The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-02-28

Among these stipe1'stitious people he
was growing to believe in all sorts of
signs and presentiments. hardly aware
Of it 1t did not occur to him now to
turn away. from the sick man. Go he
must. If only to use his scanty but
practical knowledge Of medicine to
soothe pain or perhaps effect cure.
His remedies were mostly the simple
Fold fashioned ones he had learned
from his mother.
Oragua lay over to the south, tiny
scattering of nuts near the beach
few miles away from his plantation.
In going there he could not catch the
fruit steamer. Missing that it would be
days before he might get another I'M
Z less he traversed many miles Of rough
roads to reach railroad line. He set
tied despondently In his seat, his mo-
mentary enthusiasm smothered by the
pressing necessity Of the moment.
Hediscovered the old man sunk in
state Of coma. He had suffered a
stroke OF apopiexy, and there was
nothing the young American could do,
save to apply simple remedies that
would at least satisfy the wailing rel
atives that he was doing something.
In fact, his presence was needless, his
sacrifice In vain.
Morning found him closing the eyes
Of the old man of Oragua. who had
after all gone to the Great Physician
to be cured spiritually as well as bod
lily OF his ailments. When he had
Withdrawn from the hut of mourning
and Dominique had thrust in the cart
large basket of fruit that the CRATE
full relatives Of the old man Of Oragua
had pressed upon Freeman the latter
walked down to, little point OF land
that jutted into the sea- When he
emerged from a grove of palms into
the full sunlight he was startled By
the sight of a large steamer lying per-
haps quarter of mile from shore.
Two small launches were putting OF
from her. and another was almost I'M
der his very nose at the waters edge.
Wild with excitement, he rushed
away and called his servant to bring
his luggage. Then he intercepted the
first boat, which had just landed a
dozen tourists, men and women, who
looked at the sun Drowned American
with friendly eyes.
From the sailors Freeman learned
that the vessel was the Triposa,
tourist steamer. cruising among the
Islands. Her steering gear had gone
wrong or Oragua. and while it. was
being repaired those passengers who
desired it had gone ashore The steam
err was outward bound from New York
and would make San Juan in the
course of her trip They thought It
likely that the captain would take
Freeman as a passenger
Delighted at this happy turn of fate.
which seemed to have been brought
about by the old man Of Oragua; Ralph
! found infinite satisfaction ln1seeing biz
luggage slowed in the boat Then he
+ gave final directions to Dominique
and bade him farewell.
Now the other launches landed their
} tourists. and they. too, gazed at Free
man as they streamed past. Suddenly
his heart jumped madiy and the blood
raced through his veins as it had not
done since he had last seen Lillian
Wade. For there she was. staring
back with wondering eyes. starry With
happiness at seeing him
Forgetful of the cotton broker and
his possible relationship to Lillian,
Ralph Freeman found himself holding
her hands and trying to appear con-
ventional before many curious eyes.
At little distance he saw an aston
ished looking elderly woman who SEEM
ed to be waiting for Lillian.
"Oh, Ralph! To think you should
be herep' She was breathing quickly.
81 was going to you-I'll tell you all
about it later Then you haven't for
gotten me. and you have forgiven me
for being such brute y he fairly
stammered in his haste
1--WE been punished. Ralph. for my
perversity," she said humbly, Il did
not care bit for that man. only l was
vexed that you should doubt my 10y
atty in the least. Come and be intro
duced to Mrs Ford-l am travelling
with her 1t is all so wonderful
you can thank the old man Of Ora
qua for, this. dear" he said to her as
they went along. And to himself he
whispered softly, wonderingly, ''And
you can bet believe there are giants
in these days tool"