The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-01-08

Tor doctor, first, Hand; then. IL you
can, get some food-bread and meat;
and, for PHYS sake, cloak or long
coat of some kind Then find out
where we are, what the nearest town
Is, and IL a telegraph station is near.
And stay; have you any money!"
"A little, Mademoiselle; between
nine and ten dollars"
"That is good; it will serve for a
little while. Please spend it for me;
I will pay you. AS soon as we can
get to telegraph station l can get
more. Get the things, as have said;
and then arrange, IL you can, for a
carriage and another man, besides
yourself and the doctor, to come
down as near this point as possible.
You two can carry him"-she looked
wistfully at James-''to the carriage,
wherever 1t is able to meet us. But
you will need to spend money to get
all these things; especially IL you get
them tonight. as hope you may"
Il will try, Mademoiselle." The
ex-chauffeur stood hesitating, how
ever. At last, II hate to leave you
here alone. with only a sick man. and
night coming on" he said
you need not be afraid for me-"
replied Agatha coldly Her nerves
had given way, now that the need
for active exertion was past. and
were almost at the breaking point.
II came back to her again, moreover,
how this man and another had made
her a prisoner In a mptor-car, and at
the moment she felt foolish In trust
ing to him for further help. It came
into her mind that he was only seek
ing an excuse to run away, in fear
of being arrested later. A second
time she looked up into his eyes with
her serious, questioning gaze.
'T don't know why you were in the
plot to do as you did-last Monday
afternoon" she said slowly: "but
whatever it was, 1t was unworthy of
you. You are not by nature Grim.
inal and stealer of women, / know.
And you have been kind and brave
today; shall never forget that. DO
you really mean now to stay by me?"
Hands gaze was no less earnest
than her own; and though he flinched
at criminal" his eyes met hers
steadily.
"As long as can help you, Made
moiselle. | will do So"
At his words, spoken with SINGER
ity. Agatha's spirit. tired and over
wrought as it was, rose for an in
slant to it's old-time buoyancy. She
smiled at him.
"You mean it?" she asked. "Hon-
est true, cross your hearth
Hands businesslke features re-
Taxed a little. Honest true, cross
my heart!" he repeated.
"All right" said Agatha, almost
cheerfully. "And now you must go.
before 1t gets any darker Don't try
to return in the night, at the risk
of losing your way. But come as
soon as you can after daylight; and
remember, trust you! Good-by."
Hand already, earlier in the day,
had made path for himself up the
otccp Uduh luTOuSu inc uuutTDTusH,
and now Agatha went with him to
the edge Of the thicket. She watched
and listened until the faint rustling
of his footsteps ceased. then turned
back to the camp on the beach. She
went to the fire and stirred up its
Goals once more before returning TO
James. He was sleeping. but his
flushed face and unnatural breathing
were signs of i'll. Now and then he
moved restlessly. or seemed to try to
speak. but no coherent words came.
She sat down to watch by him.
After Agatha and James had been
brought ashore by the capable Mr..
Hand, 1t had needed only time to
bring Agatha back to consciousness.
Both she and James had practically
tainted from exhaustion. and James
had been nearly drowned. at the last
minute. Agatha had been left on the
rocks TO come to herself as she would,
while Hand had rubbed and pun.
meled James until the blood flowed
again. IL had flowed too freely. in
deed. at some tinsa dnsin0 his ordeal: