The Washington herald., 1906-10-19

friend. lie had been at first quite salts
fed 10 have examined the corpse Of Capt
FageshoIm but later "A sen-e of duty i'm
PEELED him to leave no particular OF his
obligations undoue.
The old gentleman was lying on his
right side. his mouth wide open CresN
singham could detect no motion Of the
heart. but taking out his watch. he put
the cold. bright glass above the colonefs
lips To his joyful surprise. on with
drawing 81. the surface was slightly
dulled He az once shouted Tor assist
ance. and presently. on the arrival Of
Eoerloeff, everything ia the power Of
amateur physicians was done To resuscl-
tate the apparently expiring man. They
alternately drenched the head and Shout
ders with cold water, and vigorously
Chafed his limbs, then forced a quantity
of raw spirit down his throat
Their efforts met with some measure OF
success. The colonel, after an hour OF
this treatment commenced to breathe
stertorously. but ii was impossible 10
waken him 10 consciousness. He lay IN
deep coma, and was apparently in
sensible TO pain. resting utterly unTe-
sponsive TO the pTicking Of a needle or
&
which they essayed for his arousing IN
/ spite OF this. a regular system was In
Stftuted. and with short intervals during
/ the next forty-eight hours relays Of sail
/ ors were employed in repeating the proc
ess of drenching and chahng the old
mans body.
Throughout that day and the next
/ Cressingham received score of implOr-
! ing messages from madame. but he
steeled his heart and replied 10 none of
/ them He did not see the prince again.
and Voerloeff informed him that his high
/ ness was confined to his cabin. having
struck his head against a skylight and Sc
verely bruised his forehead.
| On the afternoon Of the second day they
| sighted the smoking top of Mount Vesu-
vius. and some hours afteTwaTd dropped
anchor in the Bay of Naples, a mile out
side the breakwater. Within twenty min
utes of their arrival steam launch came
to the yachts side, and Mr.. Perigord and
| the port health officer climbed on board
| together.
VOerloen Immediately led them 10 the
| captains cabin, and a little later into the
saloon. Cressingham once heard the
princes nervous voice raised in loud ex
postulation, after that nothing for quite
two hours, at the end of which tim,
the whole party came silently on deck.
Perigord approached the young man
and whispering in his ear, You hav,
done well" said aloud. Il wish you t,
! accompany me ashore. my lord
Cressingham nodded. and with grea
difficulty restraining his curiosity, follow
ed Perigord down the gangway into tn
little steam tender that groaned along
side. A very strong hot wind was blow
/ ing from the land. and there being ni
shelter on the launch, conversation wa
rendered impossible
! In silence they landed. Prince Carlo
lsaluted PerigOTd without speech and dis
appeared in carriage. The health OF
ficer bowed very gravely and depaTte
also in silence, except that he rattle
some coins In his pocket as If to reassur
himself.
But Perigord at last broke from his re
lserve and spoke: Il congratulate you o
your seasickness. my Lord -
Then you think as u" cried Crossing
ham. delighted with such support
Precisely, since I still retain possession
Iof my reason But let US dine together
that is, if you have any appetite
why, I think so, sir "
PerigOrd took the young mans arr
with gesture almost affectionate. an
led him slowly into the city.
TO DE CONTINUED TOMORROW.