The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-20
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his produced immediate results. The
doctor opened his eyes. groaned. and
sat up.
| what the hell you doing TO me,
| Gibbs?" he sputtered angrily, for the
deluge continued.
| I'm trying to sober you, Doc, Ian
dray's sick"
| Want to. drown me? | tell you
I'm sober enough. What's the mat
ter OF Landray?"
| He's sick--is having sort OF a
chill"
| He don't take no care of himself.
never seen such imprudence," said
Airing GROSSLY.
Can you walk demanded Gibbs.
| yes" aud the doctor scrambled 10
his feet. Course | can walk"
Come along then" cried Gibbs.
seizing Arlings hat and thrusting II
into his hands.
! Stop minute, where's Landray
now" asked Airing. reasonably sober.
| Home and In bed. told Mrs.
Bassett TO give him hot whisky"
| Nothing better than that" said
Airing.
| As soon as he had left the doctor
| In charge OF his friend, Gibbs hur'
ried OF across the back lots. He was
going for his Julia.
This IL q hell OF place" he
moaned miserably as he stumbled
along through the darkness. Il wish
| Id never got him to come here; but
I couldn't foresee how things would
pan OUT"
His was a simple emotional nature,
but he was capable of no little depth
of feeling, and he loved Landray as
his own son. He wanted him to live,
he wanted to vindicate TO him his
own capacity for a substantial sue
cess. II hurt him that he should think
az he sometimes fancied he did think,
that he was impractical and erratic 4;
he wanted him to know just the sort
OF man General Nathan Gibbs really
was: for externals bore hard upCel his
character, and he was aware without
his Julia telling him Of 1t. that gibbs
of the Golden West saloon was but
poor shadow Of the epauletted soldier
who seven years before had turned
his forid face and expanded chest to-
| ward the new west. Those had been
his great days, but in some form they
must return; he never >doubted this.
what a shabby, guzzling hound I've
become" he told himself in his abase'
ment and disgust. II wish he could
think we'll OF me. for he's the only
gentleman left in Grant City"
He soon returned with his Julia.
who. after bestowing certain little at
tentions on the sick man. rejoined her
husba In the kitchen. where she
viewed certain manifestations OF
Mrs. Bassett's housekeeping with
compressed lips and elevated eye
brows. Then she proceeded to clean
up, and In Mrs. Bassett's absence from
the room. remarked to the general:
Seems as II nothing short OF a
death In this family will ever get this
house red up! wonder what that
woman finds to SLOUGH over all day
long,"
Stephen was delirious for the great.
er part of the night. fever following
quick upon the chill: but toward
morning Airing came from the room
and Joining Gibbs. told him that Lam
dray's condition was much less seri-
GUS than II had been.
well, II that's So" said Gibbs.
Chohs ebOco - sap
up and see him, and then go home
and get an hour or two of sleep. and
then 20 down and open up the saloon.
II you want anything send for me.
Julia will be over right after break.
fast"
Mighty capable lady" remarked
the doctor.
Gibbs found Landray very white and
weak. but sitting up in bed.
well. how goes 1t, Steve" he
asked cheerfully.
81 don't know" said Landray wear
ily. Its my head"
well. you keep still for few days.
and your head will be all right" said
Gibbs. drawing pa chair to his bed
side and settling his untidy person
In II,
II don't know what I'd do without
you and Mrs. Gibbs" said Stephen
gratefully, az he sank back on his pill
lows.
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