The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-22

Win him at the head looking like nothin human
that ever ard yelling Ike crazy mango
tTo9sh the stnlin water of that there roat ant
lung on somehow and held the fire "a the othei
ch~ps could get thelr breath and forget how bad
they wanted TO run. Il seemed 10 he that it va,
'he next minute that the lap. piled into IT, and
there was big hurrah with some more scrappin
VI course but its different when rs your side
ana then II was over and We got in
, and now its a gamble whether he quits or not
lhe do~tors say he's cured. but think something
broken inside of his head or nerves or something
md he don't particular want to live. And | can't
rake INN, nohow. tie don't give d dime even
MheH read the dispatches and he sees that he s
peTH posted py Tie hnghsi general Tor conspicuous
galantry and recommended for the " (Which OF
course ne can't get. not being Englishnan but
is tAc nearest they could come to giving it HIM
and decorated By the Japanese His captains COM
mssion IS waiting for him. He's got the whole
Service in his pocket"
Ihe little mans voice had grown husky and he
hent his head as he tucked the rug the feet of
tAe inert figure 10 hide the burrng OF his eyesight
Nh1n his hand was loosened. and the invalid missed
'Ls hTIn, warm, human clasp, his body began 10
shake with pitiial tlemors and dismay and terror
came iuto the pale eyes.
Miss Hals,s4d had been following the sel9eant's
story "Fh t4ce that alternately paled and Austed
ana with lips that often trembled With her eyes
hidden She said to smith
y on have 10 hold his hand like that-all the
tune Or he shakes and trembIes 40 But that
keeps You by him That is hard on you--conining
49, Ihat amt nothih, ma am, TO what I'd like to do
he more YOU git chance to do the more dog
soned proud you when it's man-ike-hin"
DO you suppose--7 The eirl turned on him
with the impersonal direene.s that gave such a
ins presence. Would make any difference to him
u i wa the hand OF any else--my hand:'
w might try it, maam. and see
Cautiously a hand soft vet vigorous slid it's
smooth beauty into the long bony fingers as the
sergeant drew his hand away The sergeant straight
ehed himself and stretched his cr4mped arms
iuNpncrsy Miss 1alstead nodded TO him with
authority;
GO and get some rest" She said, under her
breath bni with the anaaty that marked her. "Ill
II taA here Tor TWO hours.
II i. doubtful ii the Yokohama in tie length al
0r ga going career had ever had the sensation
Tat furnished it shat day When the tidings
reached the aurt tie 1ctioa Of whose authority VAS
enc ~ Miss N3l.teads most valued possessions
SINCE 1t enabled her 10 have her own way very
nearly to ,be top Of her bent that lady swallowed
lafd m anticipation OF her certain defeat and bore
down upon the spot the forward deck under the
plot-h0use on the st4rboard side.
They mad been at sea two weeks before there
was any evidence in the inyalids manner that her
pre- meant anything to him. 1t was when she
Was ten minutes late one afternoon. Smith had
obscrt ed li for he had made mental note that the
beer would be gong stale when his attention was
drawn 10 hts patients unusual restcssness. From
oae side to the other Harthen turned his heavy
cad Ills eye. frightened By unmistaksbe irritable
inquiry and the rugs displaced by his peeyish
N that moment Miss Hastead came into sight.
Aud into the liepteuauts hollow eyes there came
lnnlislal.ab'e satisfaction Smith saw it, and from
a. dsy dated The military salute with which he
nF ari-bly greeted the lady
aut thc SURFING - the iapsed personality of the
man brNu2ht go tie surface sediment ot sulsen
DE- par il- ad Lifted li. whole body eagerly But
hc wltion hurt tile still sore wound And that
orougla bae, ui.at lie lad for tie tbousandth time
forgotten. t'at intonccigable outrage the loss of
i arff i- eyes mrncd 70 the side of tie ship,
"i'ei thi. ae he might as well drop overheard"
she -1d ta tr-rit ~ painful sympathy, as the
'oor eye, ,oFm hers in hunted uncertainty as