Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-06
CHATTER XIV. tcont'nu.d.,

her CHANGING about him eagerly, he
caught sight OF the lighted windows Of
The Three Watermen; and, without q
1 moments delay, half carried and half
supported her through the door and
into the little private bar
Only one person happened to be in
that bar at the time little man,
4 seated In corner, half asleep, with a
glass OF spirits beside him. The cap
tain; entering hurriedly with his bur-
den, looked round and cried out: "Give
me some brandy quick! an tell me
we're j can find a doctor"
AT the mention OF the last word the
& little man In the corner staggered to
his feet, swayed uneasily for mo-
ment, and then came towards the, cap
tain, with what dignity he could mus
ter on such short notice. But his eyes
no sooner fell upon the captain, and
then upon the girl, than he uttered q
sort ct cry, spun completely round like
an unsteady top, and made for the
door But the captain had recognized
him, too: and caught him just as he
was slipping out.
Ere, old ard, messmate-'old
ard" exclaimed the captain, who had
deposited his burden on a bench and
was able to give, for the moment, his
undivided attention to his captive.
You're man as wants to see, in
arr shake, SO soon as I've attended
4 to this ERE young lady. An perhaps,
as there don Z seem to be nobody else
andy APPS you can tell me We're
j I'll find doctor q
The little man other than DR..
Ctipps coWed by the superior
! size and strength of the captain. and
rapitulated. IL am doctor" he
said. giving himself sort Of shake,
: probably with the object OF pulling
himself togetha--and bending over
Madge, who had begun to open her
eyes and look about her. .Ah-noth-
ling more than temporary faintness.
az | imagined.
He turned round suddenly and went
to the bar, and hammered on 1t with
his fists, and shouted out in voice
sufficient to be heard TO the other end
Of the house; Hi hi--why the dick.
ems don't you look after business, all
of you? Here's brandy wanted and
all sorts Of things and yet any one
might die, and be buried forty times
over. before you'd turn q hair. Hi
hi-wh here are you ALP
A surly- looking man came slowly
out OF an inner room and advanced to-
the bar. All right---all right you
needn't shout the ,ouse down. Dr..
Z Cripps,n he said, STOPPING to get what
was wanted, and glancing carelessly
at the girl as he did so.
But At happened that the brandy was
not required, Tor the mention Of the
name Of Cripps was suflctent to rouse
Madge 40 nothing else could have
done. She .sprang up at once and
caught the little man by the shoulders
and looked into his eyes, Cripps. for
his part, began 70 shake and to trem-
BILE very much for aforementioned the
( nifty pounds she had paid him, and
wondered whether or not she wanted
j it hack. III
Are you Dr.. Cripps, Z she asked,
{ staring at him intently, Yes. 1 see
4 you are. What providence has sent
4 youste me at this time ~ Is
fadam, said the doctor, feebly, ~
4 ft would be any use for me to decay
my own identity would most willing.
/ Ii do so. 4 have been hunted ard
D badgered to an extent beyond all be.
lief; have been dragged about In the
dead OF night, sworn at, carried miles
on hay-wagons without a chance OF obs
{ tanning natural and necessary refresh
nient:: and AL because my name hap
pens to be Grips. hut give In.
& madam; am yanquished; do what
you will with me but let me finish my
4 liQuof '5.
Hewalkad across to where his glass
Il stood and drained IL, ana then looked
expressiyeiy At the captain. But moth
5Sin came or ttts.t. and at last. begin
ming dinly to see, III the coming Of
these two peopt each connected, In
such y different fashion, with his recol-
\ lections of Dandy Chatter thing
which ne had to face, whispered the
4 landlord over the bar for 4 moment.
AMI then turned again to them. WIS.,
you want me- II you have any
thing private to say Z, he said you had
bettar come upstairs: there Is q room
there DC which 4 can claim the use. K Use
And in hich you an me met some
ltttle time bach. 4 said the captain,
nnd gtng him
Grippe led che nv upstairs ana s,ish-
nrnsf xhSafn 3tifo fhsa IN ~ IN