The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-04
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE.
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How did IL happen" l asked.
The good God. He knows. ac-
cuse no one.-only get me quickly to
James Town"
And with this began our heavy toll
at the ban Tor with the rivers turn
ings We had near . hundred miles to
90. and We drove the boat onward day
and Night with nev~r,a pause. Now
We fought both wind and tide, and
then wind ind tide served our turn.
helptne ~ down toward the broad
wAIar. And through those long hours.
wASeh must have been eternities to
him. Smith. oil accomplishing, lay un-
der the shelter We had raised above
him. Then. ~ last. across the wide
reach OF danclug water and beneath a
hot September sun, James Town came
Into hight And never had it's log
hutB seemed 90 fair refuge!
We carried John smith ashore ON
the atretcher We had improvised and
bore him 70 his own quarters. Quickly
the news Of our return went abroad IN
James Town, and we had scarce got
him within doors when Lieutenant
Percy. appeared.
do You suffer much, Captain
Smith :? 10 asked, going to the wound
ed mans eide.
'r doubt not my days here are at an
end!" said Smith.
God forbid =" cried Percy, drawing
back. for what with Smiths words
and appearance, he understood him to
mean that his hurts were mortal.
! Smith went on.
Il need ekiIful surgery II am ever
y heyo Ne suse Of myself. and for
that Tmnst so to England when the
ships talk Yet some honest man,
Percy, must be left at the head of at.
fairs or the rogues win come to the
And you think am that honest
man. Captain SMITH" said Percy.
Give me leave to think the matter
over"
Then we three spoke together OF the
accident. and presently John Smith.
weighed down by utter weariness.
sank into . sort Of stupor, and Percy
motioned me to follow him from the
room.
what need to tell him. FarraAay,
that tho6e' nimble knaves. Ratchffe
and Archer. are at liberty; you had
not been gone ave days when their
friends accomplished their release.
and now they are breathing threats
against Smith for their unlawful ar.
rest. a. they call It, Martin Is back
from Nansemond. and those of his
men who have escaped the clubs OF
the savages WIN soon follow his dis.
Greet example John Smith might
bring order to James Town. but q les.
ser man r. sure to fail" q
We had walked toward Percy's quar-.
terss while he Hns speaking. Coon We
should be caught ii the winter's grip
with some ave Hundred o. us TO b Cd
through the lole manths until We came
ID another haH4obt. q saw that Jthe
realixati0n of this was keen In Percy'a
mind. Az we both knew. No would be
Q man. and q; good one, who could
carry the troubled fortunes OF the col.
sony to = right issue.
Whatever 10 the result here, John
Smith must 60 home when the ships
SAIL" said at hazard.
"True-which means, Master Tarra.
day. that ! must be content to take up
nAS WIZ AhO 80 80vO Suo uID ASSs4<s
as I parted from him at his door,
With heart heavy - lead i turned
back toward my quarters. I.seemed
to get foretaste Of what was before
10 when Smith should 90. The kindly
gentleman had just quilted. with
the fever of that low shore ever In hil
blood, 90 that for days at q time he
could neither 60 nor stand, had all the
value that an honest man must ever
have; but James Town called fof
something more than good intentions
from him who would rule It. A strong
hand and a'heavy fst he must have
with high courage to take him b.
yond the sticking at tribes.
was before my own door. now, and
paused for an instant. but NO sound
came from within. so I put my hand
upon the wooden latch and the door
yielded easily and noiselessly to my
touch. As I peered into the room
caught sight Of man standing by my
friends bedside. It might readily
have been any one Of . score could
have named who were John Smiths