The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-04-05

III Iuk SOhu y StuUlltU kdLC. AuV
now III have to play surgeon and doc
tor him up. Funny. this twentieth
century dueling. F1rst you drill a hole
Tn a man. and next you set about
plugging the hole up"
They bad stepped aside to let the
stretcher pass. n Tudor. who had
heard the remark. lifted himself up
on the eIbOw Of his sound arm and
said With q defiant grin:
III you'd got one Of mine you'd have
had to ping with q dinner plate"
"Oh. yon wretch! Joan cried.
you've been cutting your bullets"
ut vas according to agreement"
Tudor answered. Everything went
We could have USED dynamite II we
wanted to-" .
Hes right" Sheldon assured her
as they swung In behind. ANY weap-
on was permissible. ! lay In the grass
where he couldn't see me I'M BUSH
whacked him IN truly noble fashion.
That's what comes Of having ONE
ON the pia ntatton. And now it's antisep-
tics q drainage tubes, | suppose.
It's a nasty mess. and I'll have to
read up Of It before | tackle the job"
II don I see that its my fault" she
began. Il couldn't help 1t because he
kissed me-. l neve dreamed he would
attempt It."
I'VE didn't fight for that reason. But
there isn't time to explain. If you'll
get dressings and bandnges ready III
look up gunshOt wounds and see what's
to be done"
'Is he bleeding ~seriOusly?' she asked.
mo; the bullet seems to have missed
the important arteries. but that
would have been a pickle"
Then there no need to bother
about reading up" Joa said. And
I'm just dying to hear what 1t was
all DOT The Apostle is lying be
Gained inside the point. n her boats
are out towing Shell be at anchor
in five minutes. and Dr. Welshmere is
sure to be on board. So all we We got
to do Is to make Tudor comfortable.
We'd better put hin IN your room I'M
der the mosquito netting and send a
boat of to tell ur. Welshmere to bring
his Instruments"
An hour afterward DR.. Welshmere
left the patient comfortable u at.
tended to and went down to the beach
to go on board. promising to come back
to dinner. Joan and Sheldon. stand
ing on the veranda. watched him de-
part
I'll 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 Its the
way | feel. playing the fool and trying
to murder q guest"
But you haven't told me what it
was al about"
YOU" he answered shortly. "
ME-? But you just said It wasn't"
"Oh. 1t wasn't the kiss" He walked
over to the railing and leaned against
1t. facing her. but II vas about YOU
all the same. and l may AZ well tell
you. You remember. ! warned you
long ago what would happen when you
wanted to become q partner In Be
rande. Well. all the beach Is gossip
ing about IT,. and Tudor persisted In
repeating the gossip to me. So you
see 1t won't do for you to stay on here
under present conditions. 1t would be-
better II you wen away"
But | don't want to 60 away" she
objected with rueful countenance.
"A chaperOn them
mo. nor IA rhaperon."
but you surely don't expect me to
go around shooting every slanderer In
the Solomons that opens his MOUTH"
be demanded gloomily.
mo. nor that either" she answered
with quick tmpulsiveness, I'll tell
you what we'll do. Wen get married
and put a stop 70 II a~ll-there"
He looked at her In Amusement and
would have believed hat she was
making fun OF him had IT not been for
the warm blood that suddenly suf1used
her cheeks
"Do you mean that 2" he asked un-
steadily. "WhyT"
ITO put d stop to all the nasty Cos
sip Of the beach. That's a pretty good
reason. Isn't 1T"
mo: II Is worse than no reason at
I'll ] don't care to marry you as a
! after of ~expediency"-
You are the most ridiculous crea.
ture!"' she broke In with a fash of her
old time anger You talk owe and
marriage to me- very much against
my wish. and go incoming around over
the plantation week after week be-
On use rot can't nave me. and Look at
ME when you think I'm not noticing