descended.
from the bridge and approached the
couple.
+Oh, captain!" GRID d the lady, Is
Henry worse?"
He's no better" replied the cap.
tain, guardedly.
I've come to NURSE him, and have
brought a doctor" ex claimed the lady.
Take me to him"
Some sicknesses ak catching. said
the captain, h~esitatina
"Orful," chimed in IEr. Hogg.
'T'm not afraid whtm Henry's life b.
IN danger she persis led. Take me to
him"
The two officers, with perturbed coun-
tenances, led the way below. n Ii
lady pushed the burly man on guard
away as If he was Of straw.
Henry, are you Very sick?" she
asked.
Mr.. Smiley caught he glowering eve
of the captain, and said, feebly, that hs
felt very ill, which was not far from the
truth, as the mixture Of oil and beef
tea was not having a uleasing effect
Il have come to nurse o Henry"
she said, and l have brought the doc
tor to examine you"
Mr.. Smiley turned very pale as the
doctor stepped forward and asked him
TO put out his tongue Then he tapped
his chest and asked him to draw a deep
breath.
Good Heavens!" reclaimed the doc
tor, with concern; 'let me feel your
pulse.
This is very serious he continued,
placing his a to " here Mr.. smlley'a
heart was supposed tb be.
What's the mat teri" asked Mr..
Smiley in a cold SWEPT Of terror.
Where does this y Dung mans family
reside?" asked the doctor, with solem-
nifty.
els there somethin the matter with
me?" asked the en- glueer, piteously.
Gam / going to die?"
BE quiet, poor fell ow," said the doc
tor, sadly.
Capt. Pray, with a pallid face,
dragged the doctor e ON the stateroom.
do you mean to say he's sick?" he
asked, hoarsely.
HE may be dead before morning, I"
replied the doctor.
He was well emo ugh a little while
ago."
My dear captain, lOme illnesses come
like the fash Of a gu /" replied the doc
tor, but haven't 6 iven UP hope. We
may save him"
81 suppose you've plenty Of tar on the
ship"
Lots" eXcitodly eplied the captain.
make two large plasters and place
one on his back ant the other on b!s
breast" said the id ctor.
I'll do it" asseve rated the captain.
The doctor then persuaded the young
lady to go home, as the patient was IN
good hands. and they left.
It was a bad nigh for Mr.. Smiley, a.
between the tar pla sters and the large
doses Of cod-ltver oil which the captain
insisted on admins tering at intervals.
he had much to bear but the nextmorr-
ing the doctor reported him as better.
but not out Of danger.
The captain accom panfed the doctor
on deck, and, pOi1 ting to the spouts
which were emptyiu the grain into the
hold Of the steamer, said, earnestly:
"See here, doctor, I We got to sail to-
morrow and / can't sail without an en-
gineer. Is 1t likely Smiley viii be abba
to be up by Tomorrow"
'Mr. Smiley" replied the doctor, mas
a remarkable dlsesl be. It comes quick
and either kills or goes as quickly.
Thanks to your knowledge and prompt
use Of cod-liver oil, I think he viii be al
well as ever he was By tomorrow"
The next morning when the doctor
boarded the Grimsby the assistant en-
gineer had steam up and everything was
"a readiness for a s art He hurried be-
low, and, examining the engineer, said:
you can get up, N r. Smiley. You are
entirely well, but I'd have had anarrow
escape. Here's a ID tier for you"
While the Grimsb was steamine down
the bay, Mr.. Smiley read by the sunlight
cleaning In a nor fhe foIIOwing 7et- /