Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-17

relieve Barns. 49, sllR. weAxy, -
rsftsshs6. The air was vesy st1lL ana
W wsss hardly msving took : pan
Of watsr that stOod near the rail ana,
leaning far out poured It ovee my
head and shoulders. ~ l turned, drip.
ping Jones, rsnsved Of the wheel.
touched me On the arm.
'Go back to sleep. boy" he said
kindly. I'VE nsed you. and we're
goin' to need you more when We get
ashore. You've been talkin' in your
sleep till you plumb scared me-"
But was wide awake BY that time,
and he had had as little sleep a. had.
1 refused. and we went forward to-
gether, Jones to get coffee, which
stood all night on the galley stove.
It was still dark. The dawn, even
in the less than four weeks we had
been out, came percepdbly later. At
the port forward corner Of the after
house Jones stumbled over soma.
thing and gave sharp exclamation.
The next moment he was on his
knees, lighting match.
Burns lay there on his face, uncon-
scious and bleeding profusely from
cut on the back Of his head, but not
dead.
Ny first thought was of the after
house. Jones. who had been fond Of
Burns. was working over him, mutter-
ing to himself. felt his heart, which
was beating slowly. but regularly. and.
convinced that he was not dying. ran
down into the after house. The cabin
was empty. Evidently the guard
around the pearl handled revolver had
been given up on the false promise of
peace. All the lights were going,
however, and the heat was sunocat-
ing.
l ran TO Miss Lees door and tried
~ she spoke from inside:
What Ii IT."
"Nothing much. Can you come out7''
She came moment later, and ask
ed her to call into each cabin to sec IL
every one was safe. The result was
reassuring. No one had been disturb
ed, and I was put to it to account to
Miss Leo for my anxiety without tell
Ing her What had happened I made
some sort Of excuse. which have for
gotten. except that she evidently did
not believe 1t.
We carried the injured man aft, and
with such implements as had clean
ed and dressed the wound It needed
sewing and It seemed best to do 1t be-
fore he regained consciousness. Jones
and Adams went below to the forecas-
tie, therefore. and brought up my am
putating set, which contained. besides
its knives, some curved needles and
surgical silk, still in good condition.
1 opened the case, and before the
knives-the long surgeons knives
which were In use before the scalpeI
superseded them-they fell back. NUT
tering and amazed
did not know that Elsa Lee also
was watching until. having requested
Jones, who had besn Q sallmakef. 70
thread the needles. his trembling hands
refused their duty. looked up. search
ing the group for q competent assistant
and saw the GIRL. She had dressed,
and the light from tha lantern bsside
me on the deck threw into reflex her
white figure among the dark ones. She
came forward ~ my eyes fen on her.
.Lst me Try" she said, and. kneelins
BY the lantern. in moment she held
out the threaded needle. Her hand
was quite steady. She made an able
assistant, wiping clean the oozing edges
Of the wound 80 that could see b clip
the bleeding vessels and working deftiy
with the silk and needles to keep me
supplied. Ny old case yielded also .
roll or 80 Of bandage. BY the time
Burns was attempting an inco-ordinate
movement or two the operation was
over and the instruments put out Of
sight
The operating case with its knives
came in for its share Of scrutiny. and
felt that an explanation was due the
men. To tell the truth. I had forgot
ten MI about the case. Perhaps I
staggered Just bit as I went over
to wash my hands. It was my dst
opportunity. and I was young, and
the girl was there.
II see you looking at my case. boys,
said. .Perhaps I'm little late ex-
planning, but guess after what
you've seen you'll understand. The
case belonged to my grandfather, who
was surgeon. he was in the war.
That case was ut Gettysburg"
They were not go impressed az I
had expected-or perhaps they had
known all along. Sailors are So
cretive lot
"rm thinking we'll all be getting =
rest soon," a voice said. what ara
you going to do with them knivesT
l had an inspiration. "Tm going to
leave that to you men," ! said. You
may throw them overheard II you
wish; but II you do. take out the nee
dies and the silk. We may need
them"
There followed q savage but TO
strained argument among the men.
Jones from the tent called out irEaea-
bly,:
"Don't Be fools, you fellows. This.
happened white Leslie was asleep. III
swear hs never moved after b lay
down."
The crow reached decision shortly
after that and came TO me In body.
1--WE think" Oleson said, that Wen
lock them in the captains cabin With
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