The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-09-02
can depend upon ma. TO allow ysu that

can depend upon mo To allow you that
I am sincere. will do all in my power
10 aid you In any undertaking you
may engage IN. To show the people
whom come In contact with that Il
will do right by them; II human hands
can save your comrade will put him
on his feet againl"
I'VE will soon be AZ the rendezvous
and can then be convinced OF the sim
certify OF your resolve" said Pearson.
They walked on in silence the bal
ance OF the journey. At last the party
came upon a little clearing. BY aid
OF the moon, which was shining now.
a mans form shown up In the dis
lance. Halt! Who comes thereG"
was the challenge.
"Citizens. friend sentinel, who have
with them a DOCTOR" was Pearson's re-
ply. and at the same time he made a
mystic sign with his fingers.
The trio Travelled a short distance
further and were again halted. Again
they passed sentinel and at last
stopped before the door OF a dugout,
situated IN n ravine.
The door stood partly ajar. through
which came the glimmer OF light
created by the burning OF pine knot
suspended from the ceiling OF the room
which was about eight feet square.
A sentinel. armed 70 the teeth, guard
ed the door but upon receiving the
password. allowed the party 10 pass.
Hewed logs at the rear OF the room
formed blind door," which led into
another room twenty feet long and six
teen feet wide, along one side or
which hunks were arranged after the
fashion OF berths on n steamboat, and
from the number OF these at least
thirty persons were finding sleeping
accommodation In the abode. In one
corner OF the room. on lower berth
lay the wounded man.
Up 10 this point the doctor had not
been relieved OF the bandage from
his eyes. This was now taken OF.
together with che handouts. The
room was dimly lighted by candle
stuck in the neck OF a bottle. The doc
tor first rubbed his eyes. then his
wrists, while he accustomed himself
10 his surroundings. A groan from the
direction OF the corner berth made
him look toward Il. There were two
villainous looking men sitting at the
side OF the bunk, holding the hands OF
a wounded man.
The doctor threw OF the covering
which was over the man. who lay
stretched upon rude mattress.
bandago roughly tied around his
waist and over one limb. He was
soaked in blood.
"a basin OF warm water" said Schil-
Ter 10 Pearson. "Hand me my instru-
ment case. he said 10 Sharkey. With
one hand on the wounded mans wrist
he was counting the number OF heart
beats 10 the minute. This being done,
the doctor opened his case and laid
out a package OF clean bandages. and
selected several instruments 10 have
them handy. After the water arrived
he bathed the hurt with a sponge. and
examined the wound made by the bull
let.
I'VE will administer a little chloro-
form" said the doctor. as he satu-
rated his handkerchief with the fluid
taken from his case.
When the man was thoroughly
under the influence OF the drug, he
was lifted upon the table. The doctor
then began probing for the bullet and
succeeded In locating II almost imme-
diately. II was but the work OF mo-
ment 70 remove Il, and to thoroughly
cleanse the wound with a preparation
taken from his case. The flow OF
blood was stopped as well as possible.
and the wound bound up. The patient
was placed upon the bunk again. be-
fore the chloroform was taken from
him.
ITO be continued)