The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-08-14
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time. what Is your name. young WON
: an?"
5 The doctor turned his searching
blue eyes toward Agatha again, 9
courteous but eager inquiry under
, meath his brusque manner.
1T is a strange story, Doctor Thay
err" said Agatha somewhat reluctant
ly; but some time you shall hear 1t
! must tell IT to somebody, for | need
help. My name Is Agatha Redmond
! n / am from New York; and this
gentleman is James Hambleton oil
{, 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
Thayer 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. Il
think II 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 is 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 lever 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
2sopher 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, a curtain OF mem
DRY snapped up. my brother Her
+ cules'' and "Charlesport!"
She leaned forward. looking earnest
ly into the doctors face. "Oh, tell
me-" she cried impulsively, els 1t pos
sible that you knew Hercules Thay-
, err? 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
t In turn; and | thought it was you.
Agatha Shaw's girl, from the first.
| But you should have come down by
land." he dictated grimly.
"Oh. | didn't intend to come down
i at ALL" cried Agatha; either by land
or water! At least not yeti"
t Doctor Thayer's jaw shot out and
D his eyes shone, but not with humor
i, this time. He looked distinctly irri-
9 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: 81 wasn't g-going
: anywhere. I vas kidnapped"
Doctor Thayer looked sternly at
|, her, then reached toward his medicine
chest. MY dear young woman"
Cwhy il 1t that when a person is par
ticulariy out of temper, he is con-
strained to say My Dear So and So?)
: my dear young woman" said Doctor
Thayer, that's all right, but you must
I take q few drops of this solution. And
, let me feel your pulse"
Indeed, doctor. it Is all so, Just as
I say" interrupted Agatha. I'm not
feverish 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 childi'
: said the doctor. but in such an evil
: dent tone of yielding til a d~elirious
person. that he nearly threw her into
a fever with anger. But on the whole,
Agatha was too tired to mind. he
took her hand, felt of her pulse. and
slowly shook his head: but what he
had to say, II he had anything. was
necessarily postponed. The launch
was putting into the harbor OF
} Charlesport.
. Even on the dull day OF their ar
rival. Charlesport was q pleasant look
, ing place. stretching up a steep hill
t beyond the ribbon Of street that Dor
dered its harbor. F~ish-houses and
small docks stood put here and there.
! and one larger dock marked the far
thest point of land. A great derrick
stood by n wharf. with piles Of
granite block nea by.
Little Simon was calling directions
back to Hand at the engine a. thsy
chnsged past fishing smaeks and msee-