The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-27

In pain; that, at intervals, somebody
forced morsels of ice between my
lips; that the darkness around me had
turned grayer.
Years and years later a yellow star
rose and stood still before my open
eyes; and after long while / saw
| it was the fame of a candle: and
somebody spoke my name.
Il know you. Speed" said drow-
silly.
.'You are all right, Scarlet r.
Yes, all right. What time
is it?'
heard the click of his hunting
case Eleven o'clock.
What day?''
Saturday"
when was / hurt? Many days
ago many weeks?n
You were hurt at half-past three
this afternoon"
turned on the white pillow.
Where is this bed? Where is this
room?"
"Shall I tell your"
| was silent. struggling with mem
DRY.
TEL me" ! said, whose bed is
this?''
1T is hers"
The candle-fame glimmered before
my wide-open eyes once more. and
'Oh, you are all right" he muttered,
then leaned heavily against the bed
side, dropping his arms on the cover
let.
That is all remember that night,
all remember clearly, though it
seems to me that once heard drums
beating in the distance; and perhaps
did.
Dawn was breaking when / awoke.
Speed, partly dressed, lay beside me,
sleeping heavily. idiot, get up!"
cried, hitting him feebly.
He was very angry when he found
out why had awakened him; perhaps
the sight of my bandaged head re-
strained him from violence.
He stumbled to the floor, bathed.
grumbling all the while. and then, to
my surprise, walked over to a. fat
trunk which stood under the window
and which recognized as mine.
III borrow some underwear he
remarked vicionsgy.
What's my trunk doing here?" /
demanded.
Madame de vassart had them
bring it,
Had who bring itg'
"Horan and McCadger before they
left"
Before they left? Have they gone ?"
4 forgot" he said, soberly. "Of
course you don't know that the cir
Gus has gone.''
"Gone!" echoed, astonished.
Gone to Lorient. Buckhurst is in
town again with raft of picturesque
rufians." he said. "They marched in
last night, drums beating, colors un-
furled-the red rag. you know-and
the first thing they did was to order
Byram to decamp.
"Byram's people, elephant and all,
struck the road little after three
o'clock this morning, in good order,
not tent-peg nor a frying-pan miss
ing. They ought to be In Lorient by
early afternoon"
"Gone!" repeated, blankly.
/ lay looking at him, striving to real
ize the change that had occurred in
so brief a time-trying to understand
the abrupt severing of ties and condi-
tons to which, already. had become
accustomed perhaps attached.
They all sent their love to you,"
he said. "They knew you were out
of danger-I told them there was no
fracture, only slight conclusion.
Byram came to look at you; he
brought your back salary-all of it.
I've got it."
After moment / said: HAS Jacque-
line gone with them?"
Yes. They sail today from Lori
ent. The governor made money yes
terday- enough to start again. Poor
Byram! He's frantic to get back to
America; and, oh. Scarlet. how that
good old man can sNearl"
Speed. did you say that little JAG
queline went with Byram?"
He looked at me miserably.
YES" he said.
I was silent.
"Yes." he repeated. "she went, lug
ging her pet cat in her arms. She
would go; the life has fascinated her
| begged her not to--I felt was dis
loyal to Byram, too, but what could /
do? tell you, Scarlet. l wish had
never seen her, never persuaded her
to try that foolish dive. She'll miss
some day-like the other one"
He walked to the window and stared
modify at the sea.
Meanwhile" said. quietly, Il am
going to get up"
He gave me a look which / inter
preted as, Get up and be damned"
| complied-in part.
CHAPTER XIX.