Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-09-08
CHAPTER VII.
A Disciple of Sir Walter

Even as 1 SdZeu upon ner, my dQ-
miration deeper than my pain, the
arch expression of her face changed;
there came sudden rush of pity, of
anxiety into those clear, challenging
eyes, and with one quick step she
drew nearer and bent above me.
ooh, Captain Wayne" she cried,
her warm, womanly heart conquering
all prejudice, you are badly hurt and
bleeding Why did you not tell me?
Please let me aid you"
81 fear | must" / replied grimly.
II would gladly spare you. for indeed
do not believe my injury sufficient
ly serious to cause alarm, but l find
l have only one arm / can use at
present; the brute got his teeth into
the other"
ooh, believe me, can do It," She
spoke bravely, a sturdy ring of con-
fidence in the voice, although at the
thought her face paled. 81 have been
in the hospitals at Baltimore, and
taken care of wounded soldiers. II
there was only some water here!"
She glanced about, dreading the pos
sibility of having to go forth into
the night alone in search of a spring
or well.
II think you will find pail on the
bench yonder," said, for from where
l leaned against the wall l could see
out into the shed. ut was doubtless
left for the dog to drink from"
She came back with it, tearing down
a cloth from off peg in the wall as
she passed. and then, wearing a reso
lutte air Of authority, knelt beside me,
and with rapid fingers, flung back my
Jacket, christening the rough army
shirt, and laid bare, SO far as was
possible. the lacerated shoulder.
Forgive me-" she said anxiously,
but l fear l can never dress it in
this way. We must remove your
Jacket and cut away the sleeve of your
shirt
At last the disagreeable task was
accomplished, the wounded shoulder
comnletely barred Her face was
deathly white now, and she shielded
her eyes with her hand
ooh, what horrible wound" she
exclaimed, almost sobbing How that
great brute must have hurt you'll"
1.-THE wound is not so serious as it
appears" | replied reassuringly, and
glad myself to feel that I spoke the
truth, "but confess the pain is in
tense, and makes me feel somewhat
faint 1t was not so much the mere
Ste of the dog, but unfortunately he
got his teeth into an old wound and
tore it OPEN
''An old wound?"
Eyes; | received MIME ball there
at Gettysburg, and although the bullet
was extracted, the wound never prop
erly healed"
She performed her disagreeable
task with all the tenderness of
sympathetic woman, and as she
worked swiftly and deity, made no
attempt to conceal the tears clinging
to her long lashes. Skilfully the
deep, jagged cash was bathed out,
and then as carefully bound up with
the softest cloths she could find at
hand. The relief was great and felt,
as | moved the shoulder, that saving
the soreness it would probably not
greatly bother me.
Now you must lie back and rest"
she said commandingly, as | ATTEMPTED
to thank her
CAS- your nurse I command abso-
Lutte quiet" striving to speak gaily. |
he 10 iFrht i- 71x-
and I mean to discover if this lone
cabin contains anything which human
beings can eat; confess that I am
nearly famished."
"a most excellent symptom. and I |
imagine your quest will not be wholly |
vain, To my eye that greatly re-
sepbles a slab of bacon hanging be-
side the chimney
ut indeed is" she exclaimed. land |
| feel as a shipwrecked seaman must |
on first beholding land"
However my naturally energetic |
spirit revolted at inactivity, for the
time being my faintness precluded any |
thought of doing other than obeying |
her orders, and l lay there silent. |
propped up against the logs, my eager |
eyes following her rapid, graceful
movements with constantly increas.
ing interest AS she worked the re-. |
Election of the red flames became
mingled with the gray dawn. until the
bare and cherries interior grew more
and more visible. Her search was far
from unsuccessful. while her resource
fulness astonished me, old campaigner
as I was; for it was scarcely more
than full daylight before she had me
at the table, and was doing full
justice to such coarse food as the
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