The daily sentinel., 1912-09-21

course, WOulO prevent mo from re-
turning home for 4 long time. even
fl It did not implieate me rs Grim
inal with them, IN which event If
We We're captured, / would be shot
with the rest of the crew, and thus
would end all of my air castles. as
we'll as some which I fancled were
more substantial. or ar least believed
to be by a certain young lady who
seemed n great deal nearer 10 me
now than she ever had before, al
though the reverse conditions nctu-
ally obtained.
From the boatswain learned that
the captain had been wounded in
boarding scrape which had occurred
about n week previous to my visit.
the long time Intervening accounting
for the bad condition in which had
found his arm.
So much Information. coming, Us II
did. so rapidly, almost disheartened
me: but | had TO make the best OF
1t and tried TO be as hopeful as pos
sible.
That evening about midnight I
was summoned to attend the lady.
and in n comparatively short time
had delivered a healthy male child
with no accident to the mother: for
NAANh was iLSoA lANtiA lily Nlldllhfu
by the captain, who Immediately is
sued orders that the craft should not
sail unless It was absolutely impera-
tive on account of the approach of
revenue cutters or police boats: and.
as his arm WAS healing kindly. | be-
gan to think that fate was on my
side.
The succeeding day passed quietly
and in the evening ! was informed
that. if l could give the necessary
instructions to the purscr and fur
nish him with all that was needed
for both OF my patients, | might be
relieved and return TO the city.
To say that | did my best is put
ting 1t mildly. In fact, | do not be-
lieve that | ever more thoroughly eX-
hausted my knowledge or prescribed
more carefully in my life. nor with
a greater interest in their welfare.
Indeed, it was with sincere regrets
that bade them farewell TO Chamber
over the side and float away in the
darkness. fervently hoping that the
Officers of the law would not be led
TO their vicinity.
Some hours later the nose of our
boat rubbed against the piles and
was assisted to n broken plank which
had become detached from the wharf
above. My bags, now nearly empty.
were handed to me, and | was ad-
vised OF the locality in which | would
find myself when emerging from be-
meath the pier. An envelope was
pressed into my hand with an earnest
Good bye" and positive instruc-
tions were given me not to move un-
til at least one-half hour had elapsed.
and that ] was to know nothing of
where | had been or what had seen
under penalty of Imminent danger
to myself and those near to me; in
fact, If | made any investigation in
relation to my experience, it would
cost me my life, as they had confed-
crates throughout the city who
would not fail to carry out their in
.structions.
To be certain that did not move
within the time stated, | sat down
with my watch in my hand and re-
mained for fully three-quarters of an
hour. Then | carefully climbed the
great oaken plank to emerge into the
light OF the besmeared lamps which
were located but half n block away.
Hardly had ! recognized my sur
roundings before | was accosted by
policeman, who roughly inquired as
to what | was doing there at that
time of the night, to which | replied
that / did not know, whereupon he
suggested that | might be able to
explain ito the old man." meaning
the police justice, which / admitted
would be entirely satisfactory to me
Upon reaching the station house
and being brought before his hon
or, who was not in the best of hui
NOR, as was evidenced by his voice
ordering me below. when he sudden
ly recognized me, and, Fastening
down from his bench, inquired where
had come from, assuring me that
the wires had been kept hot for the
past three days in an effort to locate
me. The only reply that | could
make was that / did not know, and
that, If | did, was not at liberty
to say. Hesitating for moment, he
replied that he thought he under
stood, and that he would send an es-
cort to attend me home, which was
in another part of the city across
the bay, five or six miles away, as |
had not been returned to the wharf
from which | was taken. With this
he bade me Good night" and ad-
vised his secretary to call in the de-
tectives who were still at work on
my case.
Suffice it to say that | reached my
anxious friends in safety; and the
next day. remembering the envelope.
opened ii to find three 500 bills
with the single word. Thanks"
scrawled on piece of one of my own
cards, which had evidently been
found in one of my cases