Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-10-13

the Teller do all the fighting. he amt
scratched. We've been at Slattery
pretty hard. but be won't open his
head, and we hope to get something
out OF this one. He's delirious, but
they say he'll come to before he dies.
Do YOU want to go in With u.s."
YES" said Meredith simply, and a
young surgeon presently appeared and
led them down q wide corridor and up
a narrow hall. and they entered a
small. quiet ward.
There was pungent smell Of chem
icals in the room. The light was low.
and the dimness was imbued with
thick, confused murmur. incoherent
whtsperings that came from q cot in
the corner. 1t was the only cot in use
in the ward and Meredith was con-
scious of terror that made him dread
to look at il, to go near it Beside it
a nurse sat silent, and upon it feebly
tossed the racked body of him whom
Barrett had called Jerry the Teller.
The head was a shapeless bundle. so
swathed il was with handases and
cloths. and what part of the face was
visible was diScolored and augmented
with drugs. Stretched under the white
sheet the man looked immensely tall
as Hornar saw Will! vague iniSgiving-
and LIE Lay n an odd irAunan fash
ion. rs though he Lad been all broken
to pieces His attempts TO move were
constantly soo;Aed by the nurse. and
be as constantly continued such at
tempts. and one hand. though torn
and banlaged. was not TO be restrained
from 4 wandering. restless movement
that Meredith felt to be pathetic. He
had catered the room with a flare of
hate for the thug whom he had come
to see die and who had struck down
the old friend whose nearness he had
never known until it was too late But
at first sight of the broken figure he
felt all aninosity fall away from him.
Only awe remained and a growing
traitorous pity as he watched the long
white fingers of the Teller pick ut the
coverlet. The man was mu.tering
rapid fragments OF words and sylla-
bles.
Somehow feel a sense Of wrong.
Gay" Meredith whispered to the sur
econ, whom he know. Il feel as If
had done the fellow to death myself.
as if it were all out of gear. | know
now how Henry felt over the great
Guisard. How tall be looks. That
doesn't seem to me like thugs hand"
The surgeon nodded. "Of course if
there's 4 mistake to he made Won can
count on Barrett and his serseants to
make it. l doubt if this is their man.
When they found him. what clothes
he Wore were torn and stained. but
they had been good once. especially
the linen
Barrett bent over the recumbent hs-
IRE. See here, Jerry" he said. 81 want
10 talk to you little Rouse up. will
you: want to talk to you as a
friend"
The iacoherent muttering continued.
See here. Jerry" repeated Barrett
more sharply. Jerry. Rouse up. will
you: We don't want any fooline. un.
derstand that. Jerry" He dropped his
hand on the mans shoulder and shook
him slightly.
The Teller uttered a short. gaspins
cy.
LET me- said Gay and swiftly in.
terposed. Bending over the cot. he said
IN pleasant voice: Its all right. old
man; it's all right Slattery wants to
know what you did with that man
down at Plattville when you got
through with him. He can't remember.
and he thinks there was money left on
him. Siattery's head was hurt. He