The Detroit times., 1912-04-22
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Cooyrisht 1911. The BobASA ssrA Company


dard is coming TO help nurse Mr..
Hambleton. You have been very good
10 stay with us so long: and II YOU
will stay on, shall be glad. But Doc
tor Thayer thinks you should have
help, and SO do |. Especially Tor the
next few days
THAT is entirely agreeable TO me,
Mademoiselle.'
"Will you tell me what-what re-
muneration you were receiving as
chauffeur"
Pardon me. but that is unneces-
sary, Mademoisele. Ii you will allow
me to stay here, either taking care or
Mr. Hambleton or In any outdoor
work, for a week or as long as you
may need me, | shall consider myself
repaid"
Agatha was silent while she but
tered last bit of toast. Hands reti-
cence and evident secretiveness were
battling. She had no intention OF let
ting the point of wages 20 by IN the
way Hand indicated. but after deliD-
GRAFTON she dropped il for the mo-
ment, in order TO take up another
matter.
II was wondering, she began again.
"how YOU happened TO escape from
/ the Jeanne dare alone IN a rowboat.
and what your connection with Mon
1 sieur Chatelard was. Will you tell
me?"
A perfectly vacant look came into
! Hands face. He might have been
deaf and dumb
Al last Agatha began again. Il am
! grateful. exceedingly grateful. Mr.
( Hand, for all that YOU have done for
lis since this catastrophe, but ! can't
have any mystery about people. That
| is absurd Did you leave the Jeanne
Dare when the others did-when L
| fell into the water?"
This time Hand consented TO an
swer NO. Mademoiselle: did not
know YOU had fallen into the water
! until brought you ashore in the
morning"
Then how did you get of ?"
| We'll. il was rather queer. The
men were all tired out working at the
pumps, and Monsieur Chatelard or
dered seaman named Bazinet and
me 10 relieve two OF them. He said
he would call us when the boats were
lowered, as the yacht was then get
|
worked long time: and when finally
we got on deck. thinking the Jeanne
| Dare was nearly done for, the boats
had put of We heard some one
shouting. and Bazinet got frightened
and jumped for the boat He thought
they'd wait for him II was TOO dark
for me 10 see whether he made IL or
not I stayed on the yacht for some
L.. 49, 1T NF,
do" Hand allowed himself n faint
smile and ar last, after a hunt.
found that extra boat, slowed away
aft. II was very small. and IT leaked !;
iprobably that was why they did not
think of using H. But II was better
than nothing | found some putty and
a tin bucket, and got food and lot
OF other things, though the boat filed
so fast that had TO throw most every.
thing out But | got ashore, as YOU
know. | didn't even wait to see the
last OF the Jeanne Dare.
Agatha eyes shone. Hands story
was perfectly simple and plausible.
But the other question was even more
important. She hesitated before re-
lpeating It, however and rewarded
Hands unusual frankness' with a
grateful look.
THAT was q night or experience for
us all, she said, with 4 little sigh AT
the memory Of II.
"But tell me-" Agatha looked up
; squarely at Hand. only TO encounter
his deaf and dumb expression
IF you will excuse me, Mademoisel-
, le," said Hand deferentially, II think
: Mr.. Hambleton's broth is burning"
"Ah. well. very WE'LL" said Agatha.
| And in spite of herself she smiled.
Hand found Mrs Stoddard installed
in James Hambleton's room. Doctor
Thayer and Aleck had gone. both
leaving word that they would return
before night. Mrs. Stoddard had
smoothed James's bed, folded down
the sheet with exactness, noted her
, brothers directions for treatment
, and sat reading her Bible by the win.
dow Mr.. Hand stood for a moment,
silently regarding first the patient
, then his nurse.
"By the grace Of God. he will pull
through, firmly beleve," calculated
, Mrs Stoddard.
As the first words came in that re-
sonant deep voice, Hand thought that
, the new nurse was swearing, though
! presently he changked his mind
! Eyes. mann" he replied with UNI
wonted meekness. Then. "I'll sleep
/. an hour or two, II that is agreeable
to you, maam"
I (To BE ContInued)