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CHAPTER XIII.
cAPITuLATIoN.
TAFHEN Sheldon emerged frt
NV among the trees he fou
Wv Joan waiting at the CO
CHAPTER xx111.

w Joan waiting at the COM
pound gate, and be could
not fail to see that she was visibly
gladdened nc the sight OF him.
Il can't tell you how glad I am to
zee you" was her greeting. What's
become or Tudor? That last 6utter of
the automatic wasn't nice to listen
to. Was IL you or Tudor2"
$50 you know all about IT," he an
pwered ccolly. "Well. 1t was Tudor,
but be was doing It left handed. Hes
down with q hole in his shoulder" He
looked at her kcenly. Disappointing.
Isn't it7' he dra wled.
How do you meant"
"Why, that didn't kill him."
But didn't want him killed just
because he kissed me-" she cried.
"Oh, he did kiss you," Sheldon re-
torted in evident surprise. II thought
you said be hurt your arm"
"One could call It q kiss, though it
was only on the END Of the nose" She
laughed at the recollection. But l
paid him back for that myself.
boxed his face for him. And he did
hurt my arm. it's black and blue
Lock &C t."
She pulled up the loose sleeve of her
blouse, and be saw the bruised Inn
prints OF two fingers.
Just then gang OF blacks came out
from among the trees. carrying the
wounded man ON rough stretcher.
Romantic, isn't ftp Sheldon sneered.
following Joan's startled gaze. And
now I'll have to play surgeon and doc
tor him up. Funny. this twentieth
century duedng. First you drill a hole
In a man. and next you set about
plugging the hole up"
They had stepped aside to let the
Btretcher pass, and Tudor, who had
heard the remark. lifted himself up
on the elbow Of his sound arm and
said with defiant grin:
IF you'd got one Of mine you'd have
had to plug with dinner plate"
"Oh, you wretchF' Joan cried
rYeu've been. cutting your bullets"
"It was according to agreement"
Tudor answered. Everything went
We could have used dynamite If we
wanted to-"
Hes right" Sheldon assured her
~ they swung in behind. ANY weap-
on was permissible. lay In the grass
where he couldn't see me and BUSH
whacked him IN truly noble fashion.
That's what comes OF having women
on the plantation. And now it's antisep-
ties ana drainage tubes, suppose.
It's . nasty mess, and I'll have to
read up on It before tackle the job"
81 don't see that it's my fault" she
began. II couldn't help It because be
kissed me. I never dreamed he would
attempt It."
1--WE didn't Aght for that reason. But
there isn't time to explain. II you'll
get dressings and bandages ready I'll
look up gunshot wounds and see what's
to DO done"
els he bleeding seriously 7" she asked
"No; the bullet seems to have missed
the important arteries. But that
would have been pickle"
Then there's no need to bother
about reading up" Joan said .'And
I'm just dying TO hear what It was
ali about The Apostle Is lying be-
claimed inside the point and her boats
are out towing. She'll be at anchor
In ave minutes, and DIR. Welshmere Is
sure to be on board So all we've got
to do IL to make Tudor comfortable.
Wed better put him In your room un-
der the mosquito netting and send a
boat or to tell DR.. Welshmere to bring
his instruments"
An hour afterward DR.. Weishmere
left the patient comfortable and at.
tended to and went down to the beach
TO go on board. promising to come back
20 dinner. Joan and sheldon, stand
ing on the veranda, watched him de-
part.
'ITI never have It in for the mission.
aries again since seeing them here in
the solomons." she said, seating her
self In a steamer chair.
She looked at Sheldon and began to
laugh.
That's right" he said. 'Trs the
way feel. playing the fool and trying
10 murder a guest"
"But you haven't told me what it
was all about"
-You," he answered shortly.
'Me7 But you just said it wasn't"
-0h. It wasn't the kiss" He walked
over to the railing and leaned against
It, facing her. "But It was about you
all the same. and may as well tell
you. You remember, warned you
long ago what would happen when you
wanted to become q partner In Be
rande. Wen, all the beach Is gossip
ing about II. and Tudor persisted In
repeating the gossip to me. So you
zee 1t won't do for you to stay on here
under present conditions. 1t would be
better II You went away"
'But I don't want to 70 away she
objected with ruetul countenance.
"A chaperon them
'No. nor q chaperon."
But you surely don't expect ma 10
20 around shooting every slanderer in