Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-26

'It's his arm, I guess" says I. He
bruised it aboard the sloop."
The doctor pulled up Hartley's coat
sleeve and felt of the arm.
Bruised it, he says. Il should say
he did. The arm Is broken"
Now you can bet that Martin Hartley
want the only sick man aboard that
train just then. There was another one
and he'd been christened Solomon. When
I heard that doctor say that the Twins
arm was broken 1 give you my word l
went cold all over. Think Of the grit of
the feller-the clean up and down grit Of
him! Rampaging. around. running auto
mobiles and chasing doctors, and all that
with broken arm. And never even men,
tioning it. I took Off my hat to that New
Yorker. Crazy or not he could have my
vote for any job from poundkeeper to
President.
want much good, but DR.. Jordan
was a whole team and the dog under the
wagon. He sent me for the conductor,
and between us we got Hartley into the
baggage car and away from the crowd of
passengers.
Then we rugged up a kind Of bed for
him on a pile of trunks and the doctor
went to work.
He got Martins coat off and his shirt
sleeve up and had a good saook at the
arm. Hartley opened his eyes while the
examination was going on.
oIohen' ooctoi' iSh IT, ho oono'
weak.
"Yes," says Jordan 'Only a simple
fracture of the forearm. though. Well
get off at the next station and find a
comfortable place for you"
But he wouldn't hear Of 1t. Not much
that doctor went straight on to East
witch. Said he'd had too much trouble
getting him on that train to let him off
it now, even II twas his neck instead of
his arm that was cracked. There was
considerable powwow, but finally Jordan
gave in.
"All right" he says. "Needs must If
the old gentleman drives. The arm is in
better shape than you deserve, consider
Ing how you've treated It, It'll make a
temporary bandage. put you off at your
home station. and come back and set the
Hand me that box over there, conductor
please"
With a slat Off box in the baggage.
and pieces of Hartley's shirt. he spliced
that arm as pretty as picture. Then he
rugged up sling made Of a couple OF
handkerchiefs, and there was the pa
| tient In pretty fair shape. considering.
When we got to Wellmouth the con-
ductOr-a mighty decent Teller. he was
held up the train while I made arrange
n,ents with the driver OF the Old Home
House depot wagon to take Martin to the
hotel. 1 was for going with him. but he
put his foot down on that plan in a
| hurry.
mo. sir" says he. IT want you to see
that the goods are delivered. You get
Jordan to the school on time and find out
if there's anything else you can do to
help over there. Then you can come
back. II you want to: but don't you show
your head around me till the contract is
| carried out. II you do-well. my right
arms in pretty good condition yet
| In spite Of the pain I knew he was In
he managed to pump up a grin. I grin
ned back, but there was a big lump just
| astcrn of my swallowing gear.
Tho train got to Eastwich on time, and
Lord James was waiting with the team
at the depot. We drove to the fresh
! Air farm like we was going to a fire
Miss Talford was at the door
| Here's the DOCTOR 1 says. Flows
| the boy?"
1.-THE pain is little easier now, we
think" says she. "Come right upstairs
| DR.. Jordan. 1t was SO good of you to
come. Agnes hasn't slept since he was
| taken H.
| l followed the doctor and the Talford
girl up to the bedroom. mighty pretty
room twas. too: all Powered paper. and
| colored pictures and sunshine. But ]
didn't notice these things much.
Poor little Redny! There he laid. In the