Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-07-25

Lights herel" he cried He made
such rapid examination as he could,
seeing in a moment one foot lying in
ert out Of place, and helpless. "She's
only tainted" he said. IT'S her ankle.
She's broken IL in the darkness COM
ing to meet us. We will take her to
the ship"
mo" said the man, "she must come
of her own free viii. Send 70 the ship
for baudages nd whatever you re.
qure"
Very well" said the surgeon, rising
and conforrius hastily with Mr.. Whit.
takcr. Meanwhile, your handker.
chiefs, gentlemen, and some cold
water"
There is a spring hereabouta," said
the man, "on the other side of the
hill"
"I viii fetch the water" said the
chaplain.
lie was wearing a tightly woven
straw hat in which he could easily
carry It.
Mr.. Whitaker turned and ran to the
beach whence he sent the boat off to
the ship. The surgeon meanwhile had
bound up the womans ankle, and
bathed 1t with water and whisky, and
had forced some of the spirits down
the woman's throat, but the mans
touch, his presence, would have suf-
feed to call her back to life.
do you suffer-" he asked tenderly
as consciousness returned to her.
Not since you are here" she said.
Il ran to meet the ship and fell and
hurt my ankle"
THE doctor has fixed it up for you.
We have sent to the ship for band
ages"
Man" she said, whose ship is it?"
Mine"
did you see my signal?"
"Yes, and we were glad because It
told us that you were alive, but we
were coming directly here"
And did you come for me?"
For you only"
"How did you know that was
here?"
Il didn't know it."
"Why did you come then?"
81 was sent here"
"Who sent you"
"Langford."
"Did he tell you was here?"
NO, he told me to go back to the
island, that was ALL"
Nothing more?"
He gave me a letter which I was
to open when / set foot upon it,"
open it now," said the woman.
She had risen to a sitting position.
He knelt beside her, his arm around
her supporting her. He carried the
letter in his pocket. He had slipped 1t
there as he started for the shore. He
took it out and handed it to her.
You may open it," he said.
With trembling fingers she tore the
envelope. Inside there was nothing
Tor him, but a smaller envelope ad.
dressed to her. The chaplain held
the light close to enable them to see.
1T is for me-" she said, not for
YOU"
Yes" said Charnock gravely, sti-
fling a spasm of jealousy in his heart.
You may open it,"
Not ]" returned the man touched
by this confidence. 1T is for YOU"
Without more ado she tore the sec.
ond envelope. A little slip of paper
Tell from 1t. His message was aston
brief. While Charnock reso-
lutely averted his head, she read these
i broke my word once to your sor-
row; | break it again to your 10Y.
Won't you try to remember now that
am gone that | tried TO make amends
and that | gave him back to you?"
She glanced at the paper and then
she read the simple words aloud
Charnock understood vaguely that
IN some way Langford had known that
the woman was alive-how he could
ascertain later-and that she had
made him promise not to tell; that
he had broken his promise and died.
II don't understand the last words"
said the woman.
They are his last words, l take IT,"
answered the man. "He looked like a
lead man when he came to me at my
house in Virginia and told me to go to
the island"
Poor Langford," said the woman.
May God have mercy on him!"
added the chaplain, solemnly. He
knew the story, too. do you forgive
lim, my child?" asked the old man as
ne, too, turned away to leave these
.wo alone.
with all my heart" answered the
woman.
And do you forgive me?" asked
Jharnock softly.
With all my heart" again an.
'wered the woman, but with a change
n the intonation that made all the diff.
erence in the world between the two
She turned her face toward him.
eachng her arms up to his neck, for
getting the pain in her foot in the
ong kiss he pressed upon her up
urned lips while he held her close
here in that still and starry night on
nat gemlike island Of regeneration In