The Washington times., 1911-04-17
CHAPTER XXI (Continued) .

native mad learned TO fear. III Woulu De
decidedly dangerous to dIsobey. Re-
assured, the man advanced.
Hand me the ind av that line, av
Yell be so kind, ye white-livered skunk!
Thank ye. Now, sor-ono, 'tis quiet
ye're goin' to be now, is it?"
The man subsided; his strength had
slipped from him without warning, as
consciousness slips from US when we
sleep. He sprawled loosely, his limbs
stricken with sudden weakness. his mus
Cles inert, his flesh tlacCid, utterly spent.
Only the abused brain continued its un-
guided, aimiess functions, wandering
upon a sea of garbled fact and fancy
like helpless ship. From the puffed,
pallid lips came words well-nigh inau-
dible, and disconnected; but the admiral
bent his ear to listen. A name he knew
was uttered, fixing his attention
closely
Malone - the girl. God help
her! Lazard danger
Norah, Norah too weak,
too weak. Curticc "
Ah-h-hr'
The babble died TO a faint whisper
punctuated with means. The admiral.
unable TO distinguish more, whistled and
scratched his head.
That be quare talk. aven fer loony;
them be names l know. Malone, ye
say? An Norab? Ohio. l was moinded
I hand We over t the pIice. butt
wonder, now, wud ye lie quiet and talk
more IN the marnln IL ! put ye l beu
in a berth? I'm thin1in' ye might.
Miguel, lend me the loan av a hand
with this resurrected corpse"
The two carried the man below, plac-
Ing him in an unoccupied stateroom.
Hennessy himself stripped and dried
him, although there was slight neces-
sity: the heat of great fever made the
moisture an evanescent thing. The ad-
Iniral discovered in the mans back the
blackened lips of a gaping knife wound
Il misdoubt we've been nranhandled
CroOl," he said as he dressed and bound
the hurt with rough, hardened fingers
whose touch pity rendered soft and light
as woman's. An 'tis a plain meera
Gle that ye didn't set the say afire wild
th' fever that's burning ye. An droog
ged"' he added, turning up an eyelid to
see the enlarged pupil with its CLASSY
still stare. Some wan-I dunno who
the divil isis hatin' ye hard, little man.
Ie We're bor-rnn t be hanged, or ye'd
be dead bv this! An ye'd be a good
locker, fer all yer disgrracefui fat, If
!e'd scraped that rusty chin within the
month. 'Tis Norah Malone we're think
In av, is it? Lie quiet and recooperate
Ill be savin' We fer the president
Ere dawn a messenger hastened down
the pier, bearing a package for the ad-
miraL This being received, the Don
Juan cast off and made for the open
sea. Since midnight she had trembled,
straining at the leash under the full
head of steam prepared against the ar
rival of the packet. The loyal admiral
was never slow to go about his masters
business, and now his navy pounded
Eallantly the pillows, her engines rat
Ting and wheeling to the last inch
Of their sixteen rated knots.
Curacao they made by the following
evening-an astonishingly quick pas
sage, WHICH brought Joy to the heart of
the prideful admiral. He accomplished
his presidents errand, and, then, obedi-
ont TO Instructions, turned his back upon
the old Dutch colony and made all due
haste upon the return course. In his
pocket reposed a slip of yellow paper
which would convey to Malone the
pleasant information that another ship
ment OF gold was safely started upon
its way TO the vaults of the Roth
schilds
Under the admiraIs kindly care. the
sick man mended as rapidly as might
be for one in his parlous state. His
strength returned to him but slowly, it
Is true, as he lay unconscious in the
berth; but the fever left him, the wound
closed, his breathing became less la
bored; and the night that they rested
from stupor to a restful sleep which
held him for twenty-four hours, and
from which he came to consciousness
with clear, sane light in his eye.
The admiral found him so, but at
tempting to rise.
Lie quiet" he advised, placing his
hands upon the mans shoulders, and
backing his advice with gentle pres
sure WnlCn the Otner was unable 10 re-
sist. Lie quiet, little man. Dye want
to kill yerself? Yere safe an in the
hands av frinds. Be aisy and get we'll"
The man was dazed by the unfamiliar
surroundings.
What ship is this?" he asked in
whisper.
THE Don Juan av tn navy av Ana
huac, me boy
The admiral drew himself up proudly
IT, he announced, am Don Hippo
lyte Michael Jesu Maria Hennessy,
admiral av tn navy av Anahuac, at
tellin' We. Ye're safe as in yer moth
eT's arms
But Norah.?'' inquired the man
anxiously. A hectic flush of excitement
spotted his cheeks and warned the
She's all right" he answered. adding
beneath his breath-"fr all l know.
God forgive me fer lyin';"
My name is Haigh-"
II know, l know. Let be; ivrything's
all right, an ye're not I talk. Give
the good rid blood a chanst { I'LL yer
veins. an thin III be tellin' We all about
ut. Cud ye eat?'
Dog" assented Daniel briefly
I'VE have none aboord. VIII anythin
Else suit ye? Sure, now, ye stay there
an don't move, an I'll be sindin' ye the
father an mither av foine dinner.
Twill do We that much good that We
won't know yerself. viii ye be quiet?"
II will, thank you
Haigh ate prodigiously, and the bene-
flt TO his wasted frame was great. In
theory, this treatment of the admirals
may have been bad; in practice it was
perfection. He ate greatly, sighed con-
tcntedly, and slept for six hours; ate
again. and again slept the sleep of con-
valescence. Thus passing night, he
awoke upon a morning, when the Don
Juan was but twelve hours from San
Diego, breakfasted with gusto, and de-
manded clothing; he would rise and
dress himself. The admiral took his
temperature, noted the restlessness
which, as he knew, would do the man
more harm II curbed than eXertion
could, and humored him.
Slowly and with laborious toll Daniel
dressed himself in an ill-fltting suit of
ducks which the admiral had requisi-
toned from an officers wardrobe. He
thought deeply and feared consumedly,
now guessing that the admiral's reas-