Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-03-06

time. what Is your name. young won
an?,
The doctor turned his searching
! blue eyes toward Agatha again, a
courteous but eager inquiry under,
meath his brusque manner
1T is strange story, Doctor Thay
err" said Agatha somewhat reluctant
ly; but some time you shall hear it.
must tell it to somebody. for / need
help. My name Is Agatha Redmond
and | am from New York; and this
gentleman Is James Hambleton OF
| Lynn--so he told me. He risked his
life to save mine, after We had aban-
doned the ship"
Il don't doubt it, said Doctor
-Tbayer gruffly. Some blind dash in
| to the future is the privilege Of youth
| That's why it's all recklessness and
foolishness'
Agatha looked at him keenly, struck
by some, subtle irony in his voice. II
think 1t is what you yourself would
have done. sir she said.
The doctor thrust out his chin In
! his disconcerting way, and gave not
the least smile; but his small! blue
| eyes twinkled.
My business Ia to see just where
I'm going and to know exactly what
| I'm doing" was the dry answer. He
turned a watchful look toward James,
lying still there between them; then
he knelt down. putting an ear over
the patients heart
"All right" he assured her as he
came up. But we never know how
those organs are going to act" Sat
isfying himself further in regard to
James, he waited some time before
he addressed Agatha again. Then he
said, very deliberately: THE ocean Is
a savage enemy My brother Hercu-
les used to quote that old Greek phil
osopher who said, Praise the sea. but
Keep on land And sometimes think
| he was right"
Agatha's tired mind had been try
| ing to form some plan for their fu-
| ture movements She was uneasily
aware that she would soon have to
decide to do something and, OF
course, she ought to get back to New
York as soon as possible But she
could not leave James Hambleton.
her friend and rescuer, nor did she
wish to. She was bordering the ques-
ton as the doctor spoke; then sud
denly, at his words, curtain of mem
cures" and "Charlesport."
She leaned forward. looking earnest
ly into the Doctors face "Oh, tell
me" she cried impulsively, lis it pos
sible that you knew Hercules Thay-
er? That he was your brother? And
are we In the neighborhood of Ilion ?"
"Yes-yes-yes," assented the doc
tor. nodding to each of her questions
in turn; "and thought 1t was you,
Agatha Shaw's girl, from the first,
But you should have come down by
land4" he dictated grimly,
"Oh, didn't intend to come down
at ALL" cried Agatha; either by land
or water. At least not yeti"
Doctor Thayer's jaw shot out and
his eyes shone, but not with humor
this time. He looked distinctly irri-
tated But my dear Miss Agatha
Redmond. where did you intend to
go?"
Agatha couldn't by any force of
! will keep her voice from stammering,
as she answered: u wasn't g-going
anywhere was kkidnappedl"
I Doctor Thayer looked sternly at
her, then reached toward his medicine
chest. my dear young woman.
| (Why is it that when person is par
tlcularly out of temper. he is CON
strained to say Ny Dear So and 500
my dear young woman said Doctor
Thayer, that's all right. but you must
! take a few drops of this solution. And
plet me feel your pulse"
Indeed, doctor, it is all SO. Just as
| say interrupted Agatha I'm not
feyerish or out OF my head, not the
least bit ! can't tell you the whole
story now. I'm too tired"
/: Yes, that's so, my dear child
| said the doctor. but In such an evil
dent tone OF yielding to delirlous
person, that he nearly threw her into
fever with anger. But on the whole,
Agatha was too tired to mind He
!; took her hand. felt OF her pulse. aud
/. slowly shook his head; but what he
! had to say, II he had anything. was
/ necessarily postponed. The iauneh
: was putting into the harbor or
Charlesport.
/, Even on the dull day OF their ar
rival, Chariesport was pleasant look
ing place. stretching up steep ksIi
beyond the ribbon Of street that Dor
dered its harbor. Fish-houses and
small docks stood out here and there.
and enc larger dock marked the far
thest point OF land. A great derrick
, stood by one wharf. with piles Of
| granite block near by. l5
Little Simon was calling directions
back to Hand at the engine as thpy
chuggsd past fishing smacks and moor,