The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-10
CHAPT X.
Continued.

Agatha hesitated TO speak OF the
nights experience. uncertain how far
Jims memory carried him. and not
knowing how a sick man, In MS
weakness, might be affected. sui,
now that Ire seemed almost himself
again, save for the chill, she Ven
tured to refer to the event, speaking
In matter-of-fact way, as II such
endurance tests We're the most
natural events In the world. James
speech was quite coherent and lis
tinct. but very slow, as II the enort
TO speak came from the depths OF a
profound fatigue.
"Hand--that's good name for
him. | thought II was the. hand OF
God. which plucked me, like David,
or Jonah. or some such person, out
OF the seething pillows. But ! didn't
think OF there being man behind"
Then, after long silence, Where
is he?"
He's gone OF TO find somebody &c
help us get away from here; a ear
rage or wagon of 81 me sort. and
some food and clothes
Something caused jim TO calculate,
though quite feebly, You poor
thing" And then ne asked, very
slowly, Where is herr"
II don't knows and Mr.. Hand
doesn't know.
And we've lost our tags.
laughed Jim family.
Agatha couldn't resist the laugh
though the weakness III Jim's voice
was almost enough 10 make Ter
weep as well.
Yes. we've lost our tags. more
the pity. Mr. Hand thinks were
either on the coast of Maine, Or Cl
an island somewhere near the coast
myself think IL must at least he
Nova Scotia, or possibly Newfouhd-
land But Hand will find out aid
be back soon. and then We'll get
away from here an6 go TO Some
place where We'll all be comforta-
BILE"
Agatha stole away, and with much
difficulty succeeded III kindling the
fire again She tended ii until 2
good steady heat spread over the
rocks and then returned TO James,
She curled up. half sitting, nall
lying, against the rocks.
Clouds had risen during the g.
cent hours, and il was much darker
than the night before had been. The
ocean, washing it's million pebbles
up on the little beach, moaned and
complained necessarily. In the lons
intervals between their talk, Aga.
tha's head would fall, hor eyes woul I'd
close. and she would almost sleep /,
but an undercurrent If anxiety con-
corning her companion kept her n.
ways at the edge Of consciousness
James himself appeared to have ho
desire to sleep. He was trying &c
piece together, in his mind, his con.
scious and unconscious memories
At last he said:
Il guess | haven't been much go ID
for a while-have L?
Agatha considered before replying
You were quite exhausted, think
and we feared you might be i'll"
And Handy Andy got my joh?'
She laughed outright at this. al
much for the feeling of reinsurance
ii gave her as Cor the Jest itself.
nanny AHuy Iclldiuly Hdu Il JOD
with us TWO on his hands" sht
laughed.
II bet he did" cried James, with
more vigor than he had shown DE-
fore. He's a great man; I'm fol
him When's he coming back?"
Early in the morning, | hope
said Agatha, swallowing her misgiv-
ings.
That's good" said James. IL
think I'll be about and good for
something myself by that time"
There was another long pause, so
long that Agatha thought James must
have gone to sleep again. He thought
likewise OF her, IL appeared; for when
he next spoke 1t was In a careful
whisper:
Are you still awake, Agatha Red
mond?"
Yes, indeed; quite. Do you want
anything"
Yes. a number of things. First,
are you quite recovered from the
trouble-that nights awful trouble?"
He seemed to be wholly lost as to
time. Did you come off without any
serious injury? DO you look like your.
SELF strong and rosy-cheeked again.
Agataha replied heartily to this and
her answer appeared to satisfy James
for the moment. Though" she add.
ed, here in the dark, who can tell
whether | have rosy cheeks or not?''
True" sighed James, but his sigh
was not an unhappy one. Presently
he began once more: II want to know
too, II you weren't surprised that
knew your name?'
We'll. yes. little, when had time
to think about 1t. How did you know
it?"
James laughed. IL meant TO keep
II a secret, always; but | guess III
tell, after ADJUST you. got IL from
the program. that Sunday, you know '
'As, yes, understand She didn't
quite understand, at first; for there
had haan nj her SUNDAYS and other