Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-14

HARDY, ana fa1nteQ away.
What's the matter there with our
MANI" asked Romanoff in y voice that
made no attempt to conceal q sneer.
HE seems to be slightly weary.
thought must have hit him. How
Is 1t, surgeon? Have done his bust
ness for him.
HE is seriously wounded, fear
replier the surgeon. Get his coat
about him. Here, lift him into the
sledge. Let me get in with you. Now,
| drive like mad; drive, rayl"
CHAPTER XII
BY the surgeons orders. Gortchakov
drove directly to hospital, where
Hardy was laid upon bed and his
wound examined and dressed. The
Princes bullet had passed through the
flesh beneath the shoulder, making q
clean perforation-- painful but not q
dangerous wound. Hardy received In
thessledge, and to Gotchakov's demand
why he had shot SO badly, made no re-
ply other than:
The best-intentioned bullets some
times go astray. turn him over to
you, lieutenant; I have not deprived
you Of the pleasure of killing him your
self"
His coat and shirt were cut away
from his chest at the hospital, and "a
young grub of an intern assisted the
surgeon in washing the wound and
passing silk handkerchief through It,
IAN operation that caused the patient
to bite his neither lip till 1t bled, but
did not draw a groan from him.
1n yfn In o1&~ -
month" said the surgeon. on taking
his leave, but beg Of you. IL you
think Of fighting again either to post
pone your little affair till the spring
breezes begin to blow, or don't call on
me to assist you. shall have chill
blains as a result OF your foolishness,
that may cause me more suffering
than your nasty little puncture.'
Gortchakov departed In q surly hui
NOR, evidently disgruntled because his
principal had failed to remove the
lieutenant's chief rival, as he supposed
to another sphere, where they nietner
marry nor are given In marriage.
Hardy was left alone with q large
boned, florfd nurse Of peasant type,
and The young grub OF an intern. who
was disposed to be inquisitive as to the
cause of the wound
He rid himself Of the intern by pre-.
tending that he desired to sleep, and
then sent the, nurse to telephone for
Wang.
The boy arrived about noon.
What cas happened, my dear mas
ter" he sobbed, sinking on his knees
beside the cot. and taking one of Har.
dy's hands in both his own. care you
wounded2 Have you been attacked?
Have vow met with an accident? Tell
me, beg Of you! You do rot know
how have suffered with fear and
anxiety. as felt that you were about
to encounter some terrible danger
And you left me this--this" produc-
ing the will and tearing it into BITS
TO increase my anxiety. Did YOU
think that money could have com.
pensated me for your loss? Oh, 1t was.
cruel of yor-cruel!"
will you be Kind enough to leave
us alone?" said Hardy to the nurse.
This is my secretary, and have some
communications of private nature to
make to him"
But the doctor said you were not
to be left alone, and that you were not
to talk" objected the nurse. who was
ike the intern, consumed with curiosi-
ty.
go. say!" commanded Hardy, his
pain causing him to give away to the
anger which this meddlesome persis-
tence aroused in MIN Cor. here! In
my coat thereor In the ruins OF it.
you will find pocketbook Take from
It a ten-rouble note. No, in the other
pocket: That's 1t. There! will give
you the, ten roubles If you will 70 out
into the hall Immediately and not
come back until send for you. I
II AM not in mood to enjoy femin-
Inc society now, however charming"
he added whimsically. "If you re-
pond to my wishes during the time
that have the pleasure of being with
you, shall see that you are literally
rewarded. Do you comprehend? %
"Da. da, d., da!" replied the girl
with quick understanding, and glided
from the room.
Ti1ere!" said Hardy kindly, touched
BY the boys concern. Get up and sit
in that chair. Bring 1t here by the
side OF the bed, and I'll tell you all
about 1t. l, an American, Frederick
Courland Hardy, Of Boston, Massa.
cnusstts, have fought duel, and I
suspect, about a woman!"
"A woman?" stammered Wang,
turning suddenly pale.
AS nearly as can find out. was
calling on the Princess Romanoff. and
paying her my respects, when in came
her cousin, the Prince Romanoff, and
insulted me SO grossly that I deemed
1t my duty to demand satisfaction OF
him. | strongly suspect that his High
ness antipathy to me is rooted chiefly
in the fact that /, on one occasion
saved the life of his fair cousin. He
struck me nthe face, Wang"
AS the American said these words
his own countenance flushed with
shame.
He struck you!" cried the Korean
Il could spit on his corpse. l could
spurn it with my FOOT"
Il have no doubt You could. thereby
displaying your. devotion to my I'M
worthy self. Your plan is Impractical
Bile. however. for the simple reason
that there is no corpsa. RnnaaAn1 u