Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-10
CHAPTER XIV.

Inc Tpu'rli npIu nOSlllai HuJpilihH
the depot at Savage Station on the Rfch'
mond and York River Railroad was a far
from unpleasant spot even IN the herce
June heat of the Nirginian summer san.
Walter and demon lay side by side IN q
huge tent near the palings with which
the railway station was fenced. I've.
mons wounds. though severe. had proved
to be not dangerous. and the doctor pro-
nounced him fairly OH the road to recov'
cry.
Walters case. however. was very Sc
rious one. The bullet had strack the I'M
fortunate man ON the side of the fore
head, and had smashed clean away
portion of the skull. Fortune. however.
was kind. and the brain itself had not
been injured except by scratch or two
from the splntered bone.
The surgeon who had the case In hand
was surprised when he saw the young
man. for he found that there was pre-.
vious fracture of the skull on the spot
where the new wound supervened.
Walter. of course. was totally uncon.
scious. and remained so for days. the at
tcndan,s being compelled to keep him
alive by liquid food poured between his
lips. and nearly week elapsed before he
gave SlgnS OG TecoNeTluS
Demon improved rapidly. aud showed
the most assiduous attention to his for
mer opponent. Had Walter been his
brother or his father. he could not have
devoted more care to him or expressed
greater grief for his stricken state.
One morning. as the surgeon was bath.
Ing and bandaging his wounds. Walter
| opened his eyes and looked about him
| st,t a., M hn Al ~
| bis feeble hand to his eyes. but dropped
II again in II moment and shook his head
YEARLY.
rs De Rhrdinot alive? he asked In II
| fnint whisper: "is De Blrlinot alive?
Surely you know him. lie is captain in
the second battalion of the Nationals.
and he. was with me when that villain
| blew us up
Demon looked Mt the doctor, and the
doctor looked at Demon.
Il am afraid he is slightly dclirious."
said Demon. "Ilc IL mixing up some
thing with his present case
"IIe Is feverish STILL" said the man Of
science. but he Is not deirous. The
wound in his head may account for his
speech. but we shall know more about
that rs we go on
Walter. finding that he received no
answer to his question. looked around
again with an expression of pitcous
pain In his eyes. The objects which met
his gaze were strange and unaccOunta-
BILE to him evidently. for again he shook
his head "a IL the task of fathoming
the mystery we're too great for him, and
then he dozed of to sleep.
Another day passed like that. and an.
l I'm tha
Demon was surprised to find Walter half
seated Oh his straw bed, supporting him.
self painfully with one arm. Demon
covered 1t with his own blanket. and
against.
Thank you" said Walter. weakly. II
am 50 much obliged to you. Where
am IT.
"You are In the field hospital at Saw.
age Station" replied Demon.
Savage StatiOnY Savage Station 2"
questioned Walter to himself. II don't
know such a place-and-can YOU Der.
haps tell me what has become OF my
friend. DE Bardinot?"
DE BardinotY" asked Demon. "Who
Is hey"
Don't yon know" exclaimed Walter,
with febrile excitement. "IIe commands
a company Of the Second National
Guards OF the Seine. lie was blown w
with me In rhe Rue At. Jacques"
~ am afraid you are not clear In your
mind" said Demon, shaking his head In
pity.
"Oh, am perfectly clear" said Wal.
ter. I'VE stormed the barricade. and we
took the house In which tina: villain. Rus.
trome Parlowe lived. had got into his
very room. and had just seen that Helene
was not there. and | was asking him
where she was. when the whole thing
blew up. and sent US ky-high, and re.
member no more"
Demon sat there for moment or tive
IN q panied silence.
II don't understand you" he said
"You are speaking of some French place
We are In America--in Virginia"
II also don't understand YOU" said
Walter. ~ am the Honorable Walter
Glaydes. son OF Lord iorley,' and | was
hurt In the hue st. Jacques. All | wan,
to know is, IL my friend De Bardino,
IL alive, and il that villain, Rustrome
Parlowe, Is dead!"
The surgeon had entered In the mean
tiHies uHu stoopiiS WV w utcT' icIt MS
pulse.
~ must forbid all further converse
tion," he said. you have been excit
ing yourself, major"
MAJOR" exclaimed Walter, in seem
ing establishment.
YES" interposed Demon. "Surely yor
know who you are. You are Major Jack
Adams, of the First Louisiana Battalion
OF the Rebel army"
II am Walter Glaydes," said Walter
pitifully, and the doctor again interposed
Now, this will do" he said. Fur
ther we must not go. You must try tC
not think, else we shall have you laid III
with brain fever
a week passed. during which Walter
improved rapidly in health OF mind ant
body. He could rise from his bed ant
walk. and the surgeon allowed him to 81
in the shade of couple of great beecl
trees which stood In the depot yard.
, And the wounded soldiers, who hat
heard the strange case of the rebel who
! had a piece of his head shot away ant
still lived, came and looked at the mar
!. who had had such wonderful escape.
/. The sight of their uniforms and dog
en- wounded Confederates who were KEEP
40 prisoners In the hospital helped mucl
to restore the equilibrium Of his mind
He soon remembered how he came to b,
, there. He remembered Helens's protsc
J ton Of Demon aud his fight with the lat
tar