Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-08

| What two in one night, your Hishness, out
/ of company of hve?"
| why not? Stranger things have happened"
Possibly. your Highness."
| 'Harkl what is thatY A woman's scream
rang out Of sudden through the stiffness,
wild cry for help. The Prince sprang excitedy
to his feet.
| tor your Hghness to be disturbed. / can ex-
plain the meaning Of that scream Madame is
| being put in irons"
! What" thundered the Prince.
| "A measure / consider most necessary for our
common safety"
The men stared at each other for ten seconds;
| Cressngham stern and quite resolved, the Prince
mad with anger, his face white, his eyes glitter
| ing like beads.
| You treat a woman in this fashion," he slut
tered slowly; 1T is not because you truly suspect
her; it is because she has disdained you and
thrown you aside, and you wish revenge. My
! Lord Cressingham, you are contemplate hound
and it is | who tell you So"
! Cressinghams reply was not in words Disre-
garding the fact that the Prince was his guest,
! he answered like an Engishman, straight from
the shoulder, and with such hearty good will that
Prince Carlos was knocked completely insensibe
tor a space of several minutes When he re-
covered it was to see Cressingham contemplative-
ly regarding him through haze of cigarette
! smoke.
| The Prince slowly to his feet, and gazed
with stupid but venomous eyes at his enemy. II
shall kill you" he gasped, finding words with the
utmost difficulty.
To the Englishman he appeared very pitiful
object indeed; Cressingham felt almost sorry for
the blow such tiny little man he was, so small
and spiteful in his impotent rage and his de-
spar. "You want to fight me, suppose" he
asked coolly
"Ah! fight you, canalle! Never"
"Oh, you mean murder, then" Cressingham
laughed contemptuously. The Prince got some
how to the door, gave his enemy one terrible
glance and vanished.
Cressingham soon afterwards betook himslf to
the cabin of Captain Elliott in order to inspect
the body of his old friend. He had been at
first quite satisfied to have examined the corpse
of Captain Fagerholm, but later sense of duty
impelled him to leave no particular of his obi
cations undone.
The old gentleman was lying on his right side,
his mouth wide open. Cressngham could de-
tect no motion of the heart, but taking out his
| watch he put the cold, bright glass above the
Colones lips To his joyful surprise, on with
drawing it the surface slightly dulled He
at once shouted for assistance, and presently on
the arrival of Voerloeff everything in the power
of amateur physicians was done to resusctate the
apparently expiring man. They alternately drench
ed the head and shoulders with cold water, and
vigorously chafed his limbs, then forced guam
tlty OF raw spirit down his throat.
Their efforts met with some measure of sue
cess. The Colonel, after an hour of this treat
ment commenced to breathe stentoriously but it
was impossible to waken him to consciousness.
He lay in deep coma, and was apparently in
sensible to pain, resting utterly unresponsive to
the pricking of a needle any other form or
device of torture which they essayed for his
arousng. In spite of this regular system was
instituted and with short intervals during the
next forty-eight hours relays of sailors were EN-
ployed in repeating the process of drenching and
chafng the old mans body.
Throughout that day and the next Cressngham
received a score of imploring messages from
Madame, but he steeled his heart and replied to
none of them. He did not the Prince again,
and Voerloeff informed him that his Highness
was confined to his cabin, having struck his head
against skylight and severely bruised his fore.
head
On the afternoon of the second day they sight
ed the smoking top of Mount Vesuvius, and some
hours afterwards dropped anchor in the Bay Of
Naples mile outside the breakwater. Within
twenty minutes of their arrival steam launch
came to the yachts SIDE and Mr. Perigord and
the port health officer climbed on board together.
Voeroeh Immediately led them to the Captains
cabin, and little later into the saloon. Cres-
| sinpham once heard the Princes nervous voice
raised in loud expostuation, after that nothing
for quite two hours at the end of which time
the whole party came silently deck.
Pergord approached the young man, and whis-
pering in his ear "You have done well," said
aloud, 81 wish you to accompany me ashore, my
| Lord"
Cressingham nodded, and with great difficulty
restraining his curiosity, followed Pergord
down the gangway into the little steam tender
i that groaned alongside very strong hot wind
was blowing from the land and there being no
shelter on the launch, conversation was render
ed impossible.
In silence they landed. Prince Carlos sauted
Perigord without speech and disappeared in
carriage The health officer bowed very gravely
and departed also in silence, except that he rat
tied some coins in his pocket if to reassure
himself.
But Perigord at last broke from his reserve
and spoke: 81 congratulate you on your sea-
sickness, my Lord"
"Then you think as r." cried Cressingham de.
lighted with such support.
Precisely since I still retain possession of my
reason But let us dine together, that is if you
have any appetite"
Perigord took the young mans arm with a
gesture almost affectionate, and led him slowly in
to the city,
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