The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-04-05

over to observe more closely his race
"See" she whispered to Aleck,
touching his shoulder lightly. he Is
looking at u.s." When Aleck looked up
James was indeed looking at them
with large, serious, half-focussed eyes.
1t was as If he were coming back
from another world where the laws OF
vision we're different, and he was only
partially adjusted to the present con-
ditions. He moved his hands feebly
under the bedclothes, where they
we're being warmed by the freestone,
and then tried to moisten his lips.
Agatha took glass of water from
the table looked about for napkin,
but. seeing none, wet the tips OF her
fingers and placed them gently over
James lips His eyes followed her at
first, but closed for an instant as she
came near. When they opened again,
they looked more natural. As he felt
the comfort of the water on his lips,
his features relaxed, and look OF
recognition illumined mis- face. His
eyes moved from Agatha to Aleck,
who was now bending over him. and
back to Agatha. The look was sa-
lutte, happy and peaceful. Then his
eyes closed again.
For an hour Agatha and Aleck kept
their watch, almost fearing to breathe.
Doctor Thayer worked. gave quiet or
ders, tested the heartbeats, let no
movement or symptom go unnoticed.
For time James kept even the doc
tor in doubt whether he was slipping
into the Great Unknown OF into
deep and convalescent sleep. BY the
end of the hour, however, Jimsy had
| decided for natural sleep, urged there
to, perhaps, by that unseen playwright
who had decreed another time for cur
tain; or perhaps he was kept by Doc
tor Thayer's professional persuasions,
| in defiance of the prompter's signal.
| However the case, the heart slowly
but surely began to take up its Job
like an honest force-pump, the face
began to lose It's death-like pallor, the
breathing became more nearly nor'
NAL Doctor Thayer. with Mrs. Stod
dard quiet and efficient at his elbow
worked and tested and worked again
and finally sat moveless for some
minutes, watch In hand, counting the
pulsations OF James heart. At the
end OF the time he laid the hand care
fully back under the clothes, put hi
watch in his pocket and finally go
up and looked around the room.
Mrs. Stoddard was pouring some
thing into a measuring glass. Agath
was standing by the window. lookin
, out into the blue night: and Alec
could be seen through the half-ope
door. pacing up and down the hal
!, Doctor Thayer turned to his sister.
, Give him his medicine on the hal
q hour, and then you go, to bed Tha
q man Hand will do now.' Then he wer
A to the door and :, addressed Alecl
y We'll, Mr.. Van Camp, unless som,
n thing unexpected turns up, thin
a your cousin will live to jump owe
n board again"
:, Offhand as the words were, theI
. was unmstakable satisfaction. hapI
N ness. even triumph in his voice, an
a he returned Alexis hand-clasp with
vise-like grip. His masculinity ignore
10 Agatha. or pretended to; but she ha
followed him to the door. AS the o
W man clasped hands with Aleck,
"a heard behind him deep, 20 Doctor
n. The next instant Agatha's arms we
around his neck, and the back of n
a bald head was pressed against som
" thing that could only have been
IN cheek. Surprising as this was, Il
nj doctor did not stampede; but by Il
time he had got clear of Aleck al
ad had reached up his hand to find q
on check. It was gone, and the arms. tc
OF Susan Stoddard somehow got mix
lie IN in the general TIE Deum in {
N. hall. and for the first time, now th
" the fight was over. allowed her fer
IN nine fcelings-that is, a few tears
nd to come to the surface.
ho Aleck. however, went to piec
q. gone down in that species OF men
IN collapse by which deliberate, Jude
90 men become reckless, and strong m
.ro become weak. He stepped softly ba
Cd into the bedroom and leaned ag'
-. over the curved footboard. his Il
:. ouite miserable. He went nearer,
~ held his ear down close to the b
49, clothes. to hear for himself the re
20 lar beating OF the heart. Slowly
IN convinced himself that the doctc
'as words might possibly be true. at les
90 He turned to Hand. who had come
and was adjusting the shades. .
he. asked him: do you believe o
a.. asleep" in the tone OF one who
IA mands an oath.
q "Oh, yes. sir; he's sleeping nice
an Mr.. Van Camp. ! cav the change
his moment ! came In
oh. Aleck still hesitated TO leave. II
me full, apparently. lest he might take
cid blessed sleep away with him. AS
IN. stood by the bed. low but Dist
his whistle sounded outside. then. al