The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-01-19
CHAPTER XXIIT.
Ringwold and Sesdog.

sWhere is Hazel, wife,"
"She has gone to the ball"
"Did Captain Budlong gos"
''Yes, he went with our Hazel"
SIT is good. They would make a
fine match, wife. l would like to see
Hazel marry we'll. would dislike to
have ner marry a common fisherman.
Wife, l am not feeling we'll tonight 1
fear that the young militia surgeon
does not know the truth. believe
that blood poisoning is setting in"
Thus spoke old Seados to his wife.
Strong as was the constitution Of the
powerful man it had begun to yield
and he was first to detect it. His
blood burned in its channels. A
weakening, nervous sensation took pos
session of him. At times he could not
distinguish the real from the imagiD-
AIRY. Sesdog was q very sick man.
Several times that night he had sunk
into spssmodic slumber. He could
hear the dashing of the waves, the
cieaking of the oars in their locks, the
shouts of the fishermen and the crack
OF rifles Then he would start with
4 groSn ss the hot blood burned itsclf
against the fevered particles which
were gradually decsying about the
wound in his body. Then the poisoned
life-fuid would rush forth to the heart
furnace for publication. when it would
be sent out more sluggish than ever to
feed burning system.
The heart beats increased. the fever
rose higher and higher. Old Seadog |
felt his senses failing. The real be-
came more fsnciful and the imaginary
became more realistic. He finally fell
into delirium. 1t was then that his
tongue spoke words that sounded
strange to his wife's ears
''Yes, Nelson Ssarela, won out over
youl l swore falsely, but won. You
were sent to Siberia and gained the
cars favor 1 also won in the con-
tested will case and brought the money
to America where have invested it
we'll. You were druggist to the car,
but the apprentice in the great estab-
lishDent drew the winning card
came near to losing it though. Those
hateful southsiders But Sankala,
She is a brave girl. This burning in
my sidel Some one is predding me
with hot ironl Help, Helpr'
Husband Husbandr" cried Mrs.
6eadog. She seized her companion Is
hands and rubbed them violently.
what has happeneds" inquired the
sick man.
"You have grown worse. You said
such strange things"
"What did 1 say? l fear my condi- {
lion, wife" {
''You spoke of Nelson saarela and
WILL" II
"NeIson Sasrela, have not uttered .
The name for 20 years.
A gloom settled about the room that I
,ausvd the man 10 ask why the light
vas 30 DIM A deadnes in his limbs (
:aused him to suspect that he was {
yrowing worse The sullen flow of 9
lis blood told him that unless q change r
anne his hours were few for this earth r
"Wife. send foi cid Ringxold. After t
ii be knows more about medicine than (
ii Of the doctors in this country. q
END for old Ringwold and be shall tell a
ne whether OF not l am receiving a
roper treatment"
One OF the boys was sent to request I
be aged man to come. 1t WAS the first 3
ime in his life of nearly 20 years in b
be village that be bad been invited to
be Seadog home. b
When left alone again the sick man Of
,quired of his wife: "
ibid you say l mentioned Nelson Of
sarels and a will2"
eyes, and you said something about it
IBERIA and America and money" re- X
led Mrs. Sesdog. hi
The old man looked about the room b,
bewilderment for few moments and
en- dropped into a semi-conscious en-
ate- His tongue began to give utter
ce to strange things again. To-
He spoke of the ship which had lol
landed upon the island nearly twenty ar
zrs before, the one which bad N,
ought sankals and old Ringwold to on
e country. he spoke of some papers tn,
,ieh be had found aboard the wreck. 70
81 know he was lost,r be muttered. ne,
know he was lost 1t is too late fin
" to do him Justice" boz
He continued in this strain until the III,
rival of Ringwold. The feeble old the
uggiss was conducted to the bedside ma
the sick man, and sat upon the bed ha,
I'm sheer exhaustion In the faint of
,om of the light he looked more like do,
,host than q human being. His long :
~ hair and beard concealed his feat his
&c. But his sharp, keen eyes glist- pa,
ed with unusual brightness. eel
The old man placed his trembling Blu
gers upon Sesdog's wrist. Then be do
wed his hand to the sick mans breast s
d placed it over his heart A fend- Der
smile lit up his face as ne felt the cei
ttering and spasmodic beating of the sou
ran. cas
He diew q hyperdeImic syringe from ON
pocket and filed it with a fluid. he
en- be injected it into Seadog's arm. ths
veral minutes of silence followed. bun
ngwold kept his seat on the side of an
, bed. He finally broke the silence. thi
Bring the lamp" he said. hes
While young Seadog held the lamp der
the wife looked on with anxiety, Jus
,veold shook the sick man. He I