Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-29
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7 lie WAY
OF
A MAN
By EMERSON HOUGH
Copyright. 1851 by the Outing Publishing
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Copyright. IoO7. by the Outing Publishing
IOmpEuy
CHAPTER K.


turned / looked into the face OF Au.
berry. Se stood frUwuIng. holding in
his hnud feathcrcd arrow shaft of
willow. rroOyed along It's sides TO let
the blood run free. sinpw wrapped to
hold Us feathers light-a typical arrow
Of the buffalo tribes. But. rs | Joined
Auberry's gaze. | saw the arrow was
headress. Duly argued that. there.
fore, this head must be somewhere In
my neck.
Ellen Meriwether sat on the sand.
gently stroking my forehead
They have gone" said she. we
whipped them" Her hand again light.
ly pressed my forehead.
heard someone else say, behind
me. But We have nothing in the
world mot even opium"
True" $50 another voice, which
recognized as that Of Orlne. but that's
his one chance"
what do YOU know about SURGERY"
asked the first voice. which knew
now was BcIknaps.
"Nure than most doctors" was the
answer. with laugh Their voices
grew less distlnguIshable. but present
ly heard Ormc say. Yes. I'm game
to do IL. II the man says so.r Then he
came and stopped down beside me.
mfr. Cowles." said he. you're rather
badly OF. That arrow head ought to
come ont. but the risk of going after 1t
is very great. am willing to do what
you say II you decide that you
In ma IN IN Fa I "a
do so IT'S only right for Inc to tell
S9lI ihat Il lies very close 10 the caro-.
I'D artery and that 1t will he an extra.
ordinarily nice operation TO get 1t out
wlthOut-well. you know
| looked up into that strange face
the face OF my enemy. | knew II was
the face of II murderer. man who
would have no conjunction Mt taking
a human life. My mind then was
strangely clear. | saw his glance at
the girl, saw, rs clearly as though
he had told me. that this man was
as deeply in love with Ellen Meri-
wether as myself; that he would win
her IL he could: that his chance was
as good rs mine. even II we We're
both at our best. ! knew there was
nothing at which he would hesitate.
unless some strange freak in his ma
ture might influence him. RemUrse.
mercy. pity. | knew did not exist for
him But with II flash It came TO my
mind that this was all the better, II
he must now serve as my surgeon.
lie looked into my eye. and ! re-
turned his gaze. scOrning to ask him
not TO take advantage OF me. now that
was fallen. His own eye changed.
II asked of me. MS though he spoke:
Are you. then. game to the core?
Shall | admire you and give you an
other chance. or shall kill you nOw?'
say that | saw. felt. read all this in
his mind. looked up into his face
and said:
you cannot kill me an not go
ing 10 die. 60 on, Soon. then"
4 sort Of sigh broke from his lips.
as though he felt content do not
think II was because he found his foe
worthy one. do not think he con.
sidered me either as his foe or his
friend or his patient. He was simply
about to do something which would
test his own nerve. his own resources.
sonnet hing which. II successful. would
allow him to approve his own belief
In himself. | said to myself that !
would pay him II he brought me
throuGh-pay him In some way.
heard them on the sand again. and
saw him come again and bend over
me- All the instruments they could
find had been n razor and keen pen
knife: and all they could secure TO
stanch the blood was some water,
nearly boiling. For forceps Orme had
pair of bullet molds, and these lie
cleansed as best he could by dipping
them Into the hot water
"Cowles," he said, In matter of fact
voice. I'm going after II. But now |
tell you one thing frankly, it's life or
death and II you move your head It
may mean death at once. That irons
lying against the big carotid artery. II
II hasn't broken the artery wall there's
ghost of chance we can get 1t out
safely, In which case you would prob.
ably pull through. I've got TO open the
neck and reach I'm. I'll do II as fast as
l can. Now, I'm not going 10 think Of
you. and, gad!-if you can help it
please don't think Of me-"
Ellen Merwether still held my head
In her lap.
"Are you game-can you do this,
Miss MerigetherI" | heard Orme ask
felt her hands press my head more
tightly. l turned my face down and
kissed her hand. 81 Will not move"
said.